1958 Idaho gubernatorial election
Results
Table:
1958 Idaho gubernatorial election[2]

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

±%

Republican

Robert E. Smylie

121,810

50.96%

Democratic

Alfred M. Derr

117,236

49.04%

Majority

4,574

Turnout

239,046

Republican hold

Swing

From the table named 1958 Idaho gubernatorial election — section "Results", answer the following question with a short sentence: Who won the election, and how many votes did the winner get in terms of percentage? Output only the correct answer as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: Republican Robert E. Smylie defeated Democratic Alfred M. Derr with 50.96% of the vote.