Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential election?

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smendyka
Apr 7, 2018

Richard Millhous Nixon who was the incumbent Vice President at the time under Dwight David Eisenhower.

Explanation:

Richard Millhous Nixon who was the incumbent Vice President at the time under Dwight David Eisenhower.

Kennedy won the election the popular vote by a very narrow margin of 34,220,984 (49.72%) to 34,108,157 (49.55%). However, he won the electoral college votes by 303 to 219.

Richard Nixon later went on to run again for President and this time he won in the 1968 election and then again in the 1972 election.

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