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1958 California U.S. Senate Election

California · 4 candidates · See every 1958 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1958 California U.S. Senate Election?

Clair Engle won the 1958 California U.S. Senate Election. Clair Engle received 2,927,693 popular votes (57.03%). The main challenger was Goodwin J. Knight (42.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Engle and Knight

Engle +14.1 pts · won by 723,356 votes
Clair EngleDemocraticWINNER57.03%
2,927,693 votes
Goodwin J. KnightRepublican42.94%
2,204,337 votes
Jesse M. RitchieIndependent0.02%
892 votes
Ray B. PollardIndependent0.01%
281 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.