1960 United States presidential election in Illinois|
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| Turnout | 86.51% |
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County results
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Kennedy
50–60%
60–70% |
Nixon
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose 27 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
In the nation's second-closest race following Hawaii, Illinois was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 49.98% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 49.80% of the popular vote, a margin of victory of only 0.18%. This was the last time that a Democrat would win Illinois by only a single digit margin of victory.
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