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The 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 4, 1958, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the United States Senate election. Primary elections were held August 26.

All six Democratic nominees were elected unopposed in the general election, with two facing primary elections.

General election

In 4 of the 6 congressional districts, only one candidate filed to run for the Democratic primary, so primaries were not held in those districts. As no independent or Republican candidate filed to run in the entire state, every Democratic nominee for the general election was elected unopposed.

1958 United States House of Representatives election in Mississippi[1]
District Party Nominee Votes
1st Democratic Thomas Abernethy 12,413
2nd Democratic Jamie Whitten 7,982
3rd Democratic Frank Ellis Smith 4,644
4th Democratic John Bell Williams 8,665
5th Democratic W. Arthur Winstead 14,517
6th Democratic William M. Colmer 13,243

District 5 Democratic primary

District 5 Democratic primary results by county:
  Winstead
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Charles P. Mosby Jr.
  • Ance Blakeney

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur Winstead 23,137 79.46
Democratic Charles P. Mosby Jr. 5,169 17.75
Democratic Ance Blakeney 813 2.79
Total votes 29,119 100.0

District 6 Democratic primary

District 5 Democratic primary results by county:
  Colmer
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Holleman
  •   70–80%

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William M. Colmer 32,805 63.12
Democratic Boyce Holleman 18,531 35.66
Democratic Bill Davis 412 0.79
Democratic Wayne L. McClure 221 0.43
Total votes 51,969 100.0

References

  1. ^ Mississippi official and statistical register 1960-64. Jackson, MS: Secretary of State of Mississippi. 1965. pp. 354–355.
  2. ^ a b Mississippi official and statistical register 1960-64. Jackson, MS: Secretary of State of Mississippi. 1965. p. 350.
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