1958 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1958 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

←  1956 November 4, 1958 1960  →

Nominee Christopher Del Sesto Dennis J. Roberts Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 176,505 170,275 Percentage 50.90% 49.10%

County results Municipality results Del Sesto:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Roberts:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Dennis J. Roberts Democratic Elected Governor Christopher Del Sesto Republican

The 1958 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. In a rematch of the controversially decided 1956 election, Republican nominee Christopher Del Sesto defeated Democratic incumbent Dennis J. Roberts with 50.90% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on September 17, 1958. ^[1] Roberts survived a primary challenge from Lieutenant Governor Armand H. Cote with 56.1% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dennis J. Roberts, incumbent Governor since 1951
• Armand H. Cote, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis J. Roberts (incumbent)	53,121	56.12
	Democratic	Armand H. Cote	41,536	43.88
Total votes			94,657	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Christopher Del Sesto, former director of the state Office of Price Administration and nominee for Governor in 1956 (Republican)
• Dennis J. Roberts, incumbent Governor since 1951 (Democratic)

Results

1958 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher Del Sesto	176,505	50.90%
	Democratic	Dennis J. Roberts (incumbent)	170,275	49.10%
Majority			6,230
Turnout			346,780
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved April 11, 2020.
2. Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483383026 . Retrieved April 11, 2020.