1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island Knowpia

1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
	County results; Pell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Theodore F. Green; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Claiborne Pell; Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Theodore F. Green did not seek re-election. Democrat Claiborne Pell won the seat, defeating Republican Raoul Archambault Jr.

Primary elections edit

The Republican primary was held on September 19, 1960, and the Democratic primary was held on September 28, 1960.^[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Claiborne Pell, vice president of the International Rescue Committee and the North American Newspaper Alliance^[2]
Dennis J. Roberts, former Governor of Rhode Island
J. Howard McGrath, former U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Claiborne Pell	83,184	61.33%
	Democratic	Dennis J. Roberts	44,924	33.12%
	Democratic	J. Howard McGrath	7,535	5.56%
Total votes			135,643	100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Raoul Archambault Jr., Republican nominee for Governor in 1952

Results edit

Republican primary results^[4]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raoul Archambault Jr.		unopposed

General election edit

Results edit

General election results ^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Claiborne Pell	275,575	68.90
	Republican	Raoul Archambault Jr.	124,408	31.10
Majority			151,167	37.80
Turnout			399,983
	Democratic hold

References edit

^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960, p. 1.
^ "Biographies of Five Senate Newcomers". Evening star. Washington, D.C. November 10, 1960. p. B-6. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
^ "RI US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 150.
^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960, p. 10.
^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960, p. 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.
^ "RI US Senate, 1960". OurCampaigns. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960, p. 27.

Bibliography edit

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Official Count of the Ballots Cast for Presidential Electors, United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, General Officers, and Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly etc (PDF). Board of Elections of Rhode Island. 1960.