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    Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & MoreThe 1960 Presidential Election Popular Vote
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    The 1960 Presidential Election Popular Vote

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    There have been 5 acknowledged presidential elections in US history where the winner of the popular vote did not win in the electoral college. However, there is a very good argument to be made that there is a sixth election that should be added to that list. The conventional wisdom holds that John F. Kennedy narrowly beat Richard Nixon in the 1960 popular vote by 112,827 votes. However, to get to this number, you have to put a tortured spin on the numbers from one state in particular.

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    © Gary ArndtLength 11 min19 July 2020Episode 19HistoryGeographyFactsCultureUSAEpisodic

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