Highest % any Senator got running for their 1st term?

[jimrtex]

This thread was inspired by this Gubernatorial thread.

As far as the Atlas goes back, I found these results:

Obama, IL (2004) 69.97%
Crapo, ID (1998) 69.54%
Bayh, IN (1998) 63.72%
Reed, RI (1996) 63.48%
Roberts, KS (1996) 62.02%

Does anyone have any guesses as to other non-incumbents who won a comparable percentage for their first term?

Byrd, WV (1958) 59.19%
Kennedy, MA (1962) 55.44%
Inouye, HI (1962) 69.41%
Stevens, AK (1970) 59.61%
Biden, DE (1972) 50.32%
Domenici, NM (1972) 54.02%
Leahy, VT (1974) 49.48% - Bernie Sanders with 4.13%
Sarbanes, MD (1976) 56.55%
Lugar, IN (1976) 58.76%
Hatch, UT (1976) 53.74%
Baucus, MT (1978) 55.68%
Cochran, MS (1978) 45.05% - Charles Evers with 22.89%
Warner, VA (1978) 50.19%
Levin, MI (1978) 52.14%
Dodd, CT (1980) 56.34%
Grassley, IA (1980) 53.36%
Specter, PA (1980) 50.48%
Lautenberg, NJ (1982) 50.94%, first tenure.
Bingamon, NM (1982) 53.77%
Kerry, MA (1984) 55.06%
Harkin, IA (1984) 55.47%
McConnell, KY (1984) 49.91%, Socialist Worker with 0.60%.
Rockefeller, WV (1984) 51.82%

So for the 23 most senior members, only Inouye is above 60%.

[jimrtex]

These include those over 60%, or under 50%:

(1986)
Mikulski, MD 60.69%
McCian, AZ 60.45%
Reid, NV 49.996% - NOTA 3.62%, Libertarian 1.87%
Conrad, ND 49.80% - Ind 1.13%

(1988)
Jeffords, VT 68.11% - as Republican
Lieberman, CT 49.76% - Libertarian 0.90%, New Alliance 0.30%

(1990)
Craig, ID 61.29%

(1992)
Boxer, CA 47.90% - American Independent 3.45%, Peace&Freedom 3.45%, 
                            Libertarian 2.18%
Gregg, NH 48.17% - Libertarian 3.52%, Independents 1.80% and  0.92%,
                                Natural Law 0.25%

(1993)
Hutchison, TX 67.34% - Special runoff.

(1994)
Snowe, ME  60.26%
Santorum, PA  49.41% Patriot 1.99%, Libertarian 1.68%.

[jimrtex]

Good work as usual, jimrtex. Do you know Brownback's results in 1996? (Brownback and Roberts were both originally elected in 1996, but the Atlas only has the data for Roberts.)

Anyway, it looks like Obama still has the highest percentage of the 100 Senators running for their first term.

Brownback had 53.91%.  His was a special election to fill the Dole seat - may be why the Atlas doesn't have it.

[jimrtex]

The forum seems to keep its information sources very secure.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives has election results since 1920 for the House, Senate and President.