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1958 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

1958

Balance of Power

55.9%Popular Vote42.9%

38,623,676 votes

55.3%Popular Vote43.7%

34,631,361 votes

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U.S. Senate

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34 contests|D won 26|R won 8

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	GoldwaterREP	56.1%	164,593	McFarlandDEM	43.9%	129,030	R+12.1	↓ R+9.5
▶	California	EngleDEM	57.0%	2,927,693	KnightREP	42.9%	2,204,337	D+14.1	—
▶	Connecticut	DoddDEM	57.5%	554,841	PurtellREP	42.5%	410,622	D+14.9	↑ D+17.6
▶	Delaware	WilliamsREP	53.3%	82,280	CarvelDEM	46.7%	72,152	R+6.6	↑ D+2.4
▶	Florida	HollandDEM	71.2%	386,113	HyzerREP	28.8%	155,956	D+42.5	↓ R+57.5
▶	Indiana	HartkeDEM	56.5%	973,636	HandleyREP	42.4%	731,635	D+14.0	↑ D+19.6
▶	Maine	MuskieDEM	60.8%	172,842	PayneREP	39.2%	111,522	D+21.6	↑ D+58.0
▶	Maryland	BeallREP	51.0%	382,021	D'AlesandroDEM	49.0%	367,270	R+2.0	↑ D+3.1
▶	Massachusetts	KennedyDEM	73.2%	1,362,926	CelesteREP	26.2%	488,318	D+47.0	↑ D+44.0
▶	Michigan	HartDEM	53.6%	1,216,966	PotterREP	46.1%	1,046,963	D+7.5	↑ D+9.1
▶	Minnesota	McCarthyDEM	52.9%	608,847	ThyeREP	46.6%	536,629	D+6.3	↑ D+20.4
▶	Mississippi	StennisDEM	100.0%	61,039	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Missouri	SymingtonDEM	66.5%	780,083	PalmerREP	33.5%	393,847	D+32.9	↑ D+20.6
▶	Montana	MansfieldDEM	76.2%	174,910	WelchREP	23.8%	54,573	D+52.4	↑ D+50.3
▶	Nebraska	HruskaREP	55.6%	232,227	MorrisonDEM	44.4%	185,152	R+11.3	↑ D+21.2
▶	Nevada	CannonDEM	57.7%	48,732	MaloneREP	42.3%	35,760	D+15.3	↑ D+18.7
▶	New Jersey	WilliamsDEM	51.4%	966,832	KeanREP	46.9%	882,287	D+4.5	↑ D+16.4
▶	New Mexico	ChavezDEM	44.1%	89,678	OtherOTH	28.3%	57,617	D+16.6	↑ D+10.8
▶	New York	KeatingREP	50.8%	2,842,942	HoganDEM	48.4%	2,709,950	R+2.4	↑ D+16.7
▶	North Carolina(S)	JordanDEM	70.0%	431,492	ClarkeREP	30.0%	184,977	D+40.0	—
▶	North Dakota	LangerREP	57.2%	117,070	VendselDEM	41.5%	84,892	R+15.7	↑ D+27.4
▶	Ohio	YoungDEM	52.5%	1,652,211	BrickerREP	47.5%	1,497,199	D+4.9	↑ D+14.1
▶	Pennsylvania	ScottREP	51.2%	2,042,586	LeaderDEM	48.4%	1,929,821	R+2.8	↑ D+0.8
▶	Rhode Island	PastoreDEM	64.5%	222,166	EwingREP	35.5%	122,353	D+29.0	↑ D+19.4
▶	Tennessee	GoreDEM	79.0%	317,324	AtkinsREP	19.0%	76,371	D+60.0	↑ D+6.7
▶	Texas	YarboroughDEM	74.6%	587,030	WhittenburgREP	23.6%	185,926	D+51.0	↓ R+49.0
▶	Utah	MossDEM	38.7%	112,827	WatkinsREP	34.8%	101,471	D+3.9	↑ D+12.4
▶	Vermont	ProutyREP	52.1%	64,900	FayetteDEM	47.8%	59,536	R+4.3	↑ D+40.3
▶	Virginia	ByrdDEM	69.3%	317,221	OtherOTH	30.7%	140,419	D+69.3	↓ R+4.1
▶	Washington	JacksonDEM	67.3%	597,040	BantzREP	31.4%	278,271	D+36.0	↑ D+23.3
▶	West Virginia	ByrdDEM	59.2%	381,745	RevercombREP	40.8%	263,172	D+18.4	↑ D+11.2
▶	West Virginia(S)	RandolphDEM	59.3%	374,167	HoblitzellREP	40.7%	256,510	D+18.7	↑ D+11.4
▶	Wisconsin	ProxmireDEM	57.1%	682,440	SteinleREP	42.7%	510,398	D+14.4	↑ D+23.1
▶	Wyoming	McGeeDEM	50.8%	58,035	BarrettREP	49.2%	56,122	D+1.7	↑ D+5.0

Governor

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33 contests|D won 24|R won 9

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	PattersonDEM	88.4%	239,633	LongshoreREP	11.2%	30,415	D+77.2	↑ D+30.5
▶	Arizona	FanninREP	55.1%	160,136	MorrisonDEM	44.9%	130,329	R+10.3	↓ R+15.3
▶	Arkansas	FaubusDEM	82.5%	236,598	JohnsonREP	17.5%	50,288	D+64.9	↑ D+40.7
▶	California	BrownDEM	59.8%	3,140,076	KnowlandREP	40.2%	2,110,911	D+19.6	↑ D+33.3
▶	Colorado	McNicholsDEM	58.4%	321,165	BurchREP	41.6%	228,643	D+16.8	↑ D+9.7
▶	Connecticut	RibicoffDEM	62.3%	607,012	ZellerREP	37.0%	360,644	D+25.3	↑ D+24.9
▶	Georgia	VandiverDEM	100.0%	168,414	OtherOTH	0.1%	83	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Idaho	SmylieREP	51.0%	121,810	DerrDEM	49.0%	117,236	R+1.9	↑ D+6.6
▶	Iowa	LovelessDEM	54.1%	465,024	MurrayREP	45.9%	394,071	D+8.3	↑ D+11.3
▶	Kansas	DockingDEM	56.5%	415,506	ReedREP	42.5%	313,036	D+13.9	↑ D+20.9
▶	Maine	ClausonDEM	52.0%	145,673	HildrethREP	48.0%	134,572	D+4.0	↓ R+5.0
▶	Maryland	TawesDEM	63.5%	485,061	DevereuxREP	36.5%	278,173	D+27.1	↑ D+36.0
▶	Massachusetts	FurcoloDEM	56.2%	1,067,020	GibbonsREP	43.1%	818,463	D+13.1	↑ D+17.0
▶	Michigan	WilliamsDEM	53.0%	1,225,533	BagwellREP	46.6%	1,078,089	D+6.4	↓ R+5.2
▶	Minnesota	FreemanDEM	56.8%	658,326	MacKinnonREP	42.3%	490,731	D+14.4	↑ D+8.5
▶	Nebraska	BrooksDEM	50.2%	211,345	AndersonREP	49.8%	209,705	D+0.4	↑ D+21.0
▶	Nevada	SawyerDEM	59.9%	50,864	RussellREP	40.1%	34,025	D+19.8	↑ D+26.0
▶	New Hampshire	PowellREP	51.6%	106,790	BoutinDEM	48.4%	99,955	R+3.3	↑ D+6.9
▶	New Mexico	MechemREP	38.5%	78,831	BurroughsDEM	36.8%	75,412	R+1.7	↓ R+12.3
▶	New York	RockefellerREP	54.8%	3,127,019	HarrimanDEM	44.6%	2,545,794	R+10.2	—
▶	North Dakota	DavisREP	53.1%	111,836	LordDEM	46.9%	98,763	R+6.2	↑ D+22.2
▶	Ohio	DisalleDEM	56.9%	1,869,260	O'NeillREP	43.1%	1,414,874	D+13.8	↑ D+5.7
▶	Oklahoma	EdmondsonDEM	74.1%	399,504	FergusonREP	19.9%	107,495	D+54.2	↑ D+36.9
▶	Oregon	HatfieldREP	55.3%	331,900	HolmesDEM	44.7%	267,934	R+10.7	↑ D+3.2
▶	Pennsylvania	LawrenceDEM	50.8%	2,024,852	McGonigleREP	48.9%	1,948,769	D+1.9	↓ R+5.6
▶	Rhode Island	SestoREP	50.9%	176,505	RobertsDEM	49.1%	170,275	R+1.8	↓ R+17.8
▶	South Carolina	HollingsDEM	100.0%	77,714	OtherOTH	0.0%	26	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	HersethDEM	51.4%	132,761	SaundersREP	48.6%	125,520	D+2.8	↑ D+16.1
▶	Tennessee	EllingtonDEM	57.5%	248,874	OtherOTH	34.2%	147,745	D+49.2	↓ R+38.4
▶	Texas	DanielDEM	88.1%	695,035	MayerREP	11.9%	94,098	D+76.2	↓ R+2.9
▶	Vermont	StaffordREP	50.3%	62,222	LeddyDEM	49.7%	61,503	R+0.6	↑ D+4.0
▶	Wisconsin	NelsonDEM	53.6%	644,296	ThomsonREP	46.3%	556,391	D+7.3	↑ D+10.4
▶	Wyoming	HickeyDEM	48.9%	55,070	SimpsonREP	46.6%	52,488	D+2.3	↑ D+3.3

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