1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Republican incumbent Vernon Wallace Thomson was defeated by Democratic nominee Gaylord Nelson with 53.59% of the vote.

November 4, 1958


Nominee	Gaylord Nelson	Vernon W. Thomson
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	644,296	556,391
Percentage	53.59%	46.28%

County results
Nelson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Thomson: 50–60% 60–70%

Governor before election

Vernon Wallace Thomson
Republican

Elected Governor

Gaylord Nelson
Democratic

As of 2018, this marks the last occasion that Vilas County has voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.[1]

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Candidates

Vernon Wallace Thomson (Republican), Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1951 to 1953, Governor of Wisconsin since 1953.[2][3]
Gaylord Nelson (Democrat), member of the Wisconsin State Senate since 1948.[4]
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers Party)[5]

Results

1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gaylord Nelson	644,296	53.59%
	Republican	Vernon Wallace Thomson (incumbent)	556,391	46.28%
	Socialist Workers	Wayne Leverenz	1,485	0.12%
	Independent	Write-ins	47	0.00%
Majority			87,905	7.31%
Turnout			1,202,219
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
"THOMSON, Vernon Wallace 1905–1988". House.gov. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
"WI Governor (1956)". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
"Nelson, Gaylord A." Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
"Leverenz, Wayne". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
"WI Governor (1958)". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

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