The 1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Clifford P. Case defeated Democratic nominee Thorn Lord with 55.69% of the vote. This election was the first time since 1924 where an incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected to this seat.

Primary elections Primary elections were held on April 19, 1960.

Democratic primary Candidates Thorn Lord, chair of the Mercer County Democratic Party and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Richard M. Glassner, Newark attorney

Results

Republican primary Candidates Clifford P. Case, incumbent United States Senator David Dearborn, Union County businessman Robert J. Morris, anti-communist activist

Results

General election Candidates Clifford P. Case, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican) Gladys Grauer (Socialist Workers) Thorn Lord, chair of the Mercer County Democratic Party and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (Democratic) Winifred O. Perry, insurance broker and former Verona councilman (Conservative) Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor)

Results

By county County Case % Case votes Lord % Lord votes Other % Other votes Atlantic 58.2% 41,746 39.7% 28,486 2.2% 1,520 Bergen 63.8% 233,814 35.6% 130,328 0.6% 2,361 Burlington 58.2% 45,895 41.7% 32,896 0.2% 127 Camden 52.6% 92,366 47.1% 82,756 0.4% 600 Cape May 65.2% 16,200 34.7% 8,631 0.01% 9 Cumberland 56.9% 24,521 43.0% 18,556 0.1% 48 Essex 50.7% 190,888 47.1% 177,163 2.3% 8,436 Gloucester 58.0% 35,288 41.9% 25,455 0.01% 54 Hudson 42.9% 121,775 56.0% 159,021 1.0% 2,975 Hunterdon 66.1% 15,732 33.5% 7,957 0.3% 98 Mercer 46.9% 54,715 52.8% 61,579 0.4% 355 Middlesex 48.8% 95,157 50.8% 99,204 0.4% 749 Monmouth 63.4% 86,497 36.1% 49,301 0.5% 639 Morris 70.4% 79,699 29.2% 33,070 0.4% 490 Ocean 64.7% 31,335 34.5% 16,736 0.8% 390Passaic 50.7% 87,850 45.0% 77,996 4.3% 7,477 Salem 54.7% 14,133 45.2% 11,673 0.2% 40 Somerset 62.2% 37,869 37.1% 22,628 0.7% 420 Sussex 71.4% 16,403 28.5% 6,553 0.1% 21 Union 61.3% 145,445 37.7% 89,398 1.1% 2,509 Warren 57.9% 16,504 42.1% 11,998 0.1% 21

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Burlington Camden Essex Passaic Warren

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