1960 United States Senate election in South Carolina
August 22, 2023
The 1960 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 8, 1960 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Democratic Senator Strom Thurmond easily won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
This was Thurmond's last Senate race in which he ran as a Democrat. Four years later, he switched his affiliation to the Republican Party in opposition to the Democrats' support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In his next reelection bid for the Senate, he ran as a Republican. As of 2022[update], this is also the last time that the Democrats have won South Carolina's Class 2 Senate seat.
Strom Thurmond, incumbent Senator since 1954 and candidate for President in 1948
Campaign
Herbert argued that Thurmond's means of opposing the civil rights legislation in the 1950s was unconstructive and instead if he were in the Senate he would express to the country how the blacks were benefited by white rule.[citation needed] Herbert's campaign was little more than token opposition as Thurmond racked up a huge victory and won another term because he did not have an opponent in the general election.
Bass, Jack; Marilyn W. Thompson (1998). Ol' Strom: An Unauthorized Biography of Strom Thurmond. Longstreet. p. 189.
August 22, 2023
1960, united, states, senate, election, south, carolina, 1960, south, carolina, united, states, senate, election, held, november, 1960, select, senator, from, state, south, carolina, popular, incumbent, democratic, senator, strom, thurmond, easily, democratic,. The 1960 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 8 1960 to select the U S Senator from the state of South Carolina Popular incumbent Democratic Senator Strom Thurmond easily won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election 1960 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina 1956 special June 4 1960 1966 Nominee Strom Thurmond Robert B HerbertParty Democratic DemocraticPopular vote 273 795 32 136Percentage 89 5 10 5 U S senator before electionStrom ThurmondDemocratic Elected U S Senator Strom ThurmondDemocraticThis was Thurmond s last Senate race in which he ran as a Democrat Four years later he switched his affiliation to the Republican Party in opposition to the Democrats support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 In his next reelection bid for the Senate he ran as a Republican As of 2022 update this is also the last time that the Democrats have won South Carolina s Class 2 Senate seat Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Campaign 1 3 Results 2 Election results 3 See also 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Robert Beverly Herbert Columbia lawyer Strom Thurmond incumbent Senator since 1954 and candidate for President in 1948Campaign Edit Herbert argued that Thurmond s means of opposing the civil rights legislation in the 1950s was unconstructive and instead if he were in the Senate he would express to the country how the blacks were benefited by white rule citation needed Herbert s campaign was little more than token opposition as Thurmond racked up a huge victory and won another term because he did not have an opponent in the general election Results Edit South Carolina U S Senate primary election 1960 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Strom Thurmond incumbent 273 795 89 5 Democratic Robert Beverley Herbert 32 136 10 5 Election results EditSouth Carolina U S Senate Election 1960 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Strom Thurmond incumbent 330 167 100 0 0 0 Write in 102 0 0 0 0 Majority 330 065 100 0 0 0 Turnout 330 269 55 4 23 2 Democratic holdSee also EditList of United States senators from South Carolina United States Senate elections 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1960References EditBass Jack Marilyn W Thompson 1998 Ol Strom An Unauthorized Biography of Strom Thurmond Longstreet p 189 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1960 United States Senate election in South Carolina amp oldid 1156509085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
