1958 United States House Election in Vermont

The 1958 United States House Election in Vermont was held on November 4, 1958, to elect United States Representative to represent the Vermont Congressional District. The total votes casted was 122,702. William H. Meyer (Democratic) was elected, receiving 51.45% of the votes, which equals 63,131 votes. Winston L. Prouty (Republican) won the previous election in 1956.Robert T. Stafford (Republican) won the following election in 1960.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. William H. Meyer of Democratic (51.45%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Harold J. Arthur of Republican (48.52%) by a narrow margin of 2.93%.

1958 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 63131, name: 'William H. Meyer'},{value: 59536, name: 'Harold J. Arthur'},{value: 35, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
William H. Meyer	Democratic	63,131	51.45%
Harold J. Arthur	Republican	59,536	48.52%
Write-In		35	0.03%
Date: 1958-11-04, Valid Votes: 122,702, Margin: 2.9%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#E354B6','#9C48B1','#39FDE4','#CF7560','#F3E724','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 14460, name: 'Harold J. Arthur'},{value: 11210, name: 'A. Luke Crispe'},{value: 9221, name: 'C. Douglas Cairns'},{value: 9105, name: 'Harris E. Thurber'},{value: 2151, name: 'Hester ONeill'},{value: 1666, name: 'George M. Abbott'},{value: 23, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Harold J. Arthur	Republican	14,460	30.23%
A. Luke Crispe	Republican	11,210	23.43%
C. Douglas Cairns	Republican	9,221	19.28%
Harris E. Thurber	Republican	9,105	19.03%
Hester O'Neill	Republican	2,151	4.50%
George M. Abbott	Republican	1,666	3.48%
Write-In		23	0.05%
Date: 1958-09-09, Valid Votes: 47,836, Margin: 6.8%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 6153, name: 'William H. Meyer'},{value: 19, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
William H. Meyer	Democratic	6,153	99.69%
Write-In		19	0.31%
Date: 1958-09-09, Valid Votes: 6,172, Margin: 99.4%

Previous Election

Winston L. Prouty (Republican) won the previous election in 1956.

1956 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 103736, name: 'Winston L. Prouty'},{value: 50797, name: 'Camille St. E. Amour'}] }]}
Winston L. Prouty	Republican	103,736	67.13%
Camille St. E. Amour	Democratic	50,797	32.87%
Date: 1956-11-06, Valid Votes: 154,533, Margin: 34.3%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 49194, name: 'Winston L. Prouty'},{value: 14, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Winston L. Prouty	Republican	49,194	99.97%
Write-In		14	0.03%
Date: 1956-09-11, Valid Votes: 49,208, Margin: 99.9%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 8030, name: 'Camille St. E. Amour'},{value: 29, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Camille St. E. Amour	Democratic	8,030	99.64%
Write-In		29	0.36%
Date: 1956-09-11, Valid Votes: 8,059, Margin: 99.3%

Next Election

Robert T. Stafford (Republican) won the following election in 1960.

1960 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 94905, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 71111, name: 'William H. Meyer'},{value: 19, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	94,905	57.16%
William H. Meyer	Democratic	71,111	42.83%
Write-In		19	0.01%
Date: 1960-11-01, Valid Votes: 166,035, Margin: 14.3%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#6CD607','#B08442','#504467','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 31229, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 16122, name: 'Robert T. Gannett'},{value: 9705, name: 'Lee E. Emerson'},{value: 1811, name: 'Claude Dern'},{value: 33, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	31,229	53.02%
Robert T. Gannett	Republican	16,122	27.37%
Lee E. Emerson	Republican	9,705	16.48%
Claude Dern	Republican	1,811	3.07%
Write-In		33	0.06%
Date: 1960-09-13, Valid Votes: 58,900, Margin: 25.7%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#7E3986','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 12306, name: 'William H. Meyer'},{value: 4901, name: 'Fred Richmond'},{value: 16, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
William H. Meyer	Democratic	12,306	71.45%
Fred Richmond	Democratic	4,901	28.46%
Write-In		16	0.09%
Date: 1960-09-13, Valid Votes: 17,223, Margin: 43.0%

1958 United States House Election in Vermont (General) - Results by County
County	William H. Meyer Democratic		Harold J. Arthur Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	122,702	0.00%

1958 United States House Election in Vermont (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	William H. Meyer		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	6,172	0.00%

1958 United States House Election in Vermont (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	C. Douglas Cairns		Harris E. Thurber		Hester O'Neill		Harold J. Arthur		George M. Abbott		A. Luke Crispe		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	-	%	-	%	-	%	47,836	0.00%

See Also

• 1958 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1958 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1958 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1958 Vermont Governor Election
• 1958 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1958 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 1958 Vermont Attorney General Election
• Vermont Congressional District
• 2022 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2020 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2018 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2016 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2014 United States House Election in Vermont

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