1960 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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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.
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Estes Kefauver, incumbent Senator
- Andrew Taylor
- Jake Armstrong
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Estes Kefauver (incumbent) | 463,848 | 64.60% | |
Democratic | Andrew Taylor | 249,336 | 34.72% | |
Democratic | Jake Armstrong | 4,867 | 0.68% |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- A. Bradley Frazier
- Hansel Proffitt
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | A. Bradley Frazier | 16,633 | 58.77% | |
Republican | Hansel Proffitt | 11,667 | 41.23% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Estes Kefauver (incumbent) | 594,460 | 71.75% | |
Republican | A. Bradley Frazier | 234,053 | 28.25% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.