1958 Alaska gubernatorial election

Alaska gubernatorial election, 1958

November 25, 1958

Nominee Bill Egan John Butrovich, Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 29,189 19,299 Percentage 59.6% 39.4%

Governor before election Waino Hendrickson Republican Elected Governor Bill Egan Democratic

The 1958 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 25, 1958, for the post of Governor of Alaska. It was Alaska's first gubernatorial election as a U.S. state, although this did not take effect until January 3, 1959. Democratic State Senator Bill Egan defeated Republican State Senator John Butrovich, Jr..

Results

1958 gubernatorial election, Alaska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Egan	29,189	59.61%
	Republican	John Butrovich, Jr.	19,299	39.41%
	Independent	Mike Dollinter	480	0.98%
Majority			9,890	20.20%
Turnout			48,968
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing