1958 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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1958 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

 1956
November 4, 1958
1960 
 
Nominee Keith Thomson Ray Whitaker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 59,894 51,886
Percentage 53.58% 46.42%

U.S. Representative before election

Keith Thomson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Keith Thomson
Republican

The 1958 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Congressman Keith Thomson ran for re-election. He was opposed by Natrona County Attorney Ray Whitaker, the Democratic nominee. As the national mood favored Democrats, Thomson's margin of victory narrowed considerably from 1956, but he still won by a solid margin, receiving 54 percent of the vote to Whitaker's 46 percent.

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ray Whitaker 24,532 72.82%
Democratic Stephen W. Moyle 6,191 18.38%
Democratic George W. K. Posvar 2,964 8.80%
Total votes 33,687 100.00%

Republican primary

General election

References

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