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.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Estes Kefauver, incumbent Senator
- Andrew Taylor
- Jake Armstrong
34% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[1]
Results
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- A. Bradley Frazier
- Hansel Proffitt
1.3% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | A. Bradley Frazier | 16,633 | 58.77% | |
| Republican | Hansel Proffitt | 11,667 | 41.23% | |
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Estes Kefauver (incumbent) | 594,460 | 71.75% | |
| Republican | A. Bradley Frazier | 234,053 | 28.25% | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 22.
- ^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "TN US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 42.
Works cited
edit- Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.