Election Name: | 1958 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
Previous Year: | 1954 |
Next Election: | 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Flag Year: | 1885 |
Nominee1: | B. Everett Jordan |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 431,492 |
Percentage1: | 69.99% |
Nominee2: | Richard C. Clarke Jr. |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 184,977 |
Percentage2: | 30.01% |
Map Size: | 325px |
Senator | |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
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.
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 held this Senate seat. He would hold the seat until 1975.