1958, alaska, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1958, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, took, place, november, 1958, post, governor, alaska, alaska, first, gubernatorial, election, state, although, this, take, effect, until, january, 1959, democ. For related races see 1958 United States gubernatorial elections 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 Shadow Senator William A Egan and his running mate Hugh Wade defeated Republican State Senator John Butrovich and his running mate former territorial tax commissioner K F Dewey 1 1958 Alaska gubernatorial electionNovember 25 1958 1962 Nominee William A Egan John ButrovichParty Democratic RepublicanRunning mate Hugh Wade K F DeweyPopular vote 29 189 19 299Percentage 59 6 39 4 Results by election districtEgan 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Butrovich 50 60 Governor before electionWaino HendricksonRepublican Elected Governor William A EganDemocraticResults EditDemocratic primary results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William A Egan 22 735 61 06 Democratic Victor C Rivers 8 845 23 75 Democratic Williams Gerald Jerry 5 656 3 82 Total votes 37 236 100 00 Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Butrovich 9 693 100 Total votes 9 693 100 00 1958 Alaska gubernatorial election 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William A Egan 29 189 59 61 Republican John Butrovich 19 299 39 41 Independent Mike Dollinter 480 0 98 Majority 9 890 20 20 Turnout 48 968Democratic gain from Republican SwingReferences Edit 1958 Gubernatorial General Election Results Alaska Alaska Division of Elections Archived from the original on May 25 2014 Retrieved 2009 08 31 Our Campaigns AK Governor D Primary Race Aug 26 1958 Our Campaigns AK Governor R Primary Race Aug 26 1958 1958 Gubernatorial General Election Results Alaska Alaska Division of Elections Archived from the original on May 25 2014 Retrieved 2009 08 31 This Alaska elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1958 Alaska gubernatorial election amp oldid 1164125993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,