1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Country:	South Dakota
Flag Year:	1909
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1956 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1956
Next Election:	1960 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1960
Election Date:	November 4, 1958
Image1:	File:Ralph Herseth.jpg
Nominee1:	Ralph Herseth
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	132,761
Percentage1:	51.40%
Nominee2:	Phil Saunders
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	125,520
Percentage2:	48.60%
Map Size:	260px
Governor
Before Election:	Joe Foss
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Ralph Herseth
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958.

Incumbent Republican Governor Joe Foss was term-limited.

Democratic nominee Ralph Herseth defeated Republican nominee Phil Saunders with 51.40% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 3, 1958.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Ralph Herseth, State Senator^[2]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Phil Saunders, incumbent Attorney General of South Dakota^[3]
• L. Roy Houck, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Charles Lacey, state representative

Results

General election

Candidates

• Ralph Herseth, Democratic
• Phil Saunders, Republican

Results

Bibliography

• Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . .

Notes and References

1. Book: . Voting Information . https://books.google.com/books?id=r2pFlUoHBNYC&pg=PA78 . Washington, D.C. . Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense . South Dakota: Section I. Elections . 78 . March 1958 . 21 May 2020 .
2. Web site: Ralph E. Herseth . . May 2020 . Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Museum of South Dakota . 21 May 2020 .
3. Book: Crass, Scott . 2016 . Statesmen and mischief makers: Officeholders and their contributions to history from Kennedy to Reagan . III . https://books.google.com/books?id=wImbDAAAQBAJ&q=saunders&pg=PT948 . XLibris . Chapter 125: Herseth-Sandlin's Grandpa's Tenure Marked Short Gap in Long GOP Dominance in South Dakota . 948 . 978-1-5144-6976-7 . 21 May 2020 .