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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1958 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 1958 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 1958 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 19, 1959 - 12:00pm
Term End January 15, 1963 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH August 22, 2007 11:22pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
America Votes, Vol. 4, p. 387
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1954
NameFrank G. Clement Votes281,291 (87.20%)
Term01/19/1955 - 01/19/1959 Margin241,717 (+74.93%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 07, 1958 TN Governor - D Primary Buford Ellington
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Buford Ellington Gov. Jim Nance McCord Tom Wall Allen Bell Thomas E. Cook Herbert P. Moore Paul David Warwick
PartyDemocratic Independent Republican Independent Independent Independent Independent
Votes248,874 (57.54%) 136,406 (31.54%) 35,938 (8.31%) 3,024 (0.70%) 2,673 (0.62%) 1,923 (0.45%) 1,639 (0.38%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -112,468 (-26.00%) -212,936 (-49.23%) -245,850 (-56.84%) -246,201 (-56.92%) -246,951 (-57.09%) -247,235 (-57.16%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Lee R. Foster John Randolph Neal, Jr. (W) Others
PartyWheat in Bread Independent Other
Votes1,605 (0.37%) 453 (0.11%) 17 (0.00%)
Margin-247,269 (-57.17%) -248,421 (-57.43%) -248,857 (-57.53%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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