Election Name: | 1958 Texas gubernatorial election |
Country: | Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1956 Texas gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1960 Texas gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Nominee1: | Price Daniel |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 695,779 |
Percentage1: | 88.1% |
Nominee2: | Edwin S. Mayer |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 94,086 |
Percentage2: | 11.9% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Price Daniel |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Price Daniel |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1958 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Price Daniel was reelected a second term, winning 88% of the vote to Republican Edwin Mayer's 12%.
To date, this was the last election in which a candidate for Governor of Texas received more than 75% of the vote.