United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1958
United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1958
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The 1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Edward Martin did not seek re-election. The Republican nominee, Hugh Scott, defeated Democratic nominee George M. Leader for the vacant seat.
Major candidates
Democratic
Republican
Results
General election results[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Republican |
Hugh Scott |
2,042,586 |
51.21% |
-0.37% |
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Democratic |
George M. Leader |
1,929,821 |
48.38% |
+0.40% |
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Socialist Labor |
George S. Taylor |
10,431 |
0.26% |
+0.26% |
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Socialist Workers |
Ethel Peterson |
5,742 |
0.14% |
+0.14% |
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N/A |
Other |
42 |
0.00% |
N/A |
Totals |
3,988,622 |
100.00% |
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References