<page_title> 1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Democratic <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> John F. Kennedy <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 60.22% <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Richard Nixon <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 39.55% <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Kennedy carried state of Massachusetts, taking 60.22% of the vote to Nixon's 39.55%, a Democratic victory margin of 20.67 percentage.