1958 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Washington 1 Thomas Pelly Republican 1952 Re-elected Thomas Pelly ( R ) 70.1% Robert Odman ( D ) 29.9%
Washington 2 Jack Westland Republican 1952 Re-elected Jack Westland ( R ) 53.6% Hugh B. Mitchell ( D ) 46.1% Margaret M. Barber ( Const ) 0.3%
Washington 3 Russell V. Mack Republican 1947 Re-elected Russell V. Mack ( R ) 60.9% Victor A. Meyers ( D ) 38.9% Arthur A. Kaul ( Const ) 0.3%
Washington 4 Hal Holmes Republican 1942 Retired Republican hold Catherine Dean May ( R ) 54.0% Frank LeRoux ( D ) 45.7% Fred T. Odell ( Const ) 0.3%
Washington 5 Walt Horan Republican 1942 Re-elected Walt Horan ( R ) 53.2% Tom Delaney ( D ) 46.3% Frank Robert Anderson ( Const ) 0.5%
Washington 6 Thor C. Tollefson Republican 1946 Re-elected Thor C. Tollefson ( R ) 53.5% John M. Coffee ( D ) 45.9% W. Frank Horne ( Const ) 0.7%
Washington 7 Donald H. Magnuson Redistricted from At-large Democratic 1952 Re-elected Donald H. Magnuson ( D ) 70.7% Bob Jones ( R ) 29.0% Gerald Poesnecker ( Const ) 0.4%
November elections -- Washington
Washington redistricted its at-large seat into a 7th district formed in the Seattle suburbs designed to include the at-large incumbent Don Magnuson 's residence . [ 3 ]
The 1958 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1958 which occurred in the middle of Dwight Eisenhower's second term. The economy was suffering the Recession of 1958, which Democrats blamed on Eisenhower. The President's Republican Party lost 48 seats in this midterm election, increasing the Democratic Party's majority to a commanding level. Another factor which may have contributed to the Democratic gains include public consternation over the launch of Sputnik and Cold War politics.