Senate
United States elections · 1960 · held
State Senate races in this election cycle, with separate candidate results and election-era ideology attribution.
State races and results map
Each race has its own denominator. Missing counts are blank. The interactive map uses modern state outlines as navigation references.
Alabama — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sparkman | Democratic | — | 70.20% | Elected |
| Julian Elgin | Republican | — | 29.80% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y John Sparkman (Democratic) 70.2%
▌Julian Elgin (Republican) 29.8%
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Alaska — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bartlett | Democratic | — | 63.40% | Elected |
| Lee McKinley | Republican | — | 36.60% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Bob Bartlett (Democratic) 63.4%
▌Lee McKinley (Republican) 36.6%
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Arkansas — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John L. McClellan | Democratic | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y John L. McClellan (Democratic)
Unopposed
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Colorado — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Allott | Republican | — | 53.50% | Elected |
| Robert Lee Knous | Democratic | — | 46.00% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Gordon Allott (Republican) 53.5%
▌Robert Lee Knous (Democratic) 46.0%
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Delaware — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | — | 50.70% | Elected |
| J. Allen Frear Jr. | Democratic | — | 49.30% | — |
Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y J. Caleb Boggs (Republican) 50.7%
▌J. Allen Frear Jr. (Democratic) 49.3%
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Georgia — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Russell Jr. | Democratic | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Richard Russell Jr. (Democratic)
Unopposed
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Idaho — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Dworshak | Republican | 152648 | 52.26% | Elected |
| R. F. ‘Bob’ McLaughlin | Democratic | 139448 | 47.74% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Henry Dworshak (Republican) 52.3%
▌R. F. Bob McLaughlin (Democratic) 47.7%
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Illinois — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Douglas | Democratic | — | 54.60% | Elected |
| Samuel W. Witwer | Republican | — | 45.20% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Paul Douglas (Democratic) 54.6%
▌Samuel W. Witwer (Republican) 45.2%
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Iowa — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Miller | Republican | 642463 | 51.91% | Elected |
| Herschel C. Loveless | Democratic | 595119 | 48.09% | — |
Incumbent retired. Republican hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Jack Miller (Republican) 51.9%
▌Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) 48.1%
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Kansas — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Frank Schoeppel | Republican | — | 54.60% | Elected |
| Frank Gordon Theis | Democratic | — | 43.80% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Republican) 54.6%
▌Frank Gordon Theis (Democratic) 43.8%
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Kentucky — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sherman Cooper | Republican | 644087 | 59.15% | Elected |
| Keen Johnson | Democratic | 444830 | 40.85% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y John Sherman Cooper (Republican) 59.2%
▌Keen Johnson (Democratic) 40.8%
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Louisiana — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen J. Ellender | Democratic | 432228 | 79.76% | Elected |
| George W. Reese Jr. | Republican | 109698 | 20.24% | — |
| Write-Ins | None | 2 | 0.00% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Allen J. Ellender (Democratic) 79.8%
▌George W. Reese Jr. (Republican) 20.2%
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Maine — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Chase Smith | Republican | 256890 | 61.65% | Elected |
| Lucia M. Cormier | Democratic | 159809 | 38.35% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Margaret Chase Smith (Republican) 61.7%
▌Lucia M. Cormier (Democratic) 38.4%
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Massachusetts — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverett Saltonstall | Republican | — | 56.20% | Elected |
| Thomas J. O'Connor | Democratic | — | 43.50% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Leverett Saltonstall (Republican) 56.2%
▌Thomas J. O'Connor (Democratic) 43.5%
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Michigan — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick V. McNamara | Democratic | — | 51.70% | Elected |
| Alvin Morell Bentley | Republican | — | 48.00% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Patrick V. McNamara (Democratic) 51.7%
▌Alvin Morell Bentley (Republican) 48.0%
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Minnesota — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic (DFL) | 884168 | 57.53% | Elected |
| P. Kenneth Peterson | Republican | 648586 | 42.20% | — |
| Write-Ins | Write-in | 4085 | 0.27% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Hubert Humphrey (DFL) 57.5%
▌P. Kenneth Peterson (Republican) 42.2%
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Mississippi — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Eastland | Democratic | 244341 | 91.81% | Elected |
| Joe A. Moore | Republican | 21807 | 8.19% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y James Eastland (Democratic) 91.8%
▌Joe A. Moore (Republican) 8.2%
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Missouri — Senate (Class 3) — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward V. Long | Democratic | 999656 | 53.17% | Elected |
| Lon Hocker | Republican | 880576 | 46.83% | — |
Interim appointee elected November 8, 1960. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Edward V. Long (Democratic) 53.2%
▌Lon Hocker (Republican) 46.8%
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Montana — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Metcalf | Democratic | 140331 | 50.73% | Elected |
| Orvin B. Fjare | Republican | 136281 | 49.27% | — |
Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Lee Metcalf (Democratic) 50.7%
▌Orvin B. Fjare (Republican) 49.3%
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Nebraska — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Curtis | Republican | — | 58.90% | Elected |
| Robert B. Conrad | Democratic | — | 41.10% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Carl Curtis (Republican) 58.9%
▌Robert B. Conrad (Democratic) 41.1%
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New Hampshire — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Styles Bridges | Republican | 173521 | 60.35% | Elected |
| Herbert W. Hill | Democratic | 114024 | 39.65% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Styles Bridges (Republican) 60.4%
▌Herbert W. Hill (Democratic) 39.7%
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New Jersey — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford P. Case | Republican | 1483832 | 55.69% | Elected |
| Thorn Lord | Democratic | 1151385 | 43.21% | — |
| Winifred O. Perry | Conservative | 13756 | 0.52% | — |
| Albert Ronis | Socialist Labor | 11784 | 0.44% | — |
| Gladys Grauer | Socialist Workers | 3599 | 0.14% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Clifford P. Case (Republican) 55.7%
▌Thorn Lord (Democratic) 43.2%
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New Mexico — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Anderson | Democratic | 190654 | 63.43% | Elected |
| William Colwes | Republican | 109897 | 36.57% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Clinton Anderson (Democratic) 63.4%
▌William Colwes (Republican) 36.6%
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North Carolina — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Everett Jordan | Democratic | 793521 | 61.44% | Elected |
| Kyle Hayes | Republican | 497964 | 38.56% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y B. Everett Jordan (Democratic) 61.4%
▌Kyle Hayes (Republican) 38.6%
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North Dakota — Senate (Class 1) — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Burdick | Democratic-NPL | — | 49.70% | Elected |
| John E. Davis | Republican | — | 49.20% | — |
Interim appointee retired. New senator elected June 28, 1960 and seated August 8, 1960. Democratic-NPL gain. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Quentin Burdick (Democratic-NPL) 49.7%
▌John E. Davis (Republican) 49.2%
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Oklahoma — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert S. Kerr | Democratic | 474116 | 54.84% | Elected |
| B. Hayden Crawford | Republican | 385646 | 44.61% | — |
| Billy E. Brown | Independent | 4713 | 0.55% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Robert S. Kerr (Democratic) 54.8%
▌B. Hayden Crawford (Republican) 44.6%
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Oregon — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurine Neuberger | Democratic | — | 54.60% | Elected |
| Elmo Smith | Republican | — | 45.40% | — |
Interim appointee retired. Winner also elected to finish the term; see above. Democratic hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Maurine Neuberger (Democratic) 54.6%
▌Elmo Smith (Republican) 45.4%
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Oregon — Senate (Class 2) — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurine Neuberger | Democratic | — | 55.00% | Elected |
| Elmo Smith | Republican | — | 45.00% | — |
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. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Maurine Neuberger (Democratic) 55.0%
▌Elmo Smith (Republican) 45.0%
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Rhode Island — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Pell | Democratic | — | 68.90% | Elected |
| Raoul Archambault | Republican | — | 31.10% | — |
Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Claiborne Pell (Democratic) 68.9%
▌Raoul Archambault (Republican) 31.1%
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South Carolina — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strom Thurmond | Democratic | 330167 | 99.97% | Elected |
| Write-Ins | None | 102 | 0.03% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Strom Thurmond (Democratic)
Unopposed
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South Dakota — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Mundt | Republican | 160181 | 52.44% | Elected |
| George McGovern | Democratic | 145261 | 47.56% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Karl Mundt (Republican) 52.4%
▌George McGovern (Democratic) 47.6%
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Tennessee — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Kefauver | Democratic | 594460 | 71.75% | Elected |
| A. Bradley Frazier | Republican | 234053 | 28.25% | — |
| Write-Ins | Write-in | 6 | 0.00% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Estes Kefauver (Democratic) 71.8%
▌A. Bradley Frazier (Republican) 28.3%
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Texas — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic | — | 58.00% | Elected |
| John Tower | Republican | — | 41.10% | — |
| Bard A. Logan | Constitution | — | 0.90% | — |
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. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 58.0%
▌John Tower (Republican) 41.1%
▌Bard A. Logan (Constitution) 0.9%
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Virginia — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Willis Robertson | Democratic | 506169 | 81.27% | Elected |
| Stuart D. Baker | Independent Democratic | 88718 | 14.24% | — |
| Clarke T. Robbe | Social Democratic | 26783 | 4.30% | — |
| Scattering | None | 1150 | 0.18% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y A. Willis Robertson (Democratic) 81.3%
▌Stuart D. Baker (Independent) 14.2%
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West Virginia — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Randolph | Democratic | — | 55.30% | Elected |
| Cecil H. Underwood | Republican | — | 44.70% | — |
Incumbent re-elected. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Jennings Randolph (Democratic) 55.3%
▌Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) 44.7%
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Wyoming — Senate — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Thomson | Republican | — | 56.40% | Elected |
| Raymond B. Whitaker | Democratic | — | 43.60% | — |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected, but died before Congress began. Republican gain. Joe Hickey (D) was appointed to begin the next term. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Keith Thomson (Republican) 56.4%
▌Raymond B. Whitaker (Democratic) 43.6%
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Results: final · partial coverage · Elected candidates in regular races; continuing senators are not included
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sparkman · Alabama | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bob Bartlett · Alaska | — | — | 1 | — |
| John L. McClellan · Arkansas | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gordon Allott · Colorado | — | — | 1 | — |
| J. Caleb Boggs · Delaware | — | — | 1 | — |
| Richard Russell Jr. · Georgia | — | — | 1 | — |
| Henry Dworshak · Idaho | — | — | 1 | — |
| Paul Douglas · Illinois | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jack Miller · Iowa | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrew Frank Schoeppel · Kansas | — | — | 1 | — |
| John Sherman Cooper · Kentucky | — | — | 1 | — |
| Allen J. Ellender · Louisiana | — | — | 1 | — |
| Margaret Chase Smith · Maine | — | — | 1 | — |
| Leverett Saltonstall · Massachusetts | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patrick V. McNamara · Michigan | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hubert Humphrey · Minnesota | — | — | 1 | — |
| James Eastland · Mississippi | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lee Metcalf · Montana | — | — | 1 | — |
| Carl Curtis · Nebraska | — | — | 1 | — |
| Styles Bridges · New Hampshire | — | — | 1 | — |
| Clifford P. Case · New Jersey | — | — | 1 | — |
| Clinton Anderson · New Mexico | — | — | 1 | — |
| B. Everett Jordan · North Carolina | — | — | 1 | — |
| Robert S. Kerr · Oklahoma | — | — | 1 | — |
| Maurine Neuberger · Oregon | — | — | 1 | — |
| Claiborne Pell · Rhode Island | — | — | 1 | — |
| Strom Thurmond · South Carolina | — | — | 1 | — |
| Karl Mundt · South Dakota | — | — | 1 | — |
| Estes Kefauver · Tennessee | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lyndon B. Johnson · Texas | — | — | 1 | — |
| A. Willis Robertson · Virginia | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jennings Randolph · West Virginia | — | — | 1 | — |
| Keith Thomson · Wyoming | — | — | 1 | — |
The seat diagram shows only regular seats contested in this cycle, not the full Senate. Special races remain available in the state selector. Early cycles span two years and use legislative selection; missing or non-comparable vote totals are left blank. Candidate ideology is used where sourced; otherwise the broad election-era party tradition is used. Unassessed candidates are not assigned an ideology.
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U.S. Senate historical party divisions