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  TN Governor
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Parents > United States > Tennessee > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1958 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 1958 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 1958 - 11:00pm Central
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%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1962
NameFrank G. Clement Votes315,648 (50.85%)
Term01/15/1963 - 01/16/1967 Margin111,883 (+18.02%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 07, 1958 TN Governor - D Primary
Buford Ellington
D 685,291

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
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Uncertified Votes 248,874 (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%)
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Name Lee R. Foster John Randolph Neal, Jr. (W) Others  
PartyWheat in Bread Independent Other  
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Uncertified Votes 1,605 (0.37%) 453 (0.11%) 17 (0.00%)  
Margin-247,269 (-57.17%) -248,421 (-57.43%) -248,857 (-57.53%)  
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