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The U.S. Senate election, 1960 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of John F. Kennedy as president. Kennedy's victory was extremely narrow to the point it causes some controversy still today, and the opposition Republicans gained one seat at the expense of the Democrats. The Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding lead in the Senate with 64 seats to 36.
The Republicans gained one open seat in Wyoming and the seat of incumbent J. Allen Frear (D-DE), while the Democrats gained an open seat in North Dakota.
The Democrats gained one more seat when Wyoming Senator-elect Keith Thomson died before taking his seat, being replaced by Democrat John J. Hickey. The Republicans gained a compensating seat in 1961 when John Tower (R-TX) was elected to fill the vacant seat of newly elected Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson (D-TX).
[edit] Senate contests in 1960
| State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Opposing Candidates |
| Alabama |
John Sparkman |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 70.2 - 29.8 |
Julian Elgin (Republican)
|
| Alaska |
Bob Bartlett |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 63.4 - 36.6 |
Lee L. McKinley (Republican)
|
| Arkansas |
John L. McClellan |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Colorado |
Gordon Allott |
Republican |
Re-elected, 53.5 - 46.0 |
Robert L. Knous (Democrat)
|
| Delaware |
J. Allen Frear, Jr. |
Democrat |
Defeated, 50.7 - 49.3 |
J. Caleb Boggs (Republican)
|
| Georgia |
Richard Russell, Jr. |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Idaho |
Henry C. Dworshak |
Republican |
Re-elected, 52.3 - 47.7 |
R. F. Bob McLaughlin (Democrat)
|
| Illinois |
Paul Douglas |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 54.6 - 45.2 |
Samuel W. Witwer (Republican)
|
| Iowa |
Thomas E. Martin |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 51.9 - 48.1 |
Jack Miller (Republican)
Herschel C. Loveless (Democrat)
|
| Kansas |
Andrew F. Schoeppel |
Republican |
Re-elected, 54.6 - 43.8 |
Frank Theis (Democrat)
|
| Kentucky |
John S. Cooper |
Republican |
Re-elected, 59.2 - 40.8 |
Keen Johnson (Democrat)
|
| Louisiana |
Allen J. Ellender |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 79.8 - 20.2 |
George W. Reese, Jr. (Republican)
|
| Maine |
Margaret Chase Smith |
Republican |
Re-elected, 61.7 - 38.4 |
Lucia M. Cormier (Democrat)
|
| Massachusetts |
Leverett Saltonstall |
Republican |
Re-elected, 56.2 - 43.5 |
Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr. (Democrat)
|
| Michigan |
Patrick V. McNamara |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 51.7 - 48.0 |
Alvin M. Bentley (Republican)
|
| Minnesota |
Hubert Humphrey |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 57.5 - 42.2 |
P. Kenneth Peterson (Republican)
|
| Mississippi |
James O. Eastland |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 91.8 - 8.2 |
Joe A. Moore (Republican)
|
| Missouri1 |
Edward V. Long |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.2 - 46.8 |
Lon Hocker (Republican)
|
| Montana |
James E. Murray |
Democrat |
Retired: Democratic victory, 50.7 - 49.3 |
Lee Metcalf (Democrat)
Orvin B. Fjare (Republican)
|
| Nebraska |
Carl T. Curtis |
Republican |
Re-elected, 58.9 - 41.1 |
Robert B. Conrad (Democrat)
|
| New Hampshire |
Styles Bridges |
Republican |
Re-elected, 60.4 - 39.7 |
Herbert W. Hill (Democrat)
|
| New Jersey |
Clifford P. Case |
Republican |
Re-elected, 55.7 - 43.2 |
Thorn Lord (Democrat)
|
| New Mexico |
Clinton P. Anderson |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 63.4 - 36.6 |
William Colwes (Republican)
|
| North Carolina |
B. Everett Jordan |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 61.4 - 38.6 |
Kyle Hayes (Republican)
|
| North Dakota2 |
Clarence N. Brunsdale |
Republican |
Retired: Democratic victory, 49.7 - 49.2 |
Quentin N. Burdick (Democrat)
John E. Davis (Republican)
|
| Oklahoma |
Robert S. Kerr |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 54.8 - 44.6 |
B. Hayden Crawford (Republican)
|
| Oregon |
Hall S. Lusk |
Democrat |
Retired: Democratic victory, 54.6 - 45.4 |
Maurine B. Neuberger (Democrat)
Elmo Smith (Republican)
|
| Rhode Island |
Theodore F. Green |
Democrat |
Retired: Democratic victory, 68.9 - 31.1 |
Claiborne Pell (Democrat)
Raoul Archambault (Republican)
|
| South Carolina |
Strom Thurmond |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| South Dakota |
Karl E. Mundt |
Republican |
Re-elected, 52.4 - 47.6 |
George S. McGovern (Democrat)
|
| Tennessee |
Estes Kefauver |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 71.8 - 28.3 |
A. Bradley Frazier (Republican)
|
| Texas |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 58.0 - 41.1 |
John G. Tower (Republican)
|
| Virginia |
A. Willis Robertson |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 81.3 - 14.2 |
Stuart D. Baker (Independent)
|
| West Virginia |
Jennings Randolph |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 55.3 - 44.7 |
Cecil H. Underwood (Republican)
|
| Wyoming |
Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
Democrat |
Retired: Republican victory, 56.4 - 43.6 |
Edwin Keith Thomson (Republican)
Raymond B. Whitaker (Democrat)
|
1 special election held due to death of Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. (D-MO)
2 special election held due to death of William Langer (R-ND)
[edit] Senate composition before and after elections
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