United States Senate election in Vermont, 1958

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1958
Vermont
November 4, 1958 (1958-11-04)
 
Candidate Winston L. Prouty Frederick J. Fayette
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 64,900 59,536
Percentage 52.2% 47.8%
U.S. Senator before election

Ralph Flanders
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Winston L. Prouty
Republican

The 1958 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Ralph Flanders did not run for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. Republican candidate Winston L. Prouty defeated Democratic candidate Frederick J. Fayette to succeed him.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Winston L. Prouty 31,866 64.6
Republican Lee E. Emerson 17,468 35.4
Republican Other 4 0.0
Total votes 49,338 100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Frederick J. Fayette 6,546 99.5
Democratic Other 32 0.5
Total votes 6,578 100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1958[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Winston L. Prouty 64,900 52.2
Democratic Frederick J. Fayette 59,536 47.8
N/A Other 6 0.0
Total votes 124,442 100

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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