Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on November 16, 1960.
Halleck Wins By 25,456; Nixon Captures Indiana By 22, 762 Vote Margin
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)ーThe final official vote counts in the Nov. 8 election show Vice President Richard M. Nixon carried Indiana by 222,762 votes in his lost cause for the presidency.
The official canvass announced today by the secretary of state’s office gave Nixon 1,175,120 to capture the state’s 13 electoral votes. President-elect John F. Kennedy got 952,358.
In the race for governor, Democrat Matthew E. Welsh won by a 23,177-vote margin ー 1,072,717 to 1,049,540 for Lt. Gov. Crawford F. Parker, Republican.
Final results for four district congressional races, delayed by late - reported totals from several county clerks, showed:
2ndーGeorge H. Bowers, D-Valparaiso, 70,464: Rep. Charles A. Halleck, R-Rensselaer, 95,920.
9thーRep. Earl Hogan, D-Columbus, 69,761; Earl Wilson, R-Bedford, 71,402.
10thーRep. Randall S. Harmon, D-Muncie, 78,716; Raph Harvey, R-New Castle, 104,885.
Bruce By 21,000
11thーDonald C. Bruce, R-Indianapolis, 154,676; Rep. Joseph W. Barr, D-Indianapolis, 133,153.
Official final tallies in Indiana’s seven other congressional districts reported Tuesday showed Republican victories in the 4th, 5th 6th and 7th districts.
Rutherford L. Decker, Prohibition party nominee for President, received 6,746 votes in Indiana, and the choice for governor, J. Ralston Miller, received 5,392.
Eric Haas, Socialist Labor nominee for President, got 1,136 votes, while the party’s nominee for governor, Herman A. Kronewitter, received 816.
