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The U.S. Senate election, 1960 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of John F. Kennedy as president. Kennedy's victory was extremely narrow to the point it causes some controversy still today, and the opposition Republicans gained one seat at the expense of the Democrats. The Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding lead in the Senate with 64 seats to 36.

The Republicans gained one open seat in Wyoming and the seat of incumbent J. Allen Frear (D-DE), while the Democrats gained an open seat in North Dakota.

The Democrats gained one more seat when Wyoming Senator-elect Keith Thomson died before taking his seat, being replaced by Democrat John J. Hickey. The Republicans gained a compensating seat in 1961 when John Tower (R-TX) was elected to fill the vacant seat of newly elected Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson (D-TX).

Senate contests in 1960

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing Candidates
Alabama John Sparkman Democrat Re-elected, 70.2 - 29.8 Julian Elgin (Republican)
Alaska Bob Bartlett Democrat Re-elected, 63.4 - 36.6 Lee L. McKinley (Republican)
Arkansas John L. McClellan Democrat Re-elected, unopposed
Colorado Gordon Allott Republican Re-elected, 53.5 - 46.0 Robert L. Knous (Democrat)
Delaware J. Allen Frear, Jr. Democrat Defeated, 50.7 - 49.3 J. Caleb Boggs (Republican)
Georgia Richard Russell, Jr. Democrat Re-elected, unopposed
Idaho Henry C. Dworshak Republican Re-elected, 52.3 - 47.7 R. F. Bob McLaughlin (Democrat)
Illinois Paul Douglas Democrat Re-elected, 54.6 - 45.2 Samuel W. Witwer (Republican)
Iowa Thomas E. Martin Republican Retired: Republican victory, 51.9 - 48.1 Jack Miller (Republican)
Herschel C. Loveless (Democrat)
Kansas Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Re-elected, 54.6 - 43.8 Frank Theis (Democrat)
Kentucky John S. Cooper Republican Re-elected, 59.2 - 40.8 Keen Johnson (Democrat)
Louisiana Allen J. Ellender Democrat Re-elected, 79.8 - 20.2 George W. Reese, Jr. (Republican)
Maine Margaret Chase Smith Republican Re-elected, 61.7 - 38.4 Lucia M. Cormier (Democrat)
Massachusetts Leverett Saltonstall Republican Re-elected, 56.2 - 43.5 Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr. (Democrat)
Michigan Patrick V. McNamara Democrat Re-elected, 51.7 - 48.0 Alvin M. Bentley (Republican)
Minnesota Hubert Humphrey Democrat Re-elected, 57.5 - 42.2 P. Kenneth Peterson (Republican)
Mississippi James O. Eastland Democrat Re-elected, 91.8 - 8.2 Joe A. Moore (Republican)
Missouri1 Edward V. Long Democrat Re-elected, 53.2 - 46.8 Lon Hocker (Republican)
Montana James E. Murray Democrat Retired: Democratic victory, 50.7 - 49.3 Lee Metcalf (Democrat)
Orvin B. Fjare (Republican)
Nebraska Carl T. Curtis Republican Re-elected, 58.9 - 41.1 Robert B. Conrad (Democrat)
New Hampshire Styles Bridges Republican Re-elected, 60.4 - 39.7 Herbert W. Hill (Democrat)
New Jersey Clifford P. Case Republican Re-elected, 55.7 - 43.2 Thorn Lord (Democrat)
New Mexico Clinton P. Anderson Democrat Re-elected, 63.4 - 36.6 William Colwes (Republican)
North Carolina B. Everett Jordan Democrat Re-elected, 61.4 - 38.6 Kyle Hayes (Republican)
North Dakota2 Clarence N. Brunsdale Republican Retired: Democratic victory, 49.7 - 49.2 Quentin N. Burdick (Democrat)
John E. Davis (Republican)
Oklahoma Robert S. Kerr Democrat Re-elected, 54.8 - 44.6 B. Hayden Crawford (Republican)
Oregon Hall S. Lusk Democrat Retired: Democratic victory, 54.6 - 45.4 Maurine B. Neuberger (Democrat)
Elmo Smith (Republican)
Rhode Island Theodore F. Green Democrat Retired: Democratic victory, 68.9 - 31.1 Claiborne Pell (Democrat)
Raoul Archambault (Republican)
South Carolina Strom Thurmond Democrat Re-elected, unopposed
South Dakota Karl E. Mundt Republican Re-elected, 52.4 - 47.6 George S. McGovern (Democrat)
Tennessee Estes Kefauver Democrat Re-elected, 71.8 - 28.3 A. Bradley Frazier (Republican)
Texas Lyndon B. Johnson Democrat Re-elected, 58.0 - 41.1 John G. Tower (Republican)
Virginia A. Willis Robertson Democrat Re-elected, 81.3 - 14.2 Stuart D. Baker (Independent)
West Virginia Jennings Randolph Democrat Re-elected, 55.3 - 44.7 Cecil H. Underwood (Republican)
Wyoming Joseph C. O'Mahoney Democrat Retired: Republican victory, 56.4 - 43.6 Edwin Keith Thomson (Republican)
Raymond B. Whitaker (Democrat)

1 special election held due to death of Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. (D-MO)

2 special election held due to death of William Langer (R-ND)

Senate composition before and after elections

86th Congress Senate Composition   87th Congress Senate Composition
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See also

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