1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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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.
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Primary elections edit
Primary elections were held on April 19, 1960.[1]
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Thorn Lord, chair of the Mercer County Democratic Party and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
- Richard M. Glassner, Newark attorney
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
- Clifford P. Case, incumbent United States Senator
- David Dearborn, Union County businessman
- Robert J. Morris, anti-communist activist
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- ^ a b c "1960 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1960. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "1960 General Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1960. Retrieved June 1, 2019.