1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
← 1956 November 4, 1958 1960 →
All 6 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election results by district	Democratic 100%
	Democratic 100%

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		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

Candidates

Nominee

Arthur Winstead, incumbent U.S. Representative

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

William M. Colmer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Boyce Holleman, Mississippi Gulf Coast district attorney
Bill Davis
Wayne L. McClure

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

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

[GenEl-1] Mississippi official and statistical register 1960-64. Jackson, MS: Secretary of State of Mississippi. 1965. pp. 354–355.

[Primary-2] 1 2 Mississippi official and statistical register 1960-64. Jackson, MS: Secretary of State of Mississippi. 1965. p. 350.

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