1958 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1958 United States gubernatorial elections United States 1912 legislative no 1957 United States gubernatorial elections 1957 1959 United States gubernatorial elections 1959 34 governorships Seats up Seats won November 4, 1958;September 8, 1958 (ME);November 25, 1958 (AK) Democratic Party (United States) 29 35 6 20 26 Republican Party (United States) 19 14 5 13 8 324px #94C6DF Democratic hold #0272B1 Democratic gain#F48984 Republican hold #CB001A Republican gain#D3D3D3 No election United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1958, in 34 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 4, 1958 (September 8 in Maine, November 25 in Alaska). Alaska held its first gubernatorial election on achieving statehood. In Colorado, Maine and Ohio, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term. Race summary StateGovernorPartyFirstelectedStatusCandidates AlabamaJim Folsom 1950 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John Malcolm Patterson (Democratic) 88.2% Republican Party (US) William Longshore (Republican) 11.4% Independent William Jackson (Independent) 0.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=80047 Alabama Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 AlaskaNew state admittedFirst governor elected.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) William A. Egan (Democratic) 59.6% Republican Party (US) John Butrovich (Republican) 39.4% Independent Mike Dollinter (Independent) 1.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110184 Alaska Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 ArizonaErnest McFarland 1954Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Paul Fannin (Republican) 55.1% Democratic Party (US) Robert Morrison (Democratic) 44.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110197 Arizona Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 ArkansasOrval Faubus 1954Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Orval Faubus (Democratic) 82.5% Republican Party (US) George W. Johnson (Republican) 17.5%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261849 Arkansas Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 CaliforniaGoodwin Knight 1953Knight became governor when incumbent (Earl Warren) resigned.Incumbent retired.Democratic gain.Democratic Party (US) Pat Brown (Democratic) 59.8% Republican Party (US) William Knowland (Republican) 40.2% IndependentWilliam Potter Gale (Independent) 0.04%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36418 California Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 ColoradoStephen McNichols 1956Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Stephen McNichols (Democratic) 58.4% Republican Party (US) Palmer Burch (Republican) 41.6%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=172735 Colorado Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 ConnecticutAbraham Ribicoff 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Abraham Ribicoff (Democratic) 62.3% Republican Party (US)John Davis Lodge (Republican) 37.0% Socialist Party (US)Jasper McLevy (Socialist) 0.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123331 Connecticut Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 GeorgiaMarvin Griffin 1954Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Primary results: Democratic Party (US) Ernest Vandiver (Democratic) 80.51% Democratic Party (US) William T. Bodenhamer (Democratic) 14.16% Democratic Party (US) Lee Roy Abernathy (Democratic) 5.34%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=383045 Georgia Governor, 1958 – D Primary Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 General election: Democratic Party (US) Ernest Vandiver (Democratic) 100.0% IdahoRobert E. Smylie 1954Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Robert E. Smylie (Republican) 51.0% Democratic Party (US) Alfred M. Derr (Democratic) 49.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173718 Idaho Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 IowaHerschel C. Loveless1956Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) 54.1% Republican Party (US) William G. Murray (Republican) 46.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174239 Iowa Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 KansasGeorge Docking1956Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George Docking (Democratic) 56.5% Republican Party (US)Clyde M. Reed Jr. (Republican) 42.5% Prohibition Party (US)Warren C. Martin (Prohibition) 1.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173452 Kansas Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 MaineEdmund Muskie 1954Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Clinton Clauson (Democratic) 52.0% Republican Party (US) Horace Hildreth (Republican) 48.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171787 Maine Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 MarylandTheodore McKeldin 1950Incumbent term-limited.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) J. Millard Tawes (Republican) 63.6% Republican Party (US)James Devereux (Republican) 36.5%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7120 Maryland Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 MassachusettsFoster Furcolo 1954Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Foster Furcolo (Democratic) 56.2% Republican Party (US)Charles Gibbons (Republican) 43.1% Socialist Labor Party (US)Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 0.41% Prohibition Party (US)Guy S. Williams (Prohibition) 0.30%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174323 Massachusetts Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 MichiganG. Mennen Williams 1948Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) G. Mennen Williams (Democratic) 53.0% Republican Party (US)Paul Douglas Bagwell (Republican) 46.6% Socialist Labor Party (US)Ralph Muncy (Socialist Labor) 0.17% Prohibition Party (US)Rollin M. Severance (Prohibition) 0.16% Socialist Workers Party (US)Frank Lovell (Socialist Workers) 0.04%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=111043 Michigan Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 MinnesotaOrville Freeman 1954Incumbent re-elected. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Orville Freeman (DFL) 56.8% Republican Party (US) George MacKinnon (Republican) 42.3% Independent Arne Anderson (Industrial Government) 0.94%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=56948 Minnesota Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 NebraskaVictor Anderson Nebraska politician 1954Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Ralph Brooks (Democratic) 50.19% Republican Party (US) Victor Anderson (Republican) 49.80%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173690 Nebraska Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 NevadaCharles H. Russell 1950Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Grant Sawyer (Democratic) 59.9% Republican Party (US) Charles H. Russell (Republican) 40.1https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=71107 Nevada Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 New HampshireLane Dwinell 1954Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Wesley Powell (Republican) 51.7% Democratic Party (US) Bernard L. Boutin (Democratic) 48.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174347 New Hampshire Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 New MexicoEdwin L. Mechem19501954 (retired)1956Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) John Burroughs (Democratic) 50.47% Republican Party (US) Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) 49.53%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173708 New Mexico Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 New YorkW. Averell Harriman 1954Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Nelson Rockefeller (Republican) 54.7% Democratic Party (US) W. Averell Harriman (Democratic) 44.7% Independent John T. McManus (Ind. Socialist) 0.6%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87168 New York Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018North Dakota John E. Davis North Dakota politician 1956Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John E. Davis (Republican) 53.1% North Dakota Democratic-NPL John F. Lord (Democratic-NPL) 46.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173570 North Dakota Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 OhioC. William O'Neill 1956Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Michael DiSalle (Democratic) 56.9% Republican Party (US)C. William O'Neill (Republican) 43.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27713 Ohio Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018OklahomaRaymond D. Gary 1954 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) J. Howard Edmondson (Democratic) 74.1% Republican Party (US) Phil Ferguson (Republican) 20.0% Independent D.A. "Jelly" Bryce (Independent) 5.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173694 Oklahoma Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 OregonRobert D. Holmes 1956Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Mark Hatfield (Republican) 55.3% Democratic Party (US) Robert D. Holmes (Democratic) 44.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41123 Oregon Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 PennsylvaniaGeorge M. Leader 1954 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) David L. Lawrence (Democratic) 50.8% Republican Party (US) Arthur T. McGonigle (Republican) 48.9% Socialist Labor Party (US) Herman A. Johansen (Socialist Labor) 0.22% Independent Eloise Fickland (Workers) 0.11%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41298 Pennsylvania Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 Rhode IslandDennis J. Roberts 1950Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Christopher Del Sesto (Republican) 50.9% Democratic Party (US) Dennis J. Roberts (Democratic) 49.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261857 Rhode Island Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 South CarolinaGeorge Bell Timmerman Jr. 1954 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Primary election: Democratic Party (US) Fritz Hollings (Democratic) 41.93% Democratic Party (US) Donald S. Russell (Democratic) 35.02% Democratic Party (US) William C. Johnston (Democratic) 23.06%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40448 South Carolina Governor, 1958 – D Primary Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 Primary runoff: Democratic Party (US) Fritz Hollings (Democratic) 56.78% Democratic Party (US) Donald S. Russell (Democratic) 43.22%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40451 South Carolina Governor, 1958 – D Runoff Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 General election: Democratic Party (US) Fritz Hollings (Democratic) 100.0% South DakotaJoe Foss 1954Incumbent term-limited.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Ralph Herseth (Democratic) 51.4% Republican Party (US) Phil Saunders (Republican) 48.6%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173683 South Dakota Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 TennesseeFrank G. Clement 1952Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Buford Ellington (Democratic) 57.5% Independent Jim Nance McCord (Independent) 31.5% Republican Party (US) Tom Wall (Republican) 8.3% Independent Scattering 2.6%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261861 Tennessee Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 TexasPrice Daniel 1956Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Price Daniel (Democratic) 88.1% Republican Party (US) Edwin S. Mayer (Republican) 11.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173701 Texas Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 VermontJoseph B. Johnson 1954Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Robert Stafford (Republican) 50.3% Democratic Party (US) Bernard Joseph Leddy (Democratic) 49.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=144187 Vermont Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 WisconsinVernon Wallace Thomson 1956Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Gaylord Nelson (Democratic) 53.6% Republican Party (US)Vernon Wallace Thomson (Republican) 46.3% Socialist Workers Party (US)Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0.12%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171659 Wisconsin Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 WyomingMilward Simpson 1954Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) John J. Hickey (Democratic) 48.9% Republican Party (US) Milward Simpson (Republican) 46.6% Independent Louis W. Carlson (Economy) 4.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171661 Wyoming Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 20 March 2018 Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 1%: Nebraska, 0.39% Vermont, 0.60% New Mexico, 0.96% States where the margin of victory was under 5%: Rhode Island, 1.80% Idaho, 1.92% Pennsylvania, 1.92% Wyoming, 2.30% South Dakota, 2.80% New Hampshire, 3.30% Maine, 3.96% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: North Dakota, 6.20% Michigan, 6.37% Wisconsin, 7.31% Iowa, 8.26% Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats. Notes See also 1958 United States elections 1958 United States House of Representatives elections 1958 United States Senate elections References collapsed Gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial elections