1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee
	November 4, 1958
	County results; Gore: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Atkins: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Albert Gore Sr.; Democratic	Elected U.S. senator ; Albert Gore Sr.; Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 1958. Democrat Albert Gore Sr. was re-elected to a second term. Gore survived a primary challenge from former Governor Prentice Cooper and easily defeated Republican Hobart Atkins in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Prentice Cooper, former Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Ambassador to Peru
Albert Gore Sr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1953
Robert C. Gregory

30.8% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.^[1]

Results

1958 Democratic Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert Gore Sr. (incumbent)	375,439	59.00%
	Democratic	Prentice Cooper	253,191	39.79%
	Democratic	Robert C. Gregory	7,711	1.21%
Total votes			636,331	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Hobart F. Atkins, nominee for Senate in 1952 (Republican)
Albert Gore Sr., incumbent Senator since 1953 (Democratic)
Thomas Gouge (Wheat in Bread)
Chester W. Mason (Independent)

Results

1958 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Albert Gore Sr. (incumbent)	317,324	79.00%	4.81
	Republican	Hobart F. Atkins	76,371	19.01%	1.87
	Independent	Chester W. Mason	5,324	1.33%	N/A
	Independent	Thomas Gouge	2,646	0.66%	N/A
Total votes			401,665	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

References

^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 22.
^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ Cook, Rhodes (February 14, 2021). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993 – via Google Books.
^ "tN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

Works cited

Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.

[FOOTNOTESteedMorelandBaker198022-1] Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 22.

[2] "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[3] Cook, Rhodes (February 14, 2021). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993 – via Google Books.

[4] "tN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

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