The 1960 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. Allen Frear Jr. ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was narrowly defeated by Republican Governor of Delaware J. Caleb Boggs.

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican J. Caleb Boggs 98,874 50.71% Increase7.65
Democratic J. Allen Frear Jr. (inc.) 96,090 49.29% Decrease7.65
Total votes 164,531 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 7.