1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election

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1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ralph Herseth Phil Saunders
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote132,761125,520
Percentage51.40%48.60%
1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Herseth:      50–60%     60–70%
Tie:     50–60%
Saunders:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Governor before election

Joe Foss
Republican

Elected Governor

Ralph Herseth
Democratic

The 1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Governor Joe Foss was term-limited.

Democratic nominee Ralph Herseth defeated Republican nominee Phil Saunders with 51.40% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 3, 1958. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph Herseth unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Saunders 49,746 61.60
Republican L. Roy Houck 21,62126.77
Republican Charles Lacey9,38411.62
Total votes80,751 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ralph Herseth 132,761 51.40%
Republican Phil Saunders 125,52048.60%
Majority7,2412.80%
Turnout 258,281100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "South Dakota: Section I. Elections". Voting Information. Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. March 1958. p. 78. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ralph E. Herseth". Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Museum of South Dakota. May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 142.
  4. ↑ Crass, Scott (2016). "Chapter 125: Herseth-Sandlin's Grandpa's Tenure Marked Short Gap in Long GOP Dominance in South Dakota". Statesmen and mischief makers: Officeholders and their contributions to history from Kennedy to Reagan. III. XLibris. p. 948. ISBN   978-1-5144-6976-7 . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 Elections (PDF). 2005 South Dakota Legislative Manual. p. 635. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 79.
  7. ↑ "SD Governor, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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