1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee

none related races 1958 United States Senate elections March 2026 September 2023 1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1952 1964 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1964 November 4, 1958 File:Al Gore 1959.jpg Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 317,324 79.00% 3x4.svg 150x150px Hobart F. Atkins Republican Party (United States) 76,371 19.01% 1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg 300px County resultsGore: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Atkins: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. senator Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Party (US) Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Party (US) The 1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 1958. Democrat Albert Gore Sr. was re-elected to a second term. Gore survived a primary challenge from former Governor Prentice Cooper and easily defeated Republican Hobart Atkins in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Prentice Cooper, former Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Ambassador to Peru Albert Gore Sr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1953 Robert C. Gregory 30.8% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 22 Results 1958 Democratic Senate primaryTN US Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=385068 Our Campaigns 14 Feb 2021 Albert Gore Sr. (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 375,439 59.00% Prentice Cooper Democratic Party (United States) 253,191 39.79% Robert C. Gregory Democratic Party (United States) 7,711 1.21% 636,331 100.00% General election Candidates Hobart F. Atkins, nominee for Senate in 1952 (Republican) Albert Gore Sr., incumbent Senator since 1953 (Democratic) Thomas Gouge (Wheat in Bread) Chester W. Mason (Independent) Results 1958 U.S. Senate election in Tennesseehttps://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State Rhodes Cook 14 Feb 2021 CQ Press 9781506368993 Google BookstN US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=86567 OurCampaigns 14 Feb 2021 Democratic Party (United States) Albert Gore Sr. (incumbent) 317,324 79.00% 4.81 Republican Party (United States) Hobart F. Atkins 76,371 19.01% 1.87 Independent (politician) Chester W. Mason 5,324 1.33% N/A Independent (politician) Thomas Gouge 2,646 0.66% N/A 401,665 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1958 United States Senate elections References Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1958 Tennessee United States Senate