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1958 United States Senate election in Ohio
	County results; Young: 50–60% 60–70% ; Bricker: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; John W. Bricker; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Stephen M. Young; Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Senator John W. Bricker was defeated in his bid for a third term by U.S. Representative Stephen M. Young.

This was one of a record 15 seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party in 1958.

General election edit

Candidates edit

John W. Bricker, incumbent Senator since 1947 (Republican)
Stephen M. Young, candidate for Attorney General in 1956 and former U.S. Representative at-large (Democratic)

Results edit

1958 U.S. Senate election in Ohio^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen M. Young	1,652,211	52.46%	7.04
	Republican	John W. Bricker (incumbent)	1,497,199	47.54%	7.05
Total votes			3,149,410	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic gain from Republican

References edit

^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ "OH US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

[results-1] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[2] "OH US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

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Summary

General election edit

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