1958 United States gubernatorial elections
November 4, 1958;
September 8, 1958 (ME);
November 25, 1958 (AK)
34 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 29 19
Seats after 35 14
Seat change Increase6 Decrease5
Seats up 20 13
Seats won 26 8
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     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.

Results

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
AlabamaJim FolsomDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryJohn Malcolm Patterson (Democratic) 88.22%
William Longshore (Republican) 11.44%
William Jackson (Independent) 0.34%
[1]
Alaska
(Held, 25 November 1958)		New stateWilliam A. Egan (Democratic) 59.61%
John Butrovich (Republican) 39.41%
Mike Dollinter (Independent) 0.98%
[2]
ArizonaErnest McFarlandDemocraticRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victoryPaul Fannin (Republican) 55.13%
Robert Morrison (Democratic) 44.87%
[3]
ArkansasOrval FaubusDemocraticRe-elected, 82.47%George W. Johnson (Republican) 17.53%
[4]
CaliforniaGoodwin KnightRepublicanRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victoryPat Brown (Democratic) 59.75%
William Knowland (Republican) 40.16%
William Potter Gale (Independent) 0.04%
Scattering 0.05%
[5]
ColoradoStephen McNicholsDemocraticRe-elected, 58.41%Palmer L. Burch (Republican) 41.59%
[6]
ConnecticutAbraham RibicoffDemocraticRe-elected, 62.29%Fred R. Zeller (Republican) 37.01%
Jasper McLevy (Socialist) 0.70%
[7]
GeorgiaMarvin GriffinDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryErnest Vandiver (Democratic) unopposed in the general election.
(Democratic primary results)
Ernest Vandiver 80.51%
William T. Bodenhamer 14.16%
Lee Roy Abernathy 5.34%
[8]
IdahoRobert E. SmylieRepublicanRe-elected, 50.96%Alfred M. Derr (Democratic) 49.04%
[9]
IowaHerschel C. LovelessDemocraticRe-elected, 54.13%William G. Murray (Republican) 45.87%
[10]
KansasGeorge DockingDemocraticRe-elected, 56.46%Clyde M. Reed, Jr. (Republican) 42.54%
Warren C. Martin (Prohibition) 1.01%
[11]
Maine
(Held, 8 September 1958)		Edmund MuskieDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryClinton Clauson (Democratic) 51.99%
Horace Hildreth (Republican) 48.01%
[12]
MarylandTheodore McKeldinRepublicanTerm-limited, Democratic victoryJ. Millard Tawes (Democratic) 63.55%
James Devereux (Republican) 36.45%
[13]
MassachusettsFoster FurcoloDemocraticRe-elected, 56.19%Charles Gibbons (Republican) 43.10%
Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 0.41%
Guy S. Williams (Prohibition) 0.30%
[14]
MichiganG. Mennen WilliamsDemocraticRe-elected, 53.00%Paul Douglas Bagwell (Republican) 46.63%
Ralph Muncy (Socialist Labor) 0.17%
Rollin M. Severance (Prohibition) 0.16%
Frank Lovell (Socialist Workers) 0.04%
[15]
MinnesotaOrville FreemanDFLRe-elected, 56.76%George MacKinnon (Republican) 42.31%
Arne Anderson (Industrial Government) 0.94%
[16]
NebraskaVictor E. AndersonRepublicanDefeated, 49.80%Ralph G. Brooks (Democratic) 50.19%
Scattering 0.00%
[17]
NevadaCharles H. RussellRepublicanDefeated, 40.08%Grant Sawyer (Democratic) 59.92%
[18]
New HampshireLane DwinellRepublicanRetired, Republican victoryWesley Powell (Republican) 51.65%
Bernard L. Boutin (Democratic) 48.35%
[19]
New MexicoEdwin L. MechemRepublicanDefeated, 49.53%John Burroughs (Democratic) 50.47%
[20]
New YorkW. Averell HarrimanDemocraticDefeated, 44.71%Nelson Rockefeller (Republican) 54.74%
John T. McManus (Independent Socialist) 0.55%
[21]
North DakotaJohn E. DavisRepublicanRe-elected, 53.10%John F. Lord (D-NPL) 46.90%
[22]
OhioC. William O'NeillRepublicanDefeated, 43.08%Michael DiSalle (Democratic) 56.92%
[23]
OklahomaRaymond D. GaryDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryJ. Howard Edmondson (Democratic) 74.14%
Phil Ferguson (Republican) 19.95%
D. A. "Jelly" Bryce (Independent) 5.91%
[24]
OregonRobert D. HolmesDemocraticDefeated, 44.66%Mark Hatfield (Republican) 55.32%
Scattering 0.03%
[25]
PennsylvaniaGeorge M. LeaderDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryDavid L. Lawrence (Democratic) 50.79%
Arthur T. McGonigle (Republican) 48.88%
Herman A. Johansen (Socialist Labor) 0.22%
Eloise Fickland (Workers) 0.11%
[26]
Rhode IslandDennis J. RobertsDemocraticDefeated, 49.10%Christopher Del Sesto (Republican) 50.90%
[27]
South CarolinaGeorge Bell Timmerman Jr.DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryFritz Hollings (Democratic) unopposed in the general election.
(Democratic primary/primary run-off results)
Fritz Hollings 41.93%/56.78%
Donald S. Russell 35.02%/43.22%
William C. Johnston 23.06%
[28]
South DakotaJoe FossRepublicanTerm-limited, Democratic victoryRalph Herseth (Democratic) 51.40%
Phil Saunders (Republican) 48.60%
[29]
TennesseeFrank G. ClementDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryBuford Ellington (Democratic) 57.54%
Jim Nance McCord (Independent) 31.54%
Tom Wall (Republican) 8.31%
Scattering 2.61%
[30]
TexasPrice DanielDemocraticRe-elected, 88.09%Edwin S. Mayer (Republican) 11.91%
[31]
VermontJoseph B. JohnsonRepublicanRetired, Republican victoryRobert Stafford (Republican) 50.29%
Bernard Joseph Leddy (Democratic) 49.71%
[32]
WisconsinVernon Wallace ThomsonRepublicanDefeated, 46.28%Gaylord Nelson (Democratic) 53.59%
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0.12%
[33]
WyomingMilward SimpsonRepublicanDefeated, 46.64%John J. Hickey (Democratic) 48.94%
Louis W. Carlson (Economy) 4.42%
[34]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Alaska Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Arizona Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "California Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Colorado Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Connecticut Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Governor, 1958 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Idaho Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Iowa Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Kansas Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Maine Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Maryland Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Michigan Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Minnesota Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Nebraska Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nevada Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "New Hampshire Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "New Mexico Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "New York Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  22. ↑ "North Dakota Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ohio Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  24. ↑ "Oklahoma Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  25. ↑ "Oregon Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  26. ↑ "Pennsylvania Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  27. ↑ "Rhode Island Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  28. ↑ "South Carolina Governor, 1958 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
    "South Carolina Governor, 1958 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  29. ↑ "South Dakota Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  30. ↑ "Tennessee Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  31. ↑ "Texas Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  32. ↑ "Vermont Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  33. ↑ "Wisconsin Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  34. ↑ "Wyoming Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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