1960 United States gubernatorial elections

none related races 1960 United States elections January 2025 1960 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative no 1959 United States gubernatorial elections 1959 1961 United States gubernatorial elections 1961 Seats up Seats won 27 governorships November 8, 1960 Democratic Party (United States) 33 34 1 14 15 Republican Party (United States) 17John H. Reed (R) succeeded Maine Governor Clinton Clauson (D) upon his death in December 1959.Dwight Burney (R) succeeded Nebraska Governor Ralph G. Brooks (D) upon his death in September 1960. 16 1 13 12 324px #94C6DF Democratic hold #0272B1 Democratic gain#F48984 Republican hold #CB001A Republican gain#D3D3D3 No election United States gubernatorial elections were held on 8 November 1960, in 27 states. The elections were concurrent with the House elections, the Senate elections and the presidential election. In Minnesota, this was the last election on a 2-year cycle, before switching to a 4-year term for governors. Race summary StateGovernorPartyFirstelectedStatusCandidates ArizonaPaul Fannin 1958Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Paul Fannin (Republican) 59.3% Democratic Party (US) Lee Ackerman (Democratic) 40.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110196 Arizona Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 ArkansasOrval Faubus 1954Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Orval Faubus (Democratic) 69.2% Republican Party (US) Henry M. Britt (Republican) 30.8%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261819 Arkansas Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 DelawareJ. Caleb Boggs 1952Incumbent term-limited.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Elbert N. Carvel (Democratic) 51.7% Republican Party (US) John W. Rollins (Republican) 48.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174212 Delaware Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 FloridaLeRoy Collins1954(special)Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) C. Farris Bryant (Democratic) 59.9% Republican Party (US) George C. Petersen (Republican) 40.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=131879 Florida Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 IllinoisWilliam Stratton 1952Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Otto Kerner Jr. (Democratic) 55.5% Republican Party (US) William Stratton (Republican) 44.3% Socialist Labor Party (US) Edward C. Gross (Socialist Labor) 0.19%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121507 Illinois Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 IndianaHarold W. Handley1956 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Matthew E. Welsh (Democratic) 50.4% Republican Party (US) Crawford F. Parker (Republican) 49.3% Prohibition Party (US) J. Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 0.28% Socialist Labor Party (US) Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 0.04%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174224 Indiana Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 IowaHerschel C. Loveless1956Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Norman A. Erbe (Republican) 52.1% Democratic Party (US) Edward Joseph McManus (Democratic) 47.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174240 Iowa Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 KansasGeorge Docking1956Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) John Anderson Jr. (Republican) 55.5% Democratic Party (US) George Docking (Democratic) 43.6% Prohibition Party (US)J.J. Steele (Prohibition) 1.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174280 Kansas Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 Maine(special)John H. Reed 1959Reed became governor in 1959 when predecessor (Clinton Clauson) died.Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John H. Reed (Republican) 52.7% Democratic Party (US) Frank M. Coffin (Democratic) 47.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174310 Maine Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 MassachusettsFoster Furcolo 1954Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) John Volpe (Republican) 52.5% Democratic Party (US) Joseph D. Ward (Democratic) 46.8% Socialist Labor Party (US)Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 0.39% Prohibition Party (US)Guy S. Williams (Prohibition) 0.31%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174324 Massachusetts Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 MichiganG. Mennen Williams 1948Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John Swainson (Democratic) 50.5% Republican Party (US)Paul Douglas Bagwell (Republican) 49.2% Socialist Workers Party (US)Robert Himmel Jr. (Socialist Workers) 0.10% Prohibition Party (US)Delmar D. Gibbons (Prohibition) 0.07% Independent F.J. Toohey (Tax Cut) 0.06% Socialist Labor Party (US)Theos A. Grove (Socialist Labor) 0.05% Independent American PartyR. Roy Pursell (Ind. American) 0.04%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=111042 Michigan Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 MinnesotaOrville Freeman 1954Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Elmer L. Andersen (Republican) 50.6% Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Orville Freeman (DFL) 49.1% Independent Rudolph Gustafson (Industrial Government) 0.36%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=56956 Minnesota Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 MissouriJames T. Blair Jr. 1956 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John M. Dalton (Democratic) 58.0% Republican Party (US) Edward G. Farmer (Republican) 42.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174332 Missouri Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 MontanaJ. Hugo Aronson 1952Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Donald Grant Nutter (Republican) 55.1% Democratic Party (US) Paul Cannon (Democratic) 44.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174144 MT Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 NebraskaDwight Burney 1960Burney became acting governor on September 9, 1960, after predecessor (Ralph G. Brooks) died.Incumbent returned to lieutenant governorship.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Frank B. Morrison (Democratic) 52.0% Republican Party (US) John Cooper (Republican) 48.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174335 Nebraska Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 New HampshireWesley Powell 1958Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Wesley Powell (Republican) 55.5% Democratic Party (US) Bernard L. Boutin (Democratic) 44.5%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174348 New Hampshire Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 New MexicoJohn Burroughs governor1958Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) 50.33% Democratic Party (US) John Burroughs (Democratic) 49.67%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174477 New Mexico Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 North CarolinaLuther H. Hodges 1954Hodges became governor in 1954 when predecessor (William B. Umstead) died.Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Terry Sanford (Democratic) 54.5% Republican Party (US) Robert L. Gavin (Republican) 45.5% Independent I. Beverly Lake (write-in) 0.08%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27953 North Carolina Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018North Dakota John E. Davis North Dakota politician 1956Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. North Dakota Democratic-NPL William L. Guy (Democratic-NPL) 49.4% Republican Party (US) Clarence P. Dahl (Republican) 44.5% Independent Herschel Lashkowitz (Independent) 6.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174489 North Dakota Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 Rhode IslandChristopher Del Sesto 1958Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) John A. Notte Jr. (Democratic) 56.6% Republican Party (US) Christopher Del Sesto (Republican) 43.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261828 Rhode Island Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 South DakotaRalph Herseth 1958Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Archie M. Gubbrud (Republican) 50.7% Democratic Party (US) Ralph Herseth (Democratic) 49.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261833 South Dakota Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 TexasPrice Daniel 1956Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Price Daniel (Democratic) 72.8% Republican Party (US) William Steger (Republican) 27.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261840 Texas Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 UtahGeorge Dewey Clyde 1956Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) George Dewey Clyde (Republican) 52.7% Democratic Party (US) William Arthur Barlocker (Democratic) 47.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174135 Utah Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 VermontRobert Stafford 1958Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) F. Ray Keyser Jr. (Republican) 56.4% Democratic Party (US) Russell F. Niquette (Democratic) 43.6%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=144188 Vermont Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 WashingtonAlbert Rosellini 1956Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Albert Rosellini (Democratic) 50.3% Republican Party (US) Lloyd J. Andrews (Republican) 48.9% Socialist Labor Party (US) Henry Killman (Socialist Labor) 0.7% Socialist Workers Party (US) Jack W. Wright (Socialist Workers) 0.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=58366 Washington Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 West VirginiaCecil H. Underwood 1956 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Wally Barron (Democratic) 54.0% Republican Party (US) Harold E. Neely (Republican) 46.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261841 West Virginia Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 WisconsinGaylord Nelson 1958Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Gaylord Nelson (Democratic) 51.6% Republican Party (US)Philip G. Kuehn (Republican) 48.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261811 Wisconsin Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 7 March 2018 Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 5%: New Mexico, 0.65% Indiana, 1.09% Michigan, 1.28% South Dakota, 1.46% Washington, 1.47% Minnesota, 1.48% Wisconsin, 3.11% Delaware, 3.46% Nebraska, 4.01% Indiana, 4.28% North Dakota, 4.96% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: Utah, 5.32% Maine, 5.34% Massachusetts, 5.72% West Virginia, 7.98% North Carolina, 8.98% Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats. See also 1960 United States elections 1960 United States presidential election 1960 United States Senate elections 1960 United States House of Representatives elections Notes References 30emcollapsed Category:November 1960 in the United States