| Election Name: | 1958 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maine |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1956 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1960 Maine gubernatorial special election |
| Next Year: | 1960 (special) |
| Election Date: | September 8, 1958 |
| Image1: | ClintonClauson.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Clinton Clauson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 145,673 |
| Percentage1: | 52.0% |
| Nominee2: | Horace Hildreth |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 134,572 |
| Percentage2: | 48.0% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Edmund Muskie |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Clinton Clauson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1958 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1958. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edmund Muskie, was term limited and seeking election to the United States Senate, thus did not run. Democrat Clinton Clauson, then mayor of Waterville, unexpectedly defeated Muskie's chosen Democratic candidate in the primary, and faced off against the popular previous two term Republican Governor, Horace Hildreth in the general election. Hildreth was the heavy favorite to win, however Clauson was able to narrowly defeat him, retaining the Blaine House for the Democrats.
The election was also the last time that Maine would hold its election in September. Traditionally, Maine had held its elections two months before the rest of the nation, which had help give birth to the phrase "As Maine goes, so goes the nation" and its status as a bellwether state. However, following a 1957 referendum, the state constitution was amended to hold all elections after 1958 in November and shift from two-year to four-year terms.