The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1960, to elect members to serve in the 87th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of President John F. Kennedy. This was the first house election to feature all 50 current U.S. states.
There were 437 seats, the most in U.S. history: 435 from the reapportionment in accordance with the 1950 census, and one seat for each of the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.
Although Democrats retained control, it was the last time until 1988 that a victorious presidential candidate lost seats in the House.
This is the last House election cycle in which no new female representatives were elected to the House. Since the death of 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole in 2021, this is also the latest House election cycle where all first-elected members are deceased.
Overall results 405 incumbent members sought reelection, but 5 were defeated in primaries and 25 defeated in the general election for a total of 375 incumbents winning.
+ ↓ 262 175 Democratic Republican
Parties Seats Popular vote 1958 1960 Change Strength Vote % Change Democratic 283 262 21 60.0% 35,125,032 54.8% 1.2% Republican 153 175 22 40.0% 28,750,866 44.8% 1.2% Liberal 0 0 126,332 0.2% Constitution 0 0 61,506 0.1% 0.1% Conservative 0 0 15,502 <0.1% Social Democratic 0 0 12,700 <0.1% Socialist Labor 0 0 8,166 <0.1% Prohibition 0 0 4,841 <0.1% Independent Anti-Tax 0 0 1,851 <0.1% Independent 0 0 1,394 <0.1% 0.1% Independent American 0 0 892 <0.1% Tax Cut 0 0 363 <0.1% Others 0 0 14,865 <0.1% 0.1% Total 436 437 1 100.0% 64,124,310 100.0% Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Special elections In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date, then state, then district.
! | Isidore Dollinger | | Democratic | 1948 | | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1959 to become Bronx County District Attorney.New member elected March 8, 1960.Democratic hold.Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below. | nowrap |
! | Alvin Bush | | Republican | 1950 | | Incumbent died November 3, 1959.New member elected April 26, 1960.Republican hold.Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below. | nowrap |
! | Richard M. Simpson | | Republican | 1936 | | Incumbent died January 7, 1960.New member elected April 26, 1960.Republican hold.Winner died June 19, 1960, and the seat remained vacant until another special election in November; see below. | nowrap |
! | David McKee Hall | | Democratic | 1958 | | Incumbent died January 29, 1960.New member elected June 25, 1960.Democratic hold.Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below. | nowrap |
! | James G. Polk | | Democratic | 19301940 1948 | | Incumbent died April 28, 1959.New member elected November 8, 1960.Republican gain.Winner was not a candidate the same day to the next term; see below. | nowrap |
! | Douglas Elliott | | Republican | 1960 | | Incumbent died June 19, 1960.New member elected November 8, 1960.Republican hold.Winner was also elected to the full term; see below. | nowrap |
! | Russell V. Mack | | Republican | 1947 | | Incumbent died March 28, 1960.New member elected November 8, 1960.Democratic gain.Winner was also elected to the full term; see below. | nowrap |
Alabama
! | Frank W. Boykin | | Democratic | 1935 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | George M. Grant | | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | George W. Andrews | | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Kenneth A. Roberts | | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Albert Rains | | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Armistead I. Selden Jr. | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Carl Elliott | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Robert E. Jones Jr. | | Democratic | 1947 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | George Huddleston Jr. | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Alaska
! | Ralph Rivers | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Arizona
! | John J. Rhodes | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Stewart Udall | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Arkansas
! | Ezekiel C. Gathings | | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Wilbur Mills | | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | James William Trimble | | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Oren Harris | | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Dale Alford | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | William F. Norrell | | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
California
! | Clem Miller | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Harold T. Johnson | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | John E. Moss | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | William S. Mailliard | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | John F. Shelley | | Democratic | 1949 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | John F. Baldwin Jr. | | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Jeffery Cohelan | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | George P. Miller | | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | J. Arthur Younger | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Charles Gubser | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | John J. McFall | | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | B. F. Sisk | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Charles M. Teague | | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Harlan Hagen | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Gordon L. McDonough | | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Donald L. Jackson | | Republican | 1946 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap |
! | Cecil R. King | | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Craig Hosmer | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Chet Holifield | | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | H. Allen Smith | | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Edgar W. Hiestand | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Joseph F. Holt | | Republican | 1952 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap |
! | Clyde Doyle | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Glenard P. Lipscomb | | Republican | 1953 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | George A. Kasem | | Democratic | 1958 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap |
! | James Roosevelt | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Harry R. Sheppard | | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | James B. Utt | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Dalip Singh Saund | | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Bob Wilson | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Colorado
! | Byron G. Rogers | | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Byron L. Johnson | | Democratic | 1958 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap |
! | John Chenoweth | | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Wayne N. Aspinall | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Connecticut
! | Emilio Q. Daddario | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Chester B. Bowles | | Democratic | 1958 | | Incumbent retired.Republican gain. | nowrap |
! | Robert Giaimo | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Donald J. Irwin | | Democratic | 1958 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap |
! | John S. Monagan | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Frank Kowalski | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Delaware
! | Harris McDowell | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Florida
! | William C. Cramer | | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Charles E. Bennett | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Bob Sikes | | Democratic | 19401944 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Dante Fascell | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Syd Herlong | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Paul Rogers | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | James A. Haley | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | D. R. Matthews | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Georgia
! | Prince H. Preston Jr. | | Democratic | 1946 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. | nowrap |
! | J. L. Pilcher | | Democratic | 1953 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Tic Forrester | | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | John Flynt | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | James C. Davis | | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Carl Vinson | | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Harlan Mitchell | | Democratic | 1958 | | Retired to run for Georgia State Senator.Democratic hold. | nowrap |
! | Iris Faircloth Blitch | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Phillip M. Landrum | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Paul Brown | | Democratic | 1933 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap |
Hawaii
! | Daniel Inouye | | Democratic | 1959 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
Idaho
! | Gracie Pfost | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Hamer H. Budge | | Republican | 1950 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |
Illinois
! | William L. Dawson | | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Barratt O'Hara | | Democratic | 19481950 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | William T. Murphy | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Ed Derwinski | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | John C. Kluczynski | | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Thomas J. O'Brien | | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Roland V. Libonati | | Democratic | 1957 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Dan Rostenkowski | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Sidney R. Yates | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Harold R. Collier | | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Roman Pucinski | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Charles A. Boyle | | Democratic | 1954 | | Incumbent died November 4, 1959.Democratic hold. | nowrap |
! | Marguerite S. Church | | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Elmer J. Hoffman | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Noah M. Mason | | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Leo E. Allen | | Republican | 1932 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap |
! | Leslie C. Arends | | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Robert H. Michel | | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Robert B. Chiperfield | | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | Edna O. Simpson | | Republican | 1958 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap |
! | Peter F. Mack Jr. | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
! | William L. Springer | | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |