1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election

1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election

← 1954 November 4, 1958 1962 →
 
Nominee John J. Hickey Milward Simpson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 55,070 52,488
Percentage 48.94% 46.64%

County results
Hickey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Simpson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Milward Simpson
Republican

Elected Governor

John J. Hickey
Democratic

The 1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Governor Milward Simpson ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by John J. Hickey, the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming and the Democratic nominee. Following a close campaign, Hickey narrowly defeated Simpson for re-election, winning just a narrow plurality because of a third-party candidate in the race. In an irony, just four years later, in the 1962 special U.S. Senate election, Simpson would defeat Hickey, avenging his loss in the gubernatorial election. To date, this is the last time an incumbent Governor of Wyoming lost re-election.