1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1958
	County results
U.S. senator before election; Edward Martin; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Hugh Scott; Republican

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.

Major candidates

Democratic

George M. Leader, Governor of Pennsylvania

Republican

Hugh Scott, U.S. Representative

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%

References

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

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

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