1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky

The 1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper, who won a 1956 special election to fill the vacant seat of Alben Barkley, was elected to a full term in office, defeating Democratic former Governor and Undersecretary of Labor Keen Johnson.

This marked the first time that Republicans won consecutive Senate elections in the state.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Y. Brown Sr., former U.S. Representative at-large and nominee for Senate in 1946
• Jesse N.R. Cecil
• Wilton Benge Cupp
• James L. Delk
• Keen Johnson, former Governor of Kentucky (1939–43) and U.S. Undersecretary of Labor (1946–47)

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Sherman Cooper, incumbent Senator since 1957
• Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate from London

Results

General election

Results

Results by county

See also

1960 United States Senate elections

Notes

References