Election Name: | 1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1957 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1960 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Image1: | File:Orville L. Freeman (MN).png |
Nominee1: | Orville Freeman |
Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote1: | 658,326 |
Percentage1: | 56.76% |
Nominee2: | George MacKinnon |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 490,731 |
Percentage2: | 42.31% |
Map Size: | 270px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Orville Freeman |
Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
After Election: | Orville Freeman |
After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Orville Freeman defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger George MacKinnon.