1958 United States Senate election in Texas

1958 United States Senate election in Texas
	County results; 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

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

William Blakley, former interim Senator (1957)
Ralph Yarborough, incumbent Senator since 1957

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

References

^ 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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[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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