1958 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1958 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential 1952 United States Senate election in Montana 1952 1964 United States Senate election in Montana 1964 November 4, 1958 Michael Joseph Mansfield.jpg Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (US) 174,910 76.22% 3x4.svg Lou Welch Republican Party (US) 54,573 23.78% 1958 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMansfield: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (US) Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (US) The 1958 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent United States Senator Mike Mansfield, who was first elected to the Senate in 1952, ran for re-election. Mansfield won the Democratic primary comfortably, and moved on to the general election, where he was opposed by Lou W. Welch, a millworker and the Republican nominee. In contrast to the close campaign in 1952, Mansfield defeated Welch in a landslide and won his second term in the Senate easily. Democratic primary Candidates Mike Mansfield, incumbent United States Senator J. M. Nickey Thomas G. Stimatz, former State Representative Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1950s/1958/1958_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 3, 1958 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155549/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1950s/1958/1958_Primary_Statewide.pdf December 28, 2013 dead Mike Mansfield (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 97,207 91.72 J. M. Nickey Democratic Party (United States) 4,710 4.44 Thomas G. Stimatz Democratic Party (United States) 4,061 3.83 105,978 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Lou W. Welch, millworker Blanche Anderson Results Republican Primary results Lou W. Welch Republican Party (United States) 19,860 50.30 Blanche Anderson Republican Party (United States) 19,624 49.70 39,484 100.00 General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1958http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1958election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1958 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 4, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Mansfield (inc.) 174,910 76.22% +25.47% Republican Party (United States) Lou W. Welch 54,573 23.78% -24.77% 120,337 52.44% +50.25% 229,483 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1958 United States Senate elections References Montana 1958 Category:1958 Montana elections Category:Mike Mansfield