The 1958 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Ernest Hollings won the Democratic primary against rival Donald S. Russell and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 106th governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Fritz Hollings, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and former State Representative from Charleston, later elected to the US Senate in 1966.
- William C. Johnston
- Donald S. Russell, former President of the University of South Carolina and Assistant United States Secretary of State for Administration
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1958 and it became a heated contest between Lieutenant Governor Ernest Hollings and the former president of the University of South Carolina, Donald S. Russell. Hollings emerged victorious from the runoff and effectively became the next governor of South Carolina because there was no opposition in the general election.