United States gubernatorial elections were held on 8 November 1960, in 27 states. The elections were concurrent with the
House elections, the
Senate elections and the
presidential election
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President.
Elections by country
Albania
The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public.
Chile
The pre ...
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In
Minnesota, this was the last election on a 2-year cycle, before switching to a 4-year term for governors.
Results
See also
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1960 United States elections
The 1960 United States elections was held on November 8, and elected the members of the 87th United States Congress. The Democratic Party retained control of Congress and won the presidency.
In the presidential election, Democratic Senator Jo ...
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1960 United States presidential election
The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic United States Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent V ...
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1960 United States Senate elections
The 1960 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of John F. Kennedy as president on November 8, 1960. A special election was held on June 28, 1960, for a mid-term vacancy in North Dakota. The Republicans gained two seats at t ...
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1960 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1960, which coincided with the election of President John F. Kennedy and was the first house election to feature all 50 cu ...
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References
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November 1960 events in the United States