The 1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Frank G. Clement was ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Tennessee prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms at the time. Democratic nominee Buford Ellington defeated former Governor, Independent Jim Nance McCord, and Republican opponent Tom Wall with 57.5% of the vote.
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Primary elections were held on August 7, 1958.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Buford Ellington | 213,415 | 31.14% | |
| Democratic | Andrew T. "Tip" Taylor | 204,629 | 29.86% | |
| Democratic | Edmund Orgill | 204,382 | 29.82% | |
| Democratic | Clifford Allen | 56,854 | 8.30% | |
| Democratic | Jake Armstrong | 2,936 | 0.43% | |
| Democratic | John Hickey | 1,495 | 0.22% | |
| Democratic | G. Edward Friar | 1,487 | 0.22% | |
| Democratic | Edward Brown | 93 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 685,291 | 100.00% | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Buford Ellington | 248,874 | 57.54% | ||
| Independent | Jim Nance McCord | 136,406 | 31.54% | ||
| Republican | Tom Wall | 35,938 | 8.31% | ||
| Independent | Allen Bell | 3,024 | 0.70% | ||
| Independent | Thomas E. Cook | 2,673 | 0.62% | ||
| Independent | Herbert P. Moore | 1,923 | 0.45% | ||
| Independent | Paul David Warwick | 1,639 | 0.38% | ||
| Independent | Lee R. Foster | 1,605 | 0.37% | ||
| Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 453 | 0.11% | ||
| Majority | 212,936 | ||||
| Turnout | 432,545 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
