Election Name: | 1958 United States Senate election in Florida |
Country: | Florida |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1952 United States Senate election in Florida |
Previous Year: | 1952 |
Next Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Florida |
Next Year: | 1964 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Image1: | Spessard Holland.JPG |
Nominee1: | Spessard Holland |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 386,113 |
Percentage1: | 71.23% |
Nominee2: | Leland Hyzer |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 155,956 |
Percentage2: | 28.77% |
Map Size: | 280px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Spessard Holland |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Spessard Holland |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
Flag Year: | 1900 |
The 1958 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 4, 1958.
After fending off a primary challenge from former senator Claude Pepper, the incumbent senator Spessard Holland was easily re-elected to a third term in office.
The incumbent senator Holland, a firm conservative, was challenged by former senator Claude Pepper, who had been unseated in 1950. Holland had played a role in recruiting George A. Smathers to run against the liberal Pepper in that election. The two served as colleagues in the Senate from 1947 to 1951.[1]
Hyzer was unopposed for the Republican nomination.