1960 United States Senate election in Delaware
The 1960 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. Allen Frear Jr. ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was narrowly defeated by Republican Governor of Delaware J. Caleb Boggs.
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 County results Boggs: 50–60% Frear: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
- J. Caleb Boggs, Governor of Delaware (Republican)
- J. Allen Frear Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | J. Caleb Boggs | 98,874 | 50.71% |  7.65 | |
| Democratic | J. Allen Frear Jr. (inc.) | 96,090 | 49.29% |  7.65 | |
| Total votes | 164,531 | 100.00% | |||
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See also
References
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 7.
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