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.
General election
Candidates
Clifford P. Case, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
Gladys Grauer (Socialist Workers)
Thorn Lord, chair of the Mercer County Democratic Party and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (Democratic)
Winifred O. Perry, insurance broker and former Verona councilman (Conservative)
Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor)
Results
By county
County
Case %
Case votes
Lord %
Lord votes
Other %
Other votes
Atlantic 58.2% 41,746 39.7% 28,486 2.2% 1,520
Bergen 63.8% 233,814 35.6% 130,328 0.6% 2,361
Burlington 58.2% 45,895 41.7% 32,896 0.2% 127
Camden 52.6% 92,366 47.1% 82,756 0.4% 600
Cape May 65.2% 16,200 34.7% 8,631 0.01% 9
Cumberland 56.9% 24,521 43.0% 18,556 0.1% 48
Essex 50.7% 190,888 47.1% 177,163 2.3% 8,436
Gloucester 58.0% 35,288 41.9% 25,455 0.01% 54
Hudson 42.9% 121,775 56.0% 159,021 1.0% 2,975
Hunterdon 66.1% 15,732 33.5% 7,957 0.3% 98
Mercer 46.9% 54,715 52.8% 61,579 0.4% 355
Middlesex 48.8% 95,157 50.8% 99,204 0.4% 749
Monmouth 63.4% 86,497 36.1% 49,301 0.5% 639
Morris 70.4% 79,699 29.2% 33,070 0.4% 490
Ocean 64.7% 31,335 34.5% 16,736 0.8% 390
Passaic 50.7% 87,850 45.0% 77,996 4.3% 7,477
Salem 54.7% 14,133 45.2% 11,673 0.2% 40
Somerset 62.2% 37,869 37.1% 22,628 0.7% 420
Sussex 71.4% 16,403 28.5% 6,553 0.1% 21
Union 61.3% 145,445 37.7% 89,398 1.1% 2,509
Warren 57.9% 16,504 42.1% 11,998 0.1% 21
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
7.03 
5.26