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1960 United States Senate election in Michigan

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1960 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1966 →
 
Nominee Patrick V. McNamara Alvin M. Bentley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,669,179 1,548,873
Percentage 51.73% 48.00%

County results
McNamara:      50–60%      60–70%
Bentley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Patrick V. McNamara
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Patrick V. McNamara
Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick McNamara was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating U.S. Representative Alvin M. Bentley.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1960 Republican Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alvin Morell Bentley 344,043 72.03%
Republican Donald S. Leonard 133,562 27.97%
Write-in 7 0.00%
Total votes 477,612 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1960 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patrick V. McNamara (incumbent) 1,669,179 51.73% Increase0.98
Republican Alvin Morell Bentley 1,548,873 48.00% Decrease0.93
Socialist Workers Frank Lovell 3,282 0.10% Increase0.06
Prohibition Rollin M. Severance 2,273 0.07% Decrease0.16
Socialist Labor James Sim 1,565 0.05% Steady
Independent Alvin Reynolds 1,465 0.05% N/A
Total votes 3,226,637 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate- R Primary Race - Aug 02, 1960".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.
  3. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.