1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Vermont Knowpia

1958 United States Senate election in Vermont
	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.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Lee E. Emerson, former Governor of Vermont
Winston L. Prouty, U.S. Representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty	31,866	64.6
	Republican	Lee E. Emerson	17,468	35.4
	Republican	Other	4	0.0
Total votes			'*49,338'*	'*100'*

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Frederick J. Fayette, State Senator

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	6,546	99.5
	Democratic	Other	32	0.5
Total votes			'*6,578'*	'*100'*

General election edit

Results edit

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1958^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty	64,900	52.15%	-20.17%
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	59,536	47.84%	+20.17%
	N/A	Other	6	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			'*124,442'*	'*100.00%'*

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ "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.

[primary-1] "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[results-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.

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Summary

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

General election edit

Results edit

See also edit

References edit