1960 United States Senate election in Colorado

1960 United States Senate election in Colorado

←  1954 November 8, 1960 1966  →

Nominee Gordon Allott Robert Lee Knous Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 389,428 334,854 Percentage 53.52% 46.02%

County results Allott:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70% Knous:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election Gordon Allott Republican Elected U.S. Senator Gordon Allott Republican

The 1960 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Gordon Allott was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Lieutenant Governor Robert Lee Knous.

General election

Results

General election results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gordon Allott (inc.)	389,428	53.52%	2.20
	Democratic	Robert Lee Knous	334,854	46.02%	2.66
	Independent	William R. Casey	3,351	0.46%	N/A
Total votes			634,837	100.00%

See also

• 1960 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1960". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.