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1960 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 5 candidates · See every 1960 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1960 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Clifford P. Case won the 1960 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Clifford P. Case received 1,483,832 popular votes (55.69%). The main challenger was Thorn Lord (43.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Case and Lord

Case +12.5 pts · won by 332,447 votes
Clifford P. CaseRepublicanWINNER55.69%
1,483,832 votes
Thorn LordDemocratic43.21%
1,151,385 votes
Winfred O. PerryConservative0.52%
13,756 votes
Gladys GrauerSocialist Workers0.44%
11,784 votes
Albert A. RonisSocialist Labor0.14%
3,599 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.