1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey

Summary

The 1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Clifford P. Case defeated Democratic nominee Thorn Lord with 55.69% of the vote. This election was the first time since 1924 where an incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected to this seat.

1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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Nominee Clifford P. Case Thorn Lord
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,483,832 1,151,385
Percentage 55.69% 43.21%

County results

Case:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Lord:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Clifford P. Case
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Clifford P. Case
Republican

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on April 19, 1960.[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thorn Lord 177,429 81.55
Democratic Richard M. Glassner 40,134 18.45
Total votes 217,563 100.00

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clifford P. Case (incumbent) 230,802 63.72
Republican Robert J. Morris 120,729 33.33
Republican David Dearborn 10,687 2.95
Total votes 362,218 100.00

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • Clifford P. Case, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
  • Gladys Grauer (Socialist Workers)
  • Thorn Lord, chair of the Mercer County Democratic Party and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (Democratic)
  • Winifred O. Perry, insurance broker and former Verona councilman (Conservative)
  • Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor)

Results edit

1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Clifford P. Case (incumbent) 1,483,832 55.69%  7.03
Democratic Thorn Lord 1,151,385 43.21%  5.26
Conservative Winifred O. Perry 13,756 0.52%
Socialist Workers Gladys Grauer 11,784 0.44%
Socialist Labor Albert Ronis 3,599 0.14%
Majority 332,447
Turnout 2,664,356 12.48%
Republican hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "1960 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1960. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "1960 General Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1960. Retrieved June 1, 2019.