1962 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1962 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Democrat John W. Reynolds won the election with 51% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and narrowly defeating Republican Philip Kuehn.[1] As of 2022[update], this was the last time Menominee County voted for the Republican candidate. Until 2022, this was the last gubernatorial election where a Democratic governor was elected during the tenure of a Democratic president.
Results[edit]
| Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1962[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democrat | John W. Reynolds | 637,491 | 50.37% | ||
| Republican | Philip Kuehn | 625,536 | 49.43% | ||
| Independent | Adolf Wiggert | 2,477 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 1,265,504 | 100 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1962 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.