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The U.S. Senate elections of 1960 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).
| State | Incumbent | Party | Result | Opposing Candidates |
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| Alabama | John Sparkman | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 70.2 - 29.8 | Julian Elgin (Republican) |
| Alaska | Bob Bartlett | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 63.4 - 36.6 | Lee L. McKinley (Republican) |
| Arkansas | John L. McClellan | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, unopposed | |
| Colorado | Gordon Allott | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 53.5 - 46.0 | Robert L. Knous (Democratic) |
| Delaware | J. Allen Frear, Jr. | Democratic | Defeated, 50.7 - 49.3 | J. Caleb Boggs (Republican) |
| Georgia | Richard Russell, Jr. | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, unopposed | |
| Idaho | Henry C. Dworshak | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 52.3 - 47.7 | R. F. Bob McLaughlin (Democratic) |
| Illinois | Paul Douglas | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 54.6 - 45.2 | Samuel W. Witwer (Republican) |
| Iowa | Thomas E. Martin | Republican | Retired Republican hold, 51.9 - 48.1 |
Jack Miller (Republican) Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) |
| Kansas | Andrew F. Schoeppel | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 54.6 - 43.8 | Frank Theis (Democratic) |
| Kentucky | John S. Cooper | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 59.2 - 40.8 | Keen Johnson (Democratic) |
| Louisiana | Allen J. Ellender | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 79.8 - 20.2 | George W. Reese, Jr. (Republican) |
| Maine | Margaret Chase Smith | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 61.7 - 38.4 | Lucia M. Cormier (Democratic) |
| Massachusetts | Leverett Saltonstall | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 56.2 - 43.5 | Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr. (Democratic) |
| Michigan | Patrick V. McNamara | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 51.7 - 48.0 | Alvin M. Bentley (Republican) |
| Minnesota | Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 57.5 - 42.2 | P. Kenneth Peterson (Republican) |
| Mississippi | James O. Eastland | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 91.8 - 8.2 | Joe A. Moore (Republican) |
| Missouri Special (Class 1)1 |
Edward V. Long | Democratic | Incumbent appointee elected to finish term, 53.2 - 46.8 | Lon Hocker (Republican) |
| Montana | James E. Murray | Democratic | Retired Democratic hold, 50.7 - 49.3 |
Lee Metcalf (Democratic) Orvin B. Fjare (Republican) |
| Nebraska | Carl T. Curtis | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 58.9 - 41.1 | Robert B. Conrad (Democratic) |
| New Hampshire | Styles Bridges | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 60.4 - 39.7 | Herbert W. Hill (Democratic) |
| New Jersey | Clifford P. Case | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 55.7 - 43.2 | Thorn Lord (Democratic) |
| New Mexico | Clinton P. Anderson | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 63.4 - 36.6 | William Colwes (Republican) |
| North Carolina | B. Everett Jordan | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 61.4 - 38.6 | Kyle Hayes (Republican) |
| North Dakota Special (Class 1)2 |
Clarence N. Brunsdale | Republican | Incumbent appointee retired Democratic gain, 49.7 - 49.2 |
Quentin N. Burdick (Democratic) John E. Davis (Republican) |
| Oklahoma | Robert S. Kerr | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 54.8 - 44.6 | B. Hayden Crawford (Republican) |
| Oregon | Hall S. Lusk | Democratic | Retired Democratic hold, 54.6 - 45.4 |
Maurine B. Neuberger (Democratic) Elmo Smith (Republican) |
| Rhode Island | Theodore F. Green | Democratic | Retired Democratic hold, 68.9 - 31.1 |
Claiborne Pell (Democratic) Raoul Archambault (Republican) |
| South Carolina | Strom Thurmond | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, unopposed | |
| South Dakota | Karl E. Mundt | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, 52.4 - 47.6 | George S. McGovern (Democratic) |
| Tennessee | Estes Kefauver | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 71.8 - 28.3 | A. Bradley Frazier (Republican) |
| Texas | Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 58.0 - 41.1 - 0.9 | John G. Tower (Republican) Bard A. Logan (Constitution) |
| Virginia | A. Willis Robertson | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 81.3 - 14.2 | Stuart D. Baker (Independent) |
| West Virginia | Jennings Randolph | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, 55.3 - 44.7 | Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) |
| Wyoming | Joseph C. O'Mahoney | Democratic | Retired Republican gain, 56.4 - 43.6 |
Edwin Keith Thomson (Republican) Raymond B. Whitaker (Democratic) |
1Special election held due to death of Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. (D)
2Special election held due to death of William Langer (R)
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