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Johnson was a candidate for the presidential nomination in 1960, but he accepted second place on the ticket with John F. Kennedy. His vigorous campaign through the Southern states is credited with winning the 81 Southern electoral votes cast for the Democrats in the election. Johnson was reelected to the Senate at the same time he was chosen vice-president. He resigned from…