1958 United States Senate election in Texas

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.

1958 United States Senate election in Texas

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Nominee Ralph Yarborough Roy Whittenburg Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 587,030 185,926 Percentage 74.58% 23.62%

County results[1] 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

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

See also

• 1958 United States Senate elections

References

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.