1960 United States Senate election in Arkansas

1960 United States Senate election in Arkansas
	County results; McClellan: 90–100%
U.S. senator before election; John L. McClellan; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; John L. McClellan; Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John L. McClellan was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

Because McClellan faced only token opposition in the general election, his victory in the July 26 primary was tantamount to election. McClellan was also unopposed in the primary.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on July 26, 1960.^[1]

Candidates

John L. McClellan, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

1960 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. McClellan (incumbent)		unopposed

General election

Results

1960 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas^[2]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. McClellan (incumbent)	377,036	99.88%
	Write-in	Marvin Fuchs	449	0.12%
Turnout			377,485
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Arkansas". Voting Information. Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. January 1960. p. 6. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Secretary of State 2018, p. 366.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 107.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 82.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ "AR US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

Bibliography

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

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[1] "Arkansas". Voting Information. Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. January 1960. p. 6. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[FOOTNOTESecretary_of_State2018366-2] Secretary of State 2018, p. 366.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly1998107-3] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 107.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199882-4] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 82.

[5] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[6] "AR US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

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