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1 Democratic primary  



1.1  Candidates  





1.2  Campaign  





1.3  Results  







2 Republican primary  



2.1  Candidates  





2.2  Results  







3 General election  



3.1  Results  







4 See also  





5 References  














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1958 United States Senate election in Florida

← 1952 November 4, 1958 1964 →
 
Nominee Spessard Holland Leland Hyzer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 386,113 155,956
Percentage 71.23% 28.77%

County results
Holland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%


U.S. senator before election

Spessard Holland
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Spessard Holland
Democratic

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

After fending off a primary challenge from former senator Claude Pepper, the incumbent senator Spessard Holland was easily re-elected to a third term in office.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Campaign[edit]

The incumbent senator Holland, a firm conservative, was challenged by former senator Claude Pepper, who had been unseated in 1950. Holland had played a role in recruiting George A. Smathers to run against the liberal Pepper in that election. The two served as colleagues in the Senate from 1947 to 1951.[1]

Results[edit]

Primary results by county:
  Holland
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Pepper
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Spessard L. Holland (incumbent) 408,084 55.94%
Democratic Claude Pepper 321,377 44.06%
Total votes 729,461 100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Hyzer was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Spessard Holland (incumbent) 386,113 71.23% Decrease28.59
Republican Leland Hyzer 155,956 28.77% Increase28.77
Total votes 542,069 100.00%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Egerton, John (November 29, 1981). "COURTLY CHAMPION OF AMERICA'S ELDERLY". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  • ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  • ^ "FL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

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