1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	November 4, 1958
	November 4, 1958
Governor before election; Frank G. Clement; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Buford Ellington; Democratic

The 1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Democratic nominee Buford Ellington defeated Independent Jim Nance McCord with 57.54% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 7, 1958.[1]

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[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Buford Ellington	213,415	31.14
	Democratic	Andrew T. "Tip" Taylor	204,629	29.86
	Democratic	Edmund Orgill	204,382	29.82
	Democratic	Clifford Allen	56,854	8.30
	Democratic	Jake Armstrong	2,936	0.43
	Democratic	John Hickey	1,495	0.22
	Democratic	G. Edward Friar	1,487	0.22
	Democratic	Edward Brown	93	0.01
Total votes			685,291	100.00

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 election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Buford Ellington	248,874	57.54%
	Independent	Jim Nance McCord	136,406	31.54%
	Republican	Tom Wall	35,938	8.31%
	Independent	Allen Bell	3,024	0.70%
	Independent	Thomas E. Cook	2,673	0.62%
	Independent	Herbert P. Moore	1,923	0.45%
	Independent	Paul David Warwick	1,639	0.38%
	Independent	Lee R. Foster	1,605	0.37%
	Independent	John Randolph Neal Jr.	453	0.11%
Majority			212,936
Turnout			432,545
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
Cook, Rhodes (26 October 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved 2019-05-22.

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[google1-1] Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved 2019-05-22.

[2] Cook, Rhodes (26 October 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved 2019-05-22.

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