Electoral history of John F. Kennedy, who served as the 35th president of the United States (1961–1963) and as a United States senator (1953–1960) and United States representative (1947–1953) from Massachusetts.
U.S. House of Representatives elections (1946–1950)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 22,183 | 42.41% | |
| Democratic | Michael J. Neville | 11,341 | 21.68% | |
| Democratic | John F. Cotter | 6,677 | 12.76% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Russo | 5,661 | 10.82% | |
| Democratic | Catherine E. Falvey | 2,446 | 4.68% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Lee | 1,848 | 3.53% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Russo | 799 | 1.53% | |
| Democratic | Michael DeLuca | 536 | 1.03% | |
| Democratic | Francis N. Rooney | 521 | 1.00% | |
| Democratic | Robert B. DiFruscio | 298 | 0.57% | |
| Total votes | 52,310 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 69,093 | 71.87% | ||
| Republican | Lester Bowen | 26,007 | 27.05% | ||
| Prohibition | Philip Geer | 1,036 | 1.08% | ||
| Total votes | 96,136 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy (incumbent) | 106,366 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 106,366 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy (incumbent) | 87,699 | 82.28% | ||
| Republican | Vincent J. Celeste | 18,302 | 17.17% | ||
| Prohibition | Martha E. Geer | 582 | 0.55% | ||
| Total votes | 106,583 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
U.S. Senate elections (1952–1958)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 1,211,984 | 51.35% | |
| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (incumbent) | 1,141,247 | 48.35% | |
| Socialist Labor | Thelma Ingersoll | 4,683 | 0.20% | |
| Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 2,508 | 0.11% | |
| Total votes | 2,360,422 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,362,926 | 73.20% | |
| Republican | Vincent J. Celeste | 488,318 | 26.23% | |
| Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 5,457 | 0.29% | |
| Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 5,335 | 0.29% | |
| Total votes | 1,862,036 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Presidential elections (1956–1960)
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai Stevenson II | 3,069,504 | 50.70% | |
| Estes Kefauver | 2,283,172 | 37.71% | |
| Unpledged delegates | 380,300 | 6.28% | |
| Frank J. Lausche | 278,074 | 4.59% | |
| John W. McCormack | 26,128 | 0.43% | |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 6,358 | 0.11% | |
| W. Averell Harriman | 3,368 | 0.06% | |
| Robert Meyner | 1,129 | 0.02% | |
| John F. Kennedy | 949 | 0.02% | |
| Harry S. Truman | 728 | 0.01% | |
| Stuart Symington | 402 | 0.01% | |
| Others | 3,819 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 6,053,931 | 100.00% | |
| 1956 Democratic National Convention, Vice Presidential tally | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | First ballot | Second ballot | Third ballot |
| Estes Kefauver | 466.5 | 551.5 | 755.5 |
| John F. Kennedy | 294.5 | 618 | 589 |
| Albert Gore Sr. | 178 | 110.5 | 13.5 |
| Robert F. Wagner Jr. | 162.5 | 9.5 | 6 |
| Hubert Humphrey | 134 | 74.5 | 2 |
| Luther Hodges | 40 | 0.5 | |
| P. T. Maner | 33 | ||
| LeRoy Collins | 29 | ||
| Clinton Anderson | 16 | ||
| Frank G. Clement | 14 | ||
| Pat Brown | 1 | ||
| Lyndon B. Johnson | 1 | ||
| Stuart Symington | 1 | ||
| Total | 1,370.5 | 1,364.5 | 1,366 |
| Votes needed | 685 | 682 | 683 |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Hubert H. Humphrey Various
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy | 1,847,259 | 31.43% | |
| Pat Brown | 1,354,031 | 23.04% | |
| George H. McLain | 646,387 | 11.00% | |
| Hubert Humphrey | 590,410 | 10.05% | |
| George Smathers | 322,235 | 5.48% | |
| Michael DiSalle | 315,312 | 5.37% | |
| Unpledged delegates | 241,958 | 4.12% | |
| Albert S. Potter | 208,057 | 3.54% | |
| Wayne Morse | 147,262 | 2.51% | |
| Adlai Stevenson II | 51,833 | 0.88% | |
| Total votes | 5,724,744 | 100.00% | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy | 806 | 52.89% | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | 409 | 26.84% | |
| Stuart Symington | 86 | 5.64% | |
| Adlai Stevenson II | 80 | 5.25% | |
| Robert Meyner | 43 | 2.82% | |
| Hubert Humphrey | 42 | 2.76% | |
| George Smathers | 30 | 1.97% | |
| Ross Barnett | 23 | 1.51% | |
| Herschel C. Loveless | 2 | 0.13% | |
| Pat Brown | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Orval E. Faubus | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Albert Rosellini | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Total votes | 1,524 | 100.00% | |
| Votes necessary | 762 | 50.00% | |
1960 United States presidential election:
- John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson (D) – 34,220,984 (49.7%) and 303 electoral votes (22 states carried)
- Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) – 34,108,157 (49.5%) and 219 electoral votes (26 states carried)
- Harry F. Byrd/Strom Thurmond (I) – 286,359 (0.4%) and 14 electoral votes (2 states carried)
- Harry F. Byrd/Barry Goldwater (I) – 1 electoral vote (Oklahoma faithless elector)
- Orval E. Faubus/James G. Crommelin (States' Rights) – 44,984 (0.1%)
Notes
- Favorite sons received the support of Missouri (Stuart Symington), Florida (George Smathers), New Jersey (Robert Meyner), Mississippi (Carroll Gartin), and Hawaii.
References
- "Our Campaigns - MA District 11 - D Primary Race - Jun 18, 1946".
- Our Campaigns – MA District 11 Race – Nov 5, 1946
- Michael J. Dubin, "United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results", McFarland & Company, 1998, p. 571.
- Michael J. Dubin, "United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results", McFarland & Company, 1998, p. 571.
- Our Campaigns – MA US Senate Race – Nov 4, 1952
- Our Campaigns – MA US Senate Race – Nov 4, 1958
- Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 1, 1956
- Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 1, 1960
- Our Campaigns – US President – D Convention Race – Jul 11, 1960
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