1958 United States Senate special election in North Carolina

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.

1958 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1954 November 4, 1958 1960 →
 
Nominee B. Everett Jordan Richard C. Clarke Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 431,492 184,977
Percentage 69.99% 30.01%

County results
Jordan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Clarke:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election

B. Everett Jordan
Democratic

Elected Senator

B. Everett Jordan
Democratic

Background

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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. A special election to finish Kerr'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 men[a] held this Senate seat. He would hold the seat until 1975.

General election

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Results

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1958 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) 431,492 69.99%  4.09
Republican Richard C. Clarke Jr. 184,977 30.01%  4.09
Total votes 616,469 100.00%

Notes

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  1. ^ J. 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.

References

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1958 United States Senate elections