1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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Nominee B. Everett Jordan R. Kyle Hayes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 793,521 497,964 Percentage 61.44% 38.56%

County results Jordan:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Hayes:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Senator before election B. Everett Jordan Democratic Elected Senator B. Everett Jordan Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating Republican Wilkes County attorney ^[1] R. Kyle Hayes.

Contents

• Democratic primary
• Candidates
• Results
• General election
• Results 2
• References
• Works cited

The simultaneous victories of Jordan, gubernatorial nominee Terry Sanford and presidential nominee John F. Kennedy marked the last time Democrats won all three top contests in North Carolina on the same day until 2008.

Democratic primary

General election

Results

1960 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	793,521	61.44	8.55
	Republican	R. Kyle Hayes	497,964	38.56	8.55
Total votes			1,291,485	100.00%

References

Works cited

• Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN   0030565863.

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