United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1958, in 34 states, concurrent with the
House
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and
Senate elections, on November 4, 1958 (September 8 in Maine, November 25 in Alaska).
Alaska
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held its first gubernatorial election on achieving statehood.
In
Colorado
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,
Maine
Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...
and
Ohio
Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...
, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.
Results
See also
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1958 United States elections
The 1958 United States elections were held on November 4, 1958, and elected members of the 86th United States Congress. The election took place in the middle of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower's second term. Eisenhower's party suffe ...
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1958 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1958 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1958 which occurred in the middle of Dwight Eisenhower's second term.
The economy was suffering the Recession of 1958, w ...
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1958 United States Senate elections
The 1958 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's second term.
As is common in mid-term elections, the party in the White House lost seats, but l ...
References
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Gubernatorial elections
1950s