1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1958 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Frank G. Clement was ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Tennessee prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms at the time. Democratic nominee Buford Ellington defeated former Governor, Independent Jim Nance McCord, and Republican opponent Tom Wall with 57.5% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 7, 1958.

Candidates

 * Buford Ellington, State Representative
 * Andrew T. "Tip" Taylor
 * Edmund Orgill, Mayor of Memphis
 * Clifford Allen, State Senator
 * Jake Armstrong
 * John Hickey
 * G. Edward Friar
 * Edward Brown

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Buford Ellington, Democratic
 * Tom Wall, Republican

Other candidates
 * Jim Nance McCord, Independent
 * Allen Bell, Independent
 * Thomas E. Cook, Independent
 * Herbert P. Moore, Independent
 * Paul David Warwick, Independent
 * Lee R. Foster, Independent
 * John Randolph Neal Jr., Independent