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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
| country = Pennsylvania
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
| previous_year = 1952
| next_election = 1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
| next_year = 1964
| election_date = November 4, 1958
| image1 = [[Image:Hugh Scott.jpg|x150px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Hugh Scott]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''2,042,586'''
| percentage1 = '''51.21%'''
| image2 = [[File:George M. Leader (Pennsylvania governor) (cropped).jpg|x150px]]<!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[Image:Governorgeorgeleader.jpg|x150px]] -->
| nominee2 = [[George M. Leader]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 1,929,821
| percentage2 = 48.38%
| map_image = 1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = County results <br/>
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'''Leader:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = [[Edward Martin (Pennsylvania politician)|Edward Martin]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Hugh Scott]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsPA}}
The '''1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania''' was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator [[Edward Martin (Pennsylvania politician)|Edward Martin]] did not seek re-election. The Republican nominee, [[Hugh Scott]], defeated Democratic nominee [[George M. Leader]] for the vacant seat.


As of 2023, this is the last Senate election where [[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton County]] voted Democratic.
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#REDIRECT [[United States Senate elections, 1958]]

==General election==
===Candidates===
*[[George M. Leader]], [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|Governor of Pennsylvania]] (Democratic)
*[[Hugh Scott]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Northwest Philadelphia]] (Republican)

===Results===
{{Election box begin | title=General election results<ref name=results>{{cite web|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1958election.pdf|publisher=Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House|access-date=9 July 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Hugh Scott
|votes = 2,042,586
|percentage = 51.21%
|change = -0.37%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = George M. Leader
|votes = 1,929,821
|percentage = 48.38%
|change = +0.40%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = George S. Taylor
|votes = 10,431
|percentage = 0.26%
|change = +0.26%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Ethel Peterson
|votes = 5,742
|percentage = 0.14%
|change = +0.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = N/A
|candidate = Other
|votes = 42
|percentage = 0.00%
|change = N/A
}}
|-
|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="3" align="right" | '''Totals'''
| align="right" | '''3,988,622'''
| align="right" | '''100.00%'''
| align="right" |
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner=Republican Party (United States)
}}
|}

== See also ==
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* [[1958 United States Senate elections]]

==References==
{{reflist}}{{1958 United States elections}}

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Revision as of 21:44, 30 June 2024

1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
← 1952 November 4, 1958 1964 →
 
Nominee Hugh Scott George M. Leader
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,042,586 1,929,821
Percentage 51.21% 48.38%
County results

Scott:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70–80%

Leader:      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Edward Martin
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hugh Scott
Republican

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The 1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Edward Martin did not seek re-election. The Republican nominee, Hugh Scott, defeated Democratic nominee George M. Leader for the vacant seat.

As of 2023, this is the last Senate election where Fulton County voted Democratic.

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Hugh Scott 2,042,586 51.21% -0.37%
Democratic George M. Leader 1,929,821 48.38% +0.40%
Socialist Labor George S. Taylor 10,431 0.26% +0.26%
Socialist Workers Ethel Peterson 5,742 0.14% +0.14%
N/A Other 42 0.00% N/A
Totals 3,988,622 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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