1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia should not be confused with 1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia.
| Election Name: | 1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1960 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
| Nominee1: | Jennings Randolph |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 374,167 |
| Percentage1: | 59.32% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | John D. Hoblitzell Jr. |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jennings Randolph |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | John D. Hoblitzell Jr. |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 256,510 |
| Percentage2: | 39.77% |
| Map Size: | 235px |
The 1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia was held on November 4, 1958, concurrent with a regular election. The election was called due to the death of Senator Matthew M. Neely.
Democrats Randolph and Byrd both won their seats, amid a national wave election. This would be the last time that Democrats simultaneously flipped both of a state's Senate seats until Georgia's elections in 2020 and 2021, and the last for either party until the 1978 elections in Minnesota.
This election, along with the simultaneous regular election, is the last time a Senator from West Virginia lost re-election.
While campaigning with Robert C. Byrd, Randolph was involved in a car accident, veering into oncoming traffic and killing another driver. According to the testimony of Byrd, Randolph fell asleep at the wheel and woke up shortly before hitting the other driver.[1] Wetzel County prosecutor Jack Hawkins declined to file charges,[2] and Byrd's insurance company settled with the victim's widow out of court, being forced to pay the full sum of Byrd's liability, $22,500.[3]