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Election 1958 Results

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1958 US Senate election in Missouri

Stuart Symington (Democrat) beat Hazel Palmer (Republican) in Missouri in 1958, 66.5% to 33.5%, a margin of 32.9 points and 386,236 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1952, when Stuart Symington also won.

Democrats led in 91 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 24. The largest, St. Louis City, cast 194,529 votes and went to the Democrat by 55.2 points. The closest was Holt, where 24 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Symington won	Democratic	780,083	66.5%
Hazel Palmer	Republican	393,847	33.5%
Total		1,173,930

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
St. Louis City	150,973 77.6%	43,556 22.4%	194,529	D+55.2
St. Louis	128,704 68.0%	60,694 32.0%	189,398	D+35.9
Jackson	99,858 69.7%	43,355 30.3%	143,213	D+39.5
Greene	21,661 59.0%	15,082 41.0%	36,743	D+17.9
Jasper	14,069 58.7%	9,885 41.3%	23,954	D+17.5
Buchanan	16,069 74.2%	5,577 25.8%	21,646	D+48.5
Jefferson	12,307 75.6%	3,977 24.4%	16,284	D+51.2
Clay	9,934 70.0%	4,260 30.0%	14,194	D+40.0
St. Francois	8,711 63.2%	5,070 36.8%	13,781	D+26.4
Cape Girardeau	8,025 58.5%	5,702 41.5%	13,727	D+16.9
Franklin	7,976 59.7%	5,380 40.3%	13,356	D+19.4
St. Charles	8,358 64.7%	4,569 35.3%	12,927	D+29.3
Pettis	6,718 58.4%	4,788 41.6%	11,506	D+16.8
Cole	7,291 65.9%	3,775 34.1%	11,066	D+31.8
Newton	6,356 58.2%	4,562 41.8%	10,918	D+16.4
Butler	6,034 58.0%	4,376 42.0%	10,410	D+15.9
Lafayette	5,128 52.3%	4,674 47.7%	9,802	D+4.6
Lawrence	5,093 52.3%	4,638 47.7%	9,731	D+4.7
Barry	4,894 52.1%	4,501 47.9%	9,395	D+4.2
Boone	6,900 74.0%	2,425 26.0%	9,325	D+48.0
Nodaway	5,591 60.2%	3,691 39.8%	9,282	D+20.5
Henry	5,040 63.9%	2,845 36.1%	7,885	D+27.8
Johnson	4,505 59.5%	3,069 40.5%	7,574	D+19.0
Bates	4,344 57.4%	3,223 42.6%	7,567	D+14.8
Saline	4,662 63.5%	2,684 36.5%	7,346	D+26.9
Laclede	3,551 52.5%	3,219 47.5%	6,770	D+4.9
Randolph	5,283 80.8%	1,253 19.2%	6,536	D+61.7
Carroll	3,264 51.4%	3,091 48.6%	6,355	D+2.7
Linn	4,048 64.0%	2,274 36.0%	6,322	D+28.1
Webster	3,329 52.7%	2,993 47.3%	6,322	D+5.3
Texas	4,124 66.2%	2,109 33.8%	6,233	D+32.3
Pemiscot	5,296 86.1%	857 13.9%	6,153	D+72.1
Vernon	4,206 69.0%	1,886 31.0%	6,092	D+38.1
Howell	3,075 51.2%	2,926 48.8%	6,001	D+2.5
Macon	3,878 65.6%	2,033 34.4%	5,911	D+31.2
Marion	4,406 75.0%	1,467 25.0%	5,873	D+50.0
Polk	2,845 48.5%	3,017 51.5%	5,862	R+2.9
Platte	4,580 79.4%	1,190 20.6%	5,770	D+58.8
Cooper	2,676 48.5%	2,839 51.5%	5,515	R+3.0
Adair	2,959 53.8%	2,536 46.2%	5,495	D+7.7
McDonald	3,199 58.3%	2,288 41.7%	5,487	D+16.6
New Madrid	4,899 90.2%	531 9.8%	5,430	D+80.4
Wright	2,456 46.3%	2,852 53.7%	5,308	R+7.5
Audrain	4,128 77.9%	1,173 22.1%	5,301	D+55.7
Montgomery	2,935 55.6%	2,344 44.4%	5,279	D+11.2
Barton	3,197 61.1%	2,032 38.9%	5,229	D+22.3
Callaway	4,096 80.7%	977 19.3%	5,073	D+61.5
Phelps	3,736 74.4%	1,285 25.6%	5,021	D+48.8
Dent	3,154 64.1%	1,766 35.9%	4,920	D+28.2
Cass	3,342 68.1%	1,566 31.9%	4,908	D+36.2
Sullivan	2,574 53.2%	2,268 46.8%	4,842	D+6.3
Scott	4,049 83.7%	788 16.3%	4,837	D+67.4
Washington	2,605 56.5%	2,009 43.5%	4,614	D+12.9
St. Clair	2,625 57.3%	1,957 42.7%	4,582	D+14.6
Christian	1,725 37.8%	2,838 62.2%	4,563	R+24.4
Harrison	2,198 48.2%	2,361 51.8%	4,559	R+3.6
Stoddard	3,456 76.4%	1,069 23.6%	4,525	D+52.8
Moniteau	2,493 55.5%	1,998 44.5%	4,491	D+11.0
Howard	3,431 77.3%	1,010 22.7%	4,441	D+54.5
Perry	2,352 53.0%	2,082 47.0%	4,434	D+6.1
Dunklin	3,778 85.5%	639 14.5%	4,417	D+71.1
Osage	2,584 58.7%	1,821 41.3%	4,405	D+17.3
Daviess	2,330 55.3%	1,885 44.7%	4,215	D+10.6
Bollinger	2,247 54.3%	1,889 45.7%	4,136	D+8.7
Cedar	1,921 47.5%	2,125 52.5%	4,046	R+5.0
Crawford	2,061 51.3%	1,955 48.7%	4,016	D+2.6
Chariton	2,521 63.6%	1,445 36.4%	3,966	D+27.1
Madison	2,514 63.4%	1,450 36.6%	3,964	D+26.8
Wayne	2,393 60.6%	1,554 39.4%	3,947	D+21.3
Andrew	1,934 49.0%	2,010 51.0%	3,944	R+1.9
Lincoln	3,034 78.2%	844 21.8%	3,878	D+56.5
Livingston	2,184 56.7%	1,671 43.3%	3,855	D+13.3
Ste. Genevieve	2,690 70.2%	1,142 29.8%	3,832	D+40.4
Pulaski	2,761 74.6%	938 25.4%	3,699	D+49.3
Pike	2,756 76.2%	862 23.8%	3,618	D+52.3
Ray	2,825 78.1%	790 21.9%	3,615	D+56.3
Gasconade	1,148 31.8%	2,461 68.2%	3,609	R+36.4
Morgan	1,721 48.2%	1,846 51.8%	3,567	R+3.5
Clinton	2,411 67.7%	1,151 32.3%	3,562	D+35.4
Miller	1,746 49.3%	1,794 50.7%	3,540	R+1.4
Ripley	2,345 67.0%	1,155 33.0%	3,500	D+34.0
Holt	1,740 50.3%	1,716 49.7%	3,456	D+0.7
Atchison	2,034 59.3%	1,396 40.7%	3,430	D+18.6
De Kalb	1,916 56.5%	1,474 43.5%	3,390	D+13.0
Benton	1,426 42.4%	1,934 57.6%	3,360	R+15.1
Camden	1,506 44.9%	1,847 55.1%	3,353	R+10.2
Clark	1,865 57.4%	1,382 42.6%	3,247	D+14.9
Monroe	2,835 88.1%	384 11.9%	3,219	D+76.1
Taney	1,539 48.3%	1,650 51.7%	3,189	R+3.5
Dade	1,457 45.8%	1,723 54.2%	3,180	R+8.4
Gentry	1,989 63.0%	1,167 37.0%	3,156	D+26.0
Shelby	2,284 76.2%	715 23.8%	2,999	D+52.3
Caldwell	1,390 46.6%	1,590 53.4%	2,980	R+6.7
Grundy	1,344 45.1%	1,633 54.9%	2,977	R+9.7
Dallas	1,199 41.4%	1,694 58.6%	2,893	R+17.1
Lewis	2,110 73.1%	776 26.9%	2,886	D+46.2
Stone	1,034 37.2%	1,747 62.8%	2,781	R+25.6
Douglas	976 35.7%	1,756 64.3%	2,732	R+28.6
Knox	1,758 65.6%	922 34.4%	2,680	D+31.2
Iron	1,904 71.8%	749 28.2%	2,653	D+43.5
Warren	1,062 40.1%	1,586 59.9%	2,648	R+19.8
Schuyler	1,495 61.2%	947 38.8%	2,442	D+22.4
Worth	1,491 61.5%	934 38.5%	2,425	D+23.0
Oregon	1,892 78.2%	526 21.8%	2,418	D+56.5
Mississippi	2,013 87.1%	298 12.9%	2,311	D+74.2
Maries	1,619 71.4%	650 28.6%	2,269	D+42.7
Ozark	915 40.8%	1,325 59.2%	2,240	R+18.3
Ralls	1,763 83.3%	354 16.7%	2,117	D+66.6
Putnam	687 36.5%	1,197 63.5%	1,884	R+27.1
Scotland	1,315 73.8%	467 26.2%	1,782	D+47.6
Shannon	1,266 77.9%	360 22.1%	1,626	D+55.7
Hickory	498 35.2%	918 64.8%	1,416	R+29.7
Carter	946 67.4%	458 32.6%	1,404	D+34.8
Reynolds	1,111 81.9%	245 18.1%	1,356	D+63.9
Mercer	429 39.5%	658 60.5%	1,087	R+21.1

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.

Missouri Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Josh Hawley (R)	R+13.7
2022	Eric Schmitt (R)	R+13.3
2018	Josh Hawley (R)	R+5.8
2016	Roy Blunt (R)	R+2.8
2012	Claire McCaskill (D)	D+15.7
2010	Roy Blunt (R)	R+13.6
2006	Claire McCaskill (D)	D+2.3
2004	Christopher S. Bond (R)	R+13.3
2000	Mel Carnahan (D)	D+2.1
1998	Kit Bond (R)	R+8.9
1994	John Ashcroft (R)	R+24.0
1992	Christopher S. Bond (R)	R+7.0
1988	John Danforth (R)	R+36.0
1986	Kit Bond (R)	R+5.3
1982	John C. Danforth (R)	R+1.7
1980	Thomas F. Eagleton (D)	D+4.3
1976	John C. Danforth (R)	R+14.4
1974	Thomas Eagleton (D)	D+20.8
1970	Stuart Symington (D)	D+2.9
1968	Thomas Eagleton (D)	D+2.0
1964	Stuart Symington (D)	D+33.1
1962	Edward Long (D)	D+8.9
1958	Stuart Symington (D)	D+32.9
1956	Thomas Hennings Jr. (D)	D+12.8
1952	Stuart Symington (D)	D+8.0
1950	Thomas Hennings Jr. (D)	D+7.2
1946	James P. Kem (R)	R+5.6
1944	Forrest C. Donnell (R)	R+0.1
1940	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+2.4
1938	J. Bennett Clark (D)	D+21.5
1934	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+19.8
1932	J. Bennett Clark (D)	D+27.5
1928	Roscoe Patterson (R)	R+4.0
1926	Harry B. Hawes (D)	D+3.6
1922	James A. Reed (D)	D+4.5
1920	Selden Spencer (R)	R+9.2
1916	James A. Reed (D)	D+3.1
1914	William Stone (D)	D+8.8

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