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The 60 BCE Roman consular elections was the election in the Roman Republic to chose the consuls for the next year, 59 BCE. This year Julius Caesar ran in his first year of eligibility, and his prestige made his election almost certain. Caesar allied with the wealthy Lucius Lucceius and campaigned with him to get a fellow consul who would support his reforming agenda. The faction opposed to Caesar backed Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus who was certain to block most of Caesar's proposals. The final result saw Caesar and Bibulus elected.

Background
A war hero, successful lawyer, and nephew of the populist leader Marius had allowed Julius Caesar to become one of the most prominent leaders of the populares faction advocating for reform of the Roman system. Three years earlier he had been elected as Pontifex Maximus, the most important position in Roman religious life. His triumph in that election against two much more senior ex-consuls proved his widespread support and made his election of consul in his first year of eligibility seem likely. The campaign for Pontifex also near bankrupted Caesar and he had still not repaid these debts when he ran for consul.

Caesar thus made an alliance with Lucius Lucceius, who also wanted to run for consul that year. Lucceius was much less prominent than Caesar, but he was one of the wealthiest men in Rome and could fund their joint campaign.

The optimates faction opposed to Caesar's agenda backed Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus. Bibulus had served in office with Caesar before and the two had developed a strong personal hostility. Bibulus was also son in law of optimates leader Cato.

Campaign
Caesar's opponents in the Senate attempted to prevent him from running in 60 BCE. Caesar began the year finishing his governorship in Spain. He has succeeded in expanding Roman authority there and was entitled to a triumph. The date for the triumph was postponed by his opponents, and since Caesar needed to give up his governorship before he could apply to run for consul he was forced between delaying his run for consul by a year or to give up his triumph. The danger of waiting a year was that his opponents could try to prosecute him and attack his reputation. Caesar thus decided to give up the triumph, and the glory that such an event would have given him.