1960 United States Senate election in Michigan
The 1960 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating U.S. Representative Alvin M. Bentley.
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| Elections in Michigan |
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Alvin Morell Bentley, U.S. Representative from Owosso
- Donald S. Leonard, attorney and nominee for Governor in 1954
Results
| 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
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick V. McNamara (incumbent) | 1,669,179 | 51.73% |  0.98 | |
| Republican | Alvin Morell Bentley | 1,548,873 | 48.00% |  0.93 | |
| Socialist Workers | Frank Lovell | 3,282 | 0.10% | 0.06 | |
| Prohibition | Rollin M. Severance | 2,273 | 0.07% | 0.16 | |
| Socialist Labor | James Sim | 1,565 | 0.05% |  | |
| Independent | Alvin Reynolds | 1,465 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 3,226,637 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=596122
- "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.
- Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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