Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1998 and previous years
Encyclopedia
Year | Winner | Loser |
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-1950 | Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Walter Jodok Kohler, Jr. was the 33rd Governor of Wisconsin for three terms from 1951 to 1957 and a leading figure in state and national Republican Party activities. His role in the clash between Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 has interested... (R) |
Carl W. Thompson (D) |
1952 | Walter Kohler, Jr. (R/inc.) 62% | William Proxmire William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989.-Personal life:... (D) 37%% |
1954 | Walter Kohler (R/inc.) 51% | William Proxmire (D) 48% |
1956 | Vernon W. Thompson (R) 52% | William Proxmire (D) 48% |
1958 | Gaylord A. Nelson (D) 54% | Vernon W. Thompson (R/inc.) 46% |
1960 | Gaylord Anton Nelson (D/inc.) 52% | Phillip G. Kuehn (R) 48% |
1962 | John W. Reynolds (D) 50% | Phillip G. Kuehn (R) 50% |
1964 | Warren P. Knowles Warren P. Knowles Warren Perley Knowles , born in River Falls, Wisconsin, was an American lawyer and politician from New Richmond, Wisconsin.-Biography:... (R) 51% |
John W. Reynolds (D/inc.) 49% |
1966 | Warren P. Knowles (R/inc.) 54% | Patrick J. Lucey (D) 46% |
1968 | Warren P. Knowles (R/inc.) 53% | Bronson C. La Follette (D) 47% |
1970 | Patrick J. Lucey (D) 54% | Jack B. Olson (R) 45% |
1974 | Patrick J. Lucey (D/inc.) 53% | William D. Dyke (R) 42% |
1978 | Lee Sherman Dreyfus (R) 54% | Martin J. Schreiber Martin J. Schreiber Martin James "Marty" Schreiber is an American politician, publisher, and lobbyist. A Democrat, Schreiber served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1963 to 1971 before becoming lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and Governor of Wisconsin... (D/inc.) 45% |
1982 | Anthony S. Earl (D) 58% | Terry J. Kohler (R) 42% |
1986 | Tommy G. Thompson (R) 53% | Anthony S. Earl (D/inc.) 46% |
1990 | Tommy G. Thompson (R/inc.) 58% | Thomas A. Loftus (D) 42% |
1994 | Tommy G. Thompson (R/inc.) 67% | Charles J. Chvala (D) 30% |
1998 | Tommy G. Thompson (R/inc.) 60% | Ed Garvey Ed Garvey - Background :Edward Garvey graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and spent two years in the U.S. Army; he then returned to the University of Wisconsin Law School and earned a law degree.- Law and union work :... (D) 39% |
2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2002 The Wisconsin gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Scott McCallum was defeated by Wisconsin Attorney General Jim Doyle. Doyle served one term 2003 to 2007 and was then reelected in 2006.-Independents:... |
Jim Doyle Jim Doyle James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed... (D) 45% |
Scott McCallum Scott McCallum Scott McCallum is a member of the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Governor of Wisconsin, from 2001 to 2003. Prior to assuming the role of governor upon the appointment of Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, McCallum served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and... (R/inc.) 41% |
2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006 The Wisconsin gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jim Doyle defeated Republican Congressman Mark Green. Doyle served between 2007 and 2011... |
Jim Doyle Jim Doyle James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed... (D/inc.) 53% |
Mark Andrew Green (R) 45% |
2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2010 The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin... |
Scott Walker Scott Walker (politician) Scott Kevin Walker is an American Republican politician who began serving as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 2011, after defeating Democratic candidate Tom Barrett, 52 percent to 47 percent in the November 2010 general election... (R) 52% |
Tom Barrett Tom Barrett (politician) Thomas Mark "Tom" Barrett is the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving since 2004. He ran for Governor of Wisconsin in November 2010, losing by a margin of 52 percent to 47 percent to Republican Scott Walker. Previously, Barrett served in the United States House of Representatives... (D) 46% |
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/gov1950s.html
- 2005-2006 Wisconsin BluebookBluebookThe Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. The Bluebook is compiled by the Harvard Law Review Association, the Columbia Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal....