The 1960 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Thomas E. Martin did not run for re-election to a second term. Jack Miller won the open seat by defeating Democratic Governor Herschel Loveless.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Rollo Bergeson, former Iowa Secretary of State (1946âÂÂ49)
- Dayton Countryman, former Iowa Attorney General (1955âÂÂ57) and candidate for Senate in 1956
- Jack Miller, State Senator from Sioux City
- Ernest Seemann, perennial candidate
- Kenneth Stringer
- Oliver Reeve
Results
Miller was formally nominated at a party convention.
General election
Results
See also
References