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.
Primary elections.
Primary elections were held on August 7, 1958.
Democratic primary.
33.2% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.
Results.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em" |Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 5em" |Votes
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! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes
Republican primary.
1.5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.
General election.
Candidates.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Results.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em"|Candidate
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
References.
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