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1960 US Senate

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SENATE

US Senate · 1960

Democratic Hold

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

63

33

After

60

36

Net change:D −3·R +3·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority60

Republican36

Threshold:51 seats

D 60 – R 36

33 contests|D won 20|R won 13

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SparkmanDEM	70.2%	389,196	ElginREP	29.8%	164,868	D+40.5	↓ R+24.5
▶	Colorado	AllottREP	53.5%	389,428	KnousDEM	46.0%	334,854	R+7.5	↓ R+4.8
▶	Delaware	BoggsREP	50.7%	98,874	FrearDEM	49.3%	96,090	R+1.4	↓ R+15.3
▶	Georgia	RussellDEM	99.9%	576,140	OtherOTH	0.1%	355	D+99.9	↓ R+0.1
▶	Idaho	DworshakREP	52.3%	152,648	McLaughlinDEM	47.7%	139,448	R+4.5	↑ D+21.1
▶	Illinois	DouglasDEM	54.6%	2,530,943	WitwerREP	45.2%	2,093,846	D+9.4	↑ D+2.3
▶	Iowa	MillerREP	51.9%	642,463	LovelessDEM	48.1%	595,119	R+3.8	↑ D+0.8
▶	Kansas	SchoeppelREP	54.6%	485,499	TheisDEM	43.8%	388,895	R+10.9	↑ D+3.6
▶	Kentucky	CooperREP	59.2%	644,087	JohnsonDEM	40.8%	444,290	R+18.4	↓ R+27.3
▶	Louisiana	EllenderDEM	79.8%	432,228	ReeseREP	20.2%	109,698	D+59.5	↓ R+40.5
▶	Maine	SmithREP	61.6%	256,890	CormierDEM	38.4%	159,809	R+23.3	↓ R+6.1
▶	Massachusetts	SaltonstallREP	56.2%	1,358,556	O'ConnorDEM	43.5%	1,050,725	R+12.7	↓ R+11.2
▶	Michigan	McNamaraDEM	51.7%	1,669,179	BentleyREP	48.0%	1,548,873	D+3.7	↑ D+1.9
▶	Minnesota	HumphreyDEM	57.5%	884,168	PetersonREP	42.2%	648,586	D+15.3	↑ D+1.1
▶	Mississippi	EastlandDEM	91.8%	244,341	MooreREP	8.2%	21,807	D+83.6	↓ R+7.5
▶	Missouri(S)	LongDEM	54.9%	1,195,802	HockerREP	45.1%	980,832	D+9.9	—
▶	Montana	MetcalfDEM	50.7%	140,331	FjareREP	49.3%	136,281	D+1.5	↑ D+0.7
▶	Nebraska	CurtisREP	58.9%	352,748	ConradDEM	41.1%	245,837	R+17.9	↑ D+0.1
▶	New Hampshire	BridgesREP	60.4%	173,521	HillDEM	39.6%	114,024	R+20.7	↓ R+0.3
▶	New Jersey	CaseREP	55.7%	1,483,832	LordDEM	43.2%	1,151,385	R+12.5	↓ R+12.3
▶	New Mexico	AndersonDEM	63.4%	190,654	ColwesREP	36.6%	109,897	D+26.9	↑ D+15.1
▶	North Carolina	JordanDEM	61.4%	793,521	HayesREP	38.6%	497,964	D+22.9	↓ R+39.5
▶	North Dakota(S)	BurdickDEM	49.7%	104,593	DavisREP	49.2%	103,475	D+0.5	—
▶	Oklahoma	KerrDEM	54.8%	474,116	CrawfordREP	44.6%	385,646	D+10.2	↓ R+1.9
▶	Oregon	NeubergerDEM	54.6%	412,757	SmithREP	45.4%	343,009	D+9.2	↑ D+8.8
▶	Rhode Island	PellDEM	68.9%	275,575	ArchambaultREP	31.1%	124,408	D+37.8	↑ D+19.2
▶	South Carolina	ThurmondDEM	100.0%	330,164	OtherOTH	0.0%	102	D+100.0	—
▶	South Dakota	MundtREP	52.4%	160,181	McGovernDEM	47.6%	145,261	R+4.9	↑ D+9.7
▶	Tennessee	KefauverDEM	71.8%	594,460	FrazierREP	28.3%	234,053	D+43.5	↑ D+3.6
▶	Texas	JohnsonDEM	58.0%	1,306,605	TowerREP	41.1%	926,653	D+16.9	↓ R+53.1
▶	Virginia	RobertsonDEM	81.3%	506,169	OtherOTH	18.7%	116,651	D+81.3	↑ D+1.4
▶	West Virginia	RandolphDEM	55.3%	458,355	UnderwoodREP	44.7%	369,935	D+10.7	↑ D+1.0
▶	Wyoming	ThomsonREP	56.4%	78,103	WhitakerDEM	43.6%	60,447	R+12.7	↓ R+15.8

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