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===1958 House race===

===1958 House race===

Alford was elected to Congress as a write-in candidate in the 1958 [[general election]]. The next successful write-in candidate elected to the House was the [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Joe Skeen]], who won in [[New Mexico]] in 1980. Alford jumped into the election against [[incumbent]] U.S. Representative [[Brooks Hays]], who did not support the segregation of Little Rock public education.

Alford was narrowly elected to Congress as an "[[Independent voters|Independent]] Democrat" and write-in candidate in the [[1958 Midterm Elections|1958 midterms]].<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=126042 AR District 5 Race - Nov 04, 1958]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> The next successful write-in candidate elected to the House was the [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Joe Skeen]], who won in [[New Mexico]] in 1980. Alford jumped into the election against [[incumbent]] U.S. Representative [[Brooks Hays]], who did not support the segregation of Little Rock public education.

Alford ran almost entirely on opposition towards Hays' racial moderation, and his supporters printed thousands of stickers with his name on them and handed them out at polling places.<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas/> Hays maintained a lead during the counting until an extra twenty boxes arrived bearing ballots with Alford stickers. Ultimately, Alford prevailed,<ref>November 6, 1958. [https://www.nytimes.com/1958/11/06/archives/integration-foe-wins-in-arkansas-dr-dale-alford-a-writein-candidate.html INTEGRATION FOE WINS IN ARKANSAS; Dr. Dale Alford, a Write-In Candidate, Defeats Hays -- Scores Moderation]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> 30,739 (51 percent) to Hays' 29,483 (49 percent).<ref>Billy Hathorn, ''The Republican Party in Arkansas, 1920-1982'' ([[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], Texas A&M University history dissertation, 1983), pp. 168-170.</ref>

Alford ran almost entirely on opposition towards Hays' racial moderation, and his supporters printed thousands of stickers with his name on them and handed them out at polling places.<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas/> Hays maintained a lead during the counting until an extra twenty boxes arrived bearing ballots with Alford stickers. Ultimately, Alford prevailed,<ref>November 6, 1958. [https://www.nytimes.com/1958/11/06/archives/integration-foe-wins-in-arkansas-dr-dale-alford-a-writein-candidate.html INTEGRATION FOE WINS IN ARKANSAS; Dr. Dale Alford, a Write-In Candidate, Defeats Hays -- Scores Moderation]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> 30,739 (51 percent) to Hays' 29,483 (49 percent).<ref>Billy Hathorn, ''The Republican Party in Arkansas, 1920-1982'' ([[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], Texas A&M University history dissertation, 1983), pp. 168-170.</ref>

===Re-elections, House tenure===

===Re-elections, House tenure===