1958 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1958 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 4, 1958.

1958 United States Senate election in Missouri

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Nominee Stuart Symington Hazel Palmer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 780,083 393,847
Percentage 66.45% 33.55%

County results
Symington:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90%
Palmer:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Stuart Symington
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Stuart Symington
Democratic

Incumbent Senator Stuart Symington was re-elected to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

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Results

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1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stuart Symington (incumbent) 365,470 92.13%
Democratic Lawrence Hastings 19,954 5.03%
Democratic Lamar Dye 11,262 2.84%
Total votes 396,686 100.00%

Republican primary

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Hazel Palmer became the first woman ever nominated for United States Senate in Missouri.

 
Primary results by county:
  Palmer
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   >90%
  Thomas
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Cotton
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
1958 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hazel Palmer 61,481 44.63%
Republican William McKinley Thomas 36,438 26.45%
Republican Homer Cotton 27,023 19.62%
Republican Herman G. Grosby 12,818 9.31%
Total votes 137,760 100.00%

General election

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Results

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General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stuart Symington (incumbent) 780,083 66.45%  12.46
Republican Hazel Palmer 393,847 33.55%  12.39
Total votes 1,173,930 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MO US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "MO US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "MO US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.