1957 United States Senate elections

none June 2020 Democrat William Proxmire won a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI). Also, Price Daniel (D-TX) left the Senate to become governor of Texas, and Democrat Ralph Yarborough won a special election for that Senate seat. The Democrats thus made a net gain of one seat. However, Congress was out of session at the time of the Democratic gain in Wisconsin, and the Republicans gained a Democratic-held seat only weeks after the next session started, when Republican John D. Hoblitzell Jr. was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Matthew M. Neely (D-WV). Race summary Ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Texas(Class 1) William A. Blakley Democratic 1957 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired when successor elected.New senator elected April 2, 1957.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Ralph Yarborough (Democratic) 38.1% Democratic Party (US)Martin Dies Jr. (Democratic) 30.4% Republican Party (US)Thad Hutcheson (Republican) 22.9%Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - Special Election Race - Apr 02, 1957 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30381 June 24, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.comhttps://archive.org/details/congres_con_1975_00_9697/page/505 Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections 1975 087187072X 505 Wisconsin(Class 1) Joseph McCarthy Republican 19461952 Incumbent died May 2, 1957.New senator elected August 28, 1957.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) William Proxmire (Democratic) 56.4% Republican Party (US)Walter J. Kohler Jr. (Republican) 40.5% National Political UnionHoward J. Boyle (Constitution) 2.66%1957 Senatorial Special Election Results - Wisconsin http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1957&f=0&off=3&elect=7 June 24, 2020 Texas 1957 United States Senate special election in Texas Texas presidential no 1952 United States Senate election in Texas 1952 1958 United States Senate election in Texas 1958 April 2, 1957 File:RalphYarborough.jpg 150x150px Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 364,605 38.09% x150px Martin Dies Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 290,803 30.38% File:3x4.svg Thad Hutcheson Republican Party (United States) 219,591 22.94% U.S. Senator William Blakley Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) County ResultsYarborough: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Dies: #c0f0c0 20–30% #aae5aaff 30–40% #87de87ff 40–50% #5bc75bff 50–60% #41b742ff 60–70% #309a30ff 70–80% Hutcheson: #ffccd0 30–40% #f2b3be 40–50% #cc2f4a 60–70% Tie: #b4dcd5 30–40% 1957 United States Senate special election in Texas results map by county.svg 1957 United States Senate special election in Texas List of United States senators from Texas One-term Democrat Price Daniel resigned January 14, 1957 to become Governor of Texas. Daniel appointed Democrat William A. Blakley January 15, 1957. Blakley was an "Eisenhower Democrat" who had supported Dwight Eisenhower over the national Democratic Party candidate Adlai Stevenson in 1952 and 1956. He was initially mum about which party he would caucus with when he joined the Senate, but he announced he was remaining a Democrat when he was sworn in, allowing Democrats to maintain their majority in the narrowly-divided Senate.Irwin Don January 16, 1957 New Senator From Texas is Democrat: Blakley, Named to Seat Yacated By Gov. Daniel, Ends Speculation 2 New York Herald Tribune https://www.proquest.com/docview/1327322545 April 30, 2023 1327322545 Pressured by the Democratic Party in the interests of cooling tensions from the gubernatorial election, Blakley did not seek the remaining term as senator.January 18, 1957 NEW SENATOR IS SWORN; Blakley of Texas Takes Oath --Johnson Extols Him en 14 The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/01/18/87263591.html?pageNumber=14 April 30, 2023 He served for fewer than four months from January 15 to April 28. Ralph Yarborough succeeded him in the special election, winning with a plurality of the vote when the conservatives divided three ways.April 3, 1957 Yarborough Wins In Texas; Democrats Keep Senate Control https://www.proquest.com/docview/845383822 April 30, 2023 Daily Boston Globe 1 845383822 After the election, Texas law was changed to require a runoff between the two leading candidates in a special election if no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round.April 25, 1957 Dope Bill Is Signed By Daniel https://www.proquest.com/docview/1613461857 April 30, 2023 The Austin Statesman A1 1613461857 Blakley left the Senate saying "I shall go back to my boots and saddle and ride toward the Western sunset."Time (magazine) Yarborough would be re-elected in 1958 and again in 1964. Texas special electionTexas State Historical Association The Dallas Morning News 1957 Texas Almanac, 1958-1959 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117139/m1/459/ 2022-06-26 The Portal to Texas History 457–458 EnglishRegister of Elected and Appointed State and County Officials 1956–1959. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. pp. 443–448, 461–466, 491–498 Ralph W. Yarborough Democratic Party (US) 364,605 38.09% Martin Dies Jr. Democratic Party (US) 290,803 30.38% Thad Hutcheson Republican Party (US) 219,591 22.94% Searcy Bracewell Democratic Party (US) 33,384 3.49% James P. Hart Democratic Party (US) 19,739 2.06% John C. White Democratic Party (US) 11,876 1.24% Ralph W. Hammonds Democratic Party (US) 2,372 0.25% Elmer Adams Democratic Party (US) 2,228 0.23% M. T. Banks Democratic Party (US) 2,153 0.23% Frank G. Cortez Democratic Party (US) 1,350 0.14% Charles W. Hill Democratic Party (US) 1,025 0.11% Jacob Bergolofsky Democratic Party (US) 890 0.09% J. Cal Courtney Democratic Party (US) 879 0.09% Hugh Wilson Democratic Party (US) 851 0.09% 73,802 7.71% 12.41% (total pop) Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Wisconsin 1957 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin List of United States senators from Wisconsin Two-term Republican Joseph McCarthy died May 2, 1957. In the summer of 1957, a special election was held to fill McCarthy's seat. In the primaries, voters in both parties turned away from McCarthy's legacy. The Republican primary was won by Walter J. Kohler Jr., who called for a clean break from McCarthy's approach; he defeated former Congressman Glenn Robert Davis, who charged that Eisenhower was soft on Communism.Our Campaigns - WI US Senate - Special R Primary Race - Jul 30, 1957 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=382776 July 1, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.com The Democratic candidate, William Proxmire,Our Campaigns - WI US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Jul 30, 1957 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=382774 July 1, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.com called the late McCarthy "a disgrace to Wisconsin, to the Senate, and to America". On August 27, Proxmire won the election, serving in the seat for 32 years.Our Campaigns - WI US Senate Race - Aug 28, 1957 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46910 July 1, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.comNichols John July 31, 2007 In 1957, a McCarthy-free morning in America http://www.madison.com/tct/archives/index.php?archAction=arch_read&a_from=search&a_file=%2Ftct%2F2007%2F07%2F31%2F0707310204.php&var_search=Search&keyword_field=In%201957,%20a%20McCarthy-free%20morning%20in%20&pub_code_field=tct&from_date_field=&to_date_field=&var_start_pos=0&var_articles_per_page=10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090405143136/http://www.madison.com/tct/archives/index.php?archAction=arch_read&a_from=search&a_file=%2Ftct%2F2007%2F07%2F31%2F0707310204.php&var_search=Search&keyword_field=In%201957,%20a%20McCarthy-free%20morning%20in%20&pub_code_field=tct&from_date_field=&to_date_field=&var_start_pos=0&var_articles_per_page=10 April 5, 2009 The Capital Times Proxmire would be re-elected five more times, serving until his retirement in 1989. 1957 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1952 1958 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1958 August 27, 1957 File:William Proxmire.jpg 150x150px William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) 435,985 56.44% File:Walter J. Kohler Jr. Crop.png Walter Kohler Republican Party (United States) 312,931 40.51% U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy Republican Party (United States) William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) County results Proxmire: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Kohler: #f2b3be 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% 1957 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 250px Wisconsin Special U.S. Senate Election, 1957Ruth Johnson Election Results: GENERAL ELECTION - November 05, 2002 (United States Senator 6 Year Term (1) Position) December 17, 2002 Michigan Department of State http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/05000000.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130318032917/http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/05000000.html March 18, 2013 dead mdy-all Democratic Party (United States) William Proxmire 435,985 56.44% +15.22% Republican Party (United States) Walter Kohler 312,931 40.51% -18.08% Constitution Party (United States, 1952) Howard Boyle 20,581 2.66% Independent Party (United States) Donald Wheaton 2,288 0.30% Socialist Labor Party (United States) Georgia Cozzini 704 0.09% 123,054 15.93% 772,489 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic gain from Republican |- June 2020 See also 1957 United States House of Representatives elections References 1957