1958 United States Senate election in Texas
November 4, 1958
 
Nominee Ralph Yarborough Roy Whittenburg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 587,030 185,926
Percentage 74.58% 23.62%
U.S. senator before election

Ralph Yarborough
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Ralph Yarborough
Democratic

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[1]
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[2][3]
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. ↑ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – Jul 26, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com.


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