1958 United States Senate election in North Dakota explained

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.

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  1. Web site: March 16, 1959 . Benjamin J. Guthrie . Ralph R. Roberts. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061114100748/http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/1958election.pdf. 2006-11-14. 2006-11-14. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Wayback Machine.