1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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The 1958 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 1958. Democrat Albert Gore Sr. was re-elected to a second term. Gore survived a primary challenge from former Governor Prentice Cooper and easily defeated Republican Hobart Atkins in the general election.
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November 4, 1958
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 County results Gore: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Atkins: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Prentice Cooper, former Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Ambassador to Peru
- Albert Gore Sr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1953
- Robert C. Gregory
30.8% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. (incumbent) | 375,439 | 59.00% | |
| Democratic | Prentice Cooper | 253,191 | 39.79% | |
| Democratic | Robert C. Gregory | 7,711 | 1.21% | |
| Total votes | 636,331 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Hobart F. Atkins, nominee for Senate in 1952 (Republican)
- Albert Gore Sr., incumbent Senator since 1953 (Democratic)
- Thomas Gouge (Wheat in Bread)
- Chester W. Mason (Independent)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. (incumbent) | 317,324 | 79.00% |  4.81 | |
| Republican | Hobart F. Atkins | 76,371 | 19.01% |  1.87 | |
| Independent | Chester W. Mason | 5,324 | 1.33% | N/A | |
| Independent | Thomas Gouge | 2,646 | 0.66% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 401,665 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||