Claim: John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election by 25 electoral votes.
Evidence: In the 1960 presidential election , Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon , who was the incumbent Vice President.
Kennedy is generally considered to have won the national popular vote by 112,827 , a margin of 0.17 % -LRB- although the unusual nature of the election in Alabama has caused some to question this figure -RRB- , and though Nixon carried more individual states -LRB- 26 to 22 -RRB- , Kennedy won a 303 to 219 Electoral College victory.