1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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.Candidates
- Buford Ellington, State Representative
- Andrew T. "Tip" Taylor
- Edmund Orgill, Mayor of Memphis
- Clifford Allen, State Senator
- Jake Armstrong
- John Hickey
- G. Edward Friar
- Edward Brown
Republican primary
1.5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.General election
Candidates
Major party candidates- Buford Ellington, Democratic
- Tom Wall, Republican
- Jim Nance McCord, Independent
- Allen Bell, Independent
- Thomas E. Cook, Independent
- Herbert P. Moore, Independent
- Paul David Warwick, Independent
- Lee R. Foster, Independent
- John Randolph Neal Jr., Independent