1960 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

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The 1960 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was an early state contest in the 1960 U.S. presidential election cycle that helped gauge support for Democratic candidates seeking the party’s nomination.

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instanceOf Democratic Party presidential primary ⓘ
United States presidential primary election ⓘ
ballotStatus Cecil R. King was a write-in candidate ⓘ
Hubert Humphrey was a write-in candidate ⓘ
linked to: Hubert H. Humphrey

John F. Kennedy was listed on the ballot ⓘ
ballotType secret ballot ⓘ
campaignStrategy John F. Kennedy focused heavily on early primaries including New Hampshire ⓘ
candidate Cecil R. King ⓘ
Hubert Humphrey ⓘ
linked to: Hubert H. Humphrey

John F. Kennedy ⓘ
Other write-in candidates ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1960-03-08 ⓘ
electionCycle 1960 U.S. presidential election cycle ⓘ
electionDate March 8, 1960 ⓘ
electionSystem state-run primary election ⓘ
electoralCollegeVotesAtStake 8 ⓘ
electorate Registered Democratic voters in New Hampshire ⓘ
followedBy Subsequent Democratic primaries in other states in 1960 ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
incumbentPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
incumbentPresidentParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
language English ⓘ
locatedIn New Hampshire ⓘ
mediaCoverage Received national media attention as an early test of Kennedy’s candidacy ⓘ
nextElection 1964 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
notableOutcome Demonstrated John F. Kennedy’s electoral strength in an early primary state ⓘ
officeHolderAfterElection John F. Kennedy ⓘ
officeHolderAfterElectionPosition Democratic nominee for President of the United States (later in 1960) ⓘ
officeSought President of the United States ⓘ
partOf 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ
1960 United States presidential election ⓘ
party Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
percentage Cecil R. King: 13.5% ⓘ
Hubert Humphrey: 2.9% ⓘ
John F. Kennedy: 85.2% ⓘ
popularVote Cecil R. King: 6,784 ⓘ
Hubert Humphrey: 1,447 ⓘ
linked to: Hubert H. Humphrey

John F. Kennedy: 42,969 ⓘ
popularVoteWinner John F. Kennedy ⓘ
precededBy Early campaign organizing in New Hampshire by John F. Kennedy ⓘ
previousElection 1956 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
primaryType presidential preference primary ⓘ
resultImpact Boosted Kennedy’s national visibility and perceived electability ⓘ
significance Helped establish John F. Kennedy as the Democratic frontrunner in 1960 ⓘ
state New Hampshire ⓘ
winner John F. Kennedy ⓘ
year 1960 ⓘ

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