First, that was 50 freaking years ago! Second, it was Illinois that cost Nixon the election with Daley holding back the Chicago results until it could be determined how many votes were needed for Kennedy to win.
I KNOW when it was....I just didn’t want her getting her hopes up!!
Yes, that is what happened, and Nixon, to his everlasting credit, knew about this and possibly could have successfully contested the results, but chose not to, to ensure that the country would not be subjected to an ugly process that would tarnish our presidential electoral process. Unlike Al Gore, who had no such scruples.