Incumbent Senator Charles E. Potter was defeated in his bid for re-election to a second term by Lieutenant Governor Philip A. Hart. This was one of a record 15 seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party.
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1958, united, states, senate, election, michigan, held, november, 1958, 1952, november, 1958, 1964, nominee, philip, hart, charles, potterparty, democratic, republicanpopular, vote, 963percentage, county, resultshart, potter, senator, before, electioncharles, . The 1958 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 4 1958 1958 United States Senate election in Michigan 1952 November 4 1958 1964 Nominee Philip Hart Charles E PotterParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 216 966 1 046 963Percentage 53 57 46 09 County resultsHart 50 60 60 70 Potter 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionCharles E PotterRepublican Elected U S Senator Philip HartDemocraticIncumbent Senator Charles E Potter was defeated in his bid for re election to a second term by Lieutenant Governor Philip A Hart This was one of a record 15 seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary editCandidates edit Charles E Potter incumbent SenatorResults edit Senator Potter was unopposed for re nomination by the Republican Party Democratic primary editCandidates edit Philip Hart Lieutenant Governor of Michigan Homer Martin former UAW PresidentResults edit 1958 Democratic U S Senate primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Philip Hart 297 767 80 24 Democratic Homer Martin 73 334 19 76 Write in All others 18 0 00 Total votes 371 114 100 00 General election editCandidates edit Philip Hart Lieutenant Governor of Michigan Democratic Elmer H Ormiston Prohibition Charles E Potter incumbent Senator since 1953 Republican Evelyn Sell Socialist Workers James Sim perennial candidate Socialist Labor Results edit General election results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Philip Hart 1 216 966 53 57 nbsp 4 53Republican Charles E Potter incumbent 1 046 963 46 09 nbsp 4 54Prohibition Elmert H Ormiston 3 518 0 16 nbsp 0 10Socialist Labor James Sim 3 128 0 14 nbsp 0 10Socialist Workers Evelyn Sell 1 068 0 05 nbsp 0 02Total votes 2 271 643 100 00 N ADemocratic gain from RepublicanSee also edit1958 United States Senate electionsReferences edit MI US Senate D Primary OurCampaigns Retrieved August 12 2019 Our Campaigns MI US Senate Race Nov 04 1958 OurCampaigns Retrieved August 12 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1958 United States Senate election in Michigan amp oldid 1181977863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
