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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 2, 1960.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Theis 88,194 59.14
Democratic Joseph W. Henkle Sr. 60,942 40.86
Total votes 149,136

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[3][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew F. Schoeppel (incumbent) 201,753 79.98
Republican Henry P. Cleaver 50,507 20.02
Total votes 252,260

General election

Results

1960 United States Senate election in Kansas[7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

References

  1. ^ "3-Way Race Due In Kansas Vote". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 2, 1960. p. A-7. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Kansas Official Wins Bid to Oppose Docking". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 3, 1960. p. A-5. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 120.
  4. ^ "KS US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Schoeppel Opposed". Evening star. Washington, D.C. June 21, 1960. p. A-11. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "KS US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 86.
  8. ^ "KS US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  9. ^ 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

  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.