1958 United States gubernatorial elections

1958 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1957 November 4, 1958;
September 8, 1958 (ME);
November 25, 1958 (AK)
1959 →

34 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 29 19
Seats after 35 14
Seat change Increase6 Decrease5
Seats up 20 13
Seats won 26 8

1958 North Dakota gubernatorial election1958 Alabama gubernatorial election1958 Alaska gubernatorial election1958 Arizona gubernatorial election1958 Arkansas gubernatorial election1958 California gubernatorial election1958 Colorado gubernatorial election1958 Connecticut gubernatorial election1958 Georgia gubernatorial election1958 Idaho gubernatorial election1958 Iowa gubernatorial election1958 Kansas gubernatorial election1958 Maine gubernatorial election1958 Maryland gubernatorial election1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1958 Michigan gubernatorial election1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election1958 Nebraska gubernatorial election1958 Nevada gubernatorial election1958 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election1958 New York gubernatorial election1958 Ohio gubernatorial election1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial election1958 Oregon gubernatorial election1958 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election1958 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1958 South Carolina gubernatorial election1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election1958 Texas gubernatorial election1958 Vermont gubernatorial election1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1958, in 34 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 4, 1958 (September 8 in Maine, November 25 in Alaska). Alaska held its first gubernatorial election on achieving statehood.

In Colorado, Maine and Ohio, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.