1960 United States Senate election in Virginia
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The 1960 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic incumbent Senator Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Independent Democrat Stuart Baker and Social Democrat Clarke Robb and was re-elected to a third term in office.
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November 8, 1960
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 County and independent city results Robertson: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Baker: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Absalom Willis Robertson (inc.) | 506,169 | 81.27% | +1.39% | |
| Independent Democrat | Stuart D. Baker | 88,718 | 14.24% | +3.58% | |
| Social Democratic | Clarke T. Robb | 26,783 | 4.30% | −5.14% | |
| Write-ins | 1,150 | 0.18% | +0.16% | ||
| Majority | 417,451 | 67.03% | −2.19% | ||
| Turnout | 622,820 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
