1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Flag of Mississippi.svg
  1956 November 4, 1958 1960  

All 6 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority party
 
Party Democratic
Last election6
Seats won6
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote61,464
Percentage100%

1958MShouse.svg Election results by district

The 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 4, 1958, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the United States Senate election. Primary elections were held August 26.

Contents

All six Democratic nominees were elected unopposed in the general election, with two facing primary elections.

General election

In 4 of the 6 congressional districts, only one candidate filed to run for the Democratic primary, so primaries were not held in those districts. As no independent or Republican candidate filed to run in the entire state, every Democratic nominee for the general election was elected unopposed.

1958 United States House of Representatives election in Mississippi [1]
DistrictPartyNomineeVotes
1st Democratic Thomas Abernethy 12,413
2nd Democratic Jamie Whitten 7,982
3rd Democratic Frank Ellis Smith 4,644
4th Democratic John Bell Williams 8,665
5th Democratic W. Arthur Winstead 14,517
6th Democratic William M. Colmer 13,243

District 5 Democratic primary

District 5 Democratic primary results by county:
Winstead
60-70%
70-80%
80-90% 1958MShoused5.svg
District 5 Democratic primary results by county:
  Winstead
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Charles P. Mosby Jr.
  • Ance Blakeney

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Arthur Winstead 23,137 79.46
Democratic Charles P. Mosby Jr.5,16917.75
Democratic Ance Blakeney8132.79
Total votes29,119 100.0

District 6 Democratic primary

District 5 Democratic primary results by county:
Colmer
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Holleman
70-80% 1958MShoused6.svg
District 5 Democratic primary results by county:
  Colmer
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Holleman
  •   70–80%

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William M. Colmer 32,805 63.12
Democratic Boyce Holleman 18,53135.66
Democratic Bill Davis4120.79
Democratic Wayne L. McClure2210.43
Total votes51,969 100.0

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References

  1. Mississippi official and statistical register 1960-64. Jackson, MS: Secretary of State of Mississippi. 1965. pp. 354–355.
  2. 1 2 Mississippi official and statistical register 1960-64. Jackson, MS: Secretary of State of Mississippi. 1965. p. 350.