That's The Ticket:
A Parade of Presidential Elections
Democratic Ticket  | |
| Presidential candidate: | JOHN F. KENNEDY, Massachusetts Senator |
| VP candidate: | LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Texas Senator |
| Popular votes: | 34,226,731 (49.7%) |
| Electoral votes: | 303 |
| Republican Ticket | |
| Presidential candidate: | Richard Nixon, Vice President |
| VP candidate: | Henry Cabot Lodge, United Nations Ambassador |
| Popular votes: | 34,108,157 (49.5%) |
| Electoral votes: | 219 |
| Independent Democratic Ticket | |
| Presidential candidate: | Henry Byrd, Virginia Senator |
| Popular votes: | 116,248 (0.2%)* |
| Electoral votes: | 15 |
| *For Byrd electors in Mississippi | |
Election Facts
- This election featured the first televised debate between presidential contenders. It gave Kennedy the edge in personal image.
- Kennedy's campaign appealed to a new generation and called for meeting the challenges of the future.
- Kennedy promised to lead the nation out of recession and proposed an increase in defense spending.
- Kennedy won by a narrow victory and became the first Catholic president.
- Nixon considered a recount but decided against it.
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