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.
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
County results McCarthy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Thye: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Minnesota |
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.