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1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina
	County results; Jordan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Hayes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Senator before election; B. Everett Jordan; Democratic	Elected Senator ; B. Everett Jordan; Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating Republican Wilkes County attorney^[1] R. Kyle Hayes.

The simultaneous victories of Jordan, gubernatorial nominee Terry Sanford and presidential nominee John F. Kennedy marked the last time Democrats won all three top contests in North Carolina on the same day until 2008.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Robert Gregory
Addison Hewlett, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
B. Everett Jordan, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1958
Robert M. McIntosh

23.6% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.^[2]

Results

1960 Democratic Senate primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	324,188	54.25%
	Democratic	Addison Hewlett	217,899	36.47%
	Democratic	Robert Gregory	31,463	5.27%
	Democratic	Robert M. McIntosh	23,988	4.01%
Total votes			597,538	100.00%

General election

Results

1960 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	793,521	61.44	8.55
	Republican	R. Kyle Hayes	497,964	38.56	8.55
Total votes			1,291,485	100.00%

References

Works cited

Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.

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[1] New York Times: Patron Dead, Town Goes on the Block (1994)

[FOOTNOTESteedMorelandBaker198028-2] Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 28.

[3] "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1960".

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