United States Senate elections, 1960

United States Senate elections, 1960
United States
November 8, 1960

35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Lyndon Johnson Everett Dirksen
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Texas Illinois
Last election 65 seats 35 seats
Seats won 64 36
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 18,547,250 14,894,867
Percentage 55.1% 44.2%
Swing Increase 0.1% Increase 1.1%

  Republican hold
  Republican gain
  Democratic hold
  Democratic gain

Majority Leader before election

Lyndon Johnson
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Mike Mansfield
Democratic

The U.S. Senate elections of 1960 coincided with the election of John F. Kennedy as president. The 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. As Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson was elected Vice President, Mike Mansfield became the new Majority Leader.

Change in Senate composition

Senate composition before the elections

D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20
D30 D29 D28 D27 D26 D25 D24 D23 D22 D21
D31 D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 D37 D38 D39 D40
D50 D49 D48 D47 D46 D45 D44 D43 D42 D41
D51 ← Majority
D52 D53 D54 D55 D56 D57 D58 D59 D60
R31 R32 R33 R34 R35 D65 D64 D63 D62 D61
R30 R29 R28 R27 R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21
R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
R10 R9 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1

Senate composition as a result of the elections

D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20
D30 D29 D28 D27 D26 D25 D24 D23 D22 D21
D31 D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 D37 D38 D39 D40
D50 D49 D48 D47 D46 D45 D44 D43 D42 D41
D51 ← Majority
D52 D53 D54 D55 D56 D57 D58 D59 D60
R31 R32 R33 R34O R35+ R36+ D64+ D63O D62O D61O
R30 R29 R28 R27 R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21
R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
R10 R9 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1

Senate composition at the beginning of the next Congress

D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20
D30 D29 D28 D27 D26 D25 D24 D23 D22 D21
D31 D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 D37 D38 D39 D40
D50 D49 D48 D47 D46 D45 D44 D43 D42 D41
D51 ← Majority
D52 D53 D54 D55 D56 D57 D58 D59 D60
R31 R32 R33 R34 R35 D65+ D64 D63 D62 D61
R30 R29 R28 R27 R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21
R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
R10 R9 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1
  • D65 (Wyoming seat):
    The Republican Senator-elect died between the election and the next Congress.
    A Democrat was appointed in his place by the beginning of the next Congress.
Key:
D Democratic
R Republican
 
nowrap | Incumbent re-elected or appointee elected to finish term
O Party hold: New senator elected from same party
+ Party gain: New senator elected from different party

Retirements

Democratic seats held by Democrats

  1. Montana: James E. Murray (D) was replaced by Lee Metcalf (D)
  2. Oregon: Hall S. Lusk (D) was replaced by Maurine B. Neuberger (D)
  3. Rhode Island: Theodore F. Green (D) was replaced by Claiborne Pell (D)

Democrats replaced by Republicans

  1. Wyoming: Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) was replaced by Edwin Keith Thomson (R). But Thomson died before the Congress began and was then replaced by a Democratic appointee.

Republican seats held by Republicans

  1. Iowa: Thomas E. Martin (R) was replaced by Jack Miller (R)

Republicans replaced by Democrats

  1. North Dakota (Class 1): Clarence N. Brunsdale (R) was replaced by Quentin N. Burdick (D)

Losing incumbents

Democrats lost to Republicans

  1. Delaware: J. Allen Frear, Jr. (D) lost to J. Caleb Boggs (R)

Other changes

The Republicans' net gain of one seat was eliminated after the election.

  1. Wyoming: Senator-elect Keith Thomson (R) died December 9, 1960, and was replaced by appointee John J. Hickey (D) at the beginning of the Congress.

Subsequent changes

The Republicans gained one seat during the next Congress.

  1. Texas: Two-term Incumbent Lyndon Johnson (D) had been re-elected, but he resigned January 3, 1961 at the beginning of the term to become U.S. Vice President.
    • William A. Blakley (D) was appointed January 3, 1961 to begin and to continue the term.
    • John Tower (R) was elected June 14, 1961 to finish the term.

Complete list of races

State Incumbent Senator Incumbent party Result Candidates
Alabama John Sparkman Democratic Re-elected. John Sparkman (Democratic) 70.2%
Julian Elgin (Republican) 29.8%
Alaska Bob Bartlett Democratic Re-elected. Bob Bartlett (Democratic) 63.4%
Lee L. McKinley (Republican) 36.6%
Arkansas John L. McClellan Democratic Re-elected. John L. McClellan (Democratic) Unopposed
Colorado Gordon Allott Republican Re-elected. Gordon Allott (Republican) 53.5%
Robert L. Knous (Democratic) 46.0%
Delaware J. Allen Frear, Jr. Democratic Lost re-election
Republican gain.
J. Caleb Boggs (Republican) 50.7%
J. Allen Frear, Jr. (Democratic) 49.3%
Georgia Richard Russell, Jr. Democratic Re-elected. Richard Russell, Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho Henry C. Dworshak Republican Re-elected. Henry C. Dworshak (Republican) 52.3%
R. F. Bob McLaughlin (Democratic) 47.7%
Illinois Paul Douglas Democratic Re-elected. Paul Douglas (Democratic) 54.6%
Samuel W. Witwer (Republican) 45.2%
Iowa Thomas E. Martin Republican Retired
Republican hold.
Jack Miller (Republican) 51.9%
Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) 48.1%
Kansas Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Re-elected. Andrew F. Schoeppel (Republican) 54.6%
Frank Theis (Democratic) 43.8%
Kentucky John S. Cooper Republican Re-elected. John S. Cooper (Republican) 59.2%
Keen Johnson (Democratic) 40.8%
Louisiana Allen J. Ellender Democratic Re-elected. Allen J. Ellender (Democratic) 79.8%
George W. Reese, Jr. (Republican) 20.2%
Maine Margaret Chase Smith Republican Re-elected. Margaret Chase Smith (Republican) 61.7%
Lucia M. Cormier (Democratic) 38.4%
Massachusetts Leverett Saltonstall Republican Re-elected. Leverett Saltonstall (Republican) 56.2%
Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr. (Democratic) 43.5%
Michigan Patrick V. McNamara Democratic Re-elected. Patrick V. McNamara (Democratic) 51.7%
Alvin M. Bentley (Republican) 48.0%
Minnesota Hubert Humphrey Democratic Re-elected. Hubert Humphrey (Democratic) 57.5%
P. Kenneth Peterson (Republican) 42.2%
Mississippi James O. Eastland Democratic Re-elected. James O. Eastland (Democratic) 91.8%
Joe A. Moore (Republican) 8.2%
Missouri
Special: Class 3
Edward V. Long Democratic Appointee elected to finish term ending January 3, 1963. Edward V. Long (Democratic) 53.2%
Lon Hocker (Republican) 46.8%
Montana James E. Murray Democratic Retired
Democratic hold.
Lee Metcalf (Democratic) 50.7%
Orvin B. Fjare (Republican) 49.3%
Nebraska Carl T. Curtis Republican Re-elected. Carl T. Curtis (Republican) 58.9%
Robert B. Conrad (Democratic) 41.1%
New Hampshire Styles Bridges Republican Re-elected. Styles Bridges (Republican) 60.4%
Herbert W. Hill (Democratic) 39.7%
New Jersey Clifford P. Case Republican Re-elected. Clifford P. Case (Republican) 55.7%
Thorn Lord (Democratic) 43.2%
New Mexico Clinton P. Anderson Democratic Re-elected. Clinton P. Anderson (Democratic) 63.4%
William Colwes (Republican) 36.6%
North Carolina B. Everett Jordan Democratic Re-elected. B. Everett Jordan (Democratic) 61.4%
Kyle Hayes (Republican) 38.6%
North Dakota
Special: Class 1
Clarence N. Brunsdale Republican Appointee retired
Winner elected to finish term ending January 3, 1965
Democratic gain.
Quentin N. Burdick (Democratic) 49.7%
John E. Davis (Republican) 49.2%
Oklahoma Robert S. Kerr Democratic Re-elected. Robert S. Kerr (Democratic) 54.8%
B. Hayden Crawford (Republican) 44.6%
Oregon Hall S. Lusk Democratic Retired
Democratic hold.
Maurine B. Neuberger (Democratic) 54.6%
Elmo Smith (Republican) 45.4%
Rhode Island Theodore F. Green Democratic Retired
Democratic hold.
Claiborne Pell (Democratic) 68.9%
Raoul Archambault (Republican) 31.1%
South Carolina Strom Thurmond Democratic Re-elected. Strom Thurmond (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota Karl E. Mundt Republican Re-elected. Karl E. Mundt (Republican) 52.4%
George S. McGovern (Democratic) 47.6%
Tennessee Estes Kefauver Democratic Re-elected. Estes Kefauver (Democratic) 71.8%
A. Bradley Frazier (Republican) 28.3%
Texas Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Re-elected. Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 58.0%
John G. Tower (Republican) 41.1%
Bard A. Logan (Constitution) 0.9%
Virginia A. Willis Robertson Democratic Re-elected. A. Willis Robertson (Democratic) 81.3%
Stuart D. Baker (Independent) 14.2%
West Virginia Jennings Randolph Democratic Re-elected. Jennings Randolph (Democratic) 55.3%
Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) 44.7%
Wyoming Joseph C. O'Mahoney Democratic Retired
Republican gain.
Winner then died before the Congress began and was replaced by a Democratic appointee.
Edwin Keith Thomson (Republican) 56.4%
Raymond B. Whitaker (Democratic) 43.6%

See also

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