1960 South Carolina Senate election

none June 2026 February 2026 November 8, 1960 1960 South Carolina Senate election South Carolina legislative no 1958 South Carolina Senate election 1958 1962 South Carolina Senate election 1962 23 of 46 seats in the South Carolina Senate 24 File:EdgarAllanBrown (cropped).jpg Edgar Allan Brown South Carolina Democratic Party 1942 Barnwell Co. 46 23 seats 23 46 100% File:1960 South Carolina Senate election results.svg 310px District results#0671B0 New Democratic senator elected#92C5DE Democratic incumbent senator re-elected President Edgar Allan Brown South Carolina Democratic Party Edgar Allan Brown South Carolina Democratic Party An election in the U.S. state of South Carolina was held on November 8, 1960 to elect 23 of the South Carolina Senate's 46 members to four-year terms. Every seat up for election was won by the nominee of the Democratic Party. Furthermore, every last Democratic nominee won in the general election completely unopposed, making the real contest the Democratic primaries, held on June 14 and June 28. Of the 23 senators up for election, seventeen chose to run again, leaving six open seats. Of the seventeen, two lost renomination. Longtime incumbent president pro tempore Edgar Allan Brown was re-elected to his post by the chamber in January 1961.Brown Again President Pro Tempore https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state/192250846/ 27 February 2026 The State 11 January 1961 The elections were held concurrently with those for U.S. presidential electors, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state house, and numerous other state and local elections. Overview County IncumbentsWorkman W. D. 5 Senators to Give Up Posts https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-5-senators-to-give-u/192254279/ 27 February 2026 The Greenville News 26 May 1960 Democratic primariesComplete SC Senate Race Lineup Given https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-complete-sc-senate-race-lineup/192252150/ 27 February 2026 The State 22 March 1960These Candidates Won Assembly Seats https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-these-candidates-won-assembly/192249554/ 27 February 2026 The State Associated Press 16 June 1960General Assembly Gets Forty-Nine New Members https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gaffney-ledger/192250466/ 27 February 2026 The Gaffney Ledger 12 July 1960 Result Senator Party Aiken Dorcey Lybrand DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Edward Cushman Democratic Party (US)Pope Gantt Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Bamberg Percy E. Brabham DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Percy E. Brabham Democratic Party (US)F. R. Hartzog Incumbent re-elected. Barnwell Edgar Allan Brown DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Edgar Allan Brown Incumbent re-elected. Beaufort E. Burt Rodgers DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) James M. Waddell Democratic Party (US)W. F. Sample Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Calhoun Marion Gressette DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Marion Gressette Incumbent re-elected. Dorchester J. D. Parler DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) H. H. Jessen Democratic Party (US)Clifford S. Jones Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Edgefield F. E. Timmerman DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) F. E. Timmerman Democratic Party (US)W. P. Yonce Incumbent re-elected. Fairfield John C. Martin DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) B. W. Hornsby Democratic Party (US)John C. Martin Incumbent lost renomination.New member elected.Democratic hold. Georgetown James B. Morrison DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) James B. Morrison Incumbent re-elected. Greenville P. Bradley Morrah DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) P. Bradley Morrah Democratic Party (US)Ted P. Watson Incumbent re-elected. Greenwood J. William BradfordElected in May 1959 to fill the unexpired term of Alex H. Woodle. DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Francis Nicholson Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Horry James P. Stevens DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) James P. Stevens Democratic Party (US)G. Stanley Bryant Democratic Party (US)Baylis Spivey Incumbent re-elected. Jasper J. Foster Smith DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Henry C. Walker Democratic Party (US)J. Foster Smith Democratic Party (US)W. J. Ellis Incumbent lost renomination.New member elected.Democratic hold. Laurens VacantDemocrat Robert C. Wasson resigned to become a member of the state tax commission.Democratic Party (US) King Dixon Sr. Democratic Party (US)W. C. Dobbins Democratic Party (US)Justin A. Bridges Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Lexington James P. Stevens DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Francis C. Jones Democratic Party (US)Phillip K. Wingard Democratic Party (US)Blease Ellison Incumbent re-elected. Marion J. Marion Gasque DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) J. Marion Gasque Democratic Party (US)T. Carroll Atkinson Incumbent re-elected. McCormick L. L. Hester DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) L. L. Hester Incumbent re-elected. Newberry R. Aubrey Harley DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) J. F. Hawkins Democratic Party (US)Earl H. Bergen Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Oconee Marshall J. Parker DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Marshall J. Parker Incumbent re-elected. Orangeburg Marshall B. Williams DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Marshall B. Williams Incumbent re-elected. Saluda F. G. Scurry DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) F. G. Scurry Incumbent re-elected. Spartanburg Charles C. Moore DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Charles C. Moore Incumbent re-elected. York Robert W. Hayes DemocraticDemocratic Party (US) Robert W. Hayes Democratic Party (US)David Lyle Incumbent re-elected. Notes References Category:1960 South Carolina elections South Carolina Senate Category:South Carolina Senate elections