Election Name: | 1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Country: | Wisconsin |
Flag Year: | 1913 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Image1: | File:Gaylord Nelson (WI).png |
Nominee1: | Gaylord Nelson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 644,296 |
Percentage1: | 53.59% |
Nominee2: | Vernon W. Thomson |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 556,391 |
Percentage2: | 46.28% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Vernon Wallace Thomson |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Gaylord Nelson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. The Democratic nominee, state senator Gaylord Nelson, defeated the Republican incumbent governor, Vernon W. Thomson, receiving 53.59% of the vote.
This was the first Democratic victory in a Wisconsin gubernatorial election since 1932, and only the second since 1892., this marks the last occasion that Vilas County has voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.[1]