1960 South Carolina Senate election

1960 South Carolina Senate election

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23 of 46 seats in the South Carolina Senate 24 seats needed for a majority
Majority party   Leader Edgar Allan Brown Party Democratic Leader since 1942 Leader's seat Barnwell Co. Last election 23 seats Seats before 46 Seats won 23 Seats after 46 Popular vote 100%
District results      New Democratic senator elected      Democratic incumbent senator re-elected
President before election Edgar Allan Brown Democratic Elected President Edgar Allan Brown Democratic

An election in the U.S. state of South Carolina was held on November 8, 1960 to elect 23 of the South Carolina Senate's 46 members to four-year terms. Every seat up for election was won by the nominee of the Democratic Party. Furthermore, every last Democratic nominee won in the general election completely unopposed, making the real contest the Democratic primaries, held on June 14 and June 28.

Of the 23 senators up for election, seventeen chose to run again, leaving six open seats. Of the seventeen, two lost renomination.^[1] Longtime incumbent president pro tempore Edgar Allan Brown was re-elected to his post by the chamber in January 1961.^[2]

The elections were held concurrently with those for U.S. presidential electors, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state house, and numerous other state and local elections.