1960 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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1960 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

 1958
November 8, 1960
1962 
 
Nominee William Henry Harrison Hepburn T. Armstrong
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 70,241 64,090
Percentage 52.29% 47.71%

County results
Harrison:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Armstrong:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Keith Thomson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

William Henry Harrison
Republican

The 1960 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Congressman Keith Thomson opted to successfully run for the U.S. Senate rather than seek re-election. Thomson won the election, but died a month after the election, and never took office. Former Congressman William Henry Harrison, who preceded Thomson in the House, won the Republican primary and faced Hepburn T. Armstrong, the Democratic nominee, in the general election.

Candidates

  • Hepburn T. Armstrong, investment broker, 1958 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate[1]
  • Dudley D. Miles, Carbon County Attorney[2]
  • George W. K. Posvar, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hepburn T. Armstrong 21,137 53.36%
Democratic Dudley D. Miles 16,775 42.35%
Democratic George W. K. Posvar 1,703 4.30%
Total votes 39,615 100.00%

Republican primary

General election

References

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