1960 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

Main article: 1960 United States presidential election

While the District of Columbia lacked any electoral votes in the 1960 presidential general election, it did hold primaries and sent delegations to both major party conventions.

1960 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

This was the last presidential election in which the District of Columbia lacked any electoral votes.

Primaries

Democratic primary

See also: 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Among the reasons for which John F. Kennedy opted against competing in the D.C. primary was that he believed that Hubert Humphrey, a civil rights stalwart, would have a strong advantage with the district's predominantly African American electorate. Kennedy also viewed the District's primary as too inconsequential to allot resources to, as it had very few delegates to offer.

Humphrey was challenged by Wayne Morse of Oregon, who saw the D.C. primary as a warm-up for the Oregon primary to be held later that month.

District of Columbia Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	8,239	57.4%
	Democratic	Wayne Morse	6,127	42.6%
Totals			14,366	100.00%

Republican primary

See also: 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries

No candidates ran in the Republican primary, resulting in all votes being awarded to unbound delegates.

District of Columbia Republican Presidential Primary Results – 1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Unpledged delegates	9,468	100%
Totals			9,468	100.00%