1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia

Not to be confused with 1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia.

The 1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4, 1958. Robert Byrd was elected Senator, and he held the seat until 2010, upon his death.

1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia

← 1956 (special) November 4, 1958 1964 →

Nominee Robert Byrd Chapman Revercomb Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 381,745 263,172 Percentage 59.2% 40.8%

County results Byrd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Revercomb:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Chapman Revercomb Republican Elected U.S. Senator Robert Byrd Democratic

In 1956 Senator Harley M. Kilgore died, and former Senator Chapman Revercomb won his seat in the 1956 special election. The election was held alongside the 1958 midterms, where Republicans had a net loss nationally. Revercomb lost re-election to incumbent Representative Robert Byrd. West Virginia was one of the many states that were flipped from Republican to Democratic in the 1958 midterms, as Democrats also flipped the other Senate seat in the state in a special election. This would be the last time that Democrats simultaneously flipped both of a state's Senate seats until Georgia's elections in 2020 and 2021.

Results

1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Byrd	381,745	59.19%	+18.39%
	Republican	Chapman Revercomb (incumbent)	263,172	40.81%	-18.39%
Total votes			644,917	100.00%	-21.5
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. "WV US Senate". Retrieved January 12, 2019.