| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Image: | Flag of the United States.svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1958 United States Senate elections |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate elections |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Seats For Election: | 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Races won |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Image1: | Vice_President_LBJ.jpg |
| Leader1: | Lyndon Johnson (retired) |
| Leader Since1: | January 3, 1953 |
| Seats Before1: | 66 |
| Seats After1: | 64 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,547,250 |
| Percentage1: | 55.1% |
| 1Data1: | 23 |
| 2Data1: | 21 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Leader Since2: | January 3, 1959 |
| Seats Before2: | 34 |
| Seats After2: | 36 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,894,867 |
| Percentage2: | 44.2% |
| 1Data2: | 11 |
| 2Data2: | 13 |
| Map Size: | 320px |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1960 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of John F. Kennedy as president on November 8, 1960. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections. A special election was also held on June 28, 1960, for a mid-term vacancy in North Dakota where Democrats flipped a seat to expand their majority to 66–34. As Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson was elected Vice President, Mike Mansfield became the new majority leader.
The Republicans gained two seats at the expense of the Democrats. However, Republican Senator-elect Edwin Keith Thomson of Wyoming died December 9, 1960, and was replaced by appointee Democratic John J. Hickey at the beginning of the Congress, reducing Republican gains to one seat. However, this was canceled out by a 1961 special election where Republican John Tower flipped Johnson's Senate seat. The Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding lead in the Senate with 64 seats to 36.
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| Last elections (1958) | 64 | 34 | 0 | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Before these elections | 66 | 34 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not up | 43 | 23 | 0 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Up | 23 | 11 | — | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| < | -- Gap for "Up"--> | 22 | 11 | — | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent retired | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican< | --WY--> | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent ran | 19 | 10 | — | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 10 | — | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican< | --DE--> | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 18 | 11 | 0 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total elected | 21 | 13 | 0 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain/loss | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationwide vote | 18,547,250 | 14,894,867 | 218,893 | 33,661,010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share | 55.10% | 44.25% | 0.65% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 64 | 36 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Web site: . 1961 . Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 . 52 . U.S. Government Printing Office.
Two Republicans and four Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.
One Democrat sought re-election but lost in the general election.
Four Republicans died and two Democrats resigned, and were all replaced by appointees. One Republican senator-elect died December 9, 1960 before the next Congress began, and was replaced by Democrat appointee. In Texas, a 1961 special election was held prior to the 1962 United States Senate elections, where John Tower won the special election to succeed Democratic appointee William A. Blakley, who lost election to finish the term.
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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | |||||||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||
| North Dakota (Class 1) | Republican | nowrap | 1959 | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected June 28, 1960. Democratic-NPL gain. | nowrap | |||||
| Missouri (Class 3) | Democratic | nowrap data-sort-value="1960-09-23" | 1960 | Interim appointee elected November 8, 1960. | nowrap | |||||
| Oregon (Class 2) | Democratic | nowrap data-sort-value="1960-03-16" | 1960 | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 8, 1960. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. | nowrap | |||||
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1961; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||
| Alabama | Democratic | nowrap | 1946 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Alaska | Democratic | nowrap | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Arkansas | Democratic | nowrap | 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Colorado | Republican | nowrap | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Delaware | Democratic | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | |||||
| Georgia | Democratic | nowrap | 1932 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Idaho | Republican | nowrap | 1946 1948 1949 1950 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Illinois | Paul Douglas | Democratic | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Iowa | Republican | nowrap | 1954 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. | nowrap | |||||
| Kansas | Republican | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Kentucky | Republican | nowrap | 1946 1948 1952 1954 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Louisiana | Democratic | nowrap | 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Maine | Republican | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Massachusetts | Republican | nowrap | 1944 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Michigan | Democratic | nowrap | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Minnesota | DFL | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Mississippi | Democratic | nowrap | 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Montana | Democratic | nowrap | 1934 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap | |||||
| Nebraska | Republican | nowrap | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| New Hampshire | Republican | nowrap | 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| New Jersey | Republican | nowrap | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| New Mexico | Democratic | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| North Carolina | Democratic | nowrap | 1958 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Oklahoma | Democratic | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Oregon | Democratic | nowrap | 1960 | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to finish the term, see above. | nowrap | |||||
| Rhode Island | Democratic | nowrap | 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap | |||||
| South Carolina | Democratic | nowrap | 1954 (write-in) 1954 1956 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| South Dakota | Republican | nowrap | 1948 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Tennessee | Democratic | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Texas | Democratic | nowrap | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner resigned at the end of the term to become U.S. Vice President. A new senator, William A. Blakley, was appointed to begin the next term. | nowrap | |||||
| Virginia | Democratic | nowrap | 1946 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| West Virginia | Democratic | nowrap | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Wyoming | Democratic | nowrap | 1954 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain, but winner died before Congress began. A different senator, Joe Hickey (D), was appointed to begin the next term. | nowrap | |||||
Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:
| State | Party of winner | Margin | ||
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| North Dakota (special) | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic (flip) | 0.5% | |
| Montana | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 1.4% | |
| Delaware | data-sort-value=1 | Republican (flip) | 1.4% | |
| Michigan | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 3.7% | |
| Iowa | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 3.8% | |
| Idaho | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 4.6% | |
| South Dakota | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 4.8% | |
| Missouri (special) | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 6.4% | |
| Colorado | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 7.5% | |
| Oregon | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 9.2% | |
| Illinois | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 9.4% |
Rhode Island was the tipping point state with a margin of 37.8%.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Alabama.
See also: List of United States senators from Alabama.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Alabama |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Alabama |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Alabama |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | John Sparkman |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 389,196 |
| Percentage1: | 70.24% |
| Nominee2: | Julian Elgin |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 164,868 |
| Percentage2: | 29.76% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | John Sparkman |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | John Sparkman |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
Incumbent John J. Sparkman won re-election, having served since 1946. He faced nominal opposition from Republican Julian E. Elgin in the then-deeply Democratic state of Alabama. Sparkman served from 1946 to 1979 in the Senate before retiring and being succeeded by Howell Heflin.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Alaska |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1958 United States Senate elections in Alaska |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Alaska |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | Bob Bartlett 1965.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bob Bartlett |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 38,041 |
| Percentage1: | 63.43% |
| Nominee2: | Lee McKinley |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,937 |
| Percentage2: | 36.58% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Bob Bartlett |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Bob Bartlett |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Alaska.
See also: List of United States senators from Alaska and 1960 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska. Incumbent Democrat Bob Bartlett was easily re-elected to his second (his first full) term in the U.S. Senate over Republican dentist Lee McKinley after originally being elected in 1958 upon Alaska's anticipated admission as a state into the United States. Bartlett had previously served as the last delegate from Alaska to Congress.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Arkansas |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Flag Year: | 1924 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Arkansas |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Arkansas |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | John L. McClellan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 337,036 |
| Percentage1: | 99.88% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | John L. McClellan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John L. McClellan |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Arkansas.
See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas. Incumbent senator John L. McClellan was re-elected to a fourth term with nominal opposition from write-in independent candidate Marvin Fuchs, who received just 449 of 377,485 votes.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Colorado |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Flag Year: | 1911 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Colorado |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Colorado |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | Gordon Allott.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Gordon Allott |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 389,428 |
| Percentage1: | 53.52% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 334,854 |
| Percentage2: | 46.02% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Colorado.
See also: List of United States senators from Colorado. Incumbent Gordon Allott was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating lieutenant governor Robert Knous by just under eight percentage points. He would wind up winning re-election in 1966 before retiring in 1973, replaced by Democrat Floyd Haskell.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | BoggsCaleb.jpg |
| Nominee1: | J. Caleb Boggs |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 98,874 |
| Percentage1: | 50.71% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 96,090 |
| Percentage2: | 49.29% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Delaware.
See also: List of United States senators from Delaware and 1960 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware. J. Allen Frear ran for re-election to a third term, but he was defeated by Republican governor J. Caleb Boggs by a narrow 1% margin. Boggs would be re-elected in 1966, but he would lose re-election to a third term in 1972 to future U.S. President Joe Biden.
| Election Name: | 1960 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Georgia |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Flag Year: | 1956 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Georgia |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Georgia |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | September 14, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | Richard Russell Jr. |
| Electoral Vote1: | 410 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 560,256 |
| Percentage1: | 100.00% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Richard Russell Jr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Richard Russell Jr. |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Georgia.
See also: List of United States senators from Georgia. Incumbent Richard B. Russell Jr. was re-elected to a sixth term in office, running unopposed in the tantamount Democratic primary and facing nominal opposition in the deeply-Democratic Georgia.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Idaho.
See also: List of United States senators from Idaho. Henry Dworshak ran for re-election to a third term, defeating R.F. McLaughlin by just under five percentage points.
| Election Name: | Idaho election |
| Country: | Idaho |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Idaho |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate special election in Idaho |
| Next Year: | 1962 (special) |
| Image1: | Henry Dworshak.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Henry Dworshak |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 152,648 |
| Percentage1: | 52.26% |
| Nominee2: | R.F. McLaughlin |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 139,448 |
| Percentage2: | 47.74% |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Election: | Henry Dworshak |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Henry Dworshak |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | Paul Douglas |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,530,945 |
| Percentage1: | 54.63% |
| Nominee2: | Samuel W. Witwer |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,093,846 |
| Percentage2: | 45.20% |
| Map Size: | 170px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Paul Douglas |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Paul Douglas |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Turnout: | 84.24% |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois.
See also: List of United States senators from Illinois. Incumbent Paul H. Douglas successfully ran for re-election to a third term, defeating Republican Samuel Witwer.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Iowa |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Iowa |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Iowa |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | Jack Miller |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 642,643 |
| Percentage1: | 51.92% |
| Nominee2: | Herschel Loveless |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 595,119 |
| Percentage2: | 48.08% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Thomas E. Martin |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jack Miller |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Iowa.
See also: List of United States senators from Iowa. Incumbent Republican Thomas Martin decided to retire, leaving this seat open. Republican Jack Miller won the open seat, defeating Democrat Herschel C. Loveless and riding the coattails of Richard Nixon's victory in the state.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Country: | Kansas |
| Flag Year: | 1927 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas |
| Next Year: | 1962 (special) |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | File:Andrew Frank Schoeppel.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Andrew F. Schoeppel |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 485,499 |
| Percentage1: | 54.64% |
| Nominee2: | Frank Theis |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 388,895 |
| Percentage2: | 43.77% |
| Map Size: | 270px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Andrew F. Schoeppel |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Andrew F. Schoeppel |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas.
See also: List of United States senators from Kansas.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky.
| Election Name: | Kentucky election |
| After Election: | John Sherman Cooper |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Before Election: | John Sherman Cooper |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Percentage2: | 40.85% |
| Popular Vote2: | 444,830 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Keen Johnson |
| Percentage1: | 59.15% |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Popular Vote1: | 644,087 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee1: | John Sherman Cooper |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Kentucky |
| Previous Year: | 1956 (special) |
| Previous Election: | 1956 United States Senate special election in Kentucky |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky. Incumbent John Sherman Cooper ran for re-election, defeating Keen Johnson by nearly 20%. This was the first time Cooper had won an election to a full Senate term, though he had previously served two partial terms.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Louisiana |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Louisiana |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Louisiana |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | File:AllenJosephEllender.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Allen J. Ellender |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 432,228 |
| Percentage1: | 79.76% |
| Nominee2: | George W. Reese Jr. |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 109,698 |
| Percentage2: | 20.24% |
| Map Size: | 285px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Allen J. Ellender |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Allen J. Ellender |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Louisiana.
See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Maine |
| Country: | Maine |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Maine |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Maine |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | Margaret Chase Smith |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 256,890 |
| Percentage1: | 61.65% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 159,809 |
| Percentage2: | 38.35% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Maine.
See also: List of United States senators from Maine. Incumbent Republican Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress, was overwhelmingly re-elected to a third term, defeating Lucia Cormier. This was the first election in which a woman was nominated by both major parties for the office of U.S. Senate, meaning a woman was going to be elected regardless of who won.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Flag Year: | 1908 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | LeverettSaltonstall.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Leverett Saltonstall |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,358,556 |
| Percentage1: | 56.19% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,050,725 |
| Percentage2: | 43.46% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.
See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts. Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected to another term after being elected in 1944 in a special election. He defeated Democrat Thomas O'Connor Jr.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Michigan.
| Election Name: | Michigan election |
| After Election: | Patrick V. McNamara |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Before Election: | Patrick V. McNamara |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Percentage2: | 48.00% |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,548,873 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Alvin M. Bentley |
| Percentage1: | 51.73% |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,669,179 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee1: | Patrick V. McNamara |
| Image1: | Patrick Vincent McNamara.jpg |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Michigan |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Michigan |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: List of United States senators from Michigan. Democrat Patrick V. McNamara was narrowly re-elected against Republican Alvin Bentley, having served one full term prior.
| Election Name: | Minnesota election |
| 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 |
| 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: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Minnesota.
See also: List of United States senators from Minnesota. Democrat Hubert Humphrey, who would later become vice president, was re-elected over Republican challenger P. Kenneth Peterson. He had served since 1949.
| Election Name: | Mississippi election |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Flag Year: | 1894 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate elections |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate elections |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Image1: | James O Eastland.jpg |
| Nominee1: | James Eastland |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 244,341 |
| Percentage1: | 91.8% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Nominee2: | Joe Moore |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,807 |
| Percentage2: | 8.2% |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Mississippi.
See also: List of United States senators from Mississippi and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi. Incumbent James Eastland, who had represented Mississippi in the Senate since 1943, was elected to another term in a landslide with 92% of the vote.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri.
See also: List of United States senators from Missouri. Following the death of incumbent Thomas C. Hennings, Democrat Edward V. Long, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, ran against Republican Lon Hocker for the open seat. Long defeated Hocker by just under seven percentage points.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Missouri |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate election in Missouri |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Image1: | Edward V. Long.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Edward V. Long |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 999,656 |
| Percentage1: | 53.17% |
| Nominee2: | Lon Hocker |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 880,576 |
| Percentage2: | 46.83% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Election: | Edward V. Long |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Edward V. Long |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Montana |
| Country: | Montana |
| Flag Year: | 1905 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Montana |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Montana |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | Lee Metcalf |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 140,331 |
| Percentage1: | 50.73% |
| Nominee2: | Orvin B. Fjare |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 136,281 |
| Percentage2: | 49.27% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | James E. Murray |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lee Metcalf |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Montana.
See also: List of United States senators from Montana and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana. After the retirement of incumbent Democrat James E. Murray, Democrat and representative Lee Metcalf and Republican Orvin Fjare ran for the open seat. Metcalf kept the seat Democratic, winning by just over 1%. This was despite Richard Nixon winning Montana in the concurrent presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Flag Year: | 1925 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | Carl Curtis.png |
| Nominee1: | Carl Curtis |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 352,748 |
| Percentage1: | 58.93% |
| Nominee2: | Robert B. Conrad |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 245,807 |
| Percentage2: | 41.07% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Nebraska.
See also: List of United States senators from Nebraska. Republican Carl Curtis, who had served since 1955, was re-elected to a second term over Democrat Robert Conrad by nearly 17 percentage points. Curtis won all but four counties in the state.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Flag Year: | 1931 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire |
| Next Year: | 1962 (special) |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | File:StylesBridges(R-NH) (cropped, 3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Styles Bridges |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 173,521 |
| Percentage1: | 60.35% |
| Nominee2: | Herbert W. Hill |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 114,024 |
| Percentage2: | 39.65% |
| Map Size: | 245px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Styles Bridges |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Styles Bridges |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire.
See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire.
Bridges died less than a year into his fifth term. With New Hampshire's other Senator Norris Cotton up for re-election in 1962 and following Bridges death. Both of New Hampshire's Senate seats would be up in the 1962 midterms.
| Election Name: | New Jersey election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Flag Year: | 1896 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in New Jersey |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in New Jersey |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Image1: | Rep Clifford P Case.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Clifford P. Case |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,483,832 |
| Percentage1: | 55.69% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,151,385 |
| Percentage2: | 43.21% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey.
See also: List of United States senators from New Jersey. Incumbent Republican Clifford P. Case won re-election against Democrat Thorn Lord. Case would win re-election a few more times in 1966 and 1972, before losing in the 1978 Republican primary.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | File:Clinton Presba Anderson.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Clinton Anderson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,654 |
| Percentage1: | 63.43% |
| Nominee2: | William F. Colwes |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 109,987 |
| Percentage2: | 36.57% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Clinton Anderson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Clinton Anderson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in New Mexico.
See also: List of United States senators from New Mexico.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1958 United States Senate special election in North Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1958 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Flag Year: | 1885 |
| Nominee1: | B. Everett Jordan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 793,521 |
| Percentage1: | 61.44% |
| Nominee2: | R. Kyle Hayes |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 497,964 |
| Percentage2: | 38.56% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina.
See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina. Incumbent Democrat B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to his first full term after winning a special election in 1958. He defeated Republican Kyle Hayes by a slightly slimmer margin than he defeated his Republican challenger in 1958.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate special election in North Dakota |
| Country: | North Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1958 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Election Date: | June 28, 1960 |
| Image1: | Quentin Burdick.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Quentin Burdick |
| Party1: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 104,593 |
| Percentage1: | 49.72% |
| Nominee2: | John E. Davis |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 103,475 |
| Percentage2: | 49.19% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Norman Brunsdale |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Quentin Burdick |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate special election in North Dakota.
See also: List of United States senators from North Dakota. A special election was held June 28, 1960, to fill the seat vacated by William Langer, who died November 8, 1959. Clarence Norman Brunsdale, a former Governor of North Dakota, was temporarily appointed to the seat on November 19 of that year until the special election was held. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Quentin N. Burdick faced Republican John E. Davis for election to the seat. Davis had been serving as Governor of the state since 1957.[1]
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Oklahoma.
| Election Name: | Oklahoma election |
| Percentage1: | 54.84% |
| After Election: | Robert S. Kerr |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Before Election: | Robert S. Kerr |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Percentage2: | 44.61% |
| Popular Vote2: | 385,646 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | B. Hayden Crawford |
| Popular Vote1: | 474,116 |
| Country: | Oklahoma |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee1: | Robert S. Kerr |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Next Year: | 1964 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma. Incumbent Democrat Robert Kerr won re-election to a third term, though he would die before the term was up and would be replaced by J. Democrat Howard Edmondson.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate elections in Oregon.
See also: List of United States senators from Oregon.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate elections in Oregon |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Oregon |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Oregon |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| 1Blank: | Regular election |
| 2Blank: | Special election |
| Image1: | File:Maurine Brown Neuberger.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Maurine Neuberger |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Elmo Smith |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Hall S. Lusk |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Maurine Neuberger |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data1: | 412,757 54.61% |
| 2Data1: | 422,024 54.98% |
| 1Data2: | 343,009 45.38% |
| 2Data2: | 345,464 45.01% |
First-term Democrat Richard L. Neuberger had been diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1958 that became terminal by 1960 — but was kept from the public. Neuberger remained at home in early 1960, reportedly battling the flu. Though still publicly seeking re-election, he told his campaign chair, attorney Jack Beatty, "Remember, there's always another Neuberger," referring to his wife. The comment, combined with Neuberger's reluctance to meet in public and weak voice on the phone, led Beatty to believe that Neuberger's condition was grave, a suspicion confirmed by the Senator's physician shortly before Neuberger died at Good Samaritan Hospital on March 9, 1960.[2] [3]
Democratic Oregon Supreme Court judge Hall S. Lusk was appointed March 16, 1960, to continue the term, pending a special election in which he was not a candidate.
Primaries were held May 20, 1960, in which Neuberger's widow, Democrat Maurine B. Neuberger and the Republican former-Governor of Oregon Elmo Smith easily won nomination.[4] [5]
Maurine Brown Neuberger was elected November 8, 1960, both to finish the term and to the next term.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate special election in Oregon.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Oregon.
Maurine Brown Neuberger retired at the end of the term.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island.
See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | Claiborne Pell |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 275,575 |
| Percentage1: | 68.90% |
| Nominee2: | Raoul Archambault Jr. |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 124,408 |
| Percentage2: | 31.10% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Theodore F. Green |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Claiborne Pell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in South Carolina.
See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
| Country: | South Dakota |
| Flag Year: | 1909 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | File:Rep. Karl Mundt, Repub., of S.D., 2-21-40 LCCN2016877155 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Karl E. Mundt |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 160,181 |
| Percentage1: | 52.44% |
| Nominee2: | George McGovern |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 145,261 |
| Percentage2: | 47.56% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Karl E. Mundt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Karl E. Mundt |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from South Dakota.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Tennessee |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Tennessee |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee |
| Next Year: | 1964 (special) |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | SenatorKefauver(D-TN).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Estes Kefauver |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 594,460 |
| Percentage1: | 71.75% |
| Nominee2: | A. Bradley Frazier |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 234,053 |
| Percentage2: | 28.25% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Estes Kefauver |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Estes Kefauver |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Tennessee.
See also: List of United States senators from Tennessee and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Texas.
| Election Name: | Texas election |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,306,625 |
| After Election: | Lyndon B. Johnson (did not take office) |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Before Election: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Percentage2: | 41.12% |
| Popular Vote2: | 926,653 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | John Tower |
| Percentage1: | 57.98% |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Country: | Texas |
| Nominee1: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Image1: | File:Senator Lyndon B. Johnson in 1960 (cropped).jpg |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Next Year: | 1961 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1961 United States Senate special election in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from Texas.
Incumbent two-term Democrat Lyndon Johnson was easily re-elected, but he was also elected the same day as Vice President with John F. Kennedy being elected president. This was the last election in which a Democrat was selected to Texas's class 2 Senate seat.
Johnson resigned January 3, 1961 — before the new Congress began — and former Democratic senator William A. Blakley was appointed to begin the term, pending a special election. Republican John Tower, who lost to Johnson here in 1960, would win that May 1961 special election.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Virginia |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Virginia |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Nominee1: | Absalom Willis Robertson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 506,169 |
| Percentage1: | 81.27% |
| Nominee2: | Stuart D. Baker |
| Party2: | Independent Democrat |
| Popular Vote2: | 88,718 |
| Percentage2: | 14.24% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Absalom Willis Robertson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Absalom Willis Robertson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Virginia.
See also: List of United States senators from Virginia. Incumbent Democrat Absalom Willis Robertson was overwhelmingly re-elected with 81% of the vote, facing no Republican opposition.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia.
| Election Name: | West Virginia election |
| After Election: | Jennings Randolph |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Before Election: | Jennings Randolph |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Map Size: | 245px |
| Percentage2: | 44.7% |
| Popular Vote2: | 369,935 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Cecil H. Underwood |
| Percentage1: | 55.3% |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Popular Vote1: | 458,355 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee1: | Jennings Randolph |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1958 (special) |
| Previous Election: | 1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from West Virginia and 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia. Incumbent Jennings Randolph won re-election against Cecil Underwood, the incumbent governor of West Virginia.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Wyoming.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States Senate election in Wyoming |
| Country: | Wyoming |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate elections in Wyoming |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate special election in Wyoming |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | Edwin Keith Thomson (Wyoming Congressman).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Keith Thomson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 78,103 |
| Percentage1: | 56.37% |
| Nominee2: | Raymond B. Whitaker |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 60,447 |
| Percentage2: | 43.63% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edwin Keith Thomson (died before taking office) |
| After Party: | Republican |
See also: List of United States senators from Wyoming.
Senator-Elect Thomson died a month after his election.