1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential November 4, 1958 no 1954 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1954 1962 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1962 File:John Joseph Hickey.jpg 150x150px John J. Hickey Democratic Party (United States) 55,070 48.94% File:Milwardsimpson.jpg Republican Party (United States) Milward Simpson 52,488 46.64% 1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHickey: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Simpson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Milward Simpson Republican Party (United States) John J. Hickey Democratic Party (United States) The 1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Governor Milward Simpson ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by John J. Hickey, the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming and the Democratic nominee. Following a close campaign, Hickey narrowly defeated Simpson for re-election, winning just a narrow plurality because of a third-party candidate in the race. Four years after this, in the 1962 special U.S. Senate election, Simpson defeated Hickey in a rematch. To date, this is the last Wyoming gubernatorial election where an incumbent Republican was defeated. Campaign Louis W. Carlson ran a campaign around legalizing gambling. Simpson attributed his defeat to his failure to win the traditionally Republican Sheridan County. Voters in Sheridan County were displeased with Interstate 90 going from Gillette to Buffalo rather than between Gillette and Sheridan.Trachsel 1959 364 Democratic primary Candidates John J. Hickey, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming Results Democratic primaryGage Jack R. 1959 Wyoming Official Directory and 1958 Election Returns 54–56 1959 John J. Hickey Democratic Party (United States) 33,027 100.00% 33,027 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Milward Simpson, incumbent Governor Stanley Edwards, former state civil defense director, former deputy state adjutant generalAugust 17, 1958 Primary Interest Picking Up, Says Stanley Edwards Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 2 Results Republican primary Milward Simpson (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 28,749 77.61% Stanley Edwards Republican Party (United States) 8,294 22.39% 37,043 100.00% Results 1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) John J. Hickey 55,070 48.94% -0.57% Republican Party (United States) Milward Simpson (inc.) 52,488 46.64% -3.86% Economy Louis W. Carlson 4,979 4.42% - 2,582 2.29% +1.30% 112.537 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Works cited Trachsel Herman The 1958 Election in Wyoming The Western Political Quarterly University of Utah 1959 12 1 363–66 10.2307/444064 444064 https://www.jstor.org/stable/444064 subscription Category:1958 Wyoming elections 1958 Wyoming Category:November 1958 in the United States