1958 United States Senate elections

1958 class 3 Senate election
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	Elected U.S. Senator ; Ernest Gruening; Democratic

1958 class 2 Senate election
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	Elected U.S. Senator ; Bob Bartlett; Democratic

1958 United States Senate elections
← 1957 (TX, WI) 1959 (HI) →
36 of the 98 seats in the United States Senate; 50 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican hold; No electionRectangular inset (Alaska and W. V.): both seats up for election
Majority Leader before election; Lyndon Johnson; Democratic	Elected Majority Leader ; Lyndon Johnson; Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's second term. Thirty-two seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections, the new state of Alaska held its first Senate elections for its Class 2 and 3 seats, and two special elections were held to fill vacancies.

As is common in mid-term elections, the party in the White House lost seats, but losses this year were heavy due to the Recession of 1958, the Eisenhower Administration's position on right-to-work issues that galvanized labor unions which supported Democrats, and the launch of Sputnik. This was the first time since 1934 that Democrats gained seats in this class of Senators. Democrats won both seats in West Virginia, making the last time that Democrats simultaneously flipped both of a state's Senate seats until Georgia's elections in 2020 and 2021.

The Democratic Party gained a record 15 seats in this election, defeating 10 Republican incumbents, gaining three open Republican seats, and winning both seats from the new state of Alaska. This gave the Democrats a strong Senate majority of 64–34 over the Republicans, and the largest swing in the history of the Senate. After the new state of Hawaii elected its first Senators in 1959, the Senate's balance changed to 65–35.

This is only one of two occasions in U.S. history that 10 or more Senate seats changed hands in a mid-term election (the other being in 1946), and also one of five occasions where 10 or more Senate seats changed hands in an election, with the other occasions being in 1920, 1932, 1946, and 1980.

Results summary

↓
64	34
Democratic	Republican

For the November 5 and 25, 1958 regular and special elections.

Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row.

Parties		Democratic	Republican	Other	Total
Parties					Total
Last elections (1956) Before these elections		49	47	0	96
Not up		36	26	0	62
	Class 2 (1954)	19	11	0	30
	Class 3 (1956)	17	15	0	32

Up		13	21	—	34
	Class 1 (1952→1958)	12	20	—	32
	Special: Class 2	1	1	—	2

Incumbent retired		0	6	—	6
	Held by same party	0	3	—	3
	Replaced by other party	3 Republicans replaced by 3 Democrats		—	3
	Result	3	3	0	6
Incumbent ran		13	15	—	28
	Won re-election	13	5	—	18
	Lost re-election	10 Republicans replaced by 10 Democrats		—	10
	Lost renomination, but held by same party	0	0	—	0
	Result	23	5	0	28

New state		2	0	0	2

Total elected		28	8	0	36
Net gain/loss		15	13		15
Nationwide vote		21,426,124^[b]	16,622,338	678,147	38,726,609
	Share	55.33%	42.92%	1.75%	100%
Result		64	34	0	98

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives^[1]

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Six Republicans retired instead of seeking re-election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
California	William Knowland	Clair Engle
Indiana	William E. Jenner	Vance Hartke
New Jersey	H. Alexander Smith	Harrison A. Williams
New York	Irving Ives	Kenneth Keating
Pennsylvania	Edward Martin	Hugh Scott
Vermont	Ralph Flanders	Winston L. Prouty

Defeats

Ten Republicans sought re-election but lost in the general election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Connecticut	William A. Purtell	Thomas J. Dodd
Maine	Frederick G. Payne	Edmund Muskie
Michigan	Charles E. Potter	Philip Hart
Minnesota	Edward J. Thye	Eugene McCarthy
Nevada	George W. Malone	Howard Cannon
Ohio	John W. Bricker	Stephen M. Young
Utah	Arthur V. Watkins	Frank Moss
West Virginia (regular)	Chapman Revercomb	Robert Byrd
West Virginia (special)	John D. Hoblitzell Jr.	Jennings Randolph
Wyoming	Frank A. Barrett	Gale W. McGee

New states

Alaska was admitted into the Union and elected two Democrats to the Senate.

State	Senator
Alaska (class 2)	Bob Bartlett
Alaska (class 3)	Ernest Gruening

Post-election states

Hawaii was admitted into the Union and elected one Democrat and one Republican to the Senate on July 28, 1959.

State	Senator
Hawaii (class 1)	Hiram Fong
Hawaii (class 3)	Oren E. Long

Post election changes

Two Democrats left the Senate after the election. Both seats were filled by Democrats.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Oregon	Richard L. Neuberger	Hall S. Lusk
Missouri	Thomas C. Hennings Jr.	Edward V. Long

Change in composition

Before the elections

	D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉
D₁₉	D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀
D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₇	D₂₆	D₂₈	D₂₉
D₃₉ Miss. Ran	D₃₈ Mass. Ran	D₃₇ Fla. Ran	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁	D₃₀
D₄₀ Mo. Ran	D₄₁ Mont. Ran	D₄₂ N.M. Ran	D₄₃ N.C. (sp) Ran	D₄₄ R.I. Ran	D₄₅ Tenn. Ran	D₄₆ Texas Ran	D₄₇ Va. Ran	D₄₈ Wash. Ran	D₄₉ Wis. Ran
Majority ↑									TBD₁ Ak. (cl. 3) New state
R₄₀ N.D. Ran	R₄₁ Ohio Ran	R₄₂ Pa. Retired	R₄₃ Utah Ran	R₄₄ Vt. Retired	R₄₅ W.Va. (reg) Ran	R₄₆ W.Va. (sp) Ran	R₄₇ Wyo. Ran	TBD₂ Ak. (cl. 2) New state	TBD₁ Ak. (cl. 3) New state
R₃₉ N.Y. Retired	R₃₈ N.J. Retired	R₃₇ Nev. Ran	R₃₆ Neb. Ran	R₃₅ Minn. Ran	R₃₄ Mich. Ran	R₃₃ Md. Ran	R₃₂ Maine Ran	R₃₁ Ind. Retired	R₃₀ Del. Ran
R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇ Ariz. Ran	R₂₈ Calif. Retired	R₂₉ Conn. Ran
R₁₉	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀
	R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉

After the elections

	D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉
D₁₉	D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀
D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈	D₂₉
D₃₉ Miss. Re-elected	D₃₈ Mass. Re-elected	D₃₇ Fla. Re-elected	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁	D₃₀
D₄₀ Mo. Re-elected	D₄₁ Mont. Re-elected	D₄₂ N.M. Re-elected	D₄₃ N.C. (sp) Elected^[c]	D₄₄ R.I. Re-elected	D₄₅ Tenn. Re-elected	D₄₆ Texas Re-elected	D₄₇ Va. Re-elected	D₄₈ Wash. Re-elected	D₄₉ Wis. Re-elected
Majority →									D₅₀ Ak. (cl. 2) Gain
D₅₉ N.J. Gain	D₅₈ Nev. Gain	D₅₇ Minn. Gain	D₅₆ Mich. Gain	D₅₅ Maine Gain	D₅₄ Ind. Gain	D₅₃ Conn. Gain	D₅₂ Calif. Gain	D₅₁ Ak. (cl. 3) Gain	D₅₀ Ak. (cl. 2) Gain
D₆₀ Ohio Gain	D₆₁ Utah Gain	D₆₂ W.Va. (reg) Gain	D₆₃ W.Va. (sp) Gain^[d]	D₆₄ Wyo. Gain	R₃₄ Vt. Hold	R₃₃ Pa. Hold	R₃₂ N.D. Re-elected	R₃₁ N.Y. Hold	R₃₀ Neb. Re-elected
R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇ Ariz. Re-elected	R₂₈ Del. Re-elected	R₂₉ Md. Re-elected
R₁₉	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀
	R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉

Key:

D_#	Democratic
R_#	Republican

Race summaries

Special / new state elections

In the special elections, the winners were seated during 1958 or before January 3, 1959. In the new state elections, the winners were seated with the new Congress on January 3, 1959. Ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
North Carolina (class 2)	B. Everett Jordan	Democratic	1958 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 4, 1958.	▌ Y B. Everett Jordan (Democratic) 70.0% ▌Richard C. Clarke, Jr. (Republican) 30.0%
West Virginia (class 2)	John D. Hoblitzell, Jr.	Republican	1958 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1958. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Jennings Randolph (Democratic) 59.3% ▌John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. (Republican) 40.7%
Alaska (class 2)	Alaska admitted as a state January 3, 1959.			New state. New senator elected November 25, 1958. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Bob Bartlett (Democratic) 83.8% ▌R. E. Robertson (Republican) 15.0% ▌Keith Capper (write-in) 1.2%
Alaska (class 3)	Alaska admitted as a state January 3, 1959.			New state. New senator elected November 25, 1958. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Ernest Gruening (Democratic) 52.6% ▌Mike Stepovich (Republican) 47.4%

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1959; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Arizona	Barry Goldwater	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Barry Goldwater (Republican) 56.1% ▌Ernest McFarland (Democratic) 43.9%
California	William Knowland	Republican	1945 (Appointed) 1946 (special) 1952	Incumbent retired to run for California Governor. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Clair Engle (Democratic) 57.0% ▌Goodwin Knight (Republican) 42.9%
Connecticut	William A. Purtell	Republican	1952 (Appointed) 1952 (Retired) 1952	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Thomas J. Dodd (Democratic) 57.3% ▌William A. Purtell (Republican) 42.4% ▌Vivien Kellems (write-in) 0.3%
Delaware	John J. Williams	Republican	1946 1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John J. Williams (Republican) 53.3% ▌Elbert N. Carvel (Democratic) 46.7%
Florida	Spessard Holland	Democratic	1946 (Appointed) 1946 1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Spessard Holland (Democratic) 71.2% ▌Leland Hyzer (Republican) 28.8%
Indiana	William E. Jenner	Republican	1944 (special) 1946 1952	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Vance Hartke (Democratic) 56.5% ▌Harold W. Handley (Republican) 42.4% ▌John Henry Stelle (Prohibition) 1.1%
Maine	Frederick G. Payne	Republican	1952	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Edmund Muskie (Democratic) 60.8% ▌Frederick G. Payne (Republican) 39.2%
Maryland	J. Glenn Beall	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y J. Glenn Beall (Republican) 51.0% ▌Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (Democratic) 49.0%
Massachusetts	John F. Kennedy	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John F. Kennedy (Democratic) 73.2% ▌Vincent J. Celeste (Republican) 26.2%
Michigan	Charles E. Potter	Republican	1952 (special) 1952	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Philip Hart (Democratic) 53.6% ▌Charles E. Potter (Republican) 46.1%
Minnesota	Edward J. Thye	Republican	1946 1952	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic–Farmer–Labor gain.	▌ Y Eugene McCarthy (DFL) 52.9% ▌Edward J. Thye (Republican) 46.6% ▌William M. Curran (Socialist Workers) 0.5%
Mississippi	John C. Stennis	Democratic	1947 (special) 1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John C. Stennis (Democratic) Unopposed
Missouri	Stuart Symington	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Stuart Symington (Democratic) 66.5% ▌Hazel Palmer (Republican) 33.6%
Montana	Mike Mansfield	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Mike Mansfield (Democratic) 76.2% ▌Lou W. Welch (Republican) 23.8%
Nebraska	Roman Hruska	Republican	1954 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Roman Hruska (Republican) 55.6% ▌Frank B. Morrison (Democratic) 44.4%
Nevada	George W. Malone	Republican	1946 1952	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Howard Cannon (Democratic) 57.7% ▌George W. Malone (Republican) 42.3%
New Jersey	Howard Alexander Smith	Republican	1944 (special) 1946 1952	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Harrison A. Williams (Democratic) 51.4% ▌Robert Kean (Republican) 46.9%
New Mexico	Dennis Chávez	Democratic	1935 (Appointed) 1936 (special) 1940 1946 1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Dennis Chávez (Democratic) 62.7% ▌Forrest S. Atchley (Republican) 37.3%
New York	Irving Ives	Republican	1946 1952	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y Kenneth Keating (Republican) 50.8% ▌Frank Hogan (Democratic) 48.4%
North Dakota	William Langer	Republican	1940 1946 1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y William Langer (Republican) 57.2% ▌Raymond Vensdel (Democratic-NPL) 41.5%
Ohio	John W. Bricker	Republican	1946 1952	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Stephen M. Young (Democratic) 52.5% ▌John W. Bricker (Republican) 47.5%
Pennsylvania	Edward Martin	Republican	1946 1952	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y Hugh Scott (Republican) 51.2% ▌George M. Leader (Democratic) 48.4%
Rhode Island	John Pastore	Democratic	1950 (special) 1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John Pastore (Democratic) 64.5% ▌Bayard Ewing (Republican) 35.5%
Tennessee	Albert Gore Sr.	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Albert Gore Sr. (Democratic) 79.0% ▌Hobart F. Atkins (Republican) 19.0%
Texas	Ralph Yarborough	Democratic	1957 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Ralph Yarborough (Democratic) 74.6% ▌Roy Whittenburg (Republican) 23.6%
Utah	Arthur V. Watkins	Republican	1946 1952	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Frank Moss (Democratic) 38.7% ▌Arthur V. Watkins (Republican) 34.8% ▌J. Bracken Lee (Independent) 26.4%
Vermont	Ralph Flanders	Republican	1946 (Appointed) 1946 (special) 1952	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y Winston L. Prouty (Republican) 52.2% ▌Frederick J. Fayette (Democratic) 47.8%
Virginia	Harry F. Byrd	Democratic	1933 (Appointed) 1933 (special) 1934 1940 1946 1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Harry F. Byrd (Democratic) 69.3% ▌Louise Wensel (Independent) 26.3%
Washington	Henry M. Jackson	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Henry M. Jackson (Democratic) 67.3% ▌William B. Bantz (Republican) 31.4%
West Virginia	Chapman Revercomb	Republican	1942 1948 (Lost) 1956 (special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Robert Byrd (Democratic) 59.2% ▌Chapman Revercomb (Republican) 40.8%
Wisconsin	William Proxmire	Democratic	1957 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y William Proxmire (Democratic) 57.1% ▌Roland J. Steinle (Republican) 42.7%
Wyoming	Frank A. Barrett	Republican	1952	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Gale W. McGee (Democratic) 50.8% ▌Frank A. Barrett (Republican) 49.2%

Closest races

Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
Wyoming	Democratic (flip)	1.6%
Maryland	Republican	2.0%
New York	Republican	2.4%
Utah	Democratic (flip)	3.9%
Vermont	Republican	4.4%
New Jersey	Democratic (flip)	4.5%
Ohio	Democratic (flip)	5.0%
Alaska (class 3)	Democratic (flip)	5.2%
Minnesota	Democratic (flip)	6.3%
Delaware	Republican	6.6%
Michigan	Democratic (flip)	7.5%

Maine was the tipping point state with a margin of 21.6%.

Alaska

Alaska would become a new state January 3, 1959, and it elected two initial senators November 25, 1958, in advance of statehood. The Democratic Party thereby picked up 2 more seats.

In their next elections, Alaska's senators would be elected to 6-year terms.

The class 2 race, for the 2-year term ending in 1961, was between the Democratic incumbent territorial delegate Bob Bartlett, and the Republican Juneau attorney R. E. Robertson.

Alaska regular election (class 2)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Bartlett	40,939	83.83
	Republican	R. E. Robertson	7,299	14.95
	Write-In	Keith Capper	599	1.23
Majority			33,640	68.88
Turnout			48,837
	Democratic win (new seat)

Bartlett would be re-elected twice and serve until his death in 1968.

The class 3 race, for the 4-year term ending in 1963, pitted two former territorial governors, Democrat Ernest Gruening against Republican Mike Stepovich. Gruening won a close race.

Alaska regular election (class 3)^[1]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest Gruening	26,045	52.61
	Republican	Mike Stepovich	23,464	47.39
Majority			2,581	5.22
Turnout			49,509
	Democratic win (new seat)

Gruening would be re-elected in 1962 and serve until losing renomination in 1968.

Arizona

1958 United States Senate election in Arizona

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Barry Goldwater	Ernest McFarland
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	164,593	129,030
Percentage	56.06%	43.94%

County results
Goldwater: 50–60% 60–70%
McFarland: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Barry Goldwater
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Barry Goldwater
Republican

Arizona general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater (Incumbent)	164,593	56.06%
	Democratic	Ernest W. McFarland	129,030	43.94%
Majority			35,563	12.12%
Turnout			293,623
	Republican hold

California

1958 United States Senate election in California

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Clair Engle	Goodwin Knight
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	2,927,693	2,204,337
Percentage	57.01%	42.93%

County results
Engle: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Knight: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

William F. Knowland
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Clair Engle
Democratic

California general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clair Engle	2,927,693	57.01
	Republican	Goodwin Knight	2,204,337	42.93
	Write-In	Jesse M. Ritchie	892	0.02
	Write-In	Ray B. Pollard	281	0.01
	None	Scattering	2,018	0.04
Majority			723,356	14.08
Turnout			5,135,221
	Democratic gain from Republican

Connecticut

1958 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Thomas J. Dodd	William A. Purtell
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	554,841	410,622
Percentage	57.29%	42.40%

Dodd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Purtell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election

William A. Purtell
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. Dodd
Democratic

In Connecticut, Democrat Thomas J. Dodd defeated incumbent senator William A. Purtell who ran for a second term.

Connecticut general election 1958^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dodd	554,841	57.28
	Republican	William A. Purtell (Incumbent)	410,622	42.39
	Independent	Vivien Kellems	3,043	0.31
	None	Scattering	119	0.01
Majority			144,219	14.89
Turnout			968,625
	Swing to Democratic from Republican		Swing

Delaware

1958 United States Senate election in Delaware

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	John J. Williams	Elbert Carvel
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	82,280	72,152
Percentage	53.28%	46.72%

County results
Williams: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

John J. Williams
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John J. Williams
Republican

Two-term Republican John J. Williams was re-elected to a third term.

Delaware general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Williams (Incumbent)	82,280	53.28
	Democratic	Elbert Carvel	72,152	46.72
Majority			10,128	6.56
Turnout			154,432
	Republican hold

Williams would be re-elected in 1964, serving four terms until his 1970 retirement.

Florida

1958 United States Senate election in Florida

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Spessard Holland	Leland Hyzer
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	386,113	155,956
Percentage	71.23%	28.77%

County results
Holland: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. senator before election

Spessard Holland
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Spessard Holland
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Senator Holland, a conservative, was challenged by former senator Claude Pepper, who had been unseated in 1950. Holland had played a role in recruiting George A. Smathers to run against the liberal Pepper in that election. The two served as colleagues in the Senate from 1947 to 1951.^[5]

Democratic primary^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spessard L. Holland (Incumbent)	408,084	55.94
	Democratic	Claude Pepper	321,377	44.06
Total votes			729,461	100.00

General election results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Spessard Holland (Incumbent)	386,113	71.23	28.59
	Republican	Leland Hyzer	155,956	28.77	28.77
Majority			230,157	42.46
Turnout			542,069
	Democratic hold

Indiana

1958 United States Senate election in Indiana

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Vance Hartke	Harold W. Handley
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	973,636	731,635
Percentage	56.46%	42.42%

County results
Hartke: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Handley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

William E. Jenner
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Vance Hartke
Democratic

Incumbent Republican William E. Jenner did not seek a second full term in office and was replaced by Democrat Vance Hartke, the mayor of Evansville. Hartke defeated incumbent Republican Governor of Indiana Harold W. Handley.

Jenner resigned shortly before the election and urged Handley, Jenner's political protégé, to seek his seat. A plan was proposed whereby Handley would resign the governorship, his lieutenant would appoint him senator, and he would finish the term and run as an incumbent. When the plan was revealed to the party leadership, they strongly advised him to not implement it because they feared it would hurt the party and be perceived as a scandal.^[8]

Handley did not resign from the governorship during his campaign and was widely criticized for the unprecedented action. Hartke accused Handley of raising taxes, breaking of his campaign promise, his reluctance in supporting right-to-work, and rising state unemployment. Statewide unemployment was just above 10% in April, but dropped to 6.9% by the end of September.^[8]

Indiana general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vance Hartke	973,636	56.47
	Republican	Harold W. Handley	731,635	42.43
	Prohibition	John Stelle	19,040	1.10
Majority			242,001	14.04
Turnout			1,724,311
	Democratic gain from Republican

Maine

1958 United States Senate election in Maine

← 1952

September 8, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Edmund Muskie	Frederick G. Payne
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	172,704	111,522
Percentage	60.76%	39.24%

County Results
Muskie: 50–60% 50–60% Payne: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frederick G. Payne
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Edmund Muskie
Democratic

Maine held its election September 8, 1958, in keeping with its routine practice of holding elections before the November national Election Day. Democrat Edmund Muskie defeated one-term Republican incumbent, Frederick G. Payne by a wide margin, 61–39%.

Maine general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edmund Muskie	172,704	60.76%
	Republican	Frederick G. Payne (Incumbent)	111,522	39.24%
Majority			61,182	21.52%
Turnout			284,226
	Democratic gain from Republican

Maryland

Maryland election

← 1952

1964 →


Nominee	J. Glenn Beall	Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	384,931	367,142
Percentage	51.18%	48.82

County
Beall: 50–60% 60–70%
D'Alesandro: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

J. Glenn Beall
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

J. Glenn Beall
Republican

Maryland general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Glenn Beall (Incumbent)	384,931	51.18%
	Democratic	Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.	367,142	48.82%
Majority			17,789	3.36%
Turnout			752,073
	Republican hold

Massachusetts

1958 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1962 (special) →


Nominee	John F. Kennedy	Vincent Celeste
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,362,926	488,318
Percentage	73.20%	26.23%

Kennedy

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90–100%

Celeste

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

U.S. senator before election

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

Massachusetts general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Kennedy (Incumbent)	1,362,926	73.20%
	Republican	Vincent J. Celeste	488,318	26.22%
	Socialist Labor	Lawrence Gilfedder	5,457	0.29%
	Prohibition	Mark R. Shaw	5,335	0.29%
	None	Scattering	5	0.00%
Majority			874,608	46.98%
Turnout			1,862,041
	Democratic hold

Michigan

1958 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Philip Hart	Charles E. Potter
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,216,966	1,046,963
Percentage	53.57%	46.09%

County results
Hart: 50–60% 60–70%
Potter: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Charles E. Potter
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Philip Hart
Democratic

Michigan general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Philip A. Hart	1,216,966	53.57%
	Republican	Charles E. Potter (Incumbent)	1,046,963	46.09%
	Prohibition	Elmer H. Ormiston	3,518	0.15%
	Socialist Labor	James Sim	3,128	0.14%
	Socialist Workers	Evelyn Sell	1,068	0.05%
	None	Scattering	1	0.00%
Majority			170,003	7.48%
Turnout			2,271,644
	Democratic gain from Republican

Minnesota

1958 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Eugene J. McCarthy	Edward John Thye
Party	Democratic (DFL)	Republican
Popular vote	608,847	535,629
Percentage	52.95%	46.58%

County results
McCarthy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Thye: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Edward John Thye
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Eugene J. McCarthy
Democratic (DFL)

In Minnesota, Democratic Representative Eugene McCarthy defeated incumbent senator Edward John Thye who ran for a third term.

Democratic primary election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Eugene J. McCarthy	279,796	75.65%
	Democratic (DFL)	Hjalmar Petersen	76,340	20.64%
	Democratic (DFL)	Hans R. Miller	13,736	3.71%
Total votes			369,872	100.00%

Republican primary election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward John Thye (Incumbent)	224,833	91.81%
	Republican	Edward C. Slettedahl	13,734	5.61%
	Republican	Mrs. Peder P. Schmidt	6,332	2.58%
Total votes			244,899	100.00%

General election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Eugene J. McCarthy	608,847	52.95%
	Republican	Edward John Thye (Incumbent)	535,629	46.58%
	Socialist Workers	William M. Curran	5,407	0.47%
Total votes			1,149,883	100.00%
Majority			73,218	6.37%
	Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

Mississippi

1958 United States Senate election in Mississippi

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	John C. Stennis
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	61,039
Percentage	100.00%

County results
Stennis: 100%

U.S. senator before election

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Two-term Democrat John C. Stennis was re-elected with no opposition.

Mississippi general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (Incumbent)	61,039	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Stennis would be re-elected four more times, serving until his retirement in 1989.

Missouri

1958 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Stuart Symington	Hazel Palmer
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	780,083	393,847
Percentage	66.45%	33.55%

County results
Symington: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% >90%
Palmer: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Stuart Symington
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Stuart Symington
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Stuart Symington was re-elected to a second term. Hazel Palmer was the first woman ever nominated for United States senator in Missouri.

Democratic primary^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stuart Symington (incumbent)	365,470	92.13%
	Democratic	Lawrence Hastings	19,954	5.03%
	Democratic	Lamar Dye	11,262	2.84%
Total votes			396,686	100.00%

Republican primary^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hazel Palmer	61,481	44.63%
	Republican	William McKinley Thomas	36,438	26.45%
	Republican	Homer Cotton	27,023	19.62%
	Republican	Herman G. Grosby	12,818	9.31%
Total votes			137,760	100.00%

General election^[1]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stuart Symington (Incumbent)	780,083	66.45%	12.46
	Republican	Hazel Palmer	393,847	33.55%	12.39
Majority			386,236	32.90%
Turnout			1,173,930
	Democratic hold		Swing

Montana

1958 United States Senate election in Montana

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Mike Mansfield	Lou Welch
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	174,910	54,573
Percentage	76.22%	23.78%

County results
Mansfield: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90%

U.S. senator before election

Mike Mansfield
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Mansfield
Democratic

Incumbent Mike Mansfield, who was first elected to the Senate in 1952, ran for re-election. Mansfield won the Democratic primary comfortably, and moved on to the general election, where he was opposed by Lou W. Welch, a millworker and the Republican nominee. In contrast to the close campaign in 1952, Mansfield defeated Welch in a landslide and won his second term in the Senate easily.

Democratic primary^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Mansfield (Incumbent)	97,207	91.72%
	Democratic	J. M. Nickey	4,710	4.44%
	Democratic	Thomas G. Stimatz, former State Representative	4,061	3.83%
Total votes			105,978	100.00%

Republican Primary^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou W. Welch, millworker	19,860	50.30%
	Republican	Blanche Anderson	19,624	49.70%
Total votes			39,484	100.00%

General election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Mansfield (Incumbent)	174,910	76.22%	25.47%
	Republican	Lou W. Welch	54,573	23.78%	24.77%
Majority			120,337	52.44%	50.25%
Turnout			229,483
	Democratic hold		Swing

Nebraska

Republican Roman Hruska had won a 1954 special election and ran for a full term. He beat Democratic attorney Frank B. Morrison, who had previously lost his challenger bid for Nebraska's 1st congressional district.

1958 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1954 (special)

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Roman Hruska	Frank B. Morrison
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	232,227	185,152
Percentage	55.64%	44.36%

County results
Hruska: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Morrison: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Roman Hruska
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Roman Hruska
Republican

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank B. Morrison	35,482	51.85
	Democratic	Eugene D. O'Sullivan	26,436	38.63
	Democratic	Mike F. Kracher	6,500	9.50
	Democratic	Scattering	13	0.02
Total votes			68,431	100

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roman Hruska (Incumbent)	103,348	99.95
	Republican	Scattering	51	0.05
Total votes			103,399	100

Nebraska general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roman Hruska (Incumbent)	232,227	55.64%
	Democratic	Frank B. Morrison	185,152	44.36%
	N/A	Scattering	6	0.00%
Majority			47,075	11.18%
Turnout			417,385
	Republican hold

Hruska would be re-elected two more times and serve until his 1976 retirement.

Morrison would be elected Governor of Nebraska in 1960 and serve there for six years from 1961 to 1967, and was re-elected twice while running unsuccessfully for U.S. senator.

Nevada

1958 United States Senate election in Nevada

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Howard Cannon	George W. Malone
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	48,732	35,760
Percentage	57.65%	42.32%

County results
Cannon: 50–60% 70–80%
Malone: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

George W. Malone
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Howard Cannon
Democratic

In Nevada, incumbent Republican George W. Malone ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democrat Howard Cannon.

The campaign was considered^{[by whom?]} one of the most competitive and highly watched in the nation in 1958. Senator Malone was known nationally as a leader within the Republican Party's right wing and held key appointments on the Senate Finance and Interior Committees.^[18]

Malone campaigned on his experience and seniority in the Senate, using the slogan "He Knows Nevada Best." He received support from Eisenhower cabinet secretaries Fred Seaton and Ezra Taft Benson. Benson, one of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was especially influential among Nevada's large Mormon population. His endorsement was seen as particularly important in light of Cannon's Mormon faith. Late in the campaign, Malone published full-page ads touting his effort to save Nevada from a federal gambling tax.^[18]

Cannon focused his attacks on Malone's absentee record in the Senate and his reputation on Capitol Hill as an unpopular extremist.^[18]

Cannon won the election by a safe margin owing to his overwhelming support in his native Clark County, which contained 47 percent of the state's registered voters. He was the first candidate from southern Nevada elected to the United States Senate.^[18]

Democratic primary^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Cannon	22,787	51.66%
	Democratic	Fred Anderson	21,319	48.34%
Total votes			44,106	{{{percentage}}}

Senator Malone was unopposed for re-nomination by the Republican Party.

General election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Howard Cannon, City Attorney of Las Vegas	48,732	57.65%	7.63%
	Republican	George W. Malone (Incumbent)	35,760	42.32%	9.35%
Majority			12,972	15.35%	12.00%
Turnout			84,492
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

New Jersey

New Jersey election

← 1952

1964 →


Nominee	Harrison Williams	Robert Kean
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	966,832	882,287
Percentage	51.39%	46.90%

County results
Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Kean: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%

U.S. senator before election

H. Alexander Smith
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Harrison Williams
Democratic

Incumbent Republican H. Alexander Smith chose not to seek a third term in office. Democratic U.S. Representative Harrison Williams won the open seat over U.S. Representative Robert Kean.

Democratic primary^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harrison A. Williams	152,413	43.12%
	Democratic	John Grogan	139,605	39.49%
	Democratic	Joseph E. McLean	61,478	17.39%
Total votes			353,496	100.00%

Republican primary^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Kean	152,884	43.00%
	Republican	Bernard M. Shanley	128,990	36.28%
	Republican	Robert J. Morris	73,658	20.72%
Total votes			355,532	100.00%

General election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harrison A. Williams	966,832	51.39%	7.77
	Republican	Robert Kean	882,287	46.90%	8.61
	Socialist Workers	Daniel Roberts	11,669	0.62%	0.40
	Politicians Are Jokers	Henry Krajewski	6,013	0.32%	N/A
	Independent	John J. Winberry	5,481	0.29%	N/A
	Conservative	Winifred O. Perry	3,062	0.16%	N/A
	People's Choice	John M. D'Addetta	3,024	0.16%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Albert Ronis	2,935	0.16%	0.09
Total votes			1,881,303	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

New Mexico

1958 United States Senate election in New Mexico

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Dennis Chávez	Forrest S. Atchley
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	127,496	75,827
Percentage	62.71%	37.29%

County results
Chávez: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Dennis Chávez
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Dennis Chávez
Democratic

New Mexico general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Chavez (Incumbent)	127,496	62.71%
	Republican	Forrest S. Atchley	75,827	37.29%
Majority			51,669	25.42%
Turnout			203,323
	Democratic hold

New York

1958 United States Senate election in New York

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Kenneth Keating	Frank Hogan
Party	Republican	Democratic
Alliance		Liberal
Popular vote	2,842,942	2,709,950
Percentage	50.75%	48.38%

County results
Keating: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Hogan: 50–60% 60–70%

Senator before election

Irving Ives
Republican

Elected Senator

Kenneth Keating
Republican

Incumbent Republican Irving Ives retired. Republican Representative Kenneth Keating defeated Democrat Frank Hogan to succeed Ives.

1958 Democratic Convention^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Hogan	772	67.60%
	Democratic	Thomas E. Murray Sr.	304	26.62%
	Democratic	Thomas K. Finletter	66	5.78%
Total votes			1,317	100.00%

General election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth Keating	2,842,942	50.75%
	Democratic	Frank Hogan	2,709,950	48.37%
	Independent Socialist	Corliss Lamont	49,087	0.88%
	None	Scattering	95	0.00%
Majority			132,992	2.38%
Turnout			5,601,979
	Republican hold

North Carolina (special)

1958 United States Senate special election in North Carolina

← 1954

November 4, 1958

1960 →


Nominee	B. Everett Jordan	Richard C. Clarke Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	431,492	184,977
Percentage	69.99%	30.01%

County results
Jordan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Clarke: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

B. Everett Jordan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

B. Everett Jordan
Democratic

Democrat W. Kerr Scott had died April 16, 1958, and former Democratic Governor of North Carolina B. Everett Jordan was appointed April 19, 1958, to continue the term, pending a special election. Jordan was then re-elected in November.

General election^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	431,492	70.0%
	Republican	Richard C. Clarke Jr.	184,977	30.0%
Turnout				15.18%
	Democratic hold

Jordan would later be twice re-elected and serve until 1973.

North Dakota

1958 United States Senate election in North Dakota

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1960 (special) →


Nominee	William Langer	Raymond Vendsel
Party	Republican	Democratic–NPL
Popular vote	117,070	84,892
Percentage	57.21%	41.49%

County results
Langer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Vendsel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

William Langer
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William Langer
Republican

Incumbent Republican, and former Non-Partisan League (NPL) senator, William Langer, was re-elected to a fourth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic NPL Party (Dem-NPL) candidate Raymond G. Vendsel.^[16]

Only Langer filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democratic-NPL candidate was Raymond G. Vendsel. Langer and Vendsel won the primary elections for their respective parties.

Two independent candidates, Arthur C. Townley and Custer Solem, also filed before the deadline but had minimal impact on the outcome of the election, totaling less than 3,000 votes combined. Townley was known as the creator of the National Non-Partisan League, and had previously sought North Dakota's other senate seat in 1956.

North Dakota election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Langer (Incumbent)	117,070	57.21%
	Democratic–NPL	Raymond G. Vendsel	84,892	41.49%
	Independent	Arthur C. Townley	1,700	0.83%
	Independent	Custer Solem	973	0.48%
Majority			32,178	15.72%
Turnout			204,635
	Republican hold

Langer would die in office less than a year into what became his final term. A special election was held in 1960 triggered by Langer's death.

Ohio

1958 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Stephen M. Young	John W. Bricker
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,652,211	1,497,199
Percentage	52.46%	47.54%

County results
Young: 50–60% 60–70%
Bricker: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

John W. Bricker
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Stephen M. Young
Democratic

Incumbent Republican John W. Bricker was defeated in his bid for a third term by U.S. Representative Stephen M. Young.

General election^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen M. Young	1,652,211	52.46%	7.04
	Republican	John W. Bricker (Incumbent)	1,497,199	47.54%	7.05
Majority			155,012	4.92%
Turnout			3,149,410
	Democratic gain from Republican

Pennsylvania

1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Hugh Scott	George M. Leader
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	2,042,586	1,929,821
Percentage	51.21%	48.38%

County results

Scott: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70–80%

Leader: 40–50% 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Edward Martin
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hugh Scott
Republican

Incumbent Republican Edward Martin did not seek re-election. The Republican nominee, Hugh Scott, defeated the term-limited Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania George M. Leader for the vacant seat.

General election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Hugh Scott	2,042,586	51.21%	0.37%
	Democratic	George M. Leader	1,929,821	48.38%	0.40%
	Socialist Labor	George S. Taylor	10,431	0.26%	0.26%
	Socialist Workers	Ethel Peterson	5,742	0.14%	0.14%
	N/A	Other	42	0.00%	N/A
Majority			112,765	2.83%
Turnout			3,988,622
	Republican hold		Swing

Scott would be twice re-elected, rising to the Senate Minority leader, and serve until retiring in 1977. Leader retired from public service after the defeat.

Rhode Island

1958 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	John Pastore	Bayard Ewing
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	222,166	122,353
Percentage	64.49%	35.51%

County results
Pell: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

John Pastore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Pastore
Democratic

Two-term incumbent Democrat John Pastore was easily re-elected over Republican attorney Bayard Ewing,^[26] a repeat of their 1952 race.

Rhode Island general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pastore (Incumbent)	222,166	64.49%
	Republican	Bayard Ewing	122,353	35.51%
Majority			99,813	28.98%
Turnout			344,519
	Democratic hold

Ewing would later serve as the national chairman of the United Way (1969–1972) and the Rhode Island School of Design (1967–1985).

Tennessee

1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Albert Gore Sr.	Hobart F. Atkins
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	317,324	76,371
Percentage	79.00%	19.01%

County results
Gore: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Atkins: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Albert Gore Sr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Albert Gore Sr.
Democratic

Tennessee general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert Gore Sr. (Incumbent)	317,324	79.00%
	Republican	Hobart F. Atkins	76,371	19.01%
	Write-In	Chester W. Mason	5,324	1.33%
	Write-In	Thomas Gouge Jr.	2,646	0.66%
Majority			240,953	59.99%
Turnout			401,665
	Democratic hold

Texas

1958 United States Senate election in Texas

← 1957 (special)

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Ralph Yarborough	Roy Whittenburg
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	587,030	185,926
Percentage	74.58%	23.62%

County Results^[27]
Yarborough:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Whittenburg:      50–60%
Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election

Ralph Yarborough
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ralph Yarborough
Democratic

Texas general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough (Incumbent)	587,030	74.58%
	Republican	Roy Whittenburg	185,926	23.62%
	Write-In	Bard W. Logan	14,172	1.80%
Majority			401,104	50.96%
Turnout			787,128
	Democratic hold

Utah

1958 United States Senate election in Utah

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Frank Moss	Arthur V. Watkins	J. Bracken Lee
Party	Democratic	Republican	Independent
Popular vote	112,827	101,471	77,013
Percentage	38.73%	34.83%	26.44%

County results
Moss:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Watkins:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Lee:      40–50%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Arthur V. Watkins
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Moss
Democratic

Utah general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Moss	112,827	38.73%
	Republican	Arthur V. Watkins (Incumbent)	101,471	34.83%
	Independent	J. Bracken Lee	77,013	26.44%
Majority			11,356	3.90%
Turnout			291,311
	Democratic gain from Republican

Vermont

1958 United States Senate election in Vermont

← 1952

November 4, 1958 (1958-11-04)

1964 →


Nominee	Winston L. Prouty	Frederick Fayette
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	64,900	59,536
Percentage	52.15%	47.84%

County results
Prouty: 50–60% 60–70%
Fayette: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Ralph Flanders
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Winston L. Prouty
Republican

Incumbent Republican Ralph Flanders did not run for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. Republican candidate Winston L. Prouty defeated Democratic candidate Frederick J. Fayette to succeed him.

Republican primary^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty	31,866	64.6%
	Republican	Lee E. Emerson	17,468	35.4%
	Republican	Other	4	0.0%
Total votes			49,338	100.00%

Democratic primary^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	6,546	99.5%
	Democratic	Other	32	0.5%
Total votes			6,578	100.00%

General election^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty	64,900	52.15%
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	59,536	47.84%
	N/A	Other	6	0.00%
Majority			5,364	4.31%
Total votes			124,442	100.00%
	Republican hold

Virginia

Virginia election

← 1952

1964 →


Nominee	Harry F. Byrd	Louise Wensel
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	317,221	120,224
Percentage	69.3%	26.3%

County and Independent City Results

Byrd: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%

Wensel: 40-50% 60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Harry F. Byrd
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Harry F. Byrd
Democratic

Incumbent Harry F. Byrd Sr. was re-elected after defeating Independent Louise Wensel and Social Democrat Clarke Robb.

General election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry F. Byrd (Incumbent)	317,221	69.32%	4.03%
	Independent	Louise Wensel	120,224	26.27%	26.27%
	Social Democratic	Clarke T. Robb	20,154	4.40%	7.98%
	Write-in	write-ins	41	0.01%	1.54%
Majority			196,997	43.05%
Turnout			457,640
	Democratic hold

Washington

1958 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Henry M. Jackson	William B. Bantz
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	597,040	278,271
Percentage	67.32%	31.38%

County results
Jackson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Washington general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry M. Jackson (Incumbent)	597,040	67.32%
	Republican	William B. Bantz	278,271	31.38%
	Socialist Labor	Henry Killman	7,592	0.86%
	Constitution	Archie G. Idso	2,257	0.25%
	United Liberals and Socialists	Jay G. Sykes	1,662	0.19%
Majority			318,769	35.94%
Turnout			886,822
	Democratic hold

West Virginia

West Virginia (regular)

West Virginia election

← 1956 (special)

1964 →


Nominee	Robert Byrd	William Revercomb
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	381,745	263,172
Percentage	59.19%	40.81%

County results
Byrd: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Revercomb: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

William Revercomb
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert Byrd
Democratic

In 1956, senator Harley M. Kilgore died, and former senator William Revercomb won his seat in the 1956 special election. Revercomb sought re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Congressman Robert Byrd. This election was the beginning of Byrd's lifelong career in the Senate.

^[1]^[30]

1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Byrd	381,745	59.19%	+18.39%
	Republican	William Revercomb (Incumbent)	263,172	40.81%	−18.39%
Total votes			644,917	100.00%	-21.5%
	Democratic gain from Republican

West Virginia (special)

1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia

← 1954

November 4, 1958

1960 →


Nominee	Jennings Randolph	John D. Hoblitzell Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	374,167	256,510
Percentage	59.32%	39.77%

County results
Randolph: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Hoblitzell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

John D. Hoblitzell Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jennings Randolph
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Matthew M. Neely died of cancer January 8, 1958, and Republican John D. Hoblitzell Jr. was appointed January 25, 1958, to continue the term, pending a special election.

Former Democratic congressman Jennings Randolph was elected to finish the term that would run through 1961. Byrd however, would become the senior Senator from West Virginia as he was elected to his first full six year term.

West Virginia special election^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennings Randolph	374,167	59.32%
	Republican	John D. Hoblitzell Jr. (Incumbent)	256,510	39.77%
Total votes			630,677	100%

Randolph would be re-elected four times and serve until his retirement in 1985. Hoblitzell resumed his business interests and died January 6, 1962.

Wisconsin

1958 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

← 1957 (special)

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	William Proxmire	Roland J. Steinle
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	682,440	510,398
Percentage	57.13%	42.73%

County Results

Proxmire: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

Kohler: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

William Proxmire
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

William Proxmire
Democratic

Wisconsin general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Proxmire (Incumbent)	682,440	57.12%
	Republican	Roland J. Steinle	510,398	42.72%
	Socialist Workers	James E. Boulton	1,226	0.10%
	Socialist Labor	Georgia Cozzini	537	0.04%
	None	Scattering	77	0.01%
Majority			171,042	14.40%
Turnout			1,194,678
	Democratic hold

Wyoming

1958 United States Senate election in Wyoming

← 1952

November 4, 1958

1964 →


Nominee	Gale W. McGee	Frank A. Barrett
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	58,035	56,122
Percentage	50.84%	49.16%

County results
McGee: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Barrett: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Frank A. Barrett
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Gale W. McGee
Democratic

Wyoming general election 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gale McGee	58,035	50.84%
	Republican	Frank A. Barrett (Incumbent)	56,122	49.16%
Majority			1,913	1.68%
Turnout			114,157
	Democratic gain from Republican

Notes

^ Maine election held on September 8, 1958; Alaska elections held on November 25, 1958.
^ ^a ^b The Liberal Party in New York endorsed Frank Hogan, a Democrat, but the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives did not tabulate their votes, totaling 275,051, into the national Democratic total.^[1]
^ Appointee elected
^ Appointee defeated

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1959). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 27, 39, 42.
^ "Our Campaigns - AK US Senate Race - Nov 25, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ "Our Campaigns - AK US Senate Race - Nov 25, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ "Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ Egerton, John (November 29, 1981). "COURTLY CHAMPION OF AMERICA'S ELDERLY". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E, eds. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 333. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "Primary Election Returns on Election held September 9, 1958" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "MO US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "MO US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "MO US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 3, 1958" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Driggs, Don W. (March 1959). "The 1958 Election in Nevada". The Western Political Quarterly. 12 (1): 317–321. doi:10.2307/444059. JSTOR 444059.
^ "NV US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ "NJ US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ "NJ US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ "NJ US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ "NY US Senate - D Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ "OH US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ Lambert, Bruce (November 1, 1991). "Bayard Ewing, 75, Ex-U.S. Chairman Of the United Way". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ Election Returns: November 4, 1958, Texas Secretary of State election registers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. pp. 481–486
^ ^a ^b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ "General Election Results - U.S. senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ "WV US Senate". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
^ "1958 General Election" (PDF). Historical Election Results and Turnout. Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

[1] Maine election held on September 8, 1958; Alaska elections held on November 25, 1958.

[NY_alliance-3] The Liberal Party in New York endorsed Frank Hogan, a Democrat, but the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives did not tabulate their votes, totaling 275,051, into the national Democratic total.^[1]

[Appointee_elected-4] Appointee elected

[5] Appointee defeated

[Clerk-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1959). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 27, 39, 42.

[6] "Our Campaigns - AK US Senate Race - Nov 25, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[7] "Our Campaigns - AK US Senate Race - Nov 25, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[8] "Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[9] Egerton, John (November 29, 1981). "COURTLY CHAMPION OF AMERICA'S ELDERLY". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[10] "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[11] "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[Gugin-12] Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E, eds. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 333. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.

[13] "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[14] "Primary Election Returns on Election held September 9, 1958" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature.

[15] "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[16] "MO US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[17] "MO US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[18] "MO US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[Primary_election_results-19] "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 3, 1958" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

[House-20] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

[primary-21] Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections

[Driggs-22] Driggs, Don W. (March 1959). "The 1958 Election in Nevada". The Western Political Quarterly. 12 (1): 317–321. doi:10.2307/444059. JSTOR 444059.

[23] "NV US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[24] "NJ US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[25] "NJ US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[26] "NJ US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[27] "NY US Senate - D Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[28] "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[29] "OH US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[30] Lambert, Bruce (November 1, 1991). "Bayard Ewing, 75, Ex-U.S. Chairman Of the United Way". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[31] Election Returns: November 4, 1958, Texas Secretary of State election registers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. pp. 481–486

[VTprimary-32] "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[VT-33] "General Election Results - U.S. senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[34] "WV US Senate". Retrieved January 12, 2019.

[35] "1958 General Election" (PDF). Historical Election Results and Turnout. Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

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1958 United States Senate elections

Results summary

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Defeats

New states

Post-election states

Post election changes

Change in composition

Before the elections

After the elections

Race summaries

Special / new state elections

Elections leading to the next Congress

Closest races

Alaska

Arizona

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Indiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina (special)

North Dakota

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

West Virginia (regular)

West Virginia (special)

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

Notes

References