<Table> Democratic Party presidential primaries , 1960 <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1956 </Td> <Td> March 8 to June 7 , 1960 </Td> <Td> 1964 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Candidate </Th> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> Pat Brown </Td> <Td> George H. McLain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Contests won </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 1,847,259 </Td> <Td> 1,354,031 </Td> <Td> 646,387 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 31.4 % </Td> <Td> 23.0 % </Td> <Td> 11.0 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Candidate </Th> <Td> Hubert Humphrey </Td> <Td> George Smathers </Td> <Td> Michael DiSalle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Contests won </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 590,410 </Td> <Td> 322,235 </Td> <Td> 315,312 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 10.1 % </Td> <Td> 5.5 % </Td> <Td> 5.4 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Primaries by state </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Previous Democratic nominee <P> Adlai Stevenson </P> </Td> <Td> Democratic nominee <P> John F. Kennedy </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
3 candidates for the democratic nomination in 1960
John F. Kennedy Pat Brown George H. McLain