Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1957 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
Previous Year: | 1954 |
Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
Next Year: | 1966 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
Image1: | Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg |
Nominee1: | Hubert H. Humphrey |
Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote1: | 884,168 |
Percentage1: | 57.53% |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 648,586 |
Percentage2: | 42.20% |
Map Size: | 270px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1960 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey defeated Republican Minneapolis Mayor P. Kenneth Peterson, to win a third term.