1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky County resultsCooper : 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% >90%Johnson : 50–60% 60–70%
The1960 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1960. Incumbent Republican SenatorJohn Sherman Cooper , who won a 1956 special election to fill the vacant seat of Alben Barkley,[ a] Keen Johnson .
This marked the first time that Republicans won consecutive Senate elections in the state.
John Y. Brown Sr. , former U.S. Representative at-large and nominee for Senate in 1946Jesse N.R. Cecil Wilton Benge Cupp James L. Delk Keen Johnson , former Governor of Kentucky (1939–43) and U.S. Undersecretary of Labor (1946–47)Primary results by county 40%–50%
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County John Sherman Cooper Keen Johnson Margin Total votes cast[ 4] # % # % # % Adair 4,745 70.88% 1,949 29.12% 2,796 41.77% 6,694 Allen 3,401 68.89% 1,536 31.11% 1,865 37.78% 4,937 Anderson 2,318 58.48% 1,646 41.52% 672 16.95% 3,964 Ballard 1,393 37.71% 2,301 62.29% -908 -24.58% 3,694 Barren 5,252 55.23% 4,258 44.77% 994 10.45% 9,510 Bath 2,071 55.07% 1,690 44.93% 381 10.13% 3,761 Bell 6,662 58.86% 4,657 41.14% 2,005 17.71% 11,319 Boone 4,700 61.93% 2,889 38.07% 1,811 23.86% 7,589 Bourbon 2,704 50.49% 2,651 49.51% 53 0.99% 5,355 Boyd 11,657 59.47% 7,945 40.53% 3,712 18.94% 19,602 Boyle 4,165 63.23% 2,422 36.77% 1,743 26.46% 6,587 Bracken 2,016 62.90% 1,189 37.10% 827 25.80% 3,205 Breathitt 2,143 41.99% 2,960 58.01% -817 -16.01% 5,103 Breckinridge 4,137 60.92% 2,654 39.08% 1,483 21.84% 6,791 Bullitt 2,941 58.02% 2,128 41.98% 813 16.04% 5,069 Butler 3,610 80.76% 860 19.24% 2,750 61.52% 4,470 Caldwell 3,442 63.17% 2,007 36.83% 1,435 26.34% 5,449 Calloway 3,792 48.37% 4,048 51.63% -256 -3.27% 7,840 Campbell 17,624 57.64% 12,953 42.36% 4,671 15.28% 30,577 Carlisle 1,020 39.05% 1,592 60.95% -572 -21.90% 2,612 Carroll 1,296 40.21% 1,927 59.79% -631 -19.58% 3,223 Carter 5,322 64.00% 2,993 36.00% 2,329 28.01% 8,315 Casey 4,911 80.42% 1,196 19.58% 3,715 60.83% 6,107 Christian 5,603 47.86% 6,103 52.14% -500 -4.27% 11,706 Clark 3,672 58.87% 2,566 41.13% 1,106 17.73% 6,238 Clay 4,802 78.32% 1,329 21.68% 3,473 56.65% 6,131 Clinton 3,409 85.40% 583 14.60% 2,826 70.79% 3,992 Crittenden 2,787 69.35% 1,232 30.65% 1,555 38.69% 4,019 Cumberland 2,614 79.62% 669 20.38% 1,945 59.24% 3,283 Daviess 13,968 62.14% 8,511 37.86% 5,457 24.28% 22,479 Edmonson 2,834 75.09% 940 24.91% 1,894 50.19% 3,774 Elliott 932 37.96% 1,523 62.04% -591 -24.07% 2,455 Estill 3,395 70.51% 1,420 29.49% 1,975 41.02% 4,815 Fayette 27,379 67.42% 13,228 32.58% 14,151 34.85% 40,607 Fleming 2,850 58.93% 1,986 41.07% 864 17.87% 4,836 Floyd 5,657 39.47% 8,676 60.53% -3,019 -21.06% 14,333 Franklin 5,531 50.32% 5,461 49.68% 70 0.64% 10,992 Fulton 1,761 43.80% 2,260 56.20% -499 -12.41% 4,021 Gallatin 754 44.88% 926 55.12% -172 -10.24% 1,680 Garrard 2,891 64.36% 1,601 35.64% 1,290 28.72% 4,492 Grant 2,289 58.11% 1,650 41.89% 639 16.22% 3,939 Graves 5,125 41.60% 7,194 58.40% -2,069 -16.80% 12,319 Grayson 4,771 69.69% 2,075 30.31% 2,696 39.38% 6,846 Green 3,683 72.53% 1,395 27.47% 2,288 45.06% 5,078 Greenup 6,348 56.62% 4,863 43.38% 1,485 13.25% 11,211 Hancock 1,471 60.89% 945 39.11% 526 21.77% 2,416 Hardin 6,722 61.98% 4,124 38.02% 2,598 23.95% 10,846 Harlan 8,157 51.20% 7,775 48.80% 382 2.40% 15,932 Harrison 2,641 46.77% 3,006 53.23% -365 -6.46% 5,647 Hart 3,796 58.80% 2,660 41.20% 1,136 17.60% 6,456 Henderson 5,326 50.77% 5,165 49.23% 161 1.53% 10,491 Henry 2,302 50.92% 2,219 49.08% 83 1.84% 4,521 Hickman 1,303 42.82% 1,740 57.18% -437 -14.36% 3,043 Hopkins 5,576 47.46% 6,173 52.54% -597 -5.08% 11,749 Jackson 3,825 90.32% 410 9.68% 3,415 80.64% 4,235 Jefferson 137,946 59.51% 93,872 40.49% 44,074 19.01% 231,818 Jessamine 2,788 63.18% 1,625 36.82% 1,163 26.35% 4,413 Johnson 5,480 71.84% 2,148 28.16% 3,332 43.68% 7,628 Kenton 22,312 57.16% 16,722 42.84% 5,590 14.32% 39,034 Knott 1,843 35.49% 3,350 64.51% -1,507 -29.02% 5,193 Knox 5,843 70.98% 2,389 29.02% 3,454 41.96% 8,232 Larue 2,613 66.51% 1,316 33.49% 1,297 33.01% 3,929 Laurel 7,342 78.37% 2,026 21.63% 5,316 56.75% 9,368 Lawrence 3,203 58.82% 2,242 41.18% 961 17.65% 5,445 Lee 2,000 69.18% 891 30.82% 1,109 38.36% 2,891 Leslie 3,830 83.97% 731 16.03% 3,099 67.95% 4,561 Letcher 4,570 54.78% 3,773 45.22% 797 9.55% 8,343 Lewis 3,807 71.87% 1,490 28.13% 2,317 43.74% 5,297 Lincoln 4,003 67.03% 1,969 32.97% 2,034 34.06% 5,972 Livingston 1,592 52.32% 1,451 47.68% 141 4.63% 3,043 Logan 4,349 50.91% 4,194 49.09% 155 1.81% 8,543 Lyon 1,063 45.12% 1,293 54.88% -230 -9.76% 2,356 Madison 7,060 57.85% 5,145 42.15% 1,915 15.69% 12,205 Magoffin 2,785 55.19% 2,261 44.81% 524 10.38% 5,046 Marion 2,587 42.71% 3,470 57.29% -883 -14.58% 6,057 Marshall 3,635 54.08% 3,087 45.92% 548 8.15% 6,722 Martin 2,731 74.39% 940 25.61% 1,791 48.79% 3,671 Mason 4,320 59.03% 2,998 40.97% 1,322 18.07% 7,318 McCracken 10,422 49.06% 10,821 50.94% -399 -1.88% 21,243 McCreary 3,738 84.42% 690 15.58% 3,048 68.83% 4,428 McLean 2,316 58.35% 1,653 41.65% 663 16.70% 3,969 Meade 2,167 53.57% 1,878 46.43% 289 7.14% 4,045 Menifee 871 51.75% 812 48.25% 59 3.51% 1,683 Mercer 3,838 64.28% 2,133 35.72% 1,705 28.55% 5,971 Metcalfe 2,246 63.64% 1,283 36.36% 963 27.29% 3,529 Monroe 4,220 83.07% 860 16.93% 3,360 66.14% 5,080 Montgomery 2,618 54.84% 2,156 45.16% 462 9.68% 4,774 Morgan 1,812 41.86% 2,517 58.14% -705 -16.29% 4,329 Muhlenberg 6,070 58.10% 4,377 41.90% 1,693 16.21% 10,447 Nelson 3,782 49.59% 3,844 50.41% -62 -0.81% 7,626 Nicholas 1,136 47.61% 1,250 52.39% -114 -4.78% 2,386 Ohio 5,280 69.96% 2,267 30.04% 3,013 39.92% 7,547 Oldham 2,494 60.96% 1,597 39.04% 897 21.93% 4,091 Owen 1,525 43.82% 1,955 56.18% -430 -12.36% 3,480 Owsley 2,169 86.24% 346 13.76% 1,823 72.49% 2,515 Pendleton 2,274 61.91% 1,399 38.09% 875 23.82% 3,673 Perry 5,909 56.14% 4,617 43.86% 1,292 12.27% 10,526 Pike 10,450 46.09% 12,222 53.91% -1,772 -7.82% 22,672 Powell 1,484 57.65% 1,090 42.35% 394 15.31% 2,574 Pulaski 12,490 83.64% 2,443 16.36% 10,047 67.28% 14,933 Robertson 632 52.32% 576 47.68% 56 4.64% 1,208 Rockcastle 3,956 79.34% 1,030 20.66% 2,926 58.68% 4,986 Rowan 2,807 57.06% 2,112 42.94% 695 14.13% 4,919 Russell 3,683 78.41% 1,014 21.59% 2,669 56.82% 4,697 Scott 2,415 52.08% 2,222 47.92% 193 4.16% 4,637 Shelby 3,610 54.75% 2,984 45.25% 626 9.49% 6,594 Simpson 1,898 44.98% 2,322 55.02% -424 -10.05% 4,220 Spencer 1,191 57.56% 878 42.44% 313 15.13% 2,069 Taylor 4,778 72.31% 1,830 27.69% 2,948 44.61% 6,608 Todd 1,936 43.29% 2,536 56.71% -600 -13.42% 4,472 Trigg 1,680 44.11% 2,129 55.89% -449 -11.79% 3,809 Trimble 870 38.34% 1,399 61.66% -529 -23.31% 2,269 Union 1,920 38.13% 3,116 61.87% -1,196 -23.75% 5,036 Warren 9,177 58.68% 6,461 41.32% 2,716 17.37% 15,638 Washington 2,910 60.26% 1,919 39.74% 991 20.52% 4,829 Wayne 4,070 70.48% 1,705 29.52% 2,365 40.95% 5,775 Webster 2,466 45.46% 2,959 54.54% -493 -9.09% 5,425 Whitley 7,597 75.49% 2,467 24.51% 5,130 50.97% 10,064 Wolfe 1,369 50.29% 1,353 49.71% 16 0.59% 2,722 Woodford 2,613 65.67% 1,366 34.33% 1,247 31.34% 3,979 Totals 644,087 59.15% 444,830 40.85% 199,257 18.30% 1,088,917
1960 United States Senate elections
^a b Cooper had served three partial non-consecutive terms from 1946–49, 1952–55, and his current term from 1957–61.
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