1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. The Democratic nominee, state senator Gaylord Nelson, defeated the Republican incumbent governor, Vernon W. Thomson, receiving 53.59% of the vote.

This was the first Democratic victory in a Wisconsin gubernatorial election since 1932, and only the second since 1892. , this marks the last occasion that Vilas County has voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.

Candidates

 * Vernon Wallace Thomson (Republican), Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1951 to 1953, Governor of Wisconsin since 1953.
 * Gaylord Nelson (Democrat), member of the Wisconsin State Senate since 1948.
 * Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers Party)