1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island County resultsPell : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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 ] Results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Raoul Archambault Jr., Republican nominee for Governor in 1952 Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] 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 . ^ 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 . ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1960 , p. 27. Bibliography [ edit ] External links [ edit ]