1960 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1960, to elect members to serve in the 87th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of President John F. Kennedy. This was the first house election to feature all 50 current U.S. states.
There were 437 seats, the most in U.S. history: 435 from the reapportionment in accordance with the 1950 census, and one seat for each of the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.
Although Democrats retained control, it was the last time until 1988 that a victorious presidential candidate lost seats in the House.
This is the last House election cycle in which no new female representatives were elected to the House. Since the death of 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole in 2021, this is also the latest House election cycle where all first-elected members are deceased.
Overall results
405 incumbent members sought reelection, but 5 were defeated in primaries and 25 defeated in the general election for a total of 375 incumbents winning.Source:
Special elections
In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date, then state, then district.!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Alabama
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Alaska
!Arizona
!!
Arkansas
!!
!
!
!
!
California
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Colorado
!!
!
!
Connecticut
!!
!
!
!
!
Delaware
!Florida
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Georgia
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Hawaii
!Idaho
!!
Illinois
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Indiana
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Iowa
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Kansas
!!
!
!
!
!
Kentucky
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Louisiana
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Maine
!!
!
Maryland
!!
!
!
!
!
!
Massachusetts
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Michigan
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Minnesota
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Mississippi
!!
!
!
!
!
Missouri
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Montana
!!
Nebraska
!!
!
!
Nevada
!New Hampshire
!!
New Jersey
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
New Mexico
!!
New York
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
North Carolina
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
North Dakota
!!
Ohio
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Oklahoma
!!
!
!
!
!
Oregon
!!
!
!
Pennsylvania
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Rhode Island
!!
South Carolina
!!
!
!
!
!
South Dakota
!!
Tennessee
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Texas
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Utah
!!
Vermont
!Virginia
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Washington
!!
!
!
!
!
!
West Virginia
!!
!
!
!
!
Wisconsin
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!