1960 United States Senate election in Kansas

1960 United States Senate election in Kansas

←  1954 November 8, 1960 1962 (special)  →

Nominee Andrew F. Schoeppel Frank Theis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 485,499 388,895 Percentage 54.64% 43.77%

County results Schoeppel:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Theis:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Elected U.S. Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican

The 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Andrew Frank Schoeppel won re-election to a third term.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 2, 1960. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank Theis, lawyer ^[2]
• Joseph W. Henkle Sr., incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kansas

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Theis	88,194	59.14
	Democratic	Joseph W. Henkle Sr.	60,942	40.86
Total votes			149,136

Republican primary

Candidates

• Henry P. Cleaver, clerk ^{[2] [5]}
• Andrew F. Schoeppel, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary results ^{[3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew F. Schoeppel (incumbent)	201,753	79.98
	Republican	Henry P. Cleaver	50,507	20.02
Total votes			252,260

General election

Results

1960 United States Senate election in Kansas ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Incumbent)	485,499	54.64
	Democratic	Frank Theis	388,895	43.77
	Prohibition	C. E. Cowen	14,198	1.60
Majority			96,404	10.87
Turnout			888,592
	Republican hold

See also

• 1960 United States Senate elections

References

1. "3-Way Race Due In Kansas Vote". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 2, 1960. p. A-7. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
2. "Kansas Official Wins Bid to Oppose Docking". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 3, 1960. p. A-5. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
3. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 120.
4. "KS US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
5. "Schoeppel Opposed". Evening star. Washington, D.C. June 21, 1960. p. A-11. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
6. "KS US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 86.
8. "KS US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
9. 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.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.