United States Senate election in Virginia, 1960
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The 1960 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic incumbent Senator Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Independent Democrat Stuart Baker and Social Democrat Clarke Robb and was re-elected to a fourth term in office.
Results
| General election results[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Absalom Willis Robertson (inc.) | 506,169 | 81.27% | +1.39 | |
| Independent Democrat | Stuart D. Baker | 88,718 | 14.24% | +3.58 | |
| Social Democratic | Clarke T. Robb | 26,783 | 4.30% | -5.14 | |
| Write-ins | 1,150 | 0.18% | +0.16 | ||
| Majority | 417,451 | 67.03% | |||
| Turnout | 622,820 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
External links
| Preceded by 1958 Harry F. Byrd, Sr. |
Virginia U.S. Senate elections 1960 Absalom Willis Robertson |
Succeeded by 1964 Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
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