1958 United States Senate election in Texas
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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.
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- William Blakley, former interim Senator (1957)
- Ralph Yarborough, incumbent Senator since 1957
Results edit
| 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 edit
Results edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – Jul 26, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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