1958 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

The 1958 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Bayard Ewing in a repeat of their 1952 race.

1958 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1952 November 4, 1958 1964 →

Nominee John Pastore Bayard Ewing Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 222,166 122,353 Percentage 64.49% 35.51%

U.S. senator before election John Pastore Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Pastore Democratic

Primary elections

The Democratic primary was held on September 17, 1958, and the Republican primary was held on September 25, 1958.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Pastore, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary results^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pastore (Incumbent)		unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bayard Ewing, attorney,^[4] Republican national committeeman,^[5] Republican nominee for Senate in 1952

Results

Republican primary results^[2][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bayard Ewing		unopposed

General election

Results

General election results^{[7][8][9][10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pastore (Incumbent)	222,166	64.49
	Republican	Bayard Ewing	122,353	35.51
Majority			99,813	28.98
Turnout			344,519
	Democratic hold

References

1. Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 1.
2. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 149.
3. Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 5.
4. "Rhode Island". Evening star. Washington, D.C. November 5, 1958. p. A-5. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
5. "President Goes Fishing, 'Gets Away From It All'". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 14, 1958. p. A-10. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
6. Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 14.
7. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1959). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
8. "RI US Senate, 1958". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
9. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
10. Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 24.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
• Official Count of the Ballots Cast for United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, General Officers, and Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly, 1958 (PDF). Board of Elections of Rhode Island. 1960.

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