1958 United States Senate election in 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[1]
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

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The 1958 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough won a competitive primary against former Senator William Blakley and handily defeated newspaper publisher Roy Whittenburg in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) 761,511 58.72%
Democratic William Blakley 535,418 41.28%
Total votes 1,296,929 100.00%

General election

Results

1958 United States Senate election in Texas[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) 587,030 74.58%
Republican Roy Whittenburg 185,926 23.56%
Constitution Bard A. Logan 14,172 1.80%
Total votes 787,128 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – Jul 26, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1959). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.


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