1960 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

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1960 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

← 1956 March 8, 1960 (1960-03-08) 1964 →
 
Candidate John F. Kennedy Paul C. Fisher
Home state Massachusetts Kansas
Popular vote 43,372 6,853
Percentage 85.3% 13.5%

New Hampshire results by county
  Kennedy

The 1960 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on March 8, 1960, in New Hampshire as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1960 United States presidential election.

Results

U.S. Senator from Massachusetts John F. Kennedy, facing no formidable opposition in New Hampshire, won the primary in a landslide over Paul C. Fisher, a scientist best known for inventing the Zero Gravity Pen.[1][2][3] Kennedy would go on to win the Democratic party's nomination, as well as the presidency in the general election.

New Hampshire Democratic primary, March 8, 1960
Candidate Votes Percentage
John F. Kennedy 43,372 85.3%
Paul C. Fisher 6,853 13.5%
Stuart Symington 183 0.4%
Adlai Stevenson II 168 0.3%
Richard Nixon (Republican) 164 0.3%
Other write-ins 159 0.3%
Total 50,899 100%
Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Results of 1960 Presidential Election Primaries | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1961). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State.
  3. ^ "Space Pen - Our Story". www.spacepen.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1961). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State. p. 382.