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1958 United States Senate election in Virginia

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1958 United States Senate election in Virginia

1952 November 4, 1958 1964
Nominee Harry F. Byrd Louise Wensel
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 317,221 120,224
Percentage 69.32% 26.27%

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. senatorbefore election

Harry F. Byrd
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Harry F. Byrd
Democratic

The1958 United States Senate election in Virginiawas held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent SenatorHarry F. Byrd, Sr.was re-elected to a sixth term after defeating Independent Louise Wensel and Social Democrat Clarke Robb.

Results[edit]

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1958[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry F. Byrd, Sr.(inc.) 317,221 69.32% −4.03%
Independent Louise Wensel 120,224 26.27%
Social Democratic Clarke T. Robb 20,154 4.40% −7.98%
Write-ins 41 0.01% −1.54%
Majority 196,997 43.05% −17.58%
Turnout 457,640
Democratichold

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References[edit]

  1. ^"STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 4, 1958"(PDF).UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. February 19, 1998.RetrievedOctober 23,2015.