1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia Knowpia

1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia
	County results; Randolph: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ; Underwood: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Jennings Randolph; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Jennings Randolph; Democratic

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.

Primary elections edit

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

Democratic primary edit

Candidate edit

Jennings Randolph, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results edit

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 edit

Candidate edit

Cecil H. Underwood, incumbent Governor

Results edit

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 edit

Result edit

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

References edit

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 160.
^ "1960 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 2–3. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ "1960 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Republican Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 1–2. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
^ "1960 General Election – Official Election Returns" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 2–3. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ "WV US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ 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.