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The 1960 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Clifford P. Case defeated Democratic nominee Thorn Lord with 55.69% of the vote. This election was the first time since 1924 where an incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected to this seat.
Primary elections were held on April 19, 1960.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Thorn Lord | 177,429 | 81.55 | |
| Democratic | Richard M. Glassner | 40,134 | 18.45 | |
| Total votes | 217,563 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Clifford P. Case (incumbent) | 230,802 | 63.72 | |
| Republican | Robert J. Morris | 120,729 | 33.33 | |
| Republican | David Dearborn | 10,687 | 2.95 | |
| Total votes | 362,218 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Clifford P. Case (incumbent) | 1,483,832 | 55.69% |  7.03
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| Democratic | Thorn Lord | 1,151,385 | 43.21% |  5.26
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| Conservative | Winifred O. Perry | 13,756 | 0.52% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Gladys Grauer | 11,784 | 0.44% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 3,599 | 0.14% | ||
| Majority | 332,447 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,664,356 | 12.48% | |||
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