1958 United States Senate special election in North Carolina

1958 United States Senate election in North Carolina
	County results; Jordan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Clarke: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Senator before election; B. Everett Jordan; Democratic	Elected Senator ; B. Everett Jordan; Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate special election in North Carolina was held on November 4, 1958. Interim Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was elected to complete the unexpired term of Senator W. Kerr Scott, who had died in April.

Background

On April 16, 1958, Senator W. Kerr Scott died in office. On April 19, Governor of North Carolina Luther H. Hodges appointed B. Everett Jordan to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. A special election to finish Kerr's term was scheduled for November 4, 1958, concurrent with the general election.

Jordan's appointment capped a twelve-year period during which eight different men^[a] held this Senate seat. He would hold the seat until 1975.

General election

Results

1958 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	431,492	69.99%	4.09
	Republican	Richard C. Clarke Jr.	184,977	30.01%	4.09
Total votes			616,469	100.00%

Notes

^ J. William Bailey (1946), William B. Ulmstead (1946–1948), J. Melville Broughton (1948–1949), Frank Porter Graham (1949–1950), Willis Smith (1950–1953), Alton A. Lennon (1953–1954), W. Kerr Scott (1954–1958), and Jordan.

References

1958 United States Senate elections

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[1] J. William Bailey (1946), William B. Ulmstead (1946–1948), J. Melville Broughton (1948–1949), Frank Porter Graham (1949–1950), Willis Smith (1950–1953), Alton A. Lennon (1953–1954), W. Kerr Scott (1954–1958), and Jordan.

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