Richard Nixon was in an election.
Richard Nixon . In 1968 , he ran for the presidency again and was elected by defeating incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey . The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th quadrennial presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 8 , 1960 . The Republican Party nominated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon , while the Democratic Party nominated John F. Kennedy , U.S. Senator from Massachusetts .