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The 1958 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Bayard Ewing in a repeat of their 1952 race.

Primary elections

The Democratic primary was held on September 17, 1958, and the Republican primary was held on September 25, 1958.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (Incumbent) unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bayard Ewing unopposed

General election

Results

General election results[7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (Incumbent) 222,166 64.49
Republican Bayard Ewing 122,353 35.51
Majority 99,813 28.98
Turnout 344,519
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 149.
  3. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 5.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island". Evening star. Washington, D.C. November 5, 1958. p. A-5. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "President Goes Fishing, 'Gets Away From It All'". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 14, 1958. p. A-10. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 14.
  7. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1959). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  8. ^ "RI US Senate, 1958". OurCampaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
  10. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 24.

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