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The 1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph won re-election to a full term. Defeating Republican Governor Cecil H. Underwood in a landslide

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 10, 1960.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidate

Results

Democratic Party primary results[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 275,064 100.00%
Total votes 275,064 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican Party primary results[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cecil H. Underwood 160,106 100.00%
Total votes 160,106 100.00%

General election

Result

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1960[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 458,355 55.34%
Republican Cecil H. Underwood 369,935 44.66%
Write-ins 2 0.00%
Total votes 828,292 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "West Virginia". Voting Information. Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. January 1960. p. 92. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 160.
  3. ^ "1960 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 2–3. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "1960 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Republican Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 1–2. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
  6. ^ "1960 General Election – Official Election Returns" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 2–3. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "WV US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.

Bibliography

  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia
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