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The 1960 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 8, 1960.

Incumbent Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a third full term in office over Republican Julian Elgin.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1960 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Sparkman (Incumbent) 335,722 83.08%
Democratic John G. Crommelin 51,591 12.77%
Democratic Zeke Calhoun 16,792 4.16%
Total votes 404,105 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Sparkman (Incumbent) 389,196 70.24% Decrease12.23
Republican Julian Elgin 164,868 29.76% Increase12.23
Write-in All others 8 0.00% N/A
Total votes 554,072 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "AL US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.