An election in the U.S. state of South Carolina was held on November 8, 1960 to elect 23 of the South Carolina Senate's 46 members to four-year terms. Every seat up for election was won by the nominee of the Democratic Party. Furthermore, every last Democratic nominee won in the general election completely unopposed, making the real contest the Democratic primaries, held on June 14 and June 28.
Of the 23 senators up for election, seventeen chose to run again, leaving six open seats. Of the seventeen, two lost renomination. Longtime incumbent president pro tempore Edgar Allan Brown was re-elected to his post by the chamber in January 1961.
The elections were held concurrently with those for U.S. presidential electors, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state house, and numerous other state and local elections.
Overview County Incumbents Democratic primaries Result Senator Party Aiken Dorcey Lybrand Democratic Edward Cushman Pope Gantt Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Bamberg Percy E. Brabham Democratic Percy E. Brabham F. R. Hartzog Incumbent re-elected. Barnwell Edgar Allan Brown Democratic Edgar Allan Brown Incumbent re-elected. Beaufort E. Burt Rodgers Democratic James M. Waddell W. F. Sample Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Calhoun Marion Gressette Democratic Marion Gressette Incumbent re-elected. Dorchester J. D. Parler Democratic H. H. Jessen Clifford S. Jones Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Edgefield F. E. Timmerman Democratic F. E. Timmerman W. P. Yonce Incumbent re-elected. Fairfield John C. Martin Democratic B. W. Hornsby John C. Martin Incumbent lost renomination.New member elected.Democratic hold. Georgetown James B. Morrison Democratic James B. Morrison Incumbent re-elected. Greenville P. Bradley Morrah Democratic P. Bradley Morrah Ted P. Watson Incumbent re-elected. Greenwood J. William Bradford Democratic Francis Nicholson Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Horry James P. Stevens Democratic James P. Stevens G. Stanley Bryant Baylis Spivey Incumbent re-elected. Jasper J. Foster Smith Democratic Henry C. Walker J. Foster Smith W. J. Ellis Incumbent lost renomination.New member elected.Democratic hold. Laurens Vacant King Dixon Sr. W. C. Dobbins Justin A. Bridges Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Lexington James P. Stevens Democratic Francis C. Jones Phillip K. Wingard Blease Ellison Incumbent re-elected. Marion J. Marion Gasque Democratic J. Marion Gasque T. Carroll Atkinson Incumbent re-elected. McCormick L. L. Hester Democratic L. L. Hester Incumbent re-elected. Newberry R. Aubrey Harley Democratic J. F. Hawkins Earl H. Bergen Incumbent did not seek re-election.New member elected.Democratic hold. Oconee Marshall J. Parker Democratic Marshall J. Parker Incumbent re-elected. Orangeburg Marshall B. Williams Democratic Marshall B. Williams Incumbent re-elected. Saluda F. G. Scurry Democratic F. G. Scurry Incumbent re-elected. Spartanburg Charles C. Moore Democratic Charles C. Moore Incumbent re-elected. York Robert W. Hayes Democratic Robert W. Hayes David Lyle Incumbent re-elected.
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