Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 10, 1960.
Democratic primary
Candidate
- Jennings Randolph, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Republican primary
Candidate
- Cecil H. Underwood, incumbent Governor
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1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| country | West Virginia |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia |
| previous_year | 1958 (special) |
| next_election | 1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| next_year | 1966 |
| election_date | November 8, 1960 |
| image1 | File:Jennings Randolph headshot.jpg |
| nominee1 | Jennings Randolph |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | 458,355 |
| percentage1 | 55.34% |
| image2 | File:Cecil Underwood.jpg |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee2 | Cecil H. Underwood |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 369,935 |
| percentage2 | 44.66% |
| map_image | 1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 245px |
| map_caption | County results |
| Randolph: | |
| Underwood: | |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Jennings Randolph |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Jennings Randolph |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Randolph:
Underwood:
The 1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph won re-election to a full term, defeating Republican Governor Cecil H. Underwood in a landslide.
General election
Result
References
Bibliography
References
- . (January 1960). ["Voting Information"](https://books.google.com/books?id=8IqQAAAAMAAJ). *Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense*.
- "1960 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party". [[West Virginia Secretary of State]].
- "1960 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Republican Party". [[West Virginia Secretary of State]].
- "1960 General Election – Official Election Returns". [[West Virginia Secretary of State]].
- "WV US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns.
- [[Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]]. (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
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