1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico Knowpia

1960 United States Senate election in New Mexico
	County results; Anderson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Colwes: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Clinton Anderson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Clinton Anderson; Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic Senator Clinton Anderson won re-election to a third term.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on May 10, 1960.^[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Clinton Anderson, incumbent U.S. Senator
Mac J. Feldhake
James P. Speer, businessman^[2]
N. Tito Quintana, attorney^[3]

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Anderson (incumbent)	98,037	81.33
	Democratic	James P. Speer	9,360	7.77
	Democratic	N. Tito Quintana	8,981	7.45
	Democratic	Mac J. Feldhake	4,168	3.46
Total votes			120,546

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

William F. Colwes, retired automobile dealer^[6]
Joseph Rendon, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1954
Frederic W. Airy, advertising agent^[7]

Results edit

Republican primary results^[4]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William F. Colwes	18,884	53.03
	Republican	Joseph Rendon	11,866	33.32
	Republican	Frederic W. Airy	4,859	13.65
Total votes			35,609

General election edit

Results edit

1960 United States Senate election in New Mexico^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Anderson (Incumbent)	190,654	63.43
	Republican	William Colwes	109,897	36.57
Majority			80,757	26.86
Turnout			300,551
	Democratic hold

References edit

^ "Nebraska, New Mexico Rivalries Are Intense". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 10, 1960. p. A-3. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "Speer Pledges Support To Senator Anderson". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 12, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "Elect N. Tito Quintana". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 8, 1960. p. 50. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 139.
^ "NM US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "The West: Kennedy Clings to California Edge". Evening star. Washington, D.C. November 9, 1960. p. A-6. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "Office Filing Goes About as Was Expected". Hobbs Daily News-Sun. Hobbs, New Mexico. March 1, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "NM US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
^ "NM US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 15, 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.