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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 | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ernest Hollings | 158,159 | 41.9 |
| Donald S. Russell | 132,099 | 35.0 |
| William C. Johnston | 86,981 | 23.1 |
| Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
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| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ernest Hollings | 77,714 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 77,688 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 77,740 | 14.5 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Preceded by 1954 | South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1962 |
