1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

November 6, 1990

Nominee Tommy Thompson Thomas A. Loftus Party Republican Democratic Running mate Scott McCallum Joseph Czarnezki Popular vote 802,321 576,280 Percentage 58.15% 41.77%

Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Loftus:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:

Governor before election Tommy Thompson Republican Elected Governor Tommy Thompson Republican

The 1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with 58% of the vote, winning a second term as Governor of Wisconsin.

As of 2022, this is the most recent Wisconsin gubernatorial election in which a Republican candidate won at the same time the party held the presidency. Neither party would pull off such a feat again until 2022, when Democratic governor Tony Evers won re-election during the presidency of fellow Democrat Joe Biden.

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tommy Thompson (incumbent)	802,321	58.15%
	Democrat	Thomas A. Loftus	576,280	41.77%
	Other	Other/Write-In	1,126	0.08%