1958 United States Senate election in Minnesota
The 1958 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1958. Democratic U.S. Representative Eugene McCarthy defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Edward John Thye, who sought a third term. With his victory, McCarthy became the first Democrat ever to be popularly elected to Minnesota's Class 1 Senate seat.
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![]() County results McCarthy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Thye: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
- Eugene J. McCarthy, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 4th congressional district since 1949
- Hans R. Miller
- Hjalmar Petersen, 23rd Governor of Minnesota (1936-1937) and 28th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1935-1936)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Eugene J. McCarthy | 279,796 | 75.65% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Hjalmar Petersen | 76,340 | 20.64% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Hans R. Miller | 13,736 | 3.71% | |
Total votes | 369,872 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
- Mrs. Peder P. Schmidt
- Edward C. Slettedahl
- Edward John Thye, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1947
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Edward John Thye (incumbent) | 224,833 | 91.81% | |
Republican | Edward C. Slettedahl | 13,734 | 5.61% | |
Republican | Mrs. Peder P. Schmidt | 6,332 | 2.58% | |
Total votes | 244,899 | 100.00% |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Eugene J. McCarthy | 608,847 | 52.95% | |
Republican | Edward John Thye (incumbent) | 535,629 | 46.58% | |
Socialist Workers | William M. Curran | 5,407 | 0.47% | |
Total votes | 1,149,883 | 100.00% | ||
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