1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kansas Knowpia

1960 United States Senate election in Kansas
	County results; Schoeppel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Theis: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Andrew F. Schoeppel; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Andrew F. Schoeppel; Republican

The 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Andrew Frank Schoeppel won re-election to a third term.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on August 2, 1960.^[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Frank Theis, lawyer^[2]
Joseph W. Henkle Sr., incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kansas

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Theis	88,194	59.14
	Democratic	Joseph W. Henkle Sr.	60,942	40.86
Total votes			149,136

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Henry P. Cleaver, clerk^[2]^[5]
Andrew F. Schoeppel, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results edit

Republican primary results^[3]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew F. Schoeppel (incumbent)	201,753	79.98
	Republican	Henry P. Cleaver	50,507	20.02
Total votes			252,260

General election edit

Results edit

1960 United States Senate election in Kansas^[7]^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Incumbent)	485,499	54.64
	Democratic	Frank Theis	388,895	43.77
	Prohibition	C. E. Cowen	14,198	1.60
Majority			96,404	10.87
Turnout			888,592
	Republican hold

References edit

^ "3-Way Race Due In Kansas Vote". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 2, 1960. p. A-7. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Kansas Official Wins Bid to Oppose Docking". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 3, 1960. p. A-5. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 120.
^ "KS US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "Schoeppel Opposed". Evening star. Washington, D.C. June 21, 1960. p. A-11. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "KS US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 86.
^ "KS US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ 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.