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Election 1960 Results

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1960 US Senate election in Texas

Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) beat John G. Tower (Republican) in Texas in 1960, 58.0% to 41.1%, a margin of 16.9 points and 379,952 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when Lyndon B. Johnson also won.

Democrats led in 228 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Harris, cast 308,490 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.4 points. The closest was Kimble, where 12 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lyndon B. Johnson won Democratic 1,306,605 58.0%
John G. Tower Republican 926,653 41.1%
All other candidates 20,511 0.9%
Total2,253,769

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 150,673 48.8% 149,573 48.5% 8,244 308,490 D+0.4
Dallas 98,761 43.2% 128,504 56.2% 1,232 228,497 R+13.0
Bexar 77,249 57.5% 55,543 41.4% 1,497 134,289 D+16.2
Tarrant 72,862 55.6% 57,718 44.0% 485 131,065 D+11.6
Jefferson 41,693 62.8% 24,166 36.4% 484 66,343 D+26.4
Travis 33,137 65.5% 17,261 34.1% 201 50,599 D+31.4
Nueces 29,176 62.8% 16,903 36.4% 359 46,438 D+26.4
El Paso 26,135 56.4% 19,977 43.1% 217 46,329 D+13.3
Galveston 23,049 60.7% 14,288 37.6% 625 37,962 D+23.1
McLennan 23,814 67.6% 11,314 32.1% 106 35,234 D+35.5
Lubbock 18,864 53.8% 15,992 45.6% 239 35,095 D+8.2
Hidalgo 19,643 60.6% 12,732 39.3% 59 32,434 D+21.3
Wichita 16,940 62.7% 10,042 37.2% 31 27,013 D+25.5
Cameron 13,828 59.9% 9,213 39.9% 34 23,075 D+20.0
Potter 11,665 51.1% 11,123 48.8% 18 22,806 D+2.4
Taylor 11,863 55.6% 9,455 44.3% 25 21,343 D+11.3
Smith 10,262 48.9% 10,594 50.5% 138 20,994 R+1.6
Brazoria 10,988 53.6% 9,330 45.5% 172 20,490 D+8.1
Ector 9,198 47.5% 9,310 48.0% 868 19,376 R+0.6
Gregg 8,431 48.9% 8,627 50.0% 184 17,242 R+1.1
Midland 6,702 39.8% 9,238 54.8% 914 16,854 R+15.0
Bell 11,732 77.3% 3,420 22.5% 30 15,182 D+54.7
Grayson 11,504 75.9% 3,617 23.9% 31 15,152 D+52.1
Tom Green 8,398 55.8% 6,624 44.0% 28 15,050 D+11.8
Bowie 10,657 71.2% 4,290 28.6% 31 14,978 D+42.5
Orange 10,530 72.4% 3,969 27.3% 48 14,547 D+45.1
Webb 10,346 86.5% 1,611 13.5% 6 11,963 D+73.0
Angelina 7,279 61.8% 4,338 36.9% 152 11,769 D+25.0
Denton 6,434 58.1% 4,601 41.6% 35 11,070 D+16.6
Victoria 6,276 59.0% 4,316 40.5% 52 10,644 D+18.4
Brazos 6,957 67.1% 3,401 32.8% 16 10,374 D+34.3
Randall 4,561 44.5% 5,663 55.3% 20 10,244 R+10.8
Hutchinson 4,548 46.5% 5,221 53.3% 21 9,790 R+6.9
Ellis 6,827 70.8% 2,794 29.0% 22 9,643 D+41.8
Harrison 6,693 69.8% 2,829 29.5% 68 9,590 D+40.3
Rusk 4,144 44.1% 5,122 54.5% 129 9,395 R+10.4
Collin 6,078 66.4% 3,026 33.1% 43 9,147 D+33.4
Lamar 6,237 70.0% 2,660 29.9% 9 8,906 D+40.2
Navarro 6,323 71.4% 2,516 28.4% 18 8,857 D+43.0
Gray 3,854 43.6% 4,976 56.3% 10 8,840 R+12.7
San Patricio 5,923 68.4% 2,709 31.3% 24 8,656 D+37.1
Hunt 5,509 63.7% 3,096 35.8% 41 8,646 D+27.9
Hale 4,652 54.1% 3,897 45.3% 49 8,598 D+8.8
Wharton 5,541 65.1% 2,888 33.9% 80 8,509 D+31.2
Johnson 4,868 57.4% 3,567 42.1% 45 8,480 D+15.3
Howard 5,648 67.3% 2,620 31.2% 125 8,393 D+36.1
Jim Wells 5,692 70.2% 2,416 29.8% 6 8,114 D+40.4
Williamson 6,276 77.8% 1,778 22.0% 13 8,067 D+55.8
Cherokee 5,063 64.6% 2,739 34.9% 39 7,841 D+29.6
Fort Bend 4,901 63.1% 2,784 35.9% 76 7,761 D+27.3
Brown 4,559 61.7% 2,782 37.7% 42 7,383 D+24.1
Liberty 4,595 63.2% 2,613 36.0% 59 7,267 D+27.3
Parker 4,426 61.1% 2,794 38.6% 20 7,240 D+22.5
Anderson 4,153 58.0% 2,976 41.6% 33 7,162 D+16.4
Guadalupe 3,611 52.6% 3,240 47.2% 16 6,867 D+5.4
Cooke 3,752 55.6% 2,991 44.3% 11 6,754 D+11.3
Nacogdoches 4,208 62.7% 2,454 36.5% 54 6,716 D+26.1
Hill 4,961 75.9% 1,556 23.8% 15 6,532 D+52.1
Montgomery 3,953 61.2% 2,429 37.6% 78 6,460 D+23.6
Eastland 3,635 56.3% 2,794 43.3% 29 6,458 D+13.0
Hardin 4,921 76.4% 1,471 22.8% 49 6,441 D+53.6
Fannin 4,858 79.0% 1,287 20.9% 7 6,152 D+58.0
Matagorda 3,573 58.4% 2,508 41.0% 42 6,123 D+17.4
Henderson 3,851 64.8% 2,084 35.1% 9 5,944 D+29.7
Lamb 3,772 64.2% 2,007 34.2% 97 5,876 D+30.0
Kleberg 4,080 69.8% 1,752 30.0% 11 5,843 D+39.8
Fayette 4,021 69.8% 1,721 29.9% 16 5,758 D+39.9
Kaufman 3,614 63.0% 2,102 36.7% 19 5,735 D+26.4
Milam 4,178 73.5% 1,499 26.4% 11 5,688 D+47.1
Nolan 3,762 67.8% 1,786 32.2% 2 5,550 D+35.6
Lavaca 4,259 77.9% 1,193 21.8% 16 5,468 D+56.1
Palo Pinto 3,391 62.4% 2,026 37.3% 15 5,432 D+25.1
Upshur 3,809 70.4% 1,568 29.0% 31 5,408 D+41.4
Hockley 3,590 66.7% 1,745 32.4% 49 5,384 D+34.3
Limestone 3,810 72.1% 1,466 27.8% 6 5,282 D+44.4
Scurry 3,438 65.3% 1,780 33.8% 43 5,261 D+31.5
Cass 3,533 67.5% 1,689 32.3% 14 5,236 D+35.2
Hopkins 3,563 68.5% 1,635 31.4% 4 5,202 D+37.1
Erath 3,117 60.3% 2,033 39.3% 18 5,168 D+21.0
Jasper 3,491 68.5% 1,591 31.2% 15 5,097 D+37.3
Jones 3,419 67.3% 1,644 32.4% 16 5,079 D+34.9
Titus 3,333 67.3% 1,607 32.4% 16 4,956 D+34.8
Wood 2,981 60.1% 1,955 39.4% 20 4,956 D+20.7
Comal 2,260 45.6% 2,676 54.0% 15 4,951 R+8.4
Shelby 3,789 76.9% 1,103 22.4% 34 4,926 D+54.5
De Witt 2,579 52.4% 2,335 47.4% 9 4,923 D+5.0
Van Zandt 3,247 66.0% 1,664 33.8% 8 4,919 D+32.2
Falls 3,702 75.7% 1,182 24.2% 9 4,893 D+51.5
Wise 2,949 60.3% 1,928 39.4% 13 4,890 D+20.9
Bee 2,840 59.1% 1,952 40.6% 11 4,803 D+18.5
Kerr 1,826 38.4% 2,911 61.3% 15 4,752 R+22.8
Wilbarger 2,781 58.9% 1,930 40.9% 10 4,721 D+18.0
Young 2,774 59.7% 1,859 40.0% 13 4,646 D+19.7
Duval 3,881 83.8% 738 15.9% 11 4,630 D+67.9
Montague 3,030 65.7% 1,558 33.8% 25 4,613 D+31.9
Colorado 2,745 60.0% 1,804 39.4% 27 4,576 D+20.6
Hays 3,277 72.1% 1,262 27.8% 8 4,547 D+44.3
Bastrop 3,599 79.3% 932 20.5% 9 4,540 D+58.7
Panola 2,782 61.8% 1,675 37.2% 41 4,498 D+24.6
Medina 2,652 59.3% 1,812 40.5% 10 4,474 D+18.8
Washington 2,308 51.7% 2,151 48.1% 9 4,468 D+3.5
Houston 3,046 69.7% 1,293 29.6% 29 4,368 D+40.1
Starr 4,152 96.1% 170 3.9% 4,322 D+92.1
Gonzales 3,059 72.3% 1,173 27.7% 1 4,233 D+44.6
Red River 3,219 76.4% 986 23.4% 7 4,212 D+53.0
Dawson 2,559 61.0% 1,590 37.9% 43 4,192 D+23.1
Caldwell 3,127 74.6% 1,051 25.1% 11 4,189 D+49.6
Atascosa 2,689 64.9% 1,446 34.9% 8 4,143 D+30.0
Coryell 3,058 74.3% 1,045 25.4% 10 4,113 D+48.9
Karnes 2,812 68.5% 1,291 31.4% 2 4,105 D+37.1
Wilson 3,118 76.2% 972 23.8% 2 4,092 D+52.4
Terry 2,525 61.8% 1,544 37.8% 16 4,085 D+24.0
Moore 2,147 53.1% 1,890 46.7% 7 4,044 D+6.4
Runnels 2,433 60.5% 1,577 39.2% 13 4,023 D+21.3
Coleman 2,162 54.2% 1,814 45.5% 13 3,989 D+8.7
Jackson 2,548 65.8% 1,299 33.5% 27 3,874 D+32.2
Ward 2,297 60.7% 1,411 37.3% 76 3,784 D+23.4
Comanche 2,397 63.6% 1,361 36.1% 12 3,770 D+27.5
Gillespie 1,228 33.2% 2,462 66.6% 7 3,697 R+33.4
Austin 2,109 57.4% 1,523 41.4% 45 3,677 D+15.9
Calhoun 2,373 64.9% 1,260 34.5% 24 3,657 D+30.4
Val Verde 2,336 64.1% 1,307 35.8% 3 3,646 D+28.2
Reeves 2,432 66.8% 1,172 32.2% 36 3,640 D+34.6
Freestone 2,408 66.4% 1,198 33.0% 19 3,625 D+33.4
Walker 2,232 61.8% 1,363 37.7% 18 3,613 D+24.1
Uvalde 1,599 44.3% 2,001 55.4% 9 3,609 R+11.1
Haskell 2,985 82.8% 619 17.2% 2 3,606 D+65.6
Willacy 2,365 65.7% 1,228 34.1% 7 3,600 D+31.6
Morris 2,414 67.5% 1,145 32.0% 17 3,576 D+35.5
Bosque 2,202 62.4% 1,307 37.0% 22 3,531 D+25.3
Robertson 2,785 79.6% 699 20.0% 16 3,500 D+59.6
Andrews 2,095 62.5% 1,163 34.7% 93 3,351 D+27.8
Winkler 1,924 57.9% 1,267 38.1% 132 3,323 D+19.8
Deaf Smith 1,598 48.1% 1,703 51.3% 18 3,319 R+3.2
Mitchell 2,466 74.3% 837 25.2% 14 3,317 D+49.1
Polk 2,303 71.6% 893 27.8% 22 3,218 D+43.8
Burleson 2,652 84.1% 494 15.7% 8 3,154 D+68.4
Floyd 1,897 60.6% 1,216 38.8% 19 3,132 D+21.7
Pecos 1,971 63.0% 1,104 35.3% 54 3,129 D+27.7
Swisher 2,117 68.7% 959 31.1% 6 3,082 D+37.6
Gaines 1,866 61.2% 1,129 37.1% 52 3,047 D+24.2
Burnet 2,115 69.7% 899 29.6% 22 3,036 D+40.1
Stephens 1,631 54.1% 1,375 45.6% 8 3,014 D+8.5
Refugio 2,051 69.2% 910 30.7% 5 2,966 D+38.5
Lynn 2,173 75.9% 656 22.9% 33 2,862 D+53.0
Chambers 1,850 65.7% 927 32.9% 38 2,815 D+32.8
Hamilton 1,513 54.0% 1,280 45.7% 7 2,800 D+8.3
Callahan 1,764 63.1% 1,023 36.6% 7 2,794 D+26.5
McCulloch 1,892 68.2% 876 31.6% 5 2,773 D+36.6
Parmer 1,522 55.3% 1,227 44.6% 5 2,754 D+10.7
Grimes 1,896 69.1% 840 30.6% 8 2,744 D+38.5
Childress 1,565 57.7% 1,137 41.9% 10 2,712 D+15.8
Clay 1,896 70.1% 801 29.6% 7 2,704 D+40.5
Brooks 2,157 80.6% 515 19.2% 4 2,676 D+61.4
Crosby 2,027 76.1% 614 23.1% 22 2,663 D+53.1
Leon 2,001 76.1% 625 23.8% 5 2,631 D+52.3
Tyler 1,473 56.0% 1,147 43.6% 11 2,631 D+12.4
Fisher 2,138 81.6% 480 18.3% 3 2,621 D+63.3
Lampasas 1,747 67.6% 830 32.1% 7 2,584 D+35.5
Newton 2,010 78.0% 552 21.4% 15 2,577 D+56.6
Hardeman 1,538 60.0% 1,027 40.0% 2,565 D+19.9
Wheeler 1,355 55.6% 1,076 44.1% 7 2,438 D+11.4
Carson 1,329 55.2% 1,075 44.6% 5 2,409 D+10.5
Lee 1,650 68.9% 717 29.9% 28 2,395 D+39.0
Castro 1,758 74.1% 607 25.6% 9 2,374 D+48.5
Ochiltree 730 30.8% 1,638 69.1% 4 2,372 R+38.3
Jack 1,286 54.5% 1,066 45.2% 8 2,360 D+9.3
Bailey 1,243 52.8% 1,095 46.5% 18 2,356 D+6.3
Waller 1,261 54.1% 1,021 43.8% 48 2,330 D+10.3
Yoakum 1,354 58.6% 924 40.0% 31 2,309 D+18.6
Camp 1,580 69.8% 676 29.9% 7 2,263 D+39.9
Maverick 1,650 75.7% 528 24.2% 2 2,180 D+51.5
Hall 1,513 71.1% 613 28.8% 1 2,127 D+42.3
Kendall 681 32.0% 1,440 67.8% 4 2,125 R+35.7
Knox 1,621 76.4% 496 23.4% 6 2,123 D+53.0
San Saba 1,466 69.5% 639 30.3% 4 2,109 D+39.2
Trinity 1,535 74.0% 525 25.3% 14 2,074 D+48.7
Archer 1,488 73.8% 525 26.0% 4 2,017 D+47.7
San Augustine 1,379 72.4% 500 26.3% 25 1,904 D+46.2
Dallam 1,113 59.1% 758 40.2% 13 1,884 D+18.8
Hood 1,320 70.5% 543 29.0% 9 1,872 D+41.5
Baylor 1,338 71.5% 531 28.4% 2 1,871 D+43.1
Live Oak 911 49.0% 944 50.8% 5 1,860 R+1.8
Sabine 1,360 73.5% 475 25.7% 15 1,850 D+47.8
Hansford 795 43.0% 1,044 56.5% 8 1,847 R+13.5
Llano 1,325 71.8% 516 28.0% 5 1,846 D+43.8
Frio 1,244 67.4% 594 32.2% 7 1,845 D+35.2
Delta 1,542 84.4% 285 15.6% 1 1,828 D+68.8
Mills 1,139 62.4% 682 37.4% 4 1,825 D+25.0
Franklin 1,368 75.3% 446 24.5% 3 1,817 D+50.7
Collingsworth 1,053 58.3% 745 41.2% 9 1,807 D+17.0
Aransas 1,068 59.7% 709 39.6% 12 1,789 D+20.1
Upton 1,040 59.0% 647 36.7% 75 1,762 D+22.3
Marion 1,175 68.9% 502 29.4% 28 1,705 D+39.5
Cochran 1,190 70.0% 483 28.4% 28 1,701 D+41.6
Donley 957 57.5% 705 42.4% 2 1,664 D+15.1
Dickens 1,273 78.0% 352 21.6% 8 1,633 D+56.4
Dimmit 1,037 65.7% 536 33.9% 6 1,579 D+31.7
Crane 947 60.1% 570 36.1% 60 1,577 D+23.9
Rockwall 1,101 70.4% 453 29.0% 10 1,564 D+41.4
Garza 1,022 65.6% 515 33.0% 22 1,559 D+32.5
Goliad 800 52.6% 716 47.1% 4 1,520 D+5.5
Brewster 929 61.3% 574 37.9% 13 1,516 D+23.4
Bandera 688 45.4% 824 54.4% 3 1,515 R+9.0
Madison 1,036 68.5% 454 30.0% 23 1,513 D+38.5
Blanco 1,018 67.6% 482 32.0% 6 1,506 D+35.6
Jim Hogg 1,302 87.8% 181 12.2% 1,483 D+75.6
Zavala 805 55.2% 650 44.6% 3 1,458 D+10.6
Mason 705 49.3% 726 50.7% 1,431 R+1.5
Shackelford 848 60.7% 548 39.2% 2 1,398 D+21.5
Coke 919 67.4% 441 32.3% 4 1,364 D+35.0
Cottle 1,120 82.7% 232 17.1% 3 1,355 D+65.5
Presidio 1,032 76.3% 311 23.0% 9 1,352 D+53.3
San Jacinto 1,000 77.4% 289 22.4% 3 1,292 D+55.0
Kimble 636 49.5% 648 50.4% 2 1,286 R+0.9
Martin 999 79.8% 236 18.8% 17 1,252 D+60.9
Concho 854 68.9% 385 31.0% 1 1,240 D+37.8
Lipscomb 523 42.7% 696 56.9% 5 1,224 R+14.1
Hemphill 489 41.5% 689 58.4% 1 1,179 R+17.0
Stonewall 957 81.9% 208 17.8% 3 1,168 D+64.1
Crockett 654 57.7% 466 41.1% 13 1,133 D+16.6
Menard 597 53.3% 523 46.7% 1,120 D+6.6
Reagan 722 64.8% 362 32.5% 30 1,114 D+32.3
Throckmorton 778 70.0% 331 29.8% 2 1,111 D+40.2
La Salle 833 76.6% 254 23.3% 1 1,088 D+53.2
Briscoe 723 66.9% 352 32.6% 6 1,081 D+34.3
Rains 744 72.3% 285 27.7% 1,029 D+44.6
Foard 794 79.9% 199 20.0% 1 994 D+59.9
Sherman 468 47.8% 511 52.2% 979 R+4.4
Sutton 556 59.4% 375 40.1% 5 936 D+19.3
Zapata 693 74.2% 240 25.7% 1 934 D+48.5
Motley 647 70.2% 273 29.6% 2 922 D+40.6
Hartley 505 60.6% 328 39.4% 833 D+21.2
Schleicher 451 54.6% 372 45.0% 3 826 D+9.6
Armstrong 486 59.8% 323 39.7% 4 813 D+20.0
Somervell 475 58.7% 329 40.7% 5 809 D+18.0
Kent 581 79.5% 148 20.2% 2 731 D+59.2
Hudspeth 483 69.2% 204 29.2% 11 698 D+40.0
Edwards 278 40.5% 407 59.2% 2 687 R+18.8
Real 346 51.6% 323 48.1% 2 671 D+3.4
Culberson 422 64.0% 227 34.4% 10 659 D+29.6
Oldham 414 64.2% 230 35.7% 1 645 D+28.5
Terrell 377 58.5% 259 40.2% 8 644 D+18.3
Kinney 403 69.2% 177 30.4% 2 582 D+38.8
Irion 285 58.2% 200 40.8% 5 490 D+17.3
McMullen 276 57.5% 204 42.5% 480 D+15.0
Roberts 149 33.9% 289 65.7% 2 440 R+31.8
Borden 270 66.2% 122 29.9% 16 408 D+36.3
Jeff Davis 256 62.7% 147 36.0% 5 408 D+26.7
Glasscock 263 67.3% 124 31.7% 4 391 D+35.5
Sterling 243 66.9% 118 32.5% 2 363 D+34.4
King 147 81.7% 32 17.8% 1 180 D+63.9
Kenedy 91 58.3% 64 41.0% 1 156 D+17.3
Loving 52 64.2% 25 30.9% 4 81 D+33.3

Counties as they stood in 1960; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Ted Cruz (R) R+8.5
2020 John Cornyn (R) R+9.6
2018 Ted Cruz (R) R+2.6
2014 John Cornyn (R) R+27.2
2012 Ted Cruz (R) R+15.8
2008 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2006 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+25.6
2002 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2000 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+32.8
1996 Phil Gramm (R) R+10.8
1994 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+22.5
1990 Phil Gramm (R) R+22.8
1988 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+19.2
1984 Phil Gramm (R) R+17.1
1982 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+18.1
1978 John G. Tower (R) R+0.5
1976 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+14.5
1972 John G. Tower (R) R+9.1
1970 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+7.1
1966 John G. Tower (R) R+13.3
1964 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+12.7
1960 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+16.9
1958 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+51.0
1954 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+69.9
1952 Price Daniel (D) D+100.0
1948 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.3
1946 Tom Connally (D) D+77.1
1942 Pappy O'Daniel (D) D+90.5
1940 Tom Connally (D) D+88.5
1936 Morris Sheppard (D) D+85.4
1934 Tom Connally (D) D+93.8
1930 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.2
1928 Tom Connally (D) D+62.5
1924 Morris Sheppard (D) D+70.8
1922 Earle B. Mayfield (D) D+66.9
1918 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.3
1916 Charles Culberson (D) D+68.2