1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

none March 2026 September 2023 1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1954 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1954 1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1966 November 8, 1960 File:Sen Claiborne Pell.jpg 150x150px Claiborne Pell Democratic Party (United States) 275,575 68.90% 3x4.svg Raoul Archambault Jr. Republican Party (United States) 124,408 31.10% 250px County results 250px Municipality results 230px Pell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Archambault: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Theodore F. Green Democratic Party (United States) Claiborne Pell Democratic Party (United States) 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.Rhode Island Count Book 1960 1 Democratic primary Candidates Claiborne Pell, vice president of the International Rescue Committee and the North American Newspaper Alliance November 10, 1960 Biographies of Five Senate Newcomers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1960-11-10/ed-1/seq-30/ Evening star Washington, D.C. B-6 12 April 2022 Dennis J. Roberts, former Governor of Rhode Island J. Howard McGrath, former U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=512953 RI US Senate, 1960 - D Primary Our Campaigns 12 April 2022Congressional Quarterly 1998 150Rhode Island Count Book 1960 10 Claiborne Pell Democratic Party (United States) 83,184 61.33% Dennis J. Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 44,924 33.12% J. Howard McGrath Democratic Party (United States) 7,535 5.56% 135,643 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Raoul Archambault Jr., Republican nominee for Governor in 1952 Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 150Rhode Island Count Book 1960 5 Raoul Archambault Jr. Republican Party (United States) unopposed General election Results General election results Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1961 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1960election.pdf U.S. Government Printing OfficeRI US Senate, 1960 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=62076 OurCampaigns 12 April 2022Congressional Quarterly 1998 96Rhode Island Count Book 1960 27 Democratic Party (US) Claiborne Pell 275,575 68.90 Republican Party (US) Raoul Archambault Jr. 124,408 31.10 151,167 37.80 399,983 Democratic Party (US) References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 1960 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. https://elections.ri.gov/publications/Election_Publications/Countbooks/1960%20Count%20Book.pdf Board of Elections of Rhode Island Rhode Island Count Book 1960 External links Rhode Island Category:United States Senate elections in Rhode Island Category:1960 Rhode Island elections