1960 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election

The 1960 United States presidential election was a closely contested race between Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon that marked a turning point in modern American politics, notably featuring the first televised presidential debates.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election →
campaignStartYear	1960 →
closePopularVoteMargin	approximately 0.17 percentage points →
country	United States →
democraticNominee	John F. Kennedy →
democraticRunningMate	Lyndon B. Johnson →
electoralVoteRunnerUp	Richard Nixon →
electoralVotesNeededToWin	269 →
electoralVotesReceivedByHarryFByrd	15 →
electoralVotesReceivedByJohnFKennedy	303 →
electoralVotesReceivedByRichardNixon	219 →
electoralVoteWinner	John F. Kennedy →
featuredTelevisedDebates	true →
firstTelevisedDebateDate	1960-09-26 →
firstTelevisedDebateLocation	Chicago, Illinois →
firstTelevisedDebateNetwork	CBS →
followedBy	1964 United States presidential election →
follows	1956 United States presidential election →
hasEndDate	1960-11-08 →
hasStartDate	1960-11-08 →
incumbentParty	Republican Party (United States) →
incumbentPresident	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
keyIssue	Cold War → civil rights → economy → missile gap →
loser	Richard Nixon →
losingParty	Republican Party (United States) →
mainOpponent	John F. Kennedy → Richard Nixon →
notableFeature	first general-election televised presidential debates in U.S. history →
numberOfTelevisedDebates	4 →
officeContested	President of the United States →
popularVoteRunnerUp	Richard Nixon →
popularVotesReceivedByJohnFKennedy	34270209 →
popularVotesReceivedByRichardNixon	34108984 →
popularVoteWinner	John F. Kennedy →
regionOfStrongSupportForKennedy	Northeast → parts of the South →
regionOfStrongSupportForNixon	Midwest → West →
republicanNominee	Richard Nixon →
republicanRunningMate	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. →
resultedInPresident	John F. Kennedy →
resultedInVicePresident	Lyndon B. Johnson →
thirdPartyCandidate	Harry F. Byrd →
turnoutPercentage	62.8 →
votingSystem	Electoral College →
winner	John F. Kennedy →
winningParty	Democratic Party (United States) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Six Crises →	describes
New Frontier →	sloganUsedIn