1958 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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November 4, 1958

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Nominee	Gale McGee	Frank A. Barrett
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	58,035	56,122
Percentage	50.84%	49.16%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Barrett
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Gale McGee
Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Senator Frank A. Barrett was defeated by Democrat Gale McGee

This was one of ten seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party in 1958.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Hepburn T. Armstrong, President of Wyoming Uranium Corporation
Gale McGee, University of Wyoming professor

Results

1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gale McGee	22,098	59.53%
	Democratic	Hepburn Armstrong	15,024	40.47%
Total votes			37,122	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gale McGee	58,035	50.84%	2.47
	Republican	Frank A. Barrett (incumbent)	56,122	49.16%	2.48
Total votes			114,157	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "WY US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "Our Campaigns". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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1958 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References