1958 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1958 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Philleo Nash Warren P. Knowles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote587,209581,061
Percentage50.26%49.74%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Warren P. Knowles
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Philleo Nash
Democratic

The 1958 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1958 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and former Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Philleo Nash defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Warren P. Knowles. [1]

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Republican primary

The Republican primary election was held on 9 September 1958. Incumbent lieutenant governor Warren P. Knowles received a majority of the votes (73.58%) over former lieutenant governor George M. Smith and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Leo P. O'Brien, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [2]

Results

1958 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) 183,671 73.58%
Republican George M. Smith 37,58315.06%
Republican Leo P. O'Brien 28,35211.36%
Total votes249,606 100.00%

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 9 September 1958. Former Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Philleo Nash received a plurality of the votes (47.34%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [3]

Results

1958 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Philleo Nash 110,526 47.34%
Democratic Jerome D. Grant93,09139.88%
Democratic Albert Di Piazza29,84812.78%
Total votes233,465 100.00%

General election

On election day, 4 November 1958, Democratic nominee Philleo Nash won the election by a margin of 6,148 votes against his opponent incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Warren P. Knowles, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Nash was sworn in as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on 5 January 1959. [4]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1958
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Philleo Nash 587,209 50.26
Republican Warren P. Knowles (incumbent)581,06149.74
Scattering400.00
Total votes1,168,310 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1960". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "1958 Lt. Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "1958 Lt. Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "1958 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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