1960 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

1960 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

March 8, 1960 (1960-03-08)

Candidate Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller (write-in) Home state California New York Popular vote 65,204 2,745 Percentage 89.3% 3.8%

New Hampshire results by county:   Nixon

Main article: 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries

The 1960 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary was held on March 8, 1960, in New Hampshire as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1960 United States presidential election. Incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon ran virtually unopposed, and thus won the Granite State in a landslide.^[1]

Results

New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Results – 1960[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Richard Nixon	65,204	89.3%
	Republican	Nelson Rockefeller	2,745	3.8%
	Democratic	John F. Kennedy	2,196	3.0%
	Republican	Others	2,886	4.0%
Totals			73,031	100.00%

References

1. New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1961). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State. p. 284.
2. "RESULTS OF 1960 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRIMARIES". John F. Kennedy presidential library. Retrieved January 18, 2019.