# 1960 United States Senate elections

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.

## Results summary

| 64 | 36 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Parties | Parties | | | | Total |
| Parties | Parties | Democratic | Republican | Other | Total |
| Last elections (1958) | Last elections (1958) | 64 | 34 | 0 | 98 |
| Before these elections | Before these elections | 66 | 34 | 0 | 100 |
| Not up | Not up | 43 | 23 | 0 | 66 |
| Up | Up | 23 | 11 | — | 34 |
| | Class 2 (1954→1960) | 22 | 11 | — | 33 |
| | Special: Class 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Incumbent retired | Incumbent retired | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| | Held by same party | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| | Replaced by other party | 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican | 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican | — | 1 |
| | Result | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Incumbent ran | Incumbent ran | 19 | 10 | — | 29 |
| | Won re-election | 18 | 10 | — | 28 |
| | Lost re-election | 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican | 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican | — | 1 |
| | Lost renomination, but held by same party | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| | Result | 18 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| Total elected | Total elected | 21 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Net gain/loss | Net gain/loss | 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| Nationwide vote | Nationwide vote | 18,547,250 | 14,894,867 | 218,893 | 33,661,010 |
| | Share | 55.10% | 44.25% | 0.65% | 100% |
| Result | Result | 64 | 36 | 0 | 100 |
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 52.

## Gains, losses, and holds
### Retirements

Two Republicans and four Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
| Iowa | Thomas E. Martin | Jack Miller |
| Montana | James E. Murray | Lee Metcalf |
| North Dakota (special) | Norman Brunsdale | Quentin Burdick |
| Oregon | Hall S. Lusk | Maurine Neuberger |
| Rhode Island | Theodore F. Green | Claiborne Pell |
| Wyoming | Joseph C. O'Mahoney | Keith Thomson |

### Defeats

One Democrat sought re-election but lost in the general election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
| Delaware | J. Allen Frear Jr. | J. Caleb Boggs |

### Post-election changes

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 a Democratic 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.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
| Idaho (Class 2) | Henry Dworshak | Leonard B. Jordan |
| Kansas (Class 2) | Andrew Frank Schoeppel | James B. Pearson |
| Massachusetts (Class 1) | John F. Kennedy | Benjamin A. Smith II |
| New Hampshire (Class 2) | Styles Bridges | Maurice J. Murphy Jr. |
| South Dakota (Class 3) | Francis H. Case | Joseph H. Bottum |
| Texas (Class 2) | Lyndon B. Johnson | William A. Blakley |
| Wyoming (Class 2) | Keith Thomson | Joe Hickey |
| Texas (Class 2) | William A. Blakley | John Tower |

## Change in composition
### After the June special election

| D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ | D$_9$ | D$_{10}$ |
| D$_{20}$ | D$_{19}$ | D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ |
| D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ | D$_{29}$ | D$_{30}$ |
| D$_{40}$ | D$_{39}$ | D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ |
| D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | D$_{43}$ | D$_{44}$ | D$_{45}$ | D$_{46}$ | D$_{47}$ | D$_{48}$ | D$_{49}$ | D$_{50}$ |
| Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | D$_{51}$ |
| D$_{60}$ | D$_{59}$ | D$_{58}$ | D$_{57}$ | D$_{56}$ | D$_{55}$ | D$_{54}$ | D$_{53}$ | D$_{52}$ | D$_{51}$ |
| D$_{61}$ | D$_{62}$ | D$_{63}$ | D$_{64}$ | D$_{65}$ | D$_{66}$ N.D. (sp) Gain | R$_{34}$ | R$_{33}$ | R$_{32}$ | R$_{31}$ |
| R$_{21}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{23}$ | R$_{24}$ | R$_{25}$ | R$_{26}$ | R$_{27}$ | R$_{28}$ | R$_{29}$ | R$_{30}$ |
| R$_{20}$ | R$_{19}$ | R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ | R$_{13}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{11}$ |
| R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ | R$_9$ | R$_{10}$ |

### Before the November elections

| D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ | D$_9$ | D$_{10}$ |
| D$_{20}$ | D$_{19}$ | D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ |
| D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ | D$_{29}$ | D$_{30}$ |
| D$_{40}$ | D$_{39}$ | D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ |
| D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | D$_{43}$ | D$_{44}$ Ala. Ran | D$_{45}$ Alaska Ran | D$_{46}$ Ark. Ran | D$_{47}$ Del. Ran | D$_{48}$ Ga. Ran | D$_{49}$ Ill. Ran | D$_{50}$ La. Ran |
| Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | D$_{51}$ Mich. Ran |
| D$_{60}$ R.I. Retired | D$_{59}$ Ore. (reg) Ore. (sp) Retired | D$_{58}$ Okla. Ran | D$_{57}$ N.C. Ran | D$_{56}$ N.M. Ran | D$_{55}$ Mont. Retired | D$_{54}$ Mo. (sp) Ran | D$_{53}$ Miss. Ran | D$_{52}$ Minn. Ran | D$_{51}$ Mich. Ran |
| D$_{61}$ S.C. Ran | D$_{62}$ Tenn. Ran | D$_{63}$ Texas Ran | D$_{64}$ Va. Ran | D$_{65}$ W.Va. Ran | D$_{66}$ Wyo. Retired | R$_{34}$ S.D. Ran | R$_{33}$ N.J. Ran | R$_{32}$ N.H. Ran | R$_{31}$ Neb. Ran |
| R$_{21}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{23}$ | R$_{24}$ Colo. Ran | R$_{25}$ Idaho Ran | R$_{26}$ Iowa Retired | R$_{27}$ Kan. Ran | R$_{28}$ Ky. Ran | R$_{29}$ Maine Ran | R$_{30}$ Mass. Ran |
| R$_{20}$ | R$_{19}$ | R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ | R$_{13}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{11}$ |
| R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ | R$_9$ | R$_{10}$ |

### Result of the November elections

| D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ | D$_9$ | D$_{10}$ |
| D$_{20}$ | D$_{19}$ | D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ |
| D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ | D$_{29}$ | D$_{30}$ |
| D$_{40}$ | D$_{39}$ | D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ |
| D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | D$_{43}$ | D$_{44}$ Ala. Re-elected | D$_{45}$ Alaska Re-elected | D$_{46}$ Ark. Re-elected | D$_{47}$ Ga. Re-elected | D$_{48}$ Ill. Re-elected | D$_{49}$ La. Re-elected | D$_{50}$ Mich. Re-elected |
| Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | D$_{51}$ Minn. Re-elected |
| D$_{60}$ S.C. Re-elected | D$_{59}$ R.I. Hold | D$_{58}$ Ore. (reg) Ore. (sp) Hold | D$_{57}$ Okla. Re-elected | D$_{56}$ N.C. Re-elected | D$_{55}$ N.M. Re-elected | D$_{54}$ Mont. Hold | D$_{53}$ Mo. (sp) Elected | D$_{52}$ Miss. Re-elected | D$_{51}$ Minn. Re-elected |
| D$_{61}$ Tenn. Re-elected | D$_{62}$ Texas Re-elected | D$_{63}$ Va. Re-elected | D$_{64}$ W.Va. Re-elected | R$_{36}$ Wyo. Gain | R$_{35}$ Del. Gain | R$_{34}$ S.D. Re-elected | R$_{33}$ N.J. Re-elected | R$_{32}$ N.H. Re-elected | R$_{31}$ Neb. Re-elected |
| R$_{21}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{23}$ | R$_{24}$ Colo. Re-elected | R$_{25}$ Idaho Re-elected | R$_{26}$ Iowa Hold | R$_{27}$ Kan. Re-elected | R$_{28}$ Ky. Re-elected | R$_{29}$ Maine Re-elected | R$_{30}$ Mass. Re-elected |
| R$_{20}$ | R$_{19}$ | R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ | R$_{13}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{11}$ |
| R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ | R$_9$ | R$_{10}$ |

### Beginning of the next Congress

| D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ | D$_9$ | D$_{10}$ |
| D$_{20}$ | D$_{19}$ | D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ |
| D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ | D$_{29}$ | D$_{30}$ |
| D$_{40}$ | D$_{39}$ | D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ |
| D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | D$_{43}$ | D$_{44}$ | D$_{45}$ | D$_{46}$ | D$_{47}$ | D$_{48}$ | D$_{49}$ | D$_{50}$ |
| Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | D$_{51}$ |
| D$_{60}$ | D$_{59}$ | D$_{58}$ | D$_{57}$ | D$_{56}$ | D$_{55}$ | D$_{54}$ | D$_{53}$ | D$_{52}$ | D$_{51}$ |
| D$_{61}$ | D$_{62}$ | D$_{63}$ | D$_{64}$ Wyo. Gain | R$_{36}$ Texas Gain | R$_{35}$ | R$_{34}$ | R$_{33}$ | R$_{32}$ | R$_{31}$ |
| R$_{21}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{23}$ | R$_{24}$ | R$_{25}$ | R$_{26}$ | R$_{27}$ | R$_{28}$ | R$_{29}$ | R$_{30}$ |
| R$_{20}$ | R$_{19}$ | R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ | R$_{13}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{11}$ |
| R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ | R$_9$ | R$_{10}$ |
| Key: | D$_#$ Democratic R$_#$ Republican |

## Race summaries
### Special elections during the 86th Congress

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Candidates |
| State | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Results | Candidates |
| North Dakota (Class 1) | Norman Brunsdale | Republican | 1959 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected June 28, 1960 and seated August 8, 1960. Democratic-NPL gain. | ▌Y Quentin Burdick (Democratic-NPL) 49.7% ▌John E. Davis (Republican) 49.2% |
| Missouri (Class 3) | Edward V. Long | Democratic | 1960 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 8, 1960. | ▌Y Edward V. Long (Democratic) 53.2% ▌Lon Hocker (Republican) 46.8% |
| Oregon (Class 2) | Hall S. Lusk | Democratic | 1960 (Appointed) | 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. | ▌Y Maurine Neuberger (Democratic) 55.0% ▌Elmo Smith (Republican) 45.0% |

### Elections leading to the next Congress

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 | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Candidates |
| State | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Results | Candidates |
| Alabama | John Sparkman | Democratic | 1946 (special) 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Sparkman (Democratic) 70.2% ▌Julian Elgin (Republican) 29.8% |
| Alaska | Bob Bartlett | Democratic | 1958 (New seat) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Bob Bartlett (Democratic) 63.4% ▌Lee McKinley (Republican) 36.6% |
| Arkansas | John L. McClellan | Democratic | 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John L. McClellan (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Colorado | Gordon Allott | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Gordon Allott (Republican) 53.5% ▌Robert Lee Knous (Democratic) 46.0% |
| Delaware | J. Allen Frear Jr. | Democratic | 1948 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y J. Caleb Boggs (Republican) 50.7% ▌J. Allen Frear Jr. (Democratic) 49.3% |
| Georgia | Richard Russell Jr. | Democratic | 1932 (special) 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Richard Russell Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Idaho | Henry Dworshak | Republican | 1946 (special) 1948 (Lost) 1949 (Appointed) 1950 (special) 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Henry Dworshak (Republican) 52.3% ▌R. F. Bob McLaughlin (Democratic) 47.7% |
| Illinois | Paul Douglas | Democratic | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Paul Douglas (Democratic) 54.6% ▌Samuel W. Witwer (Republican) 45.2% |
| Iowa | Thomas E. Martin | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Jack Miller (Republican) 51.9% ▌Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) 48.1% |
| Kansas | Andrew Frank Schoeppel | Republican | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Republican) 54.6% ▌Frank Gordon Theis (Democratic) 43.8% |
| Kentucky | John Sherman Cooper | Republican | 1946 (special) 1948 (Lost) 1952 (special) 1954 (Lost) 1956 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Sherman Cooper (Republican) 59.2% ▌Keen Johnson (Democratic) 40.8% |
| Louisiana | Allen J. Ellender | Democratic | 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Allen J. Ellender (Democratic) 79.8% ▌George W. Reese Jr. (Republican) 20.2% |
| Maine | Margaret Chase Smith | Republican | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Margaret Chase Smith (Republican) 61.7% ▌Lucia M. Cormier (Democratic) 38.4% |
| Massachusetts | Leverett Saltonstall | Republican | 1944 (special) 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Leverett Saltonstall (Republican) 56.2% ▌Thomas J. O'Connor (Democratic) 43.5% |
| Michigan | Patrick V. McNamara | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Patrick V. McNamara (Democratic) 51.7% ▌Alvin Morell Bentley (Republican) 48.0% |
| Minnesota | Hubert Humphrey | DFL | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Hubert Humphrey (DFL) 57.5% ▌P. Kenneth Peterson (Republican) 42.2% |
| Mississippi | James Eastland | Democratic | 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James Eastland (Democratic) 91.8% ▌Joe A. Moore (Republican) 8.2% |
| Montana | James E. Murray | Democratic | 1934 (special) 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Lee Metcalf (Democratic) 50.7% ▌Orvin B. Fjare (Republican) 49.3% |
| Nebraska | Carl Curtis | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Carl Curtis (Republican) 58.9% ▌Robert B. Conrad (Democratic) 41.1% |
| New Hampshire | Styles Bridges | Republican | 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Styles Bridges (Republican) 60.4% ▌Herbert W. Hill (Democratic) 39.7% |
| New Jersey | Clifford P. Case | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Clifford P. Case (Republican) 55.7% ▌Thorn Lord (Democratic) 43.2% |
| New Mexico | Clinton Anderson | Democratic | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Clinton Anderson (Democratic) 63.4% ▌William Colwes (Republican) 36.6% |
| North Carolina | B. Everett Jordan | Democratic | 1958 (Appointed) 1958 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y B. Everett Jordan (Democratic) 61.4% ▌Kyle Hayes (Republican) 38.6% |
| Oklahoma | Robert S. Kerr | Democratic | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert S. Kerr (Democratic) 54.8% ▌B. Hayden Crawford (Republican) 44.6% |
| Oregon | Hall S. Lusk | Democratic | 1960 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. Winner also elected to finish the term; see above. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Maurine Neuberger (Democratic) 54.6% ▌Elmo Smith (Republican) 45.4% |
| Rhode Island | Theodore F. Green | Democratic | 1936 1942 1948 1954 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Claiborne Pell (Democratic) 68.9% ▌Raoul Archambault (Republican) 31.1% |
| South Carolina | Strom Thurmond | Democratic | 1954 (write-in) 1954 (Appointed) 1956 (Resigned) 1956 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Strom Thurmond (Democratic) Unopposed |
| South Dakota | Karl Mundt | Republican | 1948 1948 (Appointed) 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Karl Mundt (Republican) 52.4% ▌George McGovern (Democratic) 47.6% |
| Tennessee | Estes Kefauver | Democratic | 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Estes Kefauver (Democratic) 71.8% ▌A. Bradley Frazier (Republican) 28.3% |
| Texas | Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic | 1948 1954 | 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. | ▌Y Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 58.0% ▌John Tower (Republican) 41.1% ▌Bard A. Logan (Constitution) 0.9% |
| Virginia | A. Willis Robertson | Democratic | 1946 (special) 1948 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y A. Willis Robertson (Democratic) 81.3% ▌Stuart D. Baker (Independent) 14.2% |
| West Virginia | Jennings Randolph | Democratic | 1958 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Jennings Randolph (Democratic) 55.3% ▌Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) 44.7% |
| Wyoming | Joseph C. O'Mahoney | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected, but died before Congress began. Republican gain. Joe Hickey (D) was appointed to begin the next term. | ▌Y Keith Thomson (Republican) 56.4% ▌Raymond B. Whitaker (Democratic) 43.6% |

## Closest races

Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:
| State | Party of winner | Margin |
| North Dakota (special) | Democratic (flip) | 0.5% |
| Montana | Democratic | 1.4% |
| Delaware | Republican (flip) | 1.4% |
| Michigan | Democratic | 3.7% |
| Iowa | Republican | 3.8% |
| Idaho | Republican | 4.6% |
| South Dakota | Republican | 4.8% |
| Missouri (special) | Democratic | 6.4% |
| Colorado | Republican | 7.5% |
| Oregon | Democratic | 9.2% |
| Illinois | Democratic | 9.4% |
Rhode Island was the tipping point state with a margin of 37.8%.

## Alabama

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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John J. Sparkman (Incumbent) | 389,196 | 70.24 |
| | Republican | Julian E. Elgin | 164,868 | 29.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224,328 | 40.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 554,064 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Bartlett (Incumbent) | 38,041 | 63.42 |
| | Republican | Lee L. McKinley | 21,937 | 36.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,104 | 26.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,978 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
1960 Democratic U.S. Senate primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John L. McClellan (incumbent) | | unopposed |
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Little McClellan (Incumbent) | 377,036 | 99.88 |
| | None | Marvin Fuchs (write-in) | 449 | 0.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376,587 | 99.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 377,485 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gordon L. Allott (Incumbent) | 389,428 | 53.75 |
| | Democratic | Robert L. Knous | 331,752 | 45.79 |
| | Independent | William R. Casey | 3,351 | 0.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,676 | 7.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 724,531 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | J. Caleb Boggs | 98,874 | 50.71 |
| | Democratic | J. Allen Frear (Incumbent) | 96,090 | 49.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,784 | 1.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,964 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard B. Russell Jr. (Incumbent) | 576,140 | 99.94 |
| | None | Scattering | 355 | 0.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575,785 | 98.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 576,495 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Idaho

Henry Dworshak ran for re-election to a third term, defeating R.F. McLaughlin by just under five percentage points.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry Dworshak (Incumbent) | 152,648 | 52.26 |
| | Democratic | R. F. ‘Bob’ McLaughlin | 139,448 | 47.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,200 | 4.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 292,096 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Illinois

Incumbent Paul H. Douglas successfully ran for re-election to a third term, defeating Republican Samuel Witwer.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul H. Douglas (Incumbent) | 2,530,943 | 54.63 |
| | Republican | Samuel W. Witwer | 2,093,846 | 45.20 |
| | Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 8,007 | 0.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437,097 | 9.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,632,796 | 84.24 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack Miller | 642,463 | 51.91 |
| | Democratic | Herschel C. Loveless | 595,119 | 48.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,344 | 23.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,237,582 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Kansas

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Andrew F. Schoeppel (Incumbent) | 485,499 | 54.64 |
| | Democratic | Frank Theis | 388,895 | 43.77 |
| | Prohibition | C. E. Cowen | 14,198 | 1.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96,604 | 10.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 888,592 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Sherman Cooper (Incumbent) | 644,087 | 59.15 |
| | Democratic | Keen Johnson | 444,830 | 40.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199,257 | 18.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,088,917 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Louisiana

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Allen J. Ellender (Incumbent) | 432,228 | 79.76 |
| | Republican | George W. Reese Jr. | 109,698 | 20.24 |
| | None | Write-Ins | 2 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322,530 | 59.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 541,928 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Margaret Chase Smith (Incumbent) | 256,890 | 61.65 |
| | Democratic | Lucia M. Cormier | 159,809 | 38.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97,081 | 23.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 416,699 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leverett Saltonstall (Incumbent) | 1,358,556 | 56.19 |
| | Democratic | Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr. | 1,050,725 | 43.46 |
| | Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 5,735 | 0.24 |
| | Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 2,794 | 0.12 |
| | None | Others | 3 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307,831 | 12.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417,813 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Michigan

Democrat Patrick V. McNamara was narrowly re-elected against Republican Alvin Bentley, having served one full term prior.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Patrick V. McNamara (Incumbent) | 1,669,179 | 51.73 |
| | Republican | Alvin Bentley | 1,548,873 | 48.00 |
| | Socialist Workers | Frank Lovell | 3,282 | 0.10 |
| | Prohibition | Rollin M. Severance | 2,273 | 0.07 |
| | Socialist Labor | James Sim | 1,565 | 0.05 |
| | Independent American | Alvin L. Reynolds | 1,465 | 0.05 |
| | None | Scattering | 10 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120,306 | 3.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,226,647 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Minnesota

Democrat Hubert Humphrey, who would later become vice president, was re-elected over Republican challenger P. Kenneth Peterson. He had served since 1949.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Hubert Humphrey (Incumbent) | 884,168 | 57.53 |
| | Republican | P. Kenneth Peterson | 648,586 | 42.20 |
| | Write-in | Write-Ins | 4,085 | 0.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117,791 | 15.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,532,754 | |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Eastland (Incumbent) | 244,341 | 91.81 |
| | Republican | Joe A. Moore | 21,807 | 8.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222,534 | 83.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 266,148 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Missouri (special)

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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward V. Long | 999,656 | 53.17 |
| | Republican | Lon Hocker | 880,576 | 46.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119,080 | 6.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,880,232 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lee Metcalf | 140,331 | 50.73 |
| | Republican | Orvin B. Fjare | 136,281 | 49.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,050 | 1.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 276,612 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl T. Curtis (Incumbent) | 352,748 | 58.91 |
| | Democratic | Robert B. Conrad | 245,837 | 41.06 |
| | N/A | Scattering | 158 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106,941 | 17.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 598,743 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## New Hampshire

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Styles Bridges (Incumbent) | 173,521 | 60.35 |
| | Democratic | Herbert W. Hill | 114,024 | 39.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,497 | 20.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 287,545 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
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.

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Clifford P. Case (Incumbent) | 1,483,832 | 55.69 |
| | Democratic | Thorn Lord | 1,151,385 | 43.21 |
| | Conservative | Winifred O. Perry | 13,756 | 0.52 |
| | Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 11,784 | 0.44 |
| | Socialist Workers | Gladys Grauer | 3,599 | 0.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332,447 | 12.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,664,356 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## New Mexico

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Clinton Anderson (Incumbent) | 190,654 | 63.43 |
| | Republican | William Colwes | 109,897 | 36.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,757 | 26.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 300,551 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | B. Everett Jordan (Incumbent) | 793,521 | 61.44 |
| | Republican | Kyle Hayes | 497,964 | 38.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295,557 | 22.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,291,485 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## North Dakota (special)

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.
North Dakota special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic–NPL | Quentin N. Burdick | 104,593 | 49.72 |
| | Republican | John E. Davis | 103,475 | 49.19 |
| | Independent | Eugene Van Der Hoeven | 1,337 | 0.64 |
| | Independent | Clarence Haggard | 934 | 0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,311 | |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert S. Kerr (Incumbent) | 474,116 | 54.84 |
| | Republican | B. Hayden Crawford | 385,646 | 44.61 |
| | Independent | Billy E. Brown | 4,713 | 0.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88,470 | 10.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 864,475 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Oregon

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.
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.
Maurine Brown Neuberger was elected November 8, 1960, both to finish the term and to the next term.

### Oregon (special)

Special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Maurine B. Neuberger | 422,024 | 54.99 |
| | Republican | Elmo Smith | 345,464 | 45.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76,560 | 9.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 767,488 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Oregon (regular)

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Maurine B. Neuberger | 412,757 | 54.61 |
| | Republican | Elmo Smith | 343,009 | 45.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76,560 | 9.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755,875 | 42.74 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Maurine Brown Neuberger retired at the end of the term.

## Rhode Island

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Claiborne Pell | 275,575 | 68.90 |
| | Republican | Raoul Archambault Jr. | 124,408 | 31.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151,167 | 37.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 399,983 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## South Carolina

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Strom Thurmond (Incumbent) | 330,167 | 99.97 |
| | None | Write-Ins | 102 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330,065 | 99.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 330,269 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## South Dakota

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Karl Mundt (Incumbent) | 160,181 | 52.44 |
| | Democratic | George McGovern | 145,261 | 47.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,920 | 4.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 305,442 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Tennessee

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Estes Kefauver (Incumbent) | 594,460 | 71.75 |
| | Republican | A. Bradley Frazier | 234,053 | 28.25 |
| | Write-in | Write-Ins | 6 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360,407 | 43.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828,519 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lyndon Johnson (Incumbent) | 1,306,625 | 57.97 |
| | Republican | John Tower | 926,653 | 41.12 |
| | Constitution | Bard W. Logan | 20,506 | 0.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379,972 | 16.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,253,784 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
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.

## Virginia

Incumbent Democrat Absalom Willis Robertson was overwhelmingly re-elected with 81% of the vote, facing no Republican opposition.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | A. Willis Robertson (Incumbent) | 506,169 | 81.27 |
| | Independent Democratic | Stuart D. Baker | 88,718 | 14.24 |
| | Social Democratic | Clarke T. Robbe | 26,783 | 4.30 |
| | None | Scattering | 1,150 | 0.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417,451 | 67.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622,820 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## West Virginia

Incumbent Jennings Randolph won re-election against Cecil Underwood, the incumbent governor of West Virginia.
General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennings Randolph (Incumbent) | 458,355 | 55.34 |
| | Republican | Cecil Underwood | 369,935 | 44.66 |
| | None | Write-Ins | 2 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88,420 | 10.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828,292 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Wyoming

General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Edwin Keith Thomson | 78,103 | 56.37 |
| | Democratic | Raymond B. Whitaker | 60,447 | 43.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,656 | 12.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,550 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
Senator-Elect Thomson died a month after his election.