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1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina
North Carolina
Presidential
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1958 (special)
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November 8, 1960
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B. Everett Jordan
Democratic Party (United States)
793,521
61.44%
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R. Kyle Hayes
Republican Party (United States)
497,964
38.56% 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 325px County resultsJordan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Hayes: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%
Senator
B. Everett Jordan
Democratic Party (US)
B. Everett Jordan
Democratic Party (US)
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 attorneyNew York Times: Patron Dead, Town Goes on the Block (1994) 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
Candidates
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.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 28
Results
1960 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=209720 Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1960
Democratic Party (United States)
B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)
324,188
54.25%
Democratic Party (United States)
Addison Hewlett
217,899
36.47%
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert Gregory
31,463
5.27%
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert M. McIntosh
23,988
4.01%
597,538
100.00%
General election
Results
1960 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina
Democratic Party (United States)
B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)
793,521
61.44
8.55
Republican Party (United States)
R. Kyle Hayes
497,964
38.56
8.55
1,291,485
100.00%
References
Works cited
Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863
1960
North Carolina
Category:1960 North Carolina elections