1960 United States Senate election in Texas
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Elections in Texas |
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Government |
The 1960 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent
Johnson spent much of the year focused on his other campaigns. First, his unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination for President ended in defeat at the hands of John F. Kennedy at the July Democratic National Convention. At the convention, Kennedy chose Johnson as his running mate.
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) | 1,306,625 | 57.98% | ||
Republican | John Tower | 926,653 | 41.12% | ||
Constitution | Bard A. Logan | 20,506 | 0.91% | ||
Total votes | 2,253,784 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Johnson carried his Senate seat quite easily,[4] although in the presidential race, the Kennedy-Johnson ticket won the state over the Republican Nixon-Lodge ticket by only two percentage points.
Because the Kennedy-Johnson ticket was victorious in the presidential race, Johnson never took office for his third term. Instead,
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0394720951.
- U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 08, 1960". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Texas State Historical Association (1961). "Texas Almanac, 1961-1962". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 25, 2022.