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The 1957 civil rights debate was not the only time Knowland proved to be outmaneuvered by the deceitful and shrewd Johnson.<ref name=snac/><ref>FascinatingPolitics (August 30, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/08/30/the-wizard-of-ooze-everett-dirksen-of-illinois/ The Wizard of Ooze: Everett Dirksen of Illinois]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref> After leaving the Senate, he was replaced as the Senate GOP leader by fellow [[Illinois]] conservative [[Everett Dirksen]], who defeated [[Kentucky]] [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Sherman Cooper]] for the post by a 20–14 vote.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=53648 Minority Leader Race - Jan 07, 1959]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref>
The 1957 civil rights debate was not the only time Knowland proved to be outmaneuvered by the deceitful and shrewd Johnson.<ref name=snac/><ref>FascinatingPolitics (August 30, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/08/30/the-wizard-of-ooze-everett-dirksen-of-illinois/ The Wizard of Ooze: Everett Dirksen of Illinois]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref> After leaving the Senate, he was replaced as the Senate GOP leader by fellow [[Illinois]] conservative [[Everett Dirksen]], who defeated [[Kentucky]] [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Sherman Cooper]] for the post by a 20–14 vote.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=53648 Minority Leader Race - Jan 07, 1959]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref>
===1958 gubernatorial bid===
In the [[1958 Midterm Elections]], Knowland retired from the Senate to run for [[Governors of California|Governor of California]]. He lost the general election by nearly twenty percentage points to Democrat Edmund G. "Pat" Brown.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36418 CA Governor Race - Nov 04, 1958]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref> This was largely attributed to his support for right-to-work laws.<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/>
===Later political involvement===
===Later political involvement===