1960 United States Senate election in Kansas
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The 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Andrew Frank Schoeppel won re-election to a third term.
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County results Schoeppel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Theis: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections edit
Primary elections were held on August 2, 1960.[1]
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Frank Theis, lawyer[2]
- Joseph W. Henkle Sr., incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank Theis | 88,194 | 59.14 | |
Democratic | Joseph W. Henkle Sr. | 60,942 | 40.86 | |
Total votes | 149,136 |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Henry P. Cleaver, clerk[2][5]
- Andrew F. Schoeppel, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew F. Schoeppel (incumbent) | 201,753 | 79.98 | |
Republican | Henry P. Cleaver | 50,507 | 20.02 | |
Total votes | 252,260 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Incumbent) | 485,499 | 54.64 | |
Democratic | Frank Theis | 388,895 | 43.77 | |
Prohibition | C. E. Cowen | 14,198 | 1.60 | |
Majority | 96,404 | 10.87 | ||
Turnout | 888,592 | |||
Republican hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "3-Way Race Due In Kansas Vote". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 2, 1960. p. A-7. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kansas Official Wins Bid to Oppose Docking". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 3, 1960. p. A-5. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 120.
- ^ "KS US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Schoeppel Opposed". Evening star. Washington, D.C. June 21, 1960. p. A-11. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "KS US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 86.
- ^ "KS US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ 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 edit
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.