1958 Ohio gubernatorial election

1958 Ohio gubernatorial election
	November 4, 1958
	County results; DiSalle: 50–60% 60–70% ; O'Neill: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; C. William O'Neill; Republican	Elected Governor ; Michael DiSalle; Democratic

The 1958 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Democratic nominee Michael DiSalle defeated incumbent Republican C. William O'Neill in a rematch of the 1956 election with 56.92% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 6, 1958.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Michael DiSalle, former Mayor of Toledo
Anthony J. Celebrezze, Mayor of Cleveland
Albert S. Porter, Cuyahoga County Engineer
Robert N. Gorman, former Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Jack Sensenbrenner, Mayor of Columbus
Clingan Jackson, former Ohio State Senator
Vivienne L. Suarez

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael DiSalle	242,830	37.71
	Democratic	Anthony J. Celebrezze	140,453	21.81
	Democratic	Albert S. Porter	108,498	16.85
	Democratic	Robert N. Gorman	57,694	8.96
	Democratic	Jack Sensenbrenner	52,350	8.13
	Democratic	Clingan Jackson	35,175	5.46
	Democratic	Vivienne L. Suarez	6,928	1.08
Total votes			643,928	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

C. William O'Neill, incumbent Governor
Charles Phelps Taft II, former Mayor of Cincinnati

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. William O'Neill (incumbent)	346,660	63.63
	Republican	Charles Phelps Taft II	198,173	36.37
Total votes			544,833	100.00

General election

Candidates

Michael DiSalle, Democratic
C. William O'Neill, Republican

Results

1958 Ohio gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael DiSalle	1,869,260	56.92%
	Republican	C. William O'Neill (incumbent)	1,414,874	43.08%
Majority			454,386
Turnout			3,284,134
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "Democratic Primary: May 6, 1958". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ "Republican Primary: May 6, 1958". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ "General Election Overview: November 4, 1958". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[Ohio-1] "Democratic Primary: May 6, 1958". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[2] "Republican Primary: May 6, 1958". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[3] "General Election Overview: November 4, 1958". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

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