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

 1952
November 4, 1958
1964 
 
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% Increase12.46
Republican Hazel Palmer 393,847 33.55% Decrease12.39
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.