1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 September 2023 September 2020 1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1956 United States Senate special election in Kentucky 1956 (special) 1966 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1966 November 8, 1960 150x150px John Sherman Cooper (R-KY).jpg John Sherman Cooper Republican Party (United States) 644,087 59.15% File:Keen Johnson (cropped).jpg Keen Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 444,830 40.85% 1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCooper: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Johnson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator John Sherman Cooper Republican Party (United States) John Sherman Cooper Republican Party (United States) The 1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper, who won a 1956 special election to fill the vacant seat of Alben Barkley,term Cooper had served three partial non-consecutive terms from 1946–49, 1952–55, and his current term from 1957–61. was elected to a full term in office, defeating Democratic former Governor and Undersecretary of Labor Keen Johnson. This marked the first time that Republicans won consecutive Senate elections in the state. Republican primary Candidates John Sherman Cooper, incumbent Senator since 1957term Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate from London Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=767315 Our Campaigns - KY US Senate - R Primary Race - May 24, 1960 www.ourcampaigns.com John Sherman Cooper (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 50,896 96.26 Thurman Jerome Hamlin Republican Party (United States) 1,978 3.74 52,874 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates John Y. Brown Sr., former U.S. Representative at-large and nominee for Senate in 1946 Jesse N.R. Cecil Wilton Benge Cupp James L. Delk Keen Johnson, former Governor of Kentucky (1939–43) and U.S. Undersecretary of Labor (1946–47) Results thumb|center|250px|Primary results by county #7996E2 Johnson #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #0D0596 90%–100% #51C2C2 Brown #7DDDDD 40%–50% #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% #009696 70%–80% Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=492295 Our Campaigns - KY US Senate - D Primary Race - May 24, 1960 www.ourcampaigns.com Keen Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 112,797 57.97 John Y. Brown Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 75,987 39.05 Wilton Benge Cupp Democratic Party (United States) 2,209 1.14 Jesse N.R. Cecil Democratic Party (United States) 2,083 1.07 James L. Delk Democratic Party (United States) 1,517 0.78 194,593 100.00 General election Results 1960 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1960election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1961 Republican Party (United States) John Sherman Cooper (incumbent) 644,087 59.15% Democratic Party (United States) Keen Johnson 444,830 40.85% 1,088,917 100.00% Results by county County John Sherman CooperRepublican Keen JohnsonDemocratic Margin Total votes castOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40710 KY US Senate Race, November 08, 1960 # % # % # % Adair 4,745 70.88% 1,949 29.12% 2,796 41.77% 6,694 Allen 3,401 68.89% 1,536 31.11% 1,865 37.78% 4,937 Anderson 2,318 58.48% 1,646 41.52% 672 16.95% 3,964 Ballard 1,393 37.71% 2,301 62.29% -908 -24.58% 3,694 Barren 5,252 55.23% 4,258 44.77% 994 10.45% 9,510 Bath 2,071 55.07% 1,690 44.93% 381 10.13% 3,761 Bell 6,662 58.86% 4,657 41.14% 2,005 17.71% 11,319 Boone 4,700 61.93% 2,889 38.07% 1,811 23.86% 7,589 Bourbon 2,704 50.49% 2,651 49.51% 53 0.99% 5,355 Boyd 11,657 59.47% 7,945 40.53% 3,712 18.94% 19,602 Boyle 4,165 63.23% 2,422 36.77% 1,743 26.46% 6,587 Bracken 2,016 62.90% 1,189 37.10% 827 25.80% 3,205 Breathitt 2,143 41.99% 2,960 58.01% -817 -16.01% 5,103 Breckinridge 4,137 60.92% 2,654 39.08% 1,483 21.84% 6,791 Bullitt 2,941 58.02% 2,128 41.98% 813 16.04% 5,069 Butler 3,610 80.76% 860 19.24% 2,750 61.52% 4,470 Caldwell 3,442 63.17% 2,007 36.83% 1,435 26.34% 5,449 Calloway 3,792 48.37% 4,048 51.63% -256 -3.27% 7,840 Campbell 17,624 57.64% 12,953 42.36% 4,671 15.28% 30,577 Carlisle 1,020 39.05% 1,592 60.95% -572 -21.90% 2,612 Carroll 1,296 40.21% 1,927 59.79% -631 -19.58% 3,223 Carter 5,322 64.00% 2,993 36.00% 2,329 28.01% 8,315 Casey 4,911 80.42% 1,196 19.58% 3,715 60.83% 6,107 Christian 5,603 47.86% 6,103 52.14% -500 -4.27% 11,706 Clark 3,672 58.87% 2,566 41.13% 1,106 17.73% 6,238 Clay 4,802 78.32% 1,329 21.68% 3,473 56.65% 6,131 Clinton 3,409 85.40% 583 14.60% 2,826 70.79% 3,992 Crittenden 2,787 69.35% 1,232 30.65% 1,555 38.69% 4,019 Cumberland 2,614 79.62% 669 20.38% 1,945 59.24% 3,283 Daviess 13,968 62.14% 8,511 37.86% 5,457 24.28% 22,479 Edmonson 2,834 75.09% 940 24.91% 1,894 50.19% 3,774 Elliott 932 37.96% 1,523 62.04% -591 -24.07% 2,455 Estill 3,395 70.51% 1,420 29.49% 1,975 41.02% 4,815 Fayette 27,379 67.42% 13,228 32.58% 14,151 34.85% 40,607 Fleming 2,850 58.93% 1,986 41.07% 864 17.87% 4,836 Floyd 5,657 39.47% 8,676 60.53% -3,019 -21.06% 14,333 Franklin 5,531 50.32% 5,461 49.68% 70 0.64% 10,992 Fulton 1,761 43.80% 2,260 56.20% -499 -12.41% 4,021 Gallatin 754 44.88% 926 55.12% -172 -10.24% 1,680 Garrard 2,891 64.36% 1,601 35.64% 1,290 28.72% 4,492 Grant 2,289 58.11% 1,650 41.89% 639 16.22% 3,939 Graves 5,125 41.60% 7,194 58.40% -2,069 -16.80% 12,319 Grayson 4,771 69.69% 2,075 30.31% 2,696 39.38% 6,846 Green 3,683 72.53% 1,395 27.47% 2,288 45.06% 5,078 Greenup 6,348 56.62% 4,863 43.38% 1,485 13.25% 11,211 Hancock 1,471 60.89% 945 39.11% 526 21.77% 2,416 Hardin 6,722 61.98% 4,124 38.02% 2,598 23.95% 10,846 Harlan 8,157 51.20% 7,775 48.80% 382 2.40% 15,932 Harrison 2,641 46.77% 3,006 53.23% -365 -6.46% 5,647 Hart 3,796 58.80% 2,660 41.20% 1,136 17.60% 6,456 Henderson 5,326 50.77% 5,165 49.23% 161 1.53% 10,491 Henry 2,302 50.92% 2,219 49.08% 83 1.84% 4,521 Hickman 1,303 42.82% 1,740 57.18% -437 -14.36% 3,043 Hopkins 5,576 47.46% 6,173 52.54% -597 -5.08% 11,749 Jackson 3,825 90.32% 410 9.68% 3,415 80.64% 4,235 Jefferson 137,946 59.51% 93,872 40.49% 44,074 19.01% 231,818 Jessamine 2,788 63.18% 1,625 36.82% 1,163 26.35% 4,413 Johnson 5,480 71.84% 2,148 28.16% 3,332 43.68% 7,628 Kenton 22,312 57.16% 16,722 42.84% 5,590 14.32% 39,034 Knott 1,843 35.49% 3,350 64.51% -1,507 -29.02% 5,193 Knox 5,843 70.98% 2,389 29.02% 3,454 41.96% 8,232 Larue 2,613 66.51% 1,316 33.49% 1,297 33.01% 3,929 Laurel 7,342 78.37% 2,026 21.63% 5,316 56.75% 9,368 Lawrence 3,203 58.82% 2,242 41.18% 961 17.65% 5,445 Lee 2,000 69.18% 891 30.82% 1,109 38.36% 2,891 Leslie 3,830 83.97% 731 16.03% 3,099 67.95% 4,561 Letcher 4,570 54.78% 3,773 45.22% 797 9.55% 8,343 Lewis 3,807 71.87% 1,490 28.13% 2,317 43.74% 5,297 Lincoln 4,003 67.03% 1,969 32.97% 2,034 34.06% 5,972 Livingston 1,592 52.32% 1,451 47.68% 141 4.63% 3,043 Logan 4,349 50.91% 4,194 49.09% 155 1.81% 8,543 Lyon 1,063 45.12% 1,293 54.88% -230 -9.76% 2,356 Madison 7,060 57.85% 5,145 42.15% 1,915 15.69% 12,205 Magoffin 2,785 55.19% 2,261 44.81% 524 10.38% 5,046 Marion 2,587 42.71% 3,470 57.29% -883 -14.58% 6,057 Marshall 3,635 54.08% 3,087 45.92% 548 8.15% 6,722 Martin 2,731 74.39% 940 25.61% 1,791 48.79% 3,671 Mason 4,320 59.03% 2,998 40.97% 1,322 18.07% 7,318 McCracken 10,422 49.06% 10,821 50.94% -399 -1.88% 21,243 McCreary 3,738 84.42% 690 15.58% 3,048 68.83% 4,428 McLean 2,316 58.35% 1,653 41.65% 663 16.70% 3,969 Meade 2,167 53.57% 1,878 46.43% 289 7.14% 4,045 Menifee 871 51.75% 812 48.25% 59 3.51% 1,683 Mercer 3,838 64.28% 2,133 35.72% 1,705 28.55% 5,971 Metcalfe 2,246 63.64% 1,283 36.36% 963 27.29% 3,529 Monroe 4,220 83.07% 860 16.93% 3,360 66.14% 5,080 Montgomery 2,618 54.84% 2,156 45.16% 462 9.68% 4,774 Morgan 1,812 41.86% 2,517 58.14% -705 -16.29% 4,329 Muhlenberg 6,070 58.10% 4,377 41.90% 1,693 16.21% 10,447 Nelson 3,782 49.59% 3,844 50.41% -62 -0.81% 7,626 Nicholas 1,136 47.61% 1,250 52.39% -114 -4.78% 2,386 Ohio 5,280 69.96% 2,267 30.04% 3,013 39.92% 7,547 Oldham 2,494 60.96% 1,597 39.04% 897 21.93% 4,091 Owen 1,525 43.82% 1,955 56.18% -430 -12.36% 3,480 Owsley 2,169 86.24% 346 13.76% 1,823 72.49% 2,515 Pendleton 2,274 61.91% 1,399 38.09% 875 23.82% 3,673 Perry 5,909 56.14% 4,617 43.86% 1,292 12.27% 10,526 Pike 10,450 46.09% 12,222 53.91% -1,772 -7.82% 22,672 Powell 1,484 57.65% 1,090 42.35% 394 15.31% 2,574 Pulaski 12,490 83.64% 2,443 16.36% 10,047 67.28% 14,933 Robertson 632 52.32% 576 47.68% 56 4.64% 1,208 Rockcastle 3,956 79.34% 1,030 20.66% 2,926 58.68% 4,986 Rowan 2,807 57.06% 2,112 42.94% 695 14.13% 4,919 Russell 3,683 78.41% 1,014 21.59% 2,669 56.82% 4,697 Scott 2,415 52.08% 2,222 47.92% 193 4.16% 4,637 Shelby 3,610 54.75% 2,984 45.25% 626 9.49% 6,594 Simpson 1,898 44.98% 2,322 55.02% -424 -10.05% 4,220 Spencer 1,191 57.56% 878 42.44% 313 15.13% 2,069 Taylor 4,778 72.31% 1,830 27.69% 2,948 44.61% 6,608 Todd 1,936 43.29% 2,536 56.71% -600 -13.42% 4,472 Trigg 1,680 44.11% 2,129 55.89% -449 -11.79% 3,809 Trimble 870 38.34% 1,399 61.66% -529 -23.31% 2,269 Union 1,920 38.13% 3,116 61.87% -1,196 -23.75% 5,036 Warren 9,177 58.68% 6,461 41.32% 2,716 17.37% 15,638 Washington 2,910 60.26% 1,919 39.74% 991 20.52% 4,829 Wayne 4,070 70.48% 1,705 29.52% 2,365 40.95% 5,775 Webster 2,466 45.46% 2,959 54.54% -493 -9.09% 5,425 Whitley 7,597 75.49% 2,467 24.51% 5,130 50.97% 10,064 Wolfe 1,369 50.29% 1,353 49.71% 16 0.59% 2,722 Woodford 2,613 65.67% 1,366 34.33% 1,247 31.34% 3,979Totals644,08759.15%444,83040.85%199,25718.30%1,088,917 See also 1960 United States Senate elections Notes References 1960 Kentucky United States Senate