1958 United States Senate election in Washington
November 4, 1958
 
Nominee Henry M. Jackson William B. Bantz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 597,040 278,271
Percentage 67.32% 31.38%
County results
Jackson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson won a second term in office over Republican William Bantz.

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

  • William B. Bantz

Results

1958 U.S. Senate primary election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 334,862 59.61%
Republican William B. Bantz 143,110 26.84%
Democratic Alice Franklin Bryant 55,200 10.35%
Total votes 533,172 100.00%

General election

Results

1958 U.S. Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 597,040 67.32% Increase11.09
Republican William B. Bantz 278,271 31.38% Decrease12.15
Socialist Labor Henry M. Killman 7,592 0.86% Increase0.80
Constitution Archie G. Isdo 2,257 0.26% N/A
ULS Jay G. Sykes 1,662 0.19% N/A
Total votes 886,822 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elections Search Results - September 1958 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
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