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The 1960 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 8, 1960.
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County results Eastland: 80-90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Senator James Eastland was re-elected to a fourth term in office against nominal opposition. The primary race attracted little attention and as was typical of elections in the South at this time, the general election was a foregone conclusion in favor of the Democratic candidate, Eastland.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Eastland (inc.) | 136,735 | 94.21% | |
Democratic | Ance Blakeney | 8,397 | 5.79% | |
Total votes | 145,132 | 100.00% |
Moore was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James Eastland (inc.) | 244,341 | 91.81% | 3.76 | |
Republican | Joe A. Moore | 21,807 | 8.19% | 3.76 | |
Total votes | 266,148 | 100.00% |
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