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1960 United States Senate election in Montana

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1960 United States Senate election in Montana
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November 8, 1960
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Nominee Lee Metcalf Orvin B. Fjare
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote140,331136,281
Percentage50.73%49.27%
1960 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg
County results
Metcalf:     50–60%     60–70%
Fjare:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

James E. Murray
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Lee Metcalf
Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent United States Senator James E. Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in 1934 and was re-elected in 1936, 1942, and 1948, and 1954, declined to seek re-election, creating an open seat. United States Congressman Lee Metcalf won out in a crowded Democratic primary and faced off against former United States Congressman Orvin B. Fjare, who won in a similarly crowded Republican primary. Following a close general election, Metcalf narrowly defeated Fjare to win his first term in the Senate.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lee Metcalf 45,339 35.16%
Democratic John W. Bonner33,24625.78%
Democratic LeRoy H. Anderson26,15220.28%
Democratic John W. Mahan24,20818.77%
Total votes75,798 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Orvin B. Fjare 25,899 38.71%
Republican Sumner Gerard17,93226.80%
Republican Wayne Montgomery13,52720.22%
Republican James H. Morrow5,2617.86%
Republican Fred J. Martin2,8044.19%
Republican L. A. Wilson1,4822.22%
Total votes66,905 100.00%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Montana, 1960 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lee Metcalf 140,331 50.73% +0.35%
Republican Orvin B. Fjare 136,28149.27%−0.35%
Majority 4,0501.46%+0.70%
Turnout 276,612
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 7, 1960". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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