Election Name: | 1958 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Country: | North Dakota |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Previous Year: | 1952 |
Next Election: | 1960 United States Senate special election in North Dakota |
Next Year: | 1960(special) |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Image1: | William Langer.jpg |
Nominee1: | William Langer |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 117,070 |
Percentage1: | 57.21% |
Nominee2: | Raymond Vendsel |
Party2: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
Popular Vote2: | 84,892 |
Percentage2: | 41.49% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | William Langer |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | William Langer |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1958 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 1958, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Dakota, concurrently with other Class 1 elections to the Senate and various other federal, state, and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Senator William Langer was re-elected to a fourth term, defeating a primary challenge from Lieutenant Governor Francis Clyde Duffy and winning the general election with 57.21% of the vote, defeating Democratic-NPL candidate Raymond G. Vendsel who won 41.49% of the vote.[1] Two independent candidates, Arthur C. Townley and Custer Solem, also ran, had minimal impact on the outcome of the election, winning 1,700 (0.83%) and 973 (0.48%) votes, respectively. Townley was known as the creator of the National Non-Partisan League, and had previously sought North Dakota's other senate seat in 1956. This was the last time North Dakota's class 1 seat was won by a Republican until Kevin Cramer won it in 2018.