1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →
 
Nominee Claiborne Pell Raoul Archambault Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 275,575 124,408
Percentage 68.90% 31.10%

County results
Pell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Theodore F. Green
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Claiborne Pell
Democratic

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The 1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Theodore F. Green did not seek re-election. Democrat Claiborne Pell won the seat, defeating Republican Raoul Archambault Jr.

Primary elections

The Republican primary was held on September 19, 1960, and the Democratic primary was held on September 28, 1960.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claiborne Pell 83,184 61.33%
Democratic Dennis J. Roberts 44,924 33.12%
Democratic J. Howard McGrath 7,535 5.56%
Total votes 135,643 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Raoul Archambault Jr., Republican nominee for Governor in 1952

Results

Republican primary results[4][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raoul Archambault Jr. unopposed

General election

Results

General election results [7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claiborne Pell 275,575 68.90
Republican Raoul Archambault Jr. 124,408 31.10
Majority 151,167 37.80
Turnout 399,983
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960, p. 1.
  2. ^ "Biographies of Five Senate Newcomers". Evening star. Washington, D.C. November 10, 1960. p. B-6. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "RI US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 150.
  5. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960, p. 10.
  6. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960, p. 5.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "RI US Senate, 1960". OurCampaigns. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
  10. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960, p. 27.

Bibliography

  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
  • Official Count of the Ballots Cast for Presidential Electors, United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, General Officers, and Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly etc (PDF). Board of Elections of Rhode Island. 1960.

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