1958 United States Senate election in Texas

none March 2026 September 2023 1958 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1957 United States Senate special election in Texas 1957 (special) 1964 United States Senate election in Texas 1964 November 4, 1958 File:RalphYarborough.jpg 150x150px Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 587,030 74.58% File:3x4.svg Roy Whittenburg Republican Party (United States) 185,926 23.62% U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 1958 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg County resultsElection Returns: November 4, 1958, Texas Secretary of State election registers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. pp. 481–486 Yarborough: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Whittenburg: #e27f7f 50–60%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% The 1958 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough won a competitive primary against former Senator William Blakley and handily defeated newspaper publisher Roy Whittenburg in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates William Blakley, former interim Senator (1957) Ralph Yarborough, incumbent Senator since 1957 Results 1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278796 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – Jul 26, 1958 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) 761,511 58.72% Democratic Party (United States) William Blakley 535,418 41.28% 1,296,929 100.00% General election Results 1958 United States Senate election in TexasClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1959 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1958 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1958election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30382 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1958 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) 587,030 74.58% N/A Republican Party (United States) Roy Whittenburg 185,926 23.56% N/A #E888FF Constitution Bard A. Logan 14,172 1.80% N/A 787,128 100.0% N/A Democratic Party (United States) See also 1958 United States Senate elections References Texas 1958 Senate