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1958 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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1958 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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Nominee John C. Stennis
Party Democratic
Popular vote 61,039
Percentage 100.00%

County results
Stennis:      100%

U.S. senator before election

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John C. Stennis
Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate election in Mississippi took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was re-elected to a third term in office.

Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the August 26 primary was tantamount to election. Stennis was also unopposed in the primary.

Democratic primary

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The Democratic primary election was held on August 26, 1958.[1]

Candidates

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Results

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1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John C. Stennis (incumbent) unopposed

General election

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Results

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1958 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John C. Stennis (incumbent) 61,039 100.00%
Turnout 61,039
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b Scammon 1958, p. 31.
  2. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 130.
  3. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 90.
  4. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1959). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. ^ "MS US Senate, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

Bibliography

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