1958 United States Senate election in Vermont

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1958 United States Senate election in Vermont
Flag of Vermont.svg
  1952 November 4, 1958 (1958-11-04) 1964  
  WinstonProuty (cropped).jpg FredFayette.png
Nominee Winston L. Prouty Frederick Fayette
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote64,90059,536
Percentage52.15%47.84%

1958 United States Senate election in Vermont results map by county.svg
County results
Prouty:     50–60%     60–70%
Fayette:     50–60%     60–70%

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.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Winston L. Prouty 31,866 64.6
Republican Lee E. Emerson 17,46835.4
Republican Other40.0
Total votes49,338100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frederick J. Fayette 6,546 99.5
Democratic Other320.5
Total votes'6,578''100'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1958 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Winston L. Prouty 64,900 52.15% −20.17%
Democratic Frederick J. Fayette 59,53647.84%+20.17%
N/AOther60.00%N/A
Total votes124,442100.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.