how many states had a democratic gain due to retirement?
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col : state | incumbent | party | result | candidates row 1 : alabama | lister hill | democratic | re-elected | lister hill (democratic) unopposed row 2 : arizona | carl hayden | democratic | re-elected | carl hayden (democratic) 61.4%\nro row 3 : arkansas | j. william fulbright | democratic | re-elected | j. william fulbright (democratic) 83.0%\ row 4 : california | thomas h. kuchel | republican | re-elected | thomas h. kuchel (republican) 54.0%\n row 5 : colorado | eugene d. millikin | republican | retired\ndemocratic gain | john a. carroll (democratic) 50.2%\ndan row 6 : connecticut | prescott s. bush | republican | re-elected | prescott s. bush (republican) 54.8%\n row 7 : florida | george a. smathers | democratic | re-elected | george a. smathers (democratic) unopposed row 8 : georgia | walter f. george | democratic | retired\ndemocratic hold | herman e. talmadge (democratic) unopposed row 9 : idaho | herman welker | republican | lost re-election\ndemocratic gain | frank church (democratic) 56.2%\nherman wel row 10 : illinois | everett m. dirksen | republican | re-elected | everett m. dirksen (republican) row 11 : iowa | bourke b. hickenlooper | republican | re-elected | bourke b. hickenlooper (republican) 53 row 12 : kansas | frank carlson | republican | re-elected | frank carlson (republican) 57.9%\ngeorge row 13 : kentucky | earle c. clements | democratic | lost re-election\nrepublican gain | thruston morton (republican) 50.4%\n row 14 : kentucky\nspecial: class 2 | robert humphreys | democratic | appointee retired\nwinner elected to finish term ending january | john s. cooper (republican) 53.2%\nla row 15 : louisiana | russell b. long | democratic | re-elected | russell b. long (democratic) unopposed row 16 : maryland | john m. butler | republican | re-elected | john m. butler (republican) 53.0%\ngeorge row 17 : missouri | thomas c. hennings, jr. | democratic | re-elected | thomas c. hennings, jr. (democratic) 56. row 18 : nevada | alan bible | democratic | re-elected | alan bible (democratic) 52.6%\ncliff young row 19 : new hampshire | norris cotton | republican | re-elected | norris cotton (republican) 64.1%\nlaure row 20 : new york | herbert h. lehman | democratic | retired\nrepublican gain | jacob k. javits (republican) 53.3%\ row 21 : north carolina | sam j. ervin, jr. | democratic | re-elected | sam j. ervin, jr. (democratic) 66. row 22 : north dakota | milton r. young | republican | re-elected | milton r. young (republican) 63.6%\n row 23 : ohio | george h. bender | republican | lost re-election\ndemocratic gain | frank j. lausche (democratic) 52.9%\ngeorge row 24 : oklahoma | a. s. mike monroney | democratic | re-elected | a. s. mike monroney (democratic) 55. row 25 : oregon | wayne morse | democratic | re-elected | wayne morse (democratic) 54.2%\ndou row 26 : pennsylvania | james h. duff | republican | lost re-election\ndemocratic gain | joseph s. clark (democratic) 50.1%\nja row 27 : south carolina | olin b. johnston | democratic | re-elected | olin b. johnston (democratic) unopposed
how many states had a democratic gain due to retirement?
State Incumbent Party Result Candidates
Alabama Lister Hill Democratic Re-elected Lister Hill (Democratic) Unopposed
Arizona Carl Hayden Democratic Re-elected Carl Hayden (Democratic) 61.4%\nRoss F. Jones (Republican) 38.6%
Arkansas J. William Fulbright Democratic Re-elected J. William Fulbright (Democratic) 83.0%\nBen C. Henley (Republican) 17.0%
California Thomas H. Kuchel Republican Re-elected Thomas H. Kuchel (Republican) 54.0%\nRichard Richards (Democratic) 45.6%\nRay Gourley (Prohibition) 0.4%
Colorado Eugene D. Millikin Republican Retired\nDemocratic gain John A. Carroll (Democratic) 50.2%\nDan Thornton (Republican) 49.8%
Connecticut Prescott S. Bush Republican Re-elected Prescott S. Bush (Republican) 54.8%\nThomas J. Dodd (Democratic) 43.1%
Florida George A. Smathers Democratic Re-elected George A. Smathers (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia Walter F. George Democratic Retired\nDemocratic hold Herman E. Talmadge (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho Herman Welker Republican Lost re-election\nDemocratic gain Frank Church (Democratic) 56.2%\nHerman Welker (Republican) 38.7%
Illinois Everett M. Dirksen Republican Re-elected Everett M. Dirksen (Republican) 54.1%\nW. Richard Stengel (Democratic) 45.7%
Indiana Homer E. Capehart Republican Re-elected Homer E. Capehart (Republican) 55.2%\nClaude R. Wickard (Democratic) 44.4%
Iowa Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Re-elected Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Republican) 53.9%\nR. M. Evans (Democratic) 46.1%
Kansas Frank Carlson Republican Re-elected Frank Carlson (Republican) 57.9%\nGeorge Hart (Democratic) 40.5%
Kentucky Earle C. Clements Democratic Lost re-election\nRepublican gain Thruston Morton (Republican) 50.4%\nEarle C. Clements (Democratic) 49.7%
Kentucky\nSpecial: Class 2 Robert Humphreys Democratic Appointee retired\nWinner elected to finish term ending January 3, 1961\nRepublican gain John S. Cooper (Republican) 53.2%\nLawrence W. Wetherby (Democratic) 46.8%
Louisiana Russell B. Long Democratic Re-elected Russell B. Long (Democratic) Unopposed
Maryland John M. Butler Republican Re-elected John M. Butler (Republican) 53.0%\nGeorge P. Mahoney (Democratic) 47.0%
Missouri Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. Democratic Re-elected Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. (Democratic) 56.4%\nHerbert Douglas (Republican) 43.6%
Nevada Alan Bible Democratic Re-elected Alan Bible (Democratic) 52.6%\nCliff Young (Republican) 47.4%
New Hampshire Norris Cotton Republican Re-elected Norris Cotton (Republican) 64.1%\nLaurence M. Pickett (Democratic) 35.9%
New York Herbert H. Lehman Democratic Retired\nRepublican gain Jacob K. Javits (Republican) 53.3%\nRobert F. Wagner, Jr. (Democratic) 46.7%
North Carolina Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Democratic Re-elected Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (Democratic) 66.6%\nJoel A. Johnson (Republican) 33.4%
North Dakota Milton R. Young Republican Re-elected Milton R. Young (Republican) 63.6%\nQuentin N. Burdick (Democratic) 36.0%
Ohio George H. Bender Republican Lost re-election\nDemocratic gain Frank J. Lausche (Democratic) 52.9%\nGeorge H. Bender (Republican) 47.1%
Oklahoma A. S. Mike Monroney Democratic Re-elected A. S. Mike Monroney (Democratic) 55.4%\nDouglas McKeever (Republican) 44.7%
Oregon Wayne Morse Democratic Re-elected Wayne Morse (Democratic) 54.2%\nDouglas McKay (Republican) 45.8%
Pennsylvania James H. Duff Republican Lost re-election\nDemocratic gain Joseph S. Clark (Democratic) 50.1%\nJames H. Duff (Republican) 49.7%
South Carolina Olin B. Johnston Democratic Re-elected Olin B. Johnston (Democratic) Unopposed
South Carolina\nSpecial: Class 2 Thomas A. Wofford Democratic Appointee retired\nWinner elected to finish term ending January 3, 1961\nDemocratic hold Strom Thurmond (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota Francis Case Republican Re-elected Francis Case (Republican) 50.8%\nKenneth Holum (Democratic) 49.2%
Utah Wallace F. Bennett Republican Re-elected Wallace F. Bennett (Republican) 54.0%\nAlonzo F. Hopkin (Democratic) 46.0%
Vermont George D. Aiken Republican Re-elected George D. Aiken (Republican) 66.4%\nBernard G. O'Shea (Democratic) 33.6%
Washington Warren G. Magnuson Democratic Re-elected Warren G. Magnuson (Democratic) 61.1%\nArthur B. Langlie (Republican) 38.9%
West Virginia\nSpecial: Class 1 William R. Laird, III Democratic Appointee retired\nWinner elected to finish term ending January 3, 1959\nRepublican gain Chapman Revercomb (Republican) 53.7%\nWilliam C. Marland (Democratic) 46.3%
Wisconsin Alexander Wiley Republican Re-elected Alexander Wiley (Republican) 58.6%\nHenry W. Maier (Democratic) 41.2%
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