Election
The 1958 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat Abraham Ribicoff defeated Republican nominee Fred R. Zeller with 62.29% of the vote.
Ribicoff's margin of victory also allowed Democrats to take control of the malapportioned House of Representatives for the first time since 1876.
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The 1958 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat Abraham Ribicoff defeated Republican nominee Fred R. Zeller with 62.29% of the vote.
Ribicoff's margin of victory also allowed Democrats to take control of the malapportioned House of Representatives for the first time since 1876.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Text from the Wikipedia article “1958 Connecticut gubernatorial election”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.