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1958 Alabama Senate election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1958 Alabama Senate election

| country = Alabama

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1954 Alabama Senate election

| previous_year = 1954

| next_election = 1962 Alabama Senate election

| next_year = 1962

| seats_for_election = All 35 seats in the Alabama State Senate

| majority_seats = 18

| election_date = November 4, 1958

| image1 = File:Broughton Lamberth.jpg

| leader1 = Broughton Lamberth
(did not stand)

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| leaders_seat1 = 10th–Tallapoosa Co.

| leader_since1 = January 11, 1955

| last_election1 = 35 seats, 99.9%

| seats1 = 35

| popular_vote1 = 229,542

| percentage1 = 97.48%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| leader2 = —

| leader_since2 = —

| leaders_seat2 = —

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| last_election2 = New

| seats2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 5,941

| percentage2 = 2.52%

| map_image = File:1958 Alabama Senate election by vote share.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Winners by vote share
Democratic: {{legend0|#3933E5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#08034a|Unopposed}}

| title = President pro tempore

| before_election = Broughton Lamberth

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Vaughan Hill Robison

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsAL}}

The 1966 Alabama Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 1958, to elect 35 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama Senate. The result an electoral wipeout, as all 35 candidates elected were members of the Democratic Party. Across the 35 districts, only one, District 13 in Jefferson County, was actually at stake in the November general election. As the Democratic Party was dominant in the state, state legislative seats were generally decided at the Democratic primary election. This was the last time an Alabama Senate general election used the original 1901 district map, as district boundaries would be adjusted in July 1962.

This election saw numerous senators aligned with incumbent governor Jim Folsom lose their primaries, whether they were running for re-election or to some other office. Among this group was president pro tempore Broughton Lamberth of Tallapoosa County, who unsuccessfully ran for the state house.{{cite news |title=Fite Loses House Race By 3 Votes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger-fite-loses-house-rac/175288769/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Columbus Ledger |agency=Associated Press |date=8 May 1958}}

The Democratic primary election was held on May 6 with runoff elections on June 3. The sole Republican candidate, John F. Dyer, was nominated by party convention on May 30.{{cite news |last1=Stallworth |first1=Clarke |title=Longshore To Run For Governor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-longshore-to-run/175286711/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |date=31 May 1958}}

At the beginning of the 1959 session, Vaughan Hill Robison of Montgomery County was unanimously elected president pro tempore.{{cite news |title=Senate Reins Handed Over To Robison |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-senate-reins-h/174798198/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=14 January 1959}}

Summary

{{Table alignment}}

class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter"

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party

! colspan=3 | Candidates

! colspan=5 | Seats

align="center"|Num.

! align="center"|Vote

! align="center"|%

! align="center"|Before

! align="center"|Won

! +/–

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

| Democratic

| 35 || 229,542 || 97.48% || 35 || 35 || {{steady}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |

| Republican

| 1 || 5,941 || 2.52% || 0 || 0 || {{steady}}

colspan=2 | Total

! 36

235,483100%3535{{steady}}

Incumbents

Every incumbent senator in a multi-county district chose not to seek re-election, as a gentlemen's agreement compelled state senators to give up their seats to allow a candidate from another county to serve.{{cite news |title=Senate Rotation Object of Bill |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-advertiser-senate-rotation-object-of/175289970/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Haleyville Advertiser |date=16 August 1957}}

=Won re-election=

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  • District 7: A. C. Shelton (Democratic) won re-election.
  • District 8: G. Kyser Leonard (Democratic) won re-election.
  • District 20: E. O. Eddins (Democratic) won re-election.
  • District 22: Roland Cooper (Democratic) won re-election.
  • District 28: Vaughan Hill Robison (Democratic) won re-election.
  • District 30: Walter C. Givhan (Democratic) won re-election.

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=Eliminated in primary=

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  • District 4: T. Herman Vann (Democratic) lost renomination to Dave Archer.
  • District 16: Joe Davis (Democratic) lost renomination to Carl C. Golson.
  • District 33: Garet Van Antwerp (Democratic) lost re-nomination to Will G. Caffey.

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=Did not seek re-election=

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  • District 1: Milton C. Grisham (Democratic) did not seek re-election.
  • District 2: Joe Calvin (Democratic) did not seek re-election.
  • District 3: Harlan G. Allen (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for probate judge of Cullman County.{{cite news |title=Tie Recorded in Cullman Race |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily/175271879/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Decatur Daily |date=9 May 1958}}
  • District 5: Smith C. Dyar (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for probate judge of Marshall County.{{cite news |title=Killcrease, Lyon, Carr, Wilkes, Reed Elected |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-albertville-herald/175272074/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Albertville Herald |date=8 May 1958}}
  • District 6: Escar Roberts (Democratic) did not seek re-election.
  • District 9: George W. Yarbrough (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Randolph County.{{cite news |title=Happy men these days |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/175272579/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=16 May 1958}}
  • District 10: President pro tempore Broughton Lamberth (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Tallapoosa County.{{cite news |title=Floor leaders trail in races |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-floor-leaders-trail/175271758/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Birmingham News |date=7 May 1958}}
  • District 11: E. W. Skidmore (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor.{{cite news |title=Boutwell wants states returned to power |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-boutwell-wants-state/175279507/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Birmingham News |date=4 June 1958}}
  • District 12: Reuben L. Newton (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the first state house seat in Walker County.{{cite news |title=Folsomite Ranks Again Taste Bitter Defeats |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-folsomite-rank/175279699/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=5 June 1958}}
  • District 13: Albert Boutwell (Democratic) successfully ran for lieutenant governor.
  • District 14: Albert Davis (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for probate judge of Pickens County.{{cite news |title=Harris, Shields, Patterson Lead County Races |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pickens-county-herald-and-west-alabamian/175273281/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=Pickens County Herald |date=8 May 1958}}
  • District 15: Dave L. Yarbrough (Democratic) did not seek re-election.
  • District 17: Tulley Goodwin (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Covington County.{{cite news |title=Voters sending many political newcomers to State Legislature |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/175275508/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Birmingham News |agency=Associated Press |date=14 May 1958}}
  • District 18: H. P. James (Democratic) did not seek re-election.
  • District 19: Gerald Bradford (Democratic) did not seek re-election.
  • District 21: Ralph L. Jones (Democratic) successfully ran for the state house seat in Monroe County.
  • District 23: Neil Metcalf (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Geneva County.{{cite news |title=Faulk Wins Over Metcalf Effort |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dothan-eagle/175275104/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Dothan Eagle |date=4 June 1958}}
  • District 24: George E. Little (Democratic) successfully ran for probate judge of Clayton County.{{cite news |title=Jack Faces Runoff, Too |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/175275150/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=8 May 1958}}
  • District 25: Ben Reeves (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for probate judge of Pike County.{{cite news |title=Gibson Elected Probate Judge, Bassett Wins, Furlow Tops Field |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-messenger/175275332/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Troy Messenger |date=7 May 1958}}
  • District 26: Sam M. Engelhardt (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor.{{cite news |last1=Lake |first1=Chancy |title=Patterson is endorsed by Engelhardt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-patterson-is-endorse/175280953/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Birmingham News |date=28 May 1958}}
  • District 27: Joseph W. Smith (Democratic) successfully ran for the second state house seat in Russell County.
  • District 29: M. H. Moses (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in DeKalb County.{{cite news |title=Ferrell Defeated In Try For House |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald/175275681/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |date=8 May 1958}}
  • District 31: Berry Lynchmore Cantrell (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Colbert County.
  • District 32: David M. Hall (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the State Executive Democratic Committee from the 6th congressional district.{{cite news |title=Official Vote On Sixth District Committee Race |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-centreville-press/175277942/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Centreville Press |date=5 June 1958}}
  • District 34: Staten Tate (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Coosa County.{{cite news |title=Approximately 3,600 Cast Ballots In Coosa County |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-alexander-city-outlook/175278222/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Alexander City Outlook |date=9 May 1958}}
  • District 35: Richmond Flowers Sr. (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for attorney general.{{cite news |title=Gallion Far In Lead For Attorney General |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-gallion-far-in/175278388/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=7 May 1958}}

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General election results

=District 13 (Jefferson County)=

{{Election box begin no change |title=District 13 election{{cite book |last1=Brannon |first1=Peter A. |title=Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959 |date=1959 |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives and History |location=Montgomery, Alabama |page=604–607 |url=https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1959 |access-date=19 June 2025}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Larry Dumas |votes= 37,202 |percentage=86.23%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = John F. Dyer |votes= 5,941 |percentage=13.77%}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes= 43,143 |percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elected without opposition=

Every candidate elected with no opponents was a Democrat.

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  • District 1: Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr. (Democratic) received 5,917 votes.
  • District 2: Robert R. Berryman (Democratic) received 6,597 votes.
  • District 3: Elwood Rutledge (Democratic) received 10,792 votes.
  • District 4: Dave Archer (Democratic) received 4,752 votes.
  • District 5: D. Donald Word (Democratic) received 6,804 votes.
  • District 6: Ray Wyatt (Democratic) received 12,088 votes.
  • District 7: A. C. Shelton (inc., Democratic) received 5,874 votes.
  • District 8: G. Kyser Leonard (inc., Democratic) received 4,919 votes.
  • District 9: Bill Hines (Democratic) received 5,027 votes.
  • District 10: Bud Woodall (Democratic) received 7,810 votes.
  • District 11: Ryan deGraffenried Sr. (Democratic) received 5,664 votes.
  • District 12: Woodrow Roberts (Democratic) received 10,287 votes.
  • District 14: Aubrey Green (Democratic) received 2,788 votes.
  • District 15: Joe Graham (Democratic) received 8,052 votes.
  • District 16: Carl Golson (Democratic) received 822 votes.
  • District 17: R. G. Kendall (Democratic) received 7,903 votes.
  • District 18: Norman R. Crawford (Democratic) received 2,819 votes.
  • District 19: Dennis Porter (Democratic) received 4,475 votes.
  • District 20: E. O. Eddins (inc., Democratic) received 1,694 votes.
  • District 21: Douglas Webb (Democratic) received 8,238 votes.
  • District 22: Roland Cooper (inc., Democratic) received 1,031 votes.
  • District 23: Rufus Barnett (Democratic) received 3,500 votes.
  • District 24: Jimmy Clark (Democratic) received 1,510 votes.
  • District 25: Alton Turner (Democratic) received 6,504 votes.
  • District 26: Snag Andrews (Democratic) received 2,229 votes.
  • District 27: Yetta Samford (Democratic) received 4,270 votes.
  • District 28: Vaughan Hill Robison (inc., Democratic) received 9,333 votes.
  • District 29: George Godfrey (Democratic) received 8,252 votes.
  • District 30: Walter C. Givhan (inc., Democratic) received 2,353 votes.
  • District 31: Hugh Moses (Democratic) received 9,753 votes.
  • District 32: W. F. Wilson (Democratic) received 2,296 votes.
  • District 33: Will G. Caffey (Democratic) received 10,185 votes.
  • District 34: John E. Gaither (Democratic) received 4,401 votes.
  • District 35: Carl S. Farmer (Democratic) received 3,401 votes.

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Democratic primary results

=Runoff results by district=

Candidates in boldface advanced to the general election. An asterisk (*) denotes a runoff winner who trailed in the first round.

{{Table alignment}}

class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter"

! rowspan="3" | District

! colspan=3 | Winner

! colspan=3 | Loser

! colspan=3 | Total

colspan=3 style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

! colspan=3 style="background-color:#51C2C2" |

! colspan=3 style="background-color:#000000" |

Candidate

! Votes

! %

! Candidate

! Votes

! %

! Votes

! {{abbr|Maj.|Majority}}

! {{abbr|Mrg.|Margin}}

12th

| Woodrow Roberts

13,97355.37%

| Thomas Veasey

11,26344.63%

| 25,236

+2,710+10.74%
19th

| Dennis Porter

7,25052.98%

| Jack Miller

6,43547.02%

| 13,685

+815+5.96%
20th

| E. O. Eddins (inc.)

2,14252.44%

| Edward W. Drinkhard

1,94347.56%

| 4,085

+199+4.87%
21st

| Douglas S. Webb

10,35653.52%

| Claude D. Kelley

8,99246.48%

| 19,348

+1,364+7.05%
29th

| George E. Godfrey

7,57651.84%

| J. B. Burkhalter

7,03848.16%

| 14,614

+538+3.68%
31st

| Hugh Moses

11,63451.29%

| Solon Gregg

11,05048.71%

| 22,684

+584+2.57%
33rd

| Will G. Caffey

17,62550.45%

| John M. Tyson

17,31449.55%

| 34,939

+311+0.89%
style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 | Source: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959 (p. 594){{cite book |last1=Brannon |first1=Peter A. |title=Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959 |date=1959 |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives and History |location=Montgomery, Alabama |page=594 |url=https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1959 |access-date=19 June 2025}}

Additionally, runoffs in District 3, District 10, and District 24 were planned, but were canceled after candidates withdrew from their races. All three withdrawals were from candidates who placed second in the first round.

  • District 3: Elwood Rutledge won the Democratic nomination after Raymond Lowery withdrew.{{cite news |title=Rutledge Winner Of Senate Seat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-journal-rutledge-winner-of-senat/174873951/ |access-date=20 June 2025 |work=Alabama Journal |date=12 May 1958}}
  • District 10: W. Carvel Woodall won the Democratic nomination after Upshaw G. Jones withdrew.{{cite news |title=Jones withdraws in Senate race |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-jones-withdraws-in-s/174874153/ |access-date=20 June 2025 |work=The Birmingham News |agency=Associated Press |date=14 May 1958}}
  • District 24: Jimmy Clark won the Democratic nomination after Charles L. Weston withdrew.{{cite news |title=Weston Decides Against Run-Off In Senate Race |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clayton-record-weston-decides-agains/174874492/ |access-date=20 June 2025 |work=The Clayton Record |date=16 May 1958}}

=First round results by district=

Candidates in boldface advanced to either the general election or a runoff, first-place winners with an asterisk (*) did not face a runoff.

{{Table alignment}}

class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter"

! rowspan="3" | District

! colspan=3 | First place

! colspan=3 | Runners-up

! colspan=3 | Others

! colspan=3 | Total

colspan=3 style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

! colspan=3 style="background-color:#51C2C2" |

! colspan=3 style="background-color:#51C2C2" |

! colspan=3 style="background-color:#000000" |

Candidate

! Votes

! %

! Candidate

! Votes

! %

! Candidate

! Votes

! %

! Votes

! {{abbr|Maj.|Majority}}

! {{abbr|Mrg.|Margin}}

2nd

| Robert R. Berryman*

11,14063.52%

| J. B. Richardson

6,39936.48%

| —

——

| 17,539

+4,741+27.03%
3rd

| Elwood Rutledge

7,39439.59%

| Raymond Lowery

6,74436.11%

| Claude B. McCurry

4,54024.31%

| 18,678

+650+3.48%
4th

| Dave Archer*

5,99153.82%

| Herman Vann (inc.)

5,14146.18%

| —

——

| 11,132

+850+7.64%
5th

| D. Donald Word*

13,20369.81%

| Robert Sebring

5,71030.19%

| —

——

| 18,913

+7,493+39.62%
6th

| Ray Wyatt*

21,39486.74%

| L. R. Johnston

3,27113.26%

| —

——

| 24,665

+18,123+73.48%
7th

| A. C. Shelton (inc.)*

7,51352.66%

| R. J. Holley

5,10435.77%

| Elvin McCary

1,65011.57%

| 14,267

+2,409+16.89%
8th

| G. Kyser Leonard (inc.)*

6,40151.92%

| Graham Wright

5,92848.08%

| —

——

| 12,329

+473+3.84%
9th

| W. C. Hines*

8,74467.79%

| E. O. Noel

2,27217.62%

| H. O. Humphrey

1,88214.59%

| 12,898

+6,472+50.18%
10th

| W. Carvel Woodall

7,06043.37%

| Upshaw G. Jones

4,61528.35%

| Mac W. Freeman

4,60528.29%

| 16,280

+2,445+15.02%
12th

| J. Thomas Veazey

9,43737.89%

| Woodrow Roberts

8,75235.14%

| 2 others{{efn|Fuller Kimbrell: 5,171 votes, 20.76%; D. C. Grey: 1,548 votes, 6.21%}}

6,71926.98%

| 24,908

+685+2.75%
13th

| Larry Dumas*

47,12856.58%

| John A. Jenkins

36,17243.42%

| —

——

| 83,300

+10,956+13.15%
14th

| Aubrey Green*

3,67061.40%

| Marcus McConnell

2,30738.60%

| —

——

| 5,977

+1,363+22.80%
15th

| Joe W. Graham*

9,15758.40%

| Alex Hayes

6,52441.60%

| —

——

| 15,681

+2,633+16.79%
16th

| Carl C. Golson*

1,13859.58%

| Joe Davis (inc.)

77240.42%

| —

——

| 1,910

+366+19.16%
18th

| Norman R. Crawford*

4,37768.25%

| Judson C. Locke

2,03631.75%

| —

——

| 6,413

+2,341+36.50%
19th

| Dennis Porter

6,14142.12%

| Jack Miller

4,55831.26%

| Grady W. Hurst

3,88226.62%

| 14,581

+1,583+10.86%
20th

| E. O. Eddins (inc.)

1,70940.50%

| Edward W. Drinkard

1,38332.77%

| W. Clyde Waldrop

1,12826.73%

| 4,220

+326+7.73%
21st

| Douglas S. Webb

8,56238.89%

| Claude D. Kelley

7,70835.01%

| Malcolm Edwards

5,74726.10%

| 22,017

+854+3.88%
22nd

| Roland Cooper (inc.)*

1,59564.47%

| Josiah R. Bonner

87935.53%

| —

——

| 2,474

+716+28.94%
23rd

| Rugus Barnett*

6,14055.62%

| Mike Sollie III

4,89944.38%

| —

——

| 11,039

+1,241+11.24%
24th

| Jimmy Clark

2,14040.74%

| Charles L. Weston

1,54629.43%

| 2 others{{efn|Marvin E. Edwards: 1,286 votes, 24.48%; Christie Pappas: 281 votes, 5.35%}}

1,56729.83%

| 5,253

+594+11.31%
25th

| Alton L. Turner*

8,77651.65%

| Vernon Summerlin

8,21648.35%

| —

——

| 16,992

+560+3.30%
27th

| Yetta Samford*

6,46254.36%

| Ealon M. Lambert

5,42645.64%

| —

——

| 11,888

+1,036+8.71%
28th

| Vaughan H. Robison (inc.)*

17,38881.78%

| Ed Brown

3,87518.22%

| —

——

| 21,263

+13,513+63.55%
29th

| J. B. Burkhalter

5,23234.90%

| George E. Godfrey

3,74524.98%

| 2 others{{efn|Virgil M. Smith: 3,354 votes, 22.37%; Speer Livingston: 2,659 votes, 17.74%}}

6,01340.11%

| 14,990

+1,487+9.92%
31st

| Solon Gregg

10,15645.78%

| Hugh Moses

9,84444.37%

| J. Marvin Davis

2,1849.84%

| 22,184

+312+1.41%
33rd

| John M. Tyson

14,50241.34%

| Will G. Caffey

12,79836.48%

| Garet Van Antwerp (inc.)

7,78022.18%

| 35,080

+1,704+4.86%
34th

| John E. Gaither*

6,37556.23%

| Ed H. McBryde

4,96343.77%

| —

——

| 11,338

+1,412+12.45%
35th

| Carl S. Farmer*

7,84162.92%

| M. W. Espy Jr.

4,62137.08%

| —

——

| 12,462

+3,220+25.84%
style="text-align:left;" colspan=13 | Source: The Montgomery Advertiser{{cite news |title=1958 First Primary Canvass |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-1958-first-pri/174872236/ |access-date=20 June 2025 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=14 May 1958}}

=Nominated without opposition=

The following candidates automatically won the Democratic nomination, as no opponent filed to run against them.

Republican convention

Only one Republican, John F. Dyer, sought election to the state senate. Dyer was nominated at the Jefferson County Republican party convention on May 9,{{cite news |last1=Stallworth |first1=Clarke |title=Republicans Nominate 9 Candidates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-republicans-nomin/175287737/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |date=10 May 1958}} and was subsequently confirmed at the state convention on May 30. About a dozen Republican state house candidates were also nominated. He opposed Democratic nominee Larry Dumas at the general election and lost by 72.46 percentage points.

1955–1958 special elections

=District 32=

A special election in Senate District 32 (Greene–Hale) was triggered by the resignation of incumbent senator James S. Coleman after being elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in January 1957. Attorney and former state house member David Hall was selected by the Democratic executive committee to succeed Coleman.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Fred |title=David Hall Jr. is nominated to Ala. Senate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-david-hall-jr-is-no/175276724/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Birmingham News |date=23 February 1957}} The general election was canceled as no other candidate filed to run against Hall, and he was certified as the winner.{{cite news |title=Eutawan Becomes State Senator |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-eutawan-become/175276568/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=5 March 1957}}

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