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1960 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas 1927 presidential no 1954 United States Senate election in Kansas 1954 1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas 1962 (special) November 8, 1960 150x150px File:Andrew Frank Schoeppel.jpg Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Party (United States) 485,499 54.64% File:Frank Gordon Theis.jpg Frank Theis Democratic Party (United States) 388,895 43.77% 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsSchoeppel: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Theis: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% U.S. Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Party (United States) Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Party (United States)
The 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Andrew Frank Schoeppel won re-election to a third term.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 2, 1960. August 2, 1960 3-Way Race Due In Kansas Vote https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1960-08-02/ed-1/seq-7/ Evening star Washington, D.C. A-7 16 October 2022
Democratic primary
Candidates
Frank Theis, lawyer August 3, 1960 Kansas Official Wins Bid to Oppose Docking https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1960-08-03/ed-1/seq-5/ Evening star Washington, D.C. A-5 16 October 2022
Joseph W. Henkle Sr., incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Results
Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 120https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=760299 KS US Senate, 1960 - D Primary Our Campaigns 16 October 2022
Frank Theis Democratic Party (United States) 88,194 59.14
Joseph W. Henkle Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 60,942 40.86
149,136
Republican primary
Candidates
Henry P. Cleaver, clerk June 21, 1960 Schoeppel Opposed https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1960-06-21/ed-1/seq-11/ Evening star Washington, D.C. A-11 16 October 2022
Andrew F. Schoeppel, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 120https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=760300 KS US Senate, 1960 - R Primary Our Campaigns 16 October 2022
Andrew F. Schoeppel (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 201,753 79.98
Henry P. Cleaver Republican Party (United States) 50,507 20.02
252,260
General election
Results
1960 United States Senate election in KansasCongressional Quarterly 1998 86https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30674 KS US Senate, 1960 Our Campaigns 16 October 2022Clerk 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 Office
Republican Party (US)
Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Incumbent)
485,499
54.64
Democratic Party (US)
Frank Theis
388,895
43.77
Prohibition Party (US)
C. E. Cowen
14,198
1.60
96,404
10.87
888,592
Republican Party (US)
See also
1960 United States Senate elections
References
Bibliography
Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998
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