1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1958 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1954 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1954 1962 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1962 November 4, 1958 President John F. Kennedy with Governor of Tennessee, Buford Ellington (cropped).jpg 150x150px Buford Ellington Democratic Party (United States) 248,874 57.54% File:Mccord-jim-nance.jpg Jim Nance McCord Independent politician 136,406 31.54% File:3x4.svg Tom Wall Republican Party (United States) 35,938 8.31% 1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsEllington: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% McCord: #d3d3d3 40–50% #b0b0b0 50–60% Governor Frank G. Clement Democratic Party (United States) Buford Ellington Democratic Party (United States) The 1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Frank G. Clement was ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Tennessee prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms at the time. Democratic nominee Buford Ellington defeated former governor, Independent Jim Nance McCord, and Republican opponent Tom Wall with 57.5% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 7, 1958.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-05-22 Democratic primary 33.2% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 22 Candidates Buford Ellington, State Representative Andrew T. "Tip" Taylor Edmund Orgill, Mayor of Memphis Clifford Allen, State Senator Jake Armstrong John Hickey G. Edward Friar Edward Brown Results Democratic primary results Buford Ellington Democratic Party (United States) 213,415 31.14% Andrew T. "Tip" Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 204,629 29.86% Edmund Orgill Democratic Party (United States) 204,382 29.82% Clifford Allen Democratic Party (United States) 56,854 8.30% Jake Armstrong Democratic Party (United States) 2,936 0.43% John Hickey Democratic Party (United States) 1,495 0.22% G. Edward Friar Democratic Party (United States) 1,487 0.22% Edward Brown Democratic Party (United States) 93 0.01% 685,291 100.00% Republican primary 1.5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 22 General election Candidates Major party candidates Buford Ellington, Democratic Tom Wall, Republican Other candidates Jim Nance McCord, Independent Allen Bell, Independent Thomas E. Cook, Independent Herbert P. Moore, Independent Paul David Warwick, Independent Lee R. Foster, Independent John Randolph Neal Jr., Independent Results 1958 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 26 October 2017 9781506368993 2019-05-22 Cook Rhodes CQ Press Democratic Party (United States) Buford Ellington 248,874 57.54% Independent politician Jim Nance McCord 136,406 31.54% Republican Party (United States) Tom Wall 35,938 8.31% Independent politician Allen Bell 3,024 0.70% Independent politician Thomas E. Cook 2,673 0.62% Independent politician Herbert P. Moore 1,923 0.45% Independent politician Paul David Warwick 1,639 0.38% Independent politician Lee R. Foster 1,605 0.37% Independent politician John Randolph Neal Jr. 453 0.11% 17 0.00% 212,936 432,545 Democratic Party (United States) References Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1958 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1958 in the United States