1958 United States Senate special election in North Carolina

none March 2026 September 2023 1958 United States Senate election in North Carolina North Carolina Presidential no 1954 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1954 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1960 November 4, 1958 1885 File:B. Everett Jordan.jpg B. Everett Jordan Democratic Party (United States) 431,492 69.99% 3x4.svg 150x150px Richard C. Clarke Jr. Republican Party (United States) 184,977 30.01% 1958 United States Senate special election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 325px County resultsJordan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Clarke: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Senator B. Everett Jordan Democratic Party (US) B. Everett Jordan Democratic Party (US) The 1958 United States Senate special election in North Carolina was held on November 4, 1958. Interim Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was elected to complete the unexpired term of Senator W. Kerr Scott, who had died in April. Background On April 16, 1958, Senator W. Kerr Scott died in office. On April 19, Governor of North Carolina Luther H. Hodges appointed B. Everett Jordan to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. Although Scott and Jordan had been allies in Democratic Party politics, and Scott's wife was first cousins with Jordan, Jordan's selection to fill the seat was unexpected.HODGES NAMES JORDAN TO SENATE https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-high-point-enterprise-everett-jordan/204484008/ The High Point Enterprise Associated Press April 20, 1958B. Everett Jordan 1896-1974 (G-95) https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/20/b-everett-jordan-1896-1974-g-95 North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources December 20, 2023 A special election to finish Scott's term was scheduled for November 4, 1958, concurrent with the general election. Jordan's appointment capped a twelve-year period during which eight different menJ. William Bailey (1946), William B. Ulmstead (1946–1948), J. Melville Broughton (1948–1949), Frank Porter Graham (1949–1950), Willis Smith (1950–1953), Alton A. Lennon (1953–1954), W. Kerr Scott (1954–1958), and Jordan. held this Senate seat. He was reelected in 1960 and 1966, but lost renomination in 1972.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress JORDAN, Benjamin Everett, (1896–1974) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000267 General election Results 1958 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina Democratic Party (United States) B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) 431,492 69.99% 4.09 Republican Party (United States) Richard C. Clarke Jr. 184,977 30.01% 4.09 616,469 100.00% Notes References 1958 United States Senate elections 1958 North Carolina United States Senate North Carolina 1958 North Carolina 1958 United States Senate 1958