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1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1909 Presidential no 1956 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1956 1960 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1960 November 4, 1958 File:Ralph Herseth.jpg 150x150px Ralph Herseth Democratic Party (United States) 132,761 51.40% File:Phil Saunders, 19th Attorney General of South Dakota (cropped).jpg Phil Saunders Republican Party (United States) 125,520 48.60% 1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsHerseth: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Saunders: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% Governor Joe Foss Republican Party (United States) Ralph Herseth Democratic Party (United States)
The 1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958.
Incumbent Republican Governor Joe Foss was term-limited.
Democratic nominee Ralph Herseth defeated Republican nominee Phil Saunders with 51.40% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 3, 1958. Voting Information https://books.google.com/books?id=r2pFlUoHBNYC&pg=PA78 Washington, D.C. Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense South Dakota: Section I. Elections 78 March 1958 21 May 2020
Democratic primary
Candidates
Ralph Herseth, State Senatorhttps://www.southdakotaccc.org/worker.php?id=8846 Ralph E. Herseth May 2020 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Museum of South Dakota 21 May 2020
Results
Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 142
Ralph Herseth Democratic Party (United States) unopposed
Republican primary
Candidates
Phil Saunders, incumbent Attorney General of South DakotaCrass Scott 2016 Statesmen and mischief makers: Officeholders and their contributions to history from Kennedy to Reagan III https://books.google.com/books?id=wImbDAAAQBAJ&q=saunders&pg=PT948 XLibris Chapter 125: Herseth-Sandlin's Grandpa's Tenure Marked Short Gap in Long GOP Dominance in South Dakota 948 978-1-5144-6976-7 21 May 2020
L. Roy Houck, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Charles Lacey, state representative
Results
Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 142https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/ElectionsReturnsPre1972.pdf Elections 2005 South Dakota Legislative Manual 635 21 May 2020
Phil Saunders Republican Party (United States) 49,746 61.60
L. Roy Houck Republican Party (United States) 21,621 26.77
Charles Lacey Republican Party (United States) 9,384 11.62
80,751 100.00
General election
Candidates
Ralph Herseth, Democratic
Phil Saunders, Republican
Results
1958 South Dakota gubernatorial electionCongressional Quarterly 1998 79https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173683 SD Governor, 1958 Our Campaigns 21 May 2020
Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Herseth 132,761 51.40%
Republican Party (United States) Phil Saunders 125,520 48.60%
7,241 2.80%
258,281 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
References
Bibliography
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998
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