Puerto Rico Chooses Munoz Marin Over Bishops Critics
In unofficial returns Luis Munoz Marin won a fourth term as Puerto Rico governor with 456 317 votes to 325 757 for his rivals. The Catholic hierarchy’s opposition failed as 83 percent turnout arrived to back the Popular Democrats and Puerto Rico maintained its commonwealth status. Salvador Perea and Julio Garcia Diaz trailed, losing party registration and proportional representation.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
Muniz Marin
U.S. Commonwealth Island
Munoz Marin
Popular Democrats
Luis Ferre
Puerto Rican
Ferre
Salvador Perea
Christian Action Party
Catholic Hierarchy
Julio Garcia Diaz
Independence Party
Perea
Diaz
United States
Christian Action
Independence Parties
Republican Party
Commonwealth
U.S
Island
North Carolina Election Sees Sanford Win Governor Post
Sanford wins the NC governor race with 643,292 votes to Gavin’s 529,846 as Democrats extend control. Lt Governor H. Cloyd Philpott also tops his Republican challenger. several statewide Democratic incumbents win, signaling continued one party governance into 1961.
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Raleigh
Terry Saffford
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Robert L. Gavin
Sanford
Gavin
I. Beverly Lake
High Point
Luther H. Hodges
H. Cloyd Philpott
Lexington
Hodges
S. Clyde Eggers
Boone
Thad Eure
David L. Morton
Charlotte
Henry L. Bridges
Dallas M. Reese
Murphy
Edwin Gill
Fred R. Keith
Lumberton
Charles F. Carroll
Mary Jo Zachary
Yadkinville
L. Y. Ballentine
A. H. Farmer
iBailey
Frank Crane
T. Paul Messick
Burlington
Charles F. Gold
J. E. Cameron
Kinston
T. Wade Bruton
Donald L. Paschal
Siler City
R. Hunt Parker
State Supreme Court
Paul C. West
Kennedy Holds Up Statement Until He Hears From Nixon
Kennedy, the president-elect, waits for word from Nixon before commenting. Salinger and Klein relay that California’s victory gives Kennedy 293 electoral votes, with the national race tightening as Nixon gains in the popular vote.
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Kennedy
Nixon
Salinger
Herbert G. Klein
Los Angeles
California
Nixon Concedes to Kennedy in 1960 Election
Vice President Richard M. Nixon formally conceded to Sen. John F. Kennedy after Minnesota shifted to Kennedy, delivering a telegram of congratulations. Kennedy's 272 electoral votes met the 269 needed, sealing his victory as Nixon retreated to rest with his wife Pat amid a late night campaign rally ending in quiet resolve.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California
Illinois
Los Angeles
Sen. Kennedy
United States
Hyannis Port
Mass
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
House
Pat
Pat Nixon
Richard Nixon
Democrats Take Control of Congress in 87th Session
Democrats secure Senate majority and lead in the House as early returns show strong gains. Senate 66 34 and House 286 154 favor Democrats with several close races unresolved. Republicans pick up Delaware and Wyoming seats while Montana remains tight.
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Senate
House
Montana
Delaware
Wyoming
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
George McGovern
Lee Metcalf
Owen B. Flare
James E. Murray
D-Mont
Congress
Eisenhower
Irish Soldiers Ambushed in Congo Killings and Disappearances
Eleven Irish soldiers of the U.N. Congo force were killed or captured in an ambush in northern Katanga. Four bodies have been recovered. seven men and two vehicles are missing. The attack occurred south of Niemba, about 60 miles from Albertville, in a tribal war zone.
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Elisabethville, the Congo
U.N. Congo
Katanga
U.N
Elisabethville
Theother
Niemba
Albertville
Lake Tanganyika
North Carolina Gives All 14 Electoral Votes to Kennedy
Kennedy leads in NC after 1 963 of 2 089 precincts report 684 149 votes for Kennedy and 618 547 for Nixon. Statewide result likely wider margin than 1956 victory by Stevenson as eastern counties favored Democrats while Nixon strength remained in Piedmont and mountains. Governor Hodges notes eastern NC performed well.
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Noel Yancey Raleigh
North Carolina
John F. Ken Frise
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Nixon
Piedmont
Eisenhower
Hodges
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Marin
Clifton L. Moore
Superior Court
Rudolph I. Mintz
Wilmington
Albert W. Cowper
SEN
Lyndon B, Johnson
Hyannisport
Pierre Salinger
Secret Services
Jacqueline
Massachusetts National Guard
Cham
Pagne
Henry Cabot Lodge
Free World
America
Massachuetts
Terry Sanford
Margaret Rose
Tar
Robert Gavin
Mundt
Congo
Senator Kennedy
Mrs. Nixon
GOP
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