1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey

November 8, 1960

Nominee Clifford P. Case Thorn Lord Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,483,832 1,151,385 Percentage 55.69% 43.21%

County results Case:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Lord:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Clifford P. Case Republican Elected U.S. Senator Clifford P. Case Republican

The 1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Clifford P. Case defeated Democratic nominee Thorn Lord with 55.69% of the vote. This election was the first time since 1924 where an incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected to this seat.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on April 19, 1960.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Thorn Lord, chair of the Mercer County Democratic Party and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
• Richard M. Glassner, Newark attorney

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thorn Lord	177,429	81.55
	Democratic	Richard M. Glassner	40,134	18.45
Total votes			217,563	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Clifford P. Case, incumbent United States Senator
• David Dearborn, Union County businessman
• Robert J. Morris, anti-communist activist

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clifford P. Case (incumbent)	230,802	63.72
	Republican	Robert J. Morris	120,729	33.33
	Republican	David Dearborn	10,687	2.95
Total votes			362,218	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Clifford P. Case, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
• Gladys Grauer (Socialist Workers)
• Thorn Lord, chair of the Mercer County Democratic Party and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (Democratic)
• Winifred O. Perry, insurance broker and former Verona councilman (Conservative)
• Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor)

Results

1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Clifford P. Case (incumbent)	1,483,832	55.69%	7.03
	Democratic	Thorn Lord	1,151,385	43.21%	5.26
	Conservative	Winifred O. Perry	13,756	0.52%
	Socialist Workers	Gladys Grauer	11,784	0.44%
	Socialist Labor	Albert Ronis	3,599	0.14%
Majority			332,447
Turnout			2,664,356	12.48%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "1960 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1960. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
2. "1960 General Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1960. Retrieved June 1, 2019.