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1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1966 November 5, 1968 1970 →
 
Nominee Warren P. Knowles Bronson C. La Follette
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 893,463 791,100
Percentage 52.88% 46.82%

County results
Knowles:      50–60%      60–70%
La Follette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Warren P. Knowles
Republican

Elected Governor

Warren P. Knowles
Republican

The 1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Republican Warren P. Knowles won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his third term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Democrat Bronson C. La Follette.[1] This was the last gubernatorial election in Wisconsin where the governor was elected to a two year term separately from the Lieutenant Governor.

Primary election

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The primary election was held on September 10, 1968.

Republican party

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) 272,504 100.00%
Total votes 272,504 100.00%

Democratic party

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bronson C. La Follette 173,458 84.52%
Democratic Floyd L. Wille 31,778 15.48%
Total votes 205,236 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • Warren P. Knowles, Republican
  • Bronson C. La Follete, Democrat
  • Adolf Wiggert, Independent
  • Robert Wilkinson, Independent

Results

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1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) 893,463 52.88% −0.62%
Democratic Bronson C. La Follette 791,100 46.82% +0.73%
Independent Adolf Wiggert 3,225 0.19% −0.21%
Independent Robert Wilkinson 1,813 0.11%
Scattering[a] 137 0.01%
Majority 102,363 6.06%
Total votes 1,689,738 100.00%
Republican hold Swing -1.36%

Results by county

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Knowles was the first Republican to win without carrying Clark County since William E. Smith in 1877. Forest County, Marathon County, Rusk County, and Wood County would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2018.

County[3][4] Warren P. Knowles
Republican
Bronson C. La Follette
Democratic
All Others
Various
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Adams 1,613 44.63% 1,990 55.06% 11 0.30% -377 -10.43% 3,614
Ashland 2,835 40.96% 4,056 58.60% 30 0.43% -1,221 -17.64% 6,921
Barron 7,819 58.05% 5,637 41.85% 13 0.10% 2,182 16.20% 13,469
Bayfield 2,439 43.57% 3,146 56.20% 13 0.23% -707 -12.63% 5,598
Brown 32,161 57.38% 23,608 42.12% 278 0.50% 8,553 15.26% 56,047
Buffalo 3,062 57.63% 2,246 42.27% 5 0.09% 816 15.36% 5,313
Burnett 2,380 55.16% 1,929 44.70% 6 0.14% 451 10.45% 4,315
Calumet 5,075 50.53% 4,954 49.32% 15 0.15% 121 1.20% 10,044
Chippewa 7,757 47.31% 8,625 52.60% 14 0.09% -868 -5.29% 16,396
Clark 6,003 49.26% 6,162 50.56% 22 0.18% -159 -1.30% 12,187
Columbia 9,065 56.32% 7,001 43.50% 30 0.19% 2,064 12.82% 16,096
Crawford 3,744 61.74% 2,313 38.14% 7 0.12% 1,431 23.60% 6,064
Dane 56,260 52.75% 49,758 46.65% 640 0.60% 6,502 6.10% 106,658
Dodge 14,492 56.29% 11,234 43.64% 18 0.07% 3,258 12.66% 25,744
Door 5,504 62.26% 3,321 37.57% 15 0.17% 2,183 24.69% 8,840
Douglas 7,572 41.98% 10,414 57.73% 53 0.29% -2,842 -15.75% 18,039
Dunn 5,483 53.65% 4,722 46.21% 14 0.14% 761 7.45% 10,219
Eau Claire 13,007 51.87% 12,020 47.93% 51 0.20% 987 3.94% 25,078
Florence 852 51.45% 798 48.19% 6 0.36% 54 3.26% 1,656
Fond du Lac 17,916 55.24% 14,432 44.50% 86 0.27% 3,484 10.74% 32,434
Forest 1,292 42.71% 1,727 57.09% 6 0.20% -435 -14.38% 3,025
Grant 11,265 67.07% 5,515 32.83% 17 0.10% 5,750 34.23% 16,797
Green 6,787 64.08% 3,799 35.87% 5 0.05% 2,988 28.21% 10,591
Green Lake 4,661 61.20% 2,942 38.63% 13 0.17% 1,719 22.57% 7,616
Iowa 3,920 55.73% 3,102 44.10% 12 0.17% 818 11.63% 7,034
Iron 1,462 45.63% 1,735 54.15% 7 0.22% -273 -8.52% 3,204
Jackson 3,261 54.83% 2,672 44.93% 14 0.24% 589 9.90% 5,947
Jefferson 12,749 56.64% 9,722 43.20% 36 0.16% 3,027 13.45% 22,507
Juneau 3,957 56.39% 3,045 43.39% 15 0.21% 912 13.00% 7,017
Kenosha 19,243 45.75% 22,701 53.97% 121 0.29% -3,458 -8.22% 42,065
Kewaunee 4,326 56.95% 3,262 42.94% 8 0.11% 1,064 14.01% 7,596
La Crosse 20,416 64.62% 11,073 35.05% 106 0.34% 9,343 29.57% 31,595
Lafayette 3,986 54.63% 3,305 45.30% 5 0.07% 681 9.33% 7,296
Langlade 3,523 49.82% 3,535 49.99% 13 0.18% -12 -0.17% 7,071
Lincoln 4,603 49.83% 4,619 50.00% 16 0.17% -16 -0.17% 9,238
Manitowoc 13,611 43.78% 17,344 55.79% 133 0.43% -3,733 -12.01% 31,088
Marathon 16,430 43.41% 21,297 56.27% 118 0.31% -4,867 -12.86% 37,845
Marinette 7,477 50.96% 7,167 48.84% 29 0.20% 310 2.11% 14,673
Marquette 2,290 60.39% 1,495 39.43% 7 0.18% 795 20.97% 3,792
Menominee 239 34.44% 452 65.13% 3 0.43% -213 -30.69% 694
Milwaukee 195,502 47.35% 214,717 52.28% 1,518 0.37% -20,515 -4.92% 410,737
Monroe 7,237 62.53% 4,323 37.35% 13 0.11% 2,914 25.18% 11,573
Oconto 5,469 52.41% 4,951 47.45% 15 0.14% 518 4.96% 10,435
Oneida 5,247 50.69% 5,094 49.21% 10 0.10% 153 1.48% 10,351
Outagamie 22,748 53.72% 19,469 45.97% 130 0.31% 3,279 7.74% 42,347
Ozaukee 13,437 64.99% 7,185 34.75% 55 0.27% 6,252 30.24% 20,677
Pepin 1,536 53.73% 1,321 46.20% 2 0.07% 215 7.52% 2,859
Pierce 6,045 60.35% 3,955 39.48% 17 0.17% 2,090 20.86% 10,017
Polk 6,467 57.58% 4,757 42.36% 7 0.06% 1,710 15.23% 11,231
Portage 6,921 40.29% 10,194 59.34% 64 0.37% -3,273 -19.05% 17,179
Price 3,261 50.86% 3,139 48.96% 12 0.19% 122 1.90% 6,412
Racine 32,348 51.38% 30,335 48.18% 279 0.44% 2,013 3.20% 62,962
Richland 4,010 58.35% 2,856 41.56% 6 0.09% 1,154 16.79% 6,872
Rock 28,190 57.06% 21,125 42.76% 89 0.18% 7,065 14.30% 49,404
Rusk 2,731 46.76% 3,095 52.99% 15 0.26% -364 -6.23% 5,841
Sauk 8,657 54.29% 7,244 45.43% 44 0.28% 1,413 8.86% 15,945
Sawyer 2,751 60.18% 1,815 39.71% 5 0.11% 936 20.48% 4,571
Shawano 7,625 58.13% 5,479 41.77% 14 0.11% 2,146 16.36% 13,118
Sheboygan 20,019 50.68% 19,260 48.76% 218 0.55% 759 1.92% 39,497
St. Croix 7,752 55.77% 6,137 44.15% 11 0.08% 1,615 11.62% 13,900
Taylor 2,642 39.15% 4,091 60.63% 15 0.22% -1,449 -21.47% 6,748
Trempealeau 4,862 52.62% 4,368 47.27% 10 0.11% 494 5.35% 9,240
Vernon 6,136 60.23% 4,045 39.71% 6 0.06% 2,091 20.53% 10,187
Vilas 3,410 59.92% 2,267 39.83% 14 0.25% 1,143 20.08% 5,691
Walworth 15,941 66.06% 8,155 33.79% 35 0.15% 7,786 32.27% 24,131
Washburn 2,606 52.35% 2,365 47.51% 7 0.14% 241 4.84% 4,978
Washington 13,075 58.44% 9,249 41.34% 48 0.21% 3,826 17.10% 22,372
Waukesha 55,219 63.53% 31,498 36.24% 195 0.22% 23,721 27.29% 86,912
Waupaca 10,130 64.40% 5,577 35.45% 24 0.15% 4,553 28.94% 15,731
Waushara 4,266 67.88% 2,019 32.12% 0 0.00% 2,247 35.75% 6,285
Winnebago 25,713 56.25% 19,776 43.26% 224 0.49% 5,937 12.99% 45,713
Wood 11,973 49.07% 12,364 50.67% 62 0.25% -391 -1.60% 24,399
Total 893,463 52.88% 791,100 46.82% 5,175 0.31% 102,363 6.06% 1,689,738

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Notes

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  1. ^ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.

References

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  1. ^ Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
  2. ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1969). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1969. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 153.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1968
  4. ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1969). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1969. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 168.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)