Kennedy defeated nixon in 1960 by winning the three largest states, new york, california, and pennsylvania. sweeping the western states, which supported his call for a "new frontier." a popular vote margin of fewer than 120,000. just 12 electoral votes.

The correct answer is "A popular vote margin of fewer than 120,000."

The Presidential election of 1960 was one in which JFK beat Nixon. In this election, JFK received 303 electoral votes and Nixon received 219 (proving the last statement wrong).

Statement one is also incorrect, as Nixon won the state of California. Lastly, statement two, is incorrect as well. This is because Nixon won almost every western state except Nevada.