1958 United States Senate election in Washington

The 1958 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson won a second term in office over Republican William Bantz.

1958 United States Senate election in Washington

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Nominee Henry M. Jackson William B. Bantz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 597,040 278,271
Percentage 67.32% 31.38%

County results
Jackson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Blanket primary

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Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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  • William B. Bantz

Results

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1958 U.S. Senate primary election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 334,862 59.61%
Republican William B. Bantz 143,110 26.84%
Democratic Alice Franklin Bryant 55,200 10.35%
Total votes 533,172 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1958 U.S. Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 597,040 67.32%  11.09
Republican William B. Bantz 278,271 31.38%  12.15
Socialist Labor Henry M. Killman 7,592 0.86%  0.80
Constitution Archie G. Isdo 2,257 0.26% N/A
ULS Jay G. Sykes 1,662 0.19% N/A
Total votes 886,822 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections Search Results - September 1958 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.