1960 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1960 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1964 (special) →
 
Nominee Estes Kefauver A. Bradley Frazier
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 594,460 234,053
Percentage 71.75% 28.25%

Kefauver:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Frazier:      50–60%      60–70%

Senator before election

Estes Kefauver
Democratic

Elected Senator

Estes Kefauver
Democratic

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The 1960 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 8, 1960, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Estes Kefauver won re-election, defeating Republican candidate A. Bradley Frazier.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Estes Kefauver (incumbent) 463,848 64.60%
Democratic Andrew Taylor 249,336 34.72%
Democratic Jake Armstrong 4,867 0.68%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • A. Bradley Frazier
  • Hansel Proffitt

Results

Republican Party primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. Bradley Frazier 16,633 58.77%
Republican Hansel Proffitt 11,667 41.23%

General election

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Estes Kefauver (incumbent) 594,460 71.75%
Republican A. Bradley Frazier 234,053 28.25%

See also

References

  1. ^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "TN US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 42.
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