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 County results Ellington: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% McCord: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the nextgovernor of Tennessee. IncumbentDemocratic governorFrank G. Clement wasineligible to run for re-election, as theConstitution of Tennessee prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms at the time. Democratic nomineeBuford Ellington defeated former governor,IndependentJim Nance McCord, andRepublican opponent Tom Wall with 57.5% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on August 7, 1958.[1]
33.2% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Buford Ellington | 213,415 | 31.14% | |
| Democratic | Andrew T. "Tip" Taylor | 204,629 | 29.86% | |
| Democratic | Edmund Orgill | 204,382 | 29.82% | |
| Democratic | Clifford Allen | 56,854 | 8.30% | |
| Democratic | Jake Armstrong | 2,936 | 0.43% | |
| Democratic | John Hickey | 1,495 | 0.22% | |
| Democratic | G. Edward Friar | 1,487 | 0.22% | |
| Democratic | Edward Brown | 93 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 685,291 | 100.00% | ||
1.5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.[2]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Buford Ellington | 248,874 | 57.54% | ||
| Independent | Jim Nance McCord | 136,406 | 31.54% | ||
| Republican | Tom Wall | 35,938 | 8.31% | ||
| Independent | Allen Bell | 3,024 | 0.70% | ||
| Independent | Thomas E. Cook | 2,673 | 0.62% | ||
| Independent | Herbert P. Moore | 1,923 | 0.45% | ||
| Independent | Paul David Warwick | 1,639 | 0.38% | ||
| Independent | Lee R. Foster | 1,605 | 0.37% | ||
| Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 453 | 0.11% | ||
| 17 | 0.00% | ||||
| Majority | 212,936 | ||||
| Turnout | 432,545 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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