1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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The 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating Republican Wilkes County attorney[1] R. Kyle Hayes.
The simultaneous victories of Jordan, gubernatorial nominee Terry Sanford and presidential nominee John F. Kennedy marked the last time Democrats won all three top contests in North Carolina on the same day until 2008.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Robert Gregory
- Addison Hewlett, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- B. Everett Jordan, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1958
- Robert M. McIntosh
23.6% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) | 324,188 | 54.25% | |
| Democratic | Addison Hewlett | 217,899 | 36.47% | |
| Democratic | Robert Gregory | 31,463 | 5.27% | |
| Democratic | Robert M. McIntosh | 23,988 | 4.01% | |
| Total votes | 597,538 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) | 793,521 | 61.44 |  8.55
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| Republican | R. Kyle Hayes | 497,964 | 38.56 |  8.55
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| Total votes | 1,291,485 | 100.00% | |||
References
[edit]Works cited
[edit]- Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.
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