1960 United States Senate elections

1960 United States Senate elections

← 1958 November 8, 1960 1962 →
← 1959 (HI) 1961 (TX) →
34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Lyndon Johnson (retired)[a] Everett Dirksen Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1953 January 3, 1959 Leader's seat Texas Illinois Seats before 66 34 Seats after 64 36 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 18,547,250[1] 14,894,867[1] Percentage 55.1% 44.2% Seats up 23 11 Races won 21 13
Results of the elections (excl. North Dakota):      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
Majority Leader before election Lyndon Johnson Democratic Elected Majority Leader Mike Mansfield[a] Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of John F. Kennedy as president on November 8, 1960. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections. A special election was also held on June 28, 1960, for a mid-term vacancy in North Dakota where Democrats flipped a seat to expand their majority to 66–34. As Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson was elected Vice President, Mike Mansfield became the new majority leader.

The Republicans gained two seats at the expense of the Democrats. However, Republican Senator-elect Edwin Keith Thomson of Wyoming died December 9, 1960, and was replaced by appointee Democratic John J. Hickey at the beginning of the Congress, reducing Republican gains to one seat. However, this was canceled out by a 1961 special election where Republican John Tower flipped Johnson's Senate seat. The Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding lead in the Senate with 64 seats to 36.

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64	36
Democratic	Republican

Parties					Total
		Democratic	Republican	Other
Last elections (1958)		64	34	0	98
Before these elections		66	34	0	100
Not up		43	23	0	66
Up		23	11	—	34
	Class 2 (1954→1960)	22	11	—	33
	Special: Class 3	1	0	—	1
Incumbent retired		4	1	—	5
	Held by same party	3	1	—	4
	Replaced by other party	1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican		—	1
	Result	3	2	0	5
Incumbent ran		19	10	—	29
	Won re-election	18	10	—	28
	Lost re-election	1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican		—	1
	Lost renomination, but held by same party	0	0	—	0
	Result	18	11	0	29
Total elected		21	13	0	34
Net gain/loss		2	2		2
Nationwide vote		18,547,250	14,894,867	218,893	33,661,010
	Share	55.10%	44.25%	0.65%	100%
Result		64	36	0	100

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 52.

Two Republicans and four Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Iowa	Thomas E. Martin	Jack Miller
Montana	James E. Murray	Lee Metcalf
North Dakota (special)	Norman Brunsdale	Quentin Burdick
Oregon	Hall S. Lusk	Maurine Neuberger
Rhode Island	Theodore F. Green	Claiborne Pell
Wyoming	Joseph C. O'Mahoney	Keith Thomson

One Democrat sought re-election but lost in the general election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Delaware	J. Allen Frear Jr.	J. Caleb Boggs

Four Republicans died and two Democrats resigned, and were all replaced by appointees. One Republican senator-elect died December 9, 1960 before the next Congress began, and was replaced by Democrat appointee. In Texas, a 1961 special election was held prior to the 1962 United States Senate elections, where John Tower won the special election to succeed Democratic appointee William A. Blakley, who lost election to finish the term.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Idaho (Class 2)	Henry Dworshak	Leonard B. Jordan
Kansas (Class 2)	Andrew Frank Schoeppel	James B. Pearson
Massachusetts (Class 1)	John F. Kennedy	Benjamin A. Smith II
New Hampshire (Class 2)	Styles Bridges	Maurice J. Murphy Jr.
South Dakota (Class 3)	Francis H. Case	Joseph H. Bottum
Texas (Class 2)	Lyndon B. Johnson	William A. Blakley
Wyoming (Class 2)	Keith Thomson	Joe Hickey
Texas (Class 2)	William A. Blakley	John Tower

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40	D39	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	D48	D49	D50
Majority →									D51
D60	D59	D58	D57	D56	D55	D54	D53	D52
D61	D62	D63	D64	D65	D66 N.D. (sp) Gain	R34	R33	R32	R31
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40	D39	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41	D42	D43	D44 Ala. Ran	D45 Alaska Ran	D46 Ark. Ran	D47 Del. Ran	D48 Ga. Ran	D49 Ill. Ran	D50 La. Ran
Majority →									D51 Mich. Ran
D60 R.I. Retired	D59 Ore. (reg) Ore. (sp) Retired	D58 Okla. Ran	D57 N.C. Ran	D56 N.M. Ran	D55 Mont. Retired	D54 Mo. (sp) Ran	D53 Miss. Ran	D52 Minn. Ran
D61 S.C. Ran	D62 Tenn. Ran	D63 Texas Ran	D64 Va. Ran	D65 W.Va. Ran	D66 Wyo. Retired	R34 S.D. Ran	R33 N.J. Ran	R32 N.H. Ran	R31 Neb. Ran
R21	R22	R23	R24 Colo. Ran	R25 Idaho Ran	R26 Iowa Retired	R27 Kan. Ran	R28 Ky. Ran	R29 Maine Ran	R30 Mass. Ran
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40	D39	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41	D42	D43	D44 Ala. Re-elected	D45 Alaska Re-elected	D46 Ark. Re-elected	D47 Ga. Re-elected	D48 Ill. Re-elected	D49 La. Re-elected	D50 Mich. Re-elected
Majority →									D51 Minn. Re-elected
D60 S.C. Re-elected	D59 R.I. Hold	D58 Ore. (reg) Ore. (sp) Hold	D57 Okla. Re-elected	D56 N.C. Re-elected	D55 N.M. Re-elected	D54 Mont. Hold	D53 Mo. (sp) Elected[b]	D52 Miss. Re-elected
D61 Tenn. Re-elected	D62 Texas Re-elected[a]	D63 Va. Re-elected	D64 W.Va. Re-elected	R36 Wyo.[c] Gain	R35 Del. Gain	R34 S.D. Re-elected	R33 N.J. Re-elected	R32 N.H. Re-elected	R31 Neb. Re-elected
R21	R22	R23	R24 Colo. Re-elected	R25 Idaho Re-elected	R26 Iowa Hold	R27 Kan. Re-elected	R28 Ky. Re-elected	R29 Maine Re-elected	R30 Mass. Re-elected
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40	D39	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	D48	D49	D50
Majority →									D51
D60	D59	D58	D57	D56	D55	D54	D53	D52
D61	D62	D63	D64 Wyo.[c] Gain	R36 Texas Gain	R35	R34	R33	R32	R31
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Key:	D# Democratic R# Republican

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
North Dakota (Class 1)	Norman Brunsdale	Republican	1959 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected June 28, 1960 and seated August 8, 1960. Democratic-NPL gain.	▌Y Quentin Burdick (Democratic-NPL) 49.7% ▌John E. Davis (Republican) 49.2%
Missouri (Class 3)	Edward V. Long	Democratic	1960 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 8, 1960.	▌Y Edward V. Long (Democratic) 53.2% ▌Lon Hocker (Republican) 46.8%
Oregon (Class 2)	Hall S. Lusk	Democratic	1960 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 8, 1960 and seated the following day. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. Democratic hold.	▌Y Maurine Neuberger (Democratic) 55.0% ▌Elmo Smith (Republican) 45.0%[3]

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1961; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	John Sparkman	Democratic	1946 (special) 1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Sparkman (Democratic) 70.2% ▌Julian Elgin (Republican) 29.8%
Alaska	Bob Bartlett	Democratic	1958 (New seat)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Bartlett (Democratic) 63.4% ▌Lee McKinley (Republican) 36.6%
Arkansas	John L. McClellan	Democratic	1942 1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John L. McClellan (Democratic) Unopposed
Colorado	Gordon Allott	Republican	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Gordon Allott (Republican) 53.5% ▌Robert Lee Knous (Democratic) 46.0%
Delaware	J. Allen Frear Jr.	Democratic	1948 1954	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y J. Caleb Boggs (Republican) 50.7% ▌J. Allen Frear Jr. (Democratic) 49.3%
Georgia	Richard Russell Jr.	Democratic	1932 (special) 1936 1942 1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Richard Russell Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho	Henry Dworshak	Republican	1946 (special) 1948 (Lost) 1949 (Appointed) 1950 (special) 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry Dworshak (Republican) 52.3% ▌R. F. Bob McLaughlin (Democratic) 47.7%
Illinois	Paul Douglas	Democratic	1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Paul Douglas (Democratic) 54.6% ▌Samuel W. Witwer (Republican) 45.2%
Iowa	Thomas E. Martin	Republican	1954	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Jack Miller (Republican) 51.9% ▌Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) 48.1%
Kansas	Andrew Frank Schoeppel	Republican	1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Republican) 54.6% ▌Frank Gordon Theis (Democratic) 43.8%
Kentucky	John Sherman Cooper	Republican	1946 (special) 1948 (Lost) 1952 (special) 1954 (Lost) 1956 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Sherman Cooper (Republican) 59.2% ▌Keen Johnson (Democratic) 40.8%
Louisiana	Allen J. Ellender	Democratic	1936 1942 1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Allen J. Ellender (Democratic) 79.8% ▌George W. Reese Jr. (Republican) 20.2%
Maine	Margaret Chase Smith	Republican	1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Margaret Chase Smith (Republican) 61.7% ▌Lucia M. Cormier (Democratic) 38.4%
Massachusetts	Leverett Saltonstall	Republican	1944 (special) 1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Leverett Saltonstall (Republican) 56.2% ▌Thomas J. O'Connor (Democratic) 43.5%
Michigan	Patrick V. McNamara	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Patrick V. McNamara (Democratic) 51.7% ▌Alvin Morell Bentley (Republican) 48.0%
Minnesota	Hubert Humphrey	DFL[d]	1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Hubert Humphrey (DFL) 57.5% ▌P. Kenneth Peterson (Republican) 42.2%
Mississippi	James Eastland	Democratic	1942 1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James Eastland (Democratic) 91.8% ▌Joe A. Moore (Republican) 8.2%
Montana	James E. Murray	Democratic	1934 (special) 1936 1942 1948 1954	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lee Metcalf (Democratic) 50.7% ▌Orvin B. Fjare (Republican) 49.3%
Nebraska	Carl Curtis	Republican	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Carl Curtis (Republican) 58.9% ▌Robert B. Conrad (Democratic) 41.1%
New Hampshire	Styles Bridges	Republican	1936 1942 1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Styles Bridges (Republican) 60.4% ▌Herbert W. Hill (Democratic) 39.7%
New Jersey	Clifford P. Case	Republican	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Clifford P. Case (Republican) 55.7% ▌Thorn Lord (Democratic) 43.2%
New Mexico	Clinton Anderson	Democratic	1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Clinton Anderson (Democratic) 63.4% ▌William Colwes (Republican) 36.6%
North Carolina	B. Everett Jordan	Democratic	1958 (Appointed) 1958 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y B. Everett Jordan (Democratic) 61.4% ▌Kyle Hayes (Republican) 38.6%
Oklahoma	Robert S. Kerr	Democratic	1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert S. Kerr (Democratic) 54.8% ▌B. Hayden Crawford (Republican) 44.6%
Oregon	Hall S. Lusk	Democratic	1960 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. Winner also elected to finish the term; see above. Democratic hold.	▌Y Maurine Neuberger (Democratic) 54.6% ▌Elmo Smith (Republican) 45.4%[4]
Rhode Island	Theodore F. Green	Democratic	1936 1942 1948 1954	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Claiborne Pell (Democratic) 68.9% ▌Raoul Archambault (Republican) 31.1%
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Democratic	1954 (write-in) 1954 (Appointed) 1956 (Resigned) 1956 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Strom Thurmond (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota	Karl Mundt	Republican	1948 1948 (Appointed) 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Karl Mundt (Republican) 52.4% ▌George McGovern (Democratic) 47.6%
Tennessee	Estes Kefauver	Democratic	1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Estes Kefauver (Democratic) 71.8% ▌A. Bradley Frazier (Republican) 28.3%
Texas	Lyndon B. Johnson	Democratic	1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected, but resigned at the end of the term to become U.S. Vice President. William A. Blakley was appointed to begin the next term.	▌Y Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 58.0% ▌John Tower (Republican) 41.1% ▌Bard A. Logan (Constitution) 0.9%
Virginia	A. Willis Robertson	Democratic	1946 (special) 1948 1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y A. Willis Robertson (Democratic) 81.3% ▌Stuart D. Baker (Independent) 14.2%
West Virginia	Jennings Randolph	Democratic	1958 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jennings Randolph (Democratic) 55.3% ▌Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) 44.7%
Wyoming	Joseph C. O'Mahoney	Democratic	1954	Incumbent retired. New senator elected, but died before Congress began. Republican gain. Joe Hickey (D) was appointed to begin the next term.	▌Y Keith Thomson (Republican) 56.4% ▌Raymond B. Whitaker (Democratic) 43.6%

Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
North Dakota (special)	Democratic (flip)	0.5%
Montana	Democratic	1.4%
Delaware	Republican (flip)	1.4%
Michigan	Democratic	3.7%
Iowa	Republican	3.8%
Idaho	Republican	4.6%
South Dakota	Republican	4.8%
Missouri (special)	Democratic	6.4%
Colorado	Republican	7.5%
Oregon	Democratic	9.2%
Illinois	Democratic	9.4%

Rhode Island was the tipping point state with a margin of 37.8%.

1960 United States Senate election in Alabama

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee John Sparkman Julian Elgin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 389,196 164,868 Percentage 70.24% 29.76%

County results Sparkman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Elgin:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election John Sparkman Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Sparkman Democratic

Incumbent John J. Sparkman won re-election, having served since 1946. He faced nominal opposition from Republican Julian E. Elgin in the then-deeply Democratic state of Alabama. Sparkman served from 1946 to 1979 in the Senate before retiring and being succeeded by Howell Heflin.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Sparkman (Incumbent)	389,196	70.24
	Republican	Julian E. Elgin	164,868	29.76
Majority			224,328	40.48
Turnout			554,064
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in Alaska

← 1958 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Bob Bartlett Lee McKinley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 38,041 21,937 Percentage 63.43% 36.58%

Results by election district Bartlett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% McKinley:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Bob Bartlett Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Bob Bartlett Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Bob Bartlett was easily re-elected to his second (his first full) term in the U.S. Senate over Republican dentist Lee McKinley after originally being elected in 1958 upon Alaska's anticipated admission as a state into the United States. Bartlett had previously served as the last delegate from Alaska to Congress.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Bartlett (Incumbent)	38,041	63.42
	Republican	Lee L. McKinley	21,937	36.58
Majority			16,104	26.84
Turnout			59,978
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in Arkansas

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee John L. McClellan Party Democratic Popular vote 337,036 Percentage 99.88%

County results McClellan:      90–100%

U.S. senator before election John L. McClellan Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John L. McClellan Democratic

Incumbent senator John L. McClellan was re-elected to a fourth term with nominal opposition from write-in independent candidate Marvin Fuchs, who received just 449 of 377,485 votes.

1960 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. McClellan (incumbent)		unopposed

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Little McClellan (Incumbent)	377,036	99.88
	None	Marvin Fuchs (write-in)	449	0.12
Majority			376,587	99.76
Turnout			377,485
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Gordon Allott Robert Lee Knous Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 389,428 334,854 Percentage 53.52% 46.02%

County results Allott:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70% Knous:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Gordon Allott Republican Elected U.S. Senator Gordon Allott Republican

Incumbent Gordon Allott was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating lieutenant governor Robert Knous by just under eight percentage points. He would wind up winning re-election in 1966 before retiring in 1973, replaced by Democrat Floyd Haskell.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon L. Allott (Incumbent)	389,428	53.75
	Democratic	Robert L. Knous	331,752	45.79
	Independent	William R. Casey	3,351	0.46
Majority			57,676	7.96
Turnout			724,531
	Republican hold

1960 United States Senate election in Delaware

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee J. Caleb Boggs J. Allen Frear Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 98,874 96,090 Percentage 50.71% 49.29%

County Results Boggs:      50-60% Frear:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election J. Allen Frear Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. senator J. Caleb Boggs Republican

J. Allen Frear ran for re-election to a third term, but he was defeated by Republican governor J. Caleb Boggs by a narrow 1% margin. Boggs would be re-elected in 1966, but he would lose re-election to a third term in 1972 to future U.S. President Joe Biden.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Caleb Boggs	98,874	50.71
	Democratic	J. Allen Frear (Incumbent)	96,090	49.29
Majority			2,784	1.42
Turnout			194,964
	Republican gain from Democratic

1960 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Georgia

← 1954 September 14, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Richard Russell Jr. Party Democratic Electoral vote 410 Popular vote 560,256 Percentage 100.00%

County results Russell:      >90%

U.S. senator before election Richard Russell Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. Democratic

Incumbent Richard B. Russell Jr. was re-elected to a sixth term in office, running unopposed in the tantamount Democratic primary and facing nominal opposition in the deeply-Democratic Georgia.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard B. Russell Jr. (Incumbent)	576,140	99.94
	None	Scattering	355	0.06
Majority			575,785	98.98
Turnout			576,495
	Democratic hold

Henry Dworshak ran for re-election to a third term, defeating R.F. McLaughlin by just under five percentage points.

Idaho election

← 1954 1962 (special) →

Nominee Henry Dworshak R.F. McLaughlin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 152,648 139,448 Percentage 52.26% 47.74%

County results Dworshak:      50-60%      60-70% McLaughlin:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Henry Dworshak Republican Elected U.S. senator Henry Dworshak Republican

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Dworshak (Incumbent)	152,648	52.26
	Democratic	R. F. ‘Bob’ McLaughlin	139,448	47.74
Majority			13,200	4.52
Turnout			292,096
	Republican hold

1960 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →
Turnout	84.24%
Nominee Paul Douglas Samuel W. Witwer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,530,945 2,093,846 Percentage 54.63% 45.20%
County results Douglas:      50–60%      60–70% Witwer:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election Paul Douglas Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Paul Douglas Democratic

Incumbent Paul H. Douglas successfully ran for re-election to a third term, defeating Republican Samuel Witwer.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul H. Douglas (Incumbent)	2,530,943	54.63
	Republican	Samuel W. Witwer	2,093,846	45.20
	Socialist Labor	Louis Fisher	8,007	0.17
Majority			437,097	9.43
Turnout			4,632,796	84.24
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Jack Miller Herschel Loveless Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 642,643 595,119 Percentage 51.92% 48.08%

County results Miller:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Loveless:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Thomas E. Martin Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jack Miller Republican

Incumbent Republican Thomas Martin decided to retire, leaving this seat open. Republican Jack Miller won the open seat, defeating Democrat Herschel C. Loveless and riding the coattails of Richard Nixon's victory in the state.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Miller	642,463	51.91
	Democratic	Herschel C. Loveless	595,119	48.09
Majority			47,344	23.11
Turnout			1,237,582
	Republican hold

1960 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1962 (special) →

Nominee Andrew F. Schoeppel Frank Theis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 485,499 388,895 Percentage 54.64% 43.77%

County results Schoeppel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Theis:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Elected U.S. Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew F. Schoeppel (Incumbent)	485,499	54.64
	Democratic	Frank Theis	388,895	43.77
	Prohibition	C. E. Cowen	14,198	1.60
Majority			96,604	10.87
Turnout			888,592
	Republican hold

Kentucky election

← 1956 (special) November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee John Sherman Cooper Keen Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 644,087 444,830 Percentage 59.15% 40.85%

County results Cooper:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%      >90% Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election John Sherman Cooper Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Sherman Cooper Republican

Incumbent John Sherman Cooper ran for re-election, defeating Keen Johnson by nearly 20%. This was the first time Cooper had won an election to a full Senate term, though he had previously served two partial terms.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Sherman Cooper (Incumbent)	644,087	59.15
	Democratic	Keen Johnson	444,830	40.85
Majority			199,257	18.30
Turnout			1,088,917
	Republican hold

1960 United States Senate election in Louisiana

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Allen J. Ellender George W. Reese Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 432,228 109,698 Percentage 79.76% 20.24%

Parish results Ellender:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Allen J. Ellender Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Allen J. Ellender Democratic

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen J. Ellender (Incumbent)	432,228	79.76
	Republican	George W. Reese Jr.	109,698	20.24
	None	Write-Ins	2	0.00
Majority			322,530	59.52
Turnout			541,928
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in Maine

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Margaret Chase Smith Lucia Cormier Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 256,890 159,809 Percentage 61.65% 38.35%

County results Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Cormier:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Margaret Chase Smith Republican Elected U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith Republican

Incumbent Republican Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress, was overwhelmingly re-elected to a third term, defeating Lucia Cormier. This was the first election in which a woman was nominated by both major parties for the office of U.S. Senate, meaning a woman was going to be elected regardless of who won.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Margaret Chase Smith (Incumbent)	256,890	61.65
	Democratic	Lucia M. Cormier	159,809	38.35
Majority			97,081	23.30
Turnout			416,699
	Republican hold

1960 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Leverett Saltonstall Thomas J. O'Connor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,358,556 1,050,725 Percentage 56.19% 43.46%

County results Municipality results Saltonstall   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% O'Connor   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

Senator before election Leverett Saltonstall Republican Elected Senator Leverett Saltonstall Republican

Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected to another term after being elected in 1944 in a special election. He defeated Democrat Thomas O'Connor Jr.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leverett Saltonstall (Incumbent)	1,358,556	56.19
	Democratic	Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr.	1,050,725	43.46
	Socialist Labor	Lawrence Gilfedder	5,735	0.24
	Prohibition	Mark R. Shaw	2,794	0.12
	None	Others	3	0.00
Majority			307,831	12.73
Turnout			2,417,813
	Republican hold

Michigan election

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Patrick V. McNamara Alvin M. Bentley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,669,179 1,548,873 Percentage 51.73% 48.00%

County results McNamara:      50–60%      60–70% Bentley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Patrick V. McNamara Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Patrick V. McNamara Democratic

Democrat Patrick V. McNamara was narrowly re-elected against Republican Alvin Bentley, having served one full term prior.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick V. McNamara (Incumbent)	1,669,179	51.73
	Republican	Alvin Bentley	1,548,873	48.00
	Socialist Workers	Frank Lovell	3,282	0.10
	Prohibition	Rollin M. Severance	2,273	0.07
	Socialist Labor	James Sim	1,565	0.05
	Independent American	Alvin L. Reynolds	1,465	0.05
	None	Scattering	10	0.00
Majority			120,306	3.73
Turnout			3,226,647
	Democratic hold

Minnesota election

← 1954 1966 →

Nominee Hubert H. Humphrey P. Kenneth Peterson Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 884,168 648,586 Percentage 57.53% 42.20%

County results Humphrey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Peterson:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. senator Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic (DFL)

Democrat Hubert Humphrey, who would later become vice president, was re-elected over Republican challenger P. Kenneth Peterson. He had served since 1949.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Hubert Humphrey (Incumbent)	884,168	57.53
	Republican	P. Kenneth Peterson	648,586	42.20
	Write-in	Write-Ins	4,085	0.27
Majority			117,791	15.33
Turnout			1,532,754
	Democratic (DFL) hold

Mississippi election

← 1954 1966 →

Nominee James Eastland Joe Moore Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 244,341 21,807 Percentage 91.8% 8.2%

County results Eastland:      80-90%      90-100%

U.S. senator before election James Eastland Democratic Elected U.S. senator James Eastland Democratic

Incumbent James Eastland, who had represented Mississippi in the Senate since 1943, was elected to another term in a landslide with 92% of the vote.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Eastland (Incumbent)	244,341	91.81
	Republican	Joe A. Moore	21,807	8.19
Majority			222,534	83.62
Turnout			266,148
	Democratic hold

Following the death of incumbent Thomas C. Hennings, Democrat Edward V. Long, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, ran against Republican Lon Hocker for the open seat. Long defeated Hocker by just under seven percentage points.

1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri

← 1956 1962 →

Nominee Edward V. Long Lon Hocker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 999,656 880,576 Percentage 53.17% 46.83%

County results Long:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hocker:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Edward V. Long Democratic Elected U.S. senator Edward V. Long Democratic

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward V. Long	999,656	53.17
	Republican	Lon Hocker	880,576	46.83
Majority			119,080	6.34
Turnout			1,880,232
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in Montana

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Lee Metcalf Orvin B. Fjare Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,331 136,281 Percentage 50.73% 49.27%

County results Metcalf:      50–60%      60–70% Fjare:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election James E. Murray Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf Democratic

After the retirement of incumbent Democrat James E. Murray, Democrat and representative Lee Metcalf and Republican Orvin Fjare ran for the open seat. Metcalf kept the seat Democratic, winning by just over 1%. This was despite Richard Nixon winning Montana in the concurrent presidential election.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Metcalf	140,331	50.73
	Republican	Orvin B. Fjare	136,281	49.27
Majority			4,050	1.46
Turnout			276,612
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Carl Curtis Robert B. Conrad Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 352,748 245,807 Percentage 58.93% 41.07%

County results Curtis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Conrad:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Carl Curtis Republican Elected U.S. Senator Carl Curtis Republican

Republican Carl Curtis, who had served since 1955, was re-elected to a second term over Democrat Robert Conrad by nearly 17 percentage points. Curtis won all but four counties in the state.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl T. Curtis (Incumbent)	352,748	58.91
	Democratic	Robert B. Conrad	245,837	41.06
	N/A	Scattering	158	0.03
Majority			106,941	17.86
Turnout			598,743
	Republican hold

1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1962 (special) →

Nominee Styles Bridges Herbert W. Hill Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 173,521 114,024 Percentage 60.35% 39.65%

County results Bridges:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Styles Bridges Republican Elected U.S. Senator Styles Bridges Republican

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (Incumbent)	173,521	60.35
	Democratic	Herbert W. Hill	114,024	39.65
Majority			59,497	20.70
Turnout			287,545
	Republican hold

Bridges died less than a year into his fifth term. With New Hampshire's other Senator Norris Cotton up for re-election in 1962 and following Bridges death. Both of New Hampshire's Senate seats would be up in the 1962 midterms.

New Jersey election

← 1954 1966 →

Nominee Clifford P. Case Thorn Lord Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,483,832 1,151,385 Percentage 55.69% 43.21%

County results Case:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Lord:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Clifford P. Case Republican Elected U.S. senator Clifford P. Case Republican

Incumbent Republican Clifford P. Case won re-election against Democrat Thorn Lord. Case would win re-election a few more times in 1966 and 1972, before losing in the 1978 Republican primary.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clifford P. Case (Incumbent)	1,483,832	55.69
	Democratic	Thorn Lord	1,151,385	43.21
	Conservative	Winifred O. Perry	13,756	0.52
	Socialist Labor	Albert Ronis	11,784	0.44
	Socialist Workers	Gladys Grauer	3,599	0.14
Majority			332,447	12.48
Turnout			2,664,356
	Republican hold

1960 United States Senate election in New Mexico

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Clinton Anderson William F. Colwes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 190,654 109,987 Percentage 63.43% 36.57%

County results Anderson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Colwes:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Clinton Anderson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Clinton Anderson Democratic

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Anderson (Incumbent)	190,654	63.43
	Republican	William Colwes	109,897	36.57
Majority			80,757	26.86
Turnout			300,551
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1958 (special) November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee B. Everett Jordan R. Kyle Hayes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 793,521 497,964 Percentage 61.44% 38.56%

County results Jordan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hayes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election B. Everett Jordan Democratic Elected Senator B. Everett Jordan Democratic

Incumbent Democrat B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to his first full term after winning a special election in 1958. He defeated Republican Kyle Hayes by a slightly slimmer margin than he defeated his Republican challenger in 1958.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (Incumbent)	793,521	61.44
	Republican	Kyle Hayes	497,964	38.56
Majority			295,557	22.88
Turnout			1,291,485
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate special election in North Dakota

← 1958 June 28, 1960 1964 →

Nominee Quentin Burdick John E. Davis Party Democratic–NPL Republican Popular vote 104,593 103,475 Percentage 49.72% 49.19%

County results Burdick:   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Davis:   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

U.S. senator before election Norman Brunsdale Republican Elected U.S. Senator Quentin Burdick Democratic

A special election was held June 28, 1960, to fill the seat vacated by William Langer, who died November 8, 1959. Clarence Norman Brunsdale, a former Governor of North Dakota, was temporarily appointed to the seat on November 19 of that year until the special election was held. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Quentin N. Burdick faced Republican John E. Davis for election to the seat. Davis had been serving as Governor of the state since 1957.^[7]

North Dakota special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Quentin N. Burdick	104,593	49.72
	Republican	John E. Davis	103,475	49.19
	Independent	Eugene Van Der Hoeven	1,337	0.64
	Independent	Clarence Haggard	934	0.45
Turnout			163,311

Oklahoma election

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1964 (special) →

Nominee Robert S. Kerr B. Hayden Crawford Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 474,116 385,646 Percentage 54.84% 44.61%

County results Kerr:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Crawford:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Robert S. Kerr Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Robert S. Kerr Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Robert Kerr won re-election to a third term, though he would die before the term was up and would be replaced by J. Democrat Howard Edmondson.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert S. Kerr (Incumbent)	474,116	54.84
	Republican	B. Hayden Crawford	385,646	44.61
	Independent	Billy E. Brown	4,713	0.55
Majority			88,470	10.23
Turnout			864,475
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate elections in Oregon

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Maurine Neuberger Elmo Smith Party Democratic Republican Regular election 412,757 54.61% 343,009 45.38% Special election 422,024 54.98% 345,464 45.01%

Regular/special election county results[e] Neuberger:      50–60%      60–70% Smith:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Hall S. Lusk Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Maurine Neuberger Democratic

First-term Democrat Richard L. Neuberger had been diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1958 that became terminal by 1960 — but was kept from the public. Neuberger remained at home in early 1960, reportedly battling the flu. Though still publicly seeking re-election, he told his campaign chair, attorney Jack Beatty, "Remember, there's always another Neuberger," referring to his wife. The comment, combined with Neuberger's reluctance to meet in public and weak voice on the phone, led Beatty to believe that Neuberger's condition was grave, a suspicion confirmed by the Senator's physician shortly before Neuberger died at Good Samaritan Hospital on March 9, 1960.^[8][9]

Democratic Oregon Supreme Court judge Hall S. Lusk was appointed March 16, 1960, to continue the term, pending a special election in which he was not a candidate.

Primaries were held May 20, 1960, in which Neuberger's widow, Democrat Maurine B. Neuberger and the Republican former-Governor of Oregon Elmo Smith easily won nomination.^[10][11]

Maurine Brown Neuberger was elected November 8, 1960, both to finish the term and to the next term.

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Special election^[1][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maurine B. Neuberger	422,024	54.99
	Republican	Elmo Smith	345,464	45.01
Majority			76,560	9.98
Turnout			767,488
	Democratic hold

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General election^[1][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maurine B. Neuberger	412,757	54.61
	Republican	Elmo Smith	343,009	45.38
Majority			76,560	9.23
Turnout			755,875	42.74
	Democratic hold

Maurine Brown Neuberger retired at the end of the term.

1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Claiborne Pell Raoul Archambault Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 275,575 124,408 Percentage 68.90% 31.10%

County results Pell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Theodore F. Green Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell Democratic

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Claiborne Pell	275,575	68.90
	Republican	Raoul Archambault Jr.	124,408	31.10
Majority			151,167	37.80
Turnout			399,983
	Democratic hold

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Strom Thurmond (Incumbent)	330,167	99.97
	None	Write-Ins	102	0.03
Majority			330,065	99.94
Turnout			330,269
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Karl E. Mundt George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 160,181 145,261 Percentage 52.44% 47.56%

County results Mundt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% McGovern:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Karl E. Mundt Republican Elected U.S. Senator Karl E. Mundt Republican

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karl Mundt (Incumbent)	160,181	52.44
	Democratic	George McGovern	145,261	47.56
Majority			14,920	4.88
Turnout			305,442
	Republican hold

1960 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1964 (special) →

Nominee Estes Kefauver A. Bradley Frazier Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 594,460 234,053 Percentage 71.75% 28.25%

Kefauver:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Frazier:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election Estes Kefauver Democratic Elected Senator Estes Kefauver Democratic

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Estes Kefauver (Incumbent)	594,460	71.75
	Republican	A. Bradley Frazier	234,053	28.25
	Write-in	Write-Ins	6	0.00
Majority			360,407	43.50
Turnout			828,519
	Democratic hold

Texas election

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1961 (special) →

Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson John Tower Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,306,625 926,653 Percentage 57.98% 41.12%

County results Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tower:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (did not take office) Democratic

Incumbent two-term Democrat Lyndon Johnson was easily re-elected, but he was also elected the same day as Vice President with John F. Kennedy being elected president. This was the last election in which a Democrat was selected to Texas's class 2 Senate seat.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon Johnson (Incumbent)	1,306,625	57.97
	Republican	John Tower	926,653	41.12
	Constitution	Bard W. Logan	20,506	0.91
Majority			379,972	16.85
Turnout			2,253,784
	Democratic hold

Johnson resigned January 3, 1961 — before the new Congress began — and former Democratic senator William A. Blakley was appointed to begin the term, pending a special election. Republican John Tower, who lost to Johnson here in 1960, would win that May 1961 special election.

1960 United States Senate election in Virginia

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Absalom Willis Robertson Stuart D. Baker Party Democratic Independent Democrat Popular vote 506,169 88,718 Percentage 81.27% 14.24%

County and independent city results Robertson:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Baker:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Absalom Willis Robertson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Absalom Willis Robertson Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Absalom Willis Robertson was overwhelmingly re-elected with 81% of the vote, facing no Republican opposition.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. Willis Robertson (Incumbent)	506,169	81.27
	Independent Democratic	Stuart D. Baker	88,718	14.24
	Social Democratic	Clarke T. Robbe	26,783	4.30
	None	Scattering	1,150	0.18
Majority			417,451	67.03
Turnout			622,820
	Democratic hold

West Virginia election

← 1958 (special) November 8, 1960 1966 →

Nominee Jennings Randolph Cecil H. Underwood Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 458,355 369,935 Percentage 55.3% 44.7%

County results Randolph:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Underwood:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Jennings Randolph Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph Democratic

Incumbent Jennings Randolph won re-election against Cecil Underwood, the incumbent governor of West Virginia.

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennings Randolph (Incumbent)	458,355	55.34
	Republican	Cecil Underwood	369,935	44.66
	None	Write-Ins	2	0.00
Majority			88,420	10.68
Turnout			828,292
	Democratic hold

1960 United States Senate election in Wyoming

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1962 →

Nominee Keith Thomson Raymond B. Whitaker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 78,103 60,447 Percentage 56.37% 43.63%

County results Thomson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Whitaker:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Joseph C. O'Mahoney Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Edwin Keith Thomson (died before taking office) Republican

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Keith Thomson	78,103	56.37
	Democratic	Raymond B. Whitaker	60,447	43.63
Majority			17,656	12.74
Turnout			138,550
	Republican gain from Democratic

Senator-Elect Thomson died a month after his election.

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