| Election Name: | 1958 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1962 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Election Date: | 1958 |
| Nominee1: | Fritz Hollings |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,691 |
| Percentage1: | 56.8% |
| Nominee2: | Donald S. Russell |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 145,162 |
| Percentage2: | 43.2% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | George Timmerman |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Fritz Hollings |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1958 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Ernest Hollings won the Democratic primary against rival Donald S. Russell and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 106th governor.
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1958 and it became a heated contest between Lieutenant Governor Ernest Hollings and the former president of the University of South Carolina, Donald S. Russell. Hollings emerged victorious from the runoff and effectively became the next governor of South Carolina because there was no opposition in the general election.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ernest Hollings | 158,159 | 41.9 |
| 132,099 | 35.0 | |
| William C. Johnston | 86,981 | 23.1 |
| Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ernest Hollings | 190,691 | 56.8 | +14.9 |
| Donald S. Russell | 145,162 | 43.2 | +8.2 |
The general election was held on November 4, 1958 and Ernest Hollings was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-