1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania

1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
	County results ; Scott: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70–80% Leader: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Edward Martin; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Hugh Scott; Republican

1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Class I U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania

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.

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As of 2023, this is the last Senate election where Fulton County voted Democratic.

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[results-1] [1]
"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Hugh Scott	2,042,586	51.21%	-0.37%
	Democratic	George M. Leader	1,929,821	48.38%	+0.40%
	Socialist Labor	George S. Taylor	10,431	0.26%	+0.26%
	Socialist Workers	Ethel Peterson	5,742	0.14%	+0.14%
	N/A	Other	42	0.00%	N/A
Totals			3,988,622	100.00%
	Republican hold

1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania

1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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