1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi All 6 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Party Democratic Last election 6 Seats won 6 Seat change Popular vote 61,464 Percentage 100%
Election results by district
Elections in Mississippi Mayoral elections 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Mayoral elections 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Mayoral elections 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Mayoral elections 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
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.
District 5 Democratic primary District 5 Democratic primary results by county:
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:
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 ^ Mississippi official and statistical register 1960-64 . Jackson, MS: Secretary of State of Mississippi. 1965. pp. 354–355. ^ a b Mississippi official and statistical register 1960-64 . Jackson, MS: Secretary of State of Mississippi. 1965. p. 350.