| Election Name: | 1958 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Flag Year: | 1929 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
| Image1: | Grant Sawyer (1967).png |
| Nominee1: | Grant Sawyer |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 50,864 |
| Percentage1: | 59.92% |
| Nominee2: | Charles H. Russell |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 34,025 |
| Percentage2: | 40.08% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles H. Russell |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Grant Sawyer |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1958 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Charles H. Russell ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a third term as Governor of Nevada. He was defeated by Democratic nominee Grant Sawyer with 59.92% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 2, 1958.[1]
| County | Grant Sawyer Democratic | Charles H. Russell Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Churchill | 1,532 | 54.12% | 1,299 | 45.88% | 233 | 8.23% | 2,831 | ||||||||
| Clark | 20,688 | 69.48% | 9,087 | 30.52% | 11,601 | 38.96% | 29,775 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 547 | 39.49% | 838 | 60.51% | -291 | -21.01% | 1,385 | ||||||||
| Elko | 2,533 | 58.85% | 1,771 | 41.15% | 762 | 17.70% | 4,304 | ||||||||
| Esmeralda | 184 | 55.76% | 146 | 44.24% | 38 | 11.52% | 330 | ||||||||
| Eureka | 308 | 63.90% | 174 | 36.10% | 134 | 27.80% | 482 | ||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,293 | 66.51% | 651 | 33.49% | 642 | 33.02% | 1,944 | ||||||||
| Lander | 493 | 59.40% | 337 | 40.60% | 156 | 18.80% | 830 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 998 | 76.95% | 299 | 23.05% | 699 | 53.89% | 1,297 | ||||||||
| Lyon | 1,258 | 54.84% | 1,036 | 45.16% | 222 | 9.68% | 2,294 | ||||||||
| Mineral | 1,577 | 60.86% | 1,014 | 39.14% | 563 | 21.73% | 2,591 | ||||||||
| Nye | 1,035 | 60.92% | 664 | 39.08% | 371 | 21.84% | 1,699 | ||||||||
| Ormsby | 1,292 | 45.62% | 1,540 | 54.38% | -248 | -8.76% | 2,832 | ||||||||
| Pershing | 824 | 59.49% | 561 | 40.51% | 263 | 18.99% | 1,385 | ||||||||
| Storey | 222 | 58.58% | 157 | 41.42% | 65 | 17.15% | 379 | ||||||||
| Washoe | 13,232 | 49.80% | 13,339 | 50.20% | -107 | -0.40% | 26,571 | ||||||||
| White Pine | 2,848 | 71.92% | 1,112 | 28.08% | 1,736 | 43.84% | 3,960 | ||||||||
| Totals | 50,864 | 59.92% | 34,025 | 40.08% | 16,839 | 19.84% | 84,889 | ||||||||