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Election 1958 Results

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1958 US Senate election in Florida

Spessard L. Holland (Democrat) beat Leland Hyzer (Republican) in Florida in 1958, 71.2% to 28.8%, a margin of 42.5 points and 230,157 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1952, when Spessard L. Holland also won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Pinellas, cast 83,930 votes and went to the Democrat by 20.4 points. The closest was Glades, where 379 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Spessard L. Holland won Democratic 386,113 71.2%
Leland Hyzer Republican 155,956 28.8%
Total542,069

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pinellas 50,545 60.2% 33,385 39.8% 83,930 D+20.4
Dade 54,870 65.7% 28,701 34.3% 83,571 D+31.3
Broward 27,212 66.2% 13,892 33.8% 41,104 D+32.4
Duval 32,369 81.7% 7,248 18.3% 39,617 D+63.4
Hillsborough 30,384 81.7% 6,795 18.3% 37,179 D+63.4
Palm Beach 19,147 63.5% 11,029 36.5% 30,176 D+26.9
Orange 18,485 67.9% 8,736 32.1% 27,221 D+35.8
Volusia 16,585 67.0% 8,175 33.0% 24,760 D+34.0
Polk 11,492 77.7% 3,302 22.3% 14,794 D+55.4
Sarasota 7,715 57.7% 5,650 42.3% 13,365 D+15.5
Manatee 7,255 60.5% 4,742 39.5% 11,997 D+20.9
Brevard 7,646 69.7% 3,317 30.3% 10,963 D+39.5
Lee 6,894 73.6% 2,467 26.4% 9,361 D+47.3
Lake 5,951 73.5% 2,146 26.5% 8,097 D+47.0
Escambia 7,258 91.7% 657 8.3% 7,915 D+83.4
Pasco 4,395 75.0% 1,466 25.0% 5,861 D+50.0
Marion 4,382 84.0% 834 16.0% 5,216 D+68.0
Alachua 3,712 79.4% 961 20.6% 4,673 D+58.9
Seminole 3,460 76.1% 1,088 23.9% 4,548 D+52.2
St. Johns 3,544 82.7% 739 17.3% 4,283 D+65.5
St. Lucie 3,100 72.8% 1,156 27.2% 4,256 D+45.7
Leon 3,313 85.9% 546 14.1% 3,859 D+71.7
Indian River 2,488 69.9% 1,071 30.1% 3,559 D+39.8
Osceola 2,145 66.6% 1,074 33.4% 3,219 D+33.3
Bay 2,433 89.6% 283 10.4% 2,716 D+79.2
Okaloosa 2,274 90.7% 234 9.3% 2,508 D+81.3
Putnam 2,071 84.1% 391 15.9% 2,462 D+68.2
Collier 1,659 67.7% 790 32.3% 2,449 D+35.5
Martin 1,754 72.4% 670 27.6% 2,424 D+44.7
Monroe 1,996 83.3% 399 16.7% 2,395 D+66.7
Columbia 2,227 93.6% 153 6.4% 2,380 D+87.1
Highlands 1,711 72.1% 661 27.9% 2,372 D+44.3
Jackson 2,169 96.1% 88 3.9% 2,257 D+92.2
Walton 1,833 92.6% 147 7.4% 1,980 D+85.2
Hernando 1,698 88.6% 218 11.4% 1,916 D+77.2
Hardee 1,658 90.4% 177 9.6% 1,835 D+80.7
Sumter 1,560 92.6% 125 7.4% 1,685 D+85.2
Suwannee 1,562 94.1% 98 5.9% 1,660 D+88.2
Citrus 1,377 84.5% 253 15.5% 1,630 D+69.0
Santa Rosa 1,455 94.9% 78 5.1% 1,533 D+89.8
Madison 1,328 94.8% 73 5.2% 1,401 D+89.6
Charlotte 998 71.7% 394 28.3% 1,392 D+43.4
Hendry 1,256 91.3% 119 8.7% 1,375 D+82.7
Clay 1,038 75.9% 329 24.1% 1,367 D+51.9
Holmes 1,244 94.9% 67 5.1% 1,311 D+89.8
Gadsden 1,191 97.7% 28 2.3% 1,219 D+95.4
Bradford 1,016 89.2% 123 10.8% 1,139 D+78.4
Nassau 1,034 93.2% 76 6.8% 1,110 D+86.3
De Soto 967 88.0% 132 12.0% 1,099 D+76.0
Taylor 1,014 95.2% 51 4.8% 1,065 D+90.4
Levy 949 93.1% 70 6.9% 1,019 D+86.3
Lafayette 869 96.6% 31 3.4% 900 D+93.1
Washington 843 94.0% 54 6.0% 897 D+88.0
Gulf 813 95.1% 42 4.9% 855 D+90.2
Liberty 710 96.6% 25 3.4% 735 D+93.2
Calhoun 682 96.2% 27 3.8% 709 D+92.4
Jefferson 672 95.3% 33 4.7% 705 D+90.6
Franklin 633 91.7% 57 8.3% 690 D+83.5
Wakulla 670 97.1% 20 2.9% 690 D+94.2
Union 658 96.6% 23 3.4% 681 D+93.2
Hamilton 596 92.8% 46 7.2% 642 D+85.7
Flagler 554 89.4% 66 10.6% 620 D+78.7
Dixie 579 95.2% 29 4.8% 608 D+90.5
Okeechobee 579 95.2% 29 4.8% 608 D+90.5
Baker 558 97.9% 12 2.1% 570 D+95.8
Gilchrist 460 96.0% 19 4.0% 479 D+92.1
Glades 418 91.5% 39 8.5% 457 D+82.9

Counties as they stood in 1958; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Florida Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Rick Scott (R) R+12.8
2022 Marco Rubio (R) R+16.3
2018 Rick Scott (R) R+0.1
2016 Marco Rubio (R) R+7.7
2012 Bill Nelson (D) D+13.0
2010 Marco Rubio (R) R+28.7
2006 Bill Nelson (D) D+22.2
2004 Mel Martinez (R) R+1.1
2000 Bill Nelson (D) D+4.9
1998 Bob Graham (D) D+24.9
1994 Connie Mack (R) R+41.0
1992 Bob Graham (D) D+30.8
1988 Connie Mack (R) R+0.8
1986 Bob Graham (D) D+9.5
1982 Lawton Chiles (D) D+23.5
1980 Paula Hawkins (R) R+3.3
1976 Lawton Chiles (D) D+26.0
1974 Richard Stone (D) D+2.5
1970 Lawton Chiles (D) D+7.7
1968 Edward J. Gurney (R) R+11.8
1964 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+27.9
1962 George A. Smathers (D) D+40.1
1958 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+42.5
1956 George A. Smathers (D) D+100.0
1952 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+100.0
1950 George A. Smathers (D) D+52.6
1946 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+57.3
1944 Claude Pepper (D) D+42.6
1940 Charles O. Andrews (D) D+100.0
1938 Claude Pepper (D) D+64.9
1934 Park Trammell (D) D+100.0
1932 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+100.0
1928 Park Trammell (D) D+37.1
1926 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+65.1
1922 Park Trammell (D) D+88.3
1920 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+43.5
1916 Park Trammell (D) D+70.4
1914 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+99.5