1958 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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Nominee  | John Pastore | Bayard Ewing  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 222,166 | 122,353
Percentage  | 64.49% | 35.51%

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County results
Pell:  50–60% 60–70%

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| U.S. senator before election

John Pastore
Democratic

| Elected U.S. Senator

John Pastore
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The 1958 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Bayard Ewing in a repeat of their 1952 race.

## Primary elections[edit]

The Democratic primary was held on September 17, 1958, and the Republican primary was held on September 25, 1958.[1]

### Democratic primary[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

* John Pastore, incumbent U.S. Senator

#### Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | John Pastore (Incumbent)  |  | unopposed

### Republican primary[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

* Bayard Ewing, attorney,[4] Republican national committeeman,[5] Republican nominee for Senate in 1952

#### Results[edit]

Republican primary results[2][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Bayard Ewing  |  | unopposed

## General election[edit]

### Results[edit]

General election results[7][8][9][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | John Pastore (Incumbent)  | 222,166  | 64.49
| Republican | Bayard Ewing  | 122,353  | 35.51
Majority  | 99,813  | 28.98
Turnout | 344,519  |
| Democratic hold

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 1.
2. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 149.
3. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 5.
4. ^ "Rhode Island". Evening star. Washington, D.C. November 5, 1958. p. A-5. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
5. ^ "President Goes Fishing, 'Gets Away From It All'". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 14, 1958. p. A-10. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
6. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 14.
7. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1959). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
8. ^ "RI US Senate, 1958". OurCampaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
9. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
10. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1958, p. 24.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
* Official Count of the Ballots Cast for United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, General Officers, and Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly, 1958 (PDF). Board of Elections of Rhode Island. 1960.

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