Kennedy plurality of 120,000 aided by heavy Catholic vote. Bellwether district showed 24 per cent Democratic increase over '56. Sen. Allen Ellender reelected.

Maine (5)

Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, in the nation's first all-women election, won back her Senate seat as Nixon held a 3-2 margin in Maine. Republican Gov. John H. Reed returned to the State House by the same lead.

Maryland (9)

For Kennedy by 80,000. No other races.

Missouri (13)

Nixon won Harry Truman's home precinct, but little else, Democratic winners in clean sweeps were Kennedy, Governor-elect John Dalton, re-elected Senator Edward Long, and House Parliamentarian Clarence Cannon.

Nebraska (6)

The state split its ballot, favoring Nixon by over 95,000, and Democrat Frank Morrison by 17,000.

Nevada (3)

For Eisenhower by 16,000 in '56, Kennedy won it by the slimmest of margins, about 2,000 votes.

New Hampshire (4)

To Nixon after midnight, close call. Kennedy led for a long time, but lost by over 13,000 votes. Gov. Wesley Powell, longtime vehement conservative, won by more than 20,000 over Bernard L. Boutin, Similarly inclined Sen. Styles Bridges won by 33,000. Republicans led in both Congressional districts.

New Jersey (16)

Bucking a trend that gave Kennedy the state, Republican Sen. Clifford Case held on to an early lead and won concession from his opponent an hour after the polls closed.