1958 United States Senate election in Missouri

1958 United States Senate election in Missouri

November 4, 1958

Nominee Stuart Symington Hazel Palmer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 780,083 393,847 Percentage 66.45% 33.55%

County results Symington:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90% Palmer:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Stuart Symington Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Stuart Symington Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 4, 1958.

Incumbent Senator Stuart Symington was re-elected to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Lamar Dye, Gladstone resident
• Lawrence Hastings, Aurora resident
• Stuart Symington, incumbent Senator

Results

1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stuart Symington (incumbent)	365,470	92.13%
	Democratic	Lawrence Hastings	19,954	5.03%
	Democratic	Lamar Dye	11,262	2.84%
Total votes			396,686	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Homer Cotton, nominee for Missouri's 8th congressional district in 1938
• Herman Grosby, perennial candidate
• Hazel Palmer, attorney, President of the Business and Professional Women's Foundation, and daughter of former U.S. Representative John William Palmer
• William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate

Results

Hazel Palmer became the first woman ever nominated for United States Senate in Missouri.

Primary results by county:

  Palmer

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   >90%

  Thomas

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%

  Cotton

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

1958 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hazel Palmer	61,481	44.63%
	Republican	William McKinley Thomas	36,438	26.45%
	Republican	Homer Cotton	27,023	19.62%
	Republican	Herman G. Grosby	12,818	9.31%
Total votes			137,760	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stuart Symington (incumbent)	780,083	66.45%	12.46
	Republican	Hazel Palmer	393,847	33.55%	12.39
Total votes			1,173,930	100.00%

See also

• 1958 United States Senate elections

References

1. "MO US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
2. "MO US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
3. "MO US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.