1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.
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November 2, 1954
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 County results Kohler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Proxmire: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire in a rematch of the 1952 election with 51.45% of the vote.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on September 14, 1954.[1]
Democratic party
Candidates
- James E. Doyle, former chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party[2]
- William Proxmire, Democratic nominee for governor in 1952
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Proxmire | 141,548 | 62.43% | |
| Democratic | James E. Doyle | 85,187 | 37.57% | |
| Total votes | 226,735 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
Candidates
- Walter J. Kohler Jr., incumbent governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent) | 331,006 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 331,006 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- William Proxmire, Democratic
- Walter J. Kohler Jr., Republican
- Arthur Wepfer, Socialist Labor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent) | 596,158 | 51.45% | −11.03% | |
| Democratic | William Proxmire | 560,747 | 48.40% | +11.13% | |
| Socialist Labor[a] | Arthur Wepfer | 1,722 | 0.15% | ||
| Scattering[b] | 39 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 35,411 | 3.06% | |||
| Total votes | 1,158,666 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -22.16% | |||
Results by county
Proxmire was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1904 to win Florence County. By voting for Proxmire, Rusk County backed the losing candidate for the first time since its establishment in 1901.
| County[4][5] | Walter J. Kohler Jr. Republican |
William Proxmire Democratic |
Arthur Wepfer Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,440 | 51.01% | 1,380 | 48.88% | 3 | 0.11% | 60 | 2.13% | 2,823 |
| Ashland | 2,730 | 44.40% | 3,414 | 55.52% | 5 | 0.08% | -684 | -11.12% | 6,149 |
| Barron | 5,874 | 52.81% | 5,245 | 47.15% | 4 | 0.04% | 629 | 5.65% | 11,123 |
| Bayfield | 1,978 | 45.82% | 2,327 | 53.90% | 0 | 0.00% | -349 | -8.08% | 4,317[c] |
| Brown | 18,832 | 54.00% | 16,009 | 45.91% | 32 | 0.09% | 2,823 | 8.09% | 34,874[d] |
| Buffalo | 2,290 | 54.32% | 1,926 | 45.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 364 | 8.63% | 4,216 |
| Burnett | 1,602 | 50.60% | 1,559 | 49.24% | 3 | 0.09% | 43 | 1.36% | 3,166[e] |
| Calumet | 4,244 | 65.47% | 2,235 | 34.48% | 2 | 0.03% | 2,009 | 30.99% | 6,482[d] |
| Chippewa | 6,212 | 49.01% | 6,452 | 50.90% | 11 | 0.09% | -240 | -1.89% | 12,675 |
| Clark | 5,593 | 52.10% | 5,142 | 47.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 451 | 4.20% | 10,735 |
| Columbia | 6,431 | 59.35% | 4,390 | 40.51% | 15 | 0.14% | 2,041 | 18.84% | 10,836 |
| Crawford | 3,388 | 56.83% | 2,569 | 43.09% | 5 | 0.08% | 819 | 13.74% | 5,962 |
| Dane | 25,220 | 42.78% | 33,634 | 57.05% | 98 | 0.17% | -8,414 | -14.27% | 58,955[f] |
| Dodge | 11,429 | 61.42% | 7,168 | 38.52% | 11 | 0.06% | 4,261 | 22.90% | 18,608 |
| Door | 4,399 | 64.28% | 2,444 | 35.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,955 | 28.57% | 6,843 |
| Douglas | 6,393 | 37.48% | 10,655 | 62.47% | 9 | 0.05% | -4,262 | -24.99% | 17,057 |
| Dunn | 4,367 | 54.17% | 3,692 | 45.80% | 1 | 0.01% | 675 | 8.37% | 8,062[e] |
| Eau Claire | 8,228 | 47.36% | 9,111 | 52.44% | 34 | 0.20% | -883 | -5.08% | 17,374[d] |
| Florence | 741 | 48.15% | 786 | 51.07% | 12 | 0.78% | -45 | -2.92% | 1,539 |
| Fond du Lac | 14,436 | 63.08% | 8,423 | 36.80% | 27 | 0.12% | 6,013 | 26.27% | 22,886 |
| Forest | 1,320 | 39.04% | 2,055 | 60.78% | 6 | 0.18% | -735 | -21.74% | 3,381 |
| Grant | 8,545 | 70.27% | 3,595 | 29.56% | 20 | 0.16% | 4,950 | 40.70% | 12,161[d] |
| Green | 4,986 | 65.25% | 2,648 | 34.66% | 7 | 0.09% | 2,338 | 30.60% | 7,641 |
| Green Lake | 3,838 | 72.57% | 1,443 | 27.28% | 8 | 0.15% | 2,395 | 45.28% | 5,289 |
| Iowa | 3,233 | 56.41% | 2,493 | 43.50% | 5 | 0.09% | 740 | 12.91% | 5,731 |
| Iron | 1,258 | 33.74% | 2,464 | 66.08% | 7 | 0.19% | -1,206 | -32.34% | 3,729 |
| Jackson | 2,552 | 45.27% | 3,077 | 54.59% | 8 | 0.14% | -525 | -9.31% | 5,637 |
| Jefferson | 8,503 | 56.37% | 6,573 | 43.58% | 8 | 0.05% | 1,930 | 12.80% | 15,084 |
| Juneau | 3,466 | 60.66% | 2,231 | 39.04% | 17 | 0.30% | 1,235 | 21.61% | 5,714 |
| Kenosha | 12,759 | 41.29% | 18,120 | 58.64% | 21 | 0.07% | -5,361 | -17.35% | 30,900 |
| Kewaunee | 3,558 | 54.35% | 2,982 | 45.55% | 6 | 0.09% | 576 | 8.80% | 6,546 |
| La Crosse | 12,023 | 53.24% | 10,497 | 46.48% | 64 | 0.28% | 1,526 | 6.76% | 22,584 |
| Lafayette | 2,976 | 58.57% | 2,104 | 41.41% | 1 | 0.02% | 872 | 17.16% | 5,081 |
| Langlade | 3,460 | 48.62% | 3,649 | 51.28% | 7 | 0.10% | -189 | -2.66% | 7,116 |
| Lincoln | 4,166 | 56.99% | 3,141 | 42.97% | 3 | 0.04% | 1,025 | 14.02% | 7,310 |
| Manitowoc | 11,118 | 48.96% | 11,557 | 50.89% | 35 | 0.15% | -439 | -1.93% | 22,710 |
| Marathon | 11,771 | 44.75% | 14,488 | 55.08% | 45 | 0.17% | -2,717 | -10.33% | 26,304 |
| Marinette | 5,671 | 51.27% | 5,387 | 48.70% | 4 | 0.04% | 284 | 2.57% | 11,062 |
| Marquette | 2,225 | 67.61% | 1,062 | 32.27% | 4 | 0.12% | 1,163 | 35.34% | 3,291 |
| Milwaukee | 129,318 | 44.16% | 162,858 | 55.62% | 631 | 0.22% | -33,540 | -11.45% | 292,815[g] |
| Monroe | 4,603 | 56.58% | 3,530 | 43.39% | 3 | 0.04% | 1,073 | 13.19% | 8,136 |
| Oconto | 4,606 | 54.91% | 3,776 | 45.01% | 7 | 0.08% | 830 | 9.89% | 8,389 |
| Oneida | 3,766 | 53.52% | 3,266 | 46.42% | 4 | 0.06% | 500 | 7.11% | 7,036 |
| Outagamie | 16,565 | 65.12% | 8,826 | 34.70% | 45 | 0.18% | 7,739 | 30.43% | 25,436 |
| Ozaukee | 5,557 | 58.50% | 3,930 | 41.37% | 12 | 0.13% | 1,627 | 17.13% | 9,499 |
| Pepin | 1,141 | 57.66% | 835 | 42.19% | 2 | 0.10% | 306 | 15.46% | 1,979[d] |
| Pierce | 4,363 | 60.61% | 2,827 | 39.27% | 9 | 0.13% | 1,536 | 21.34% | 7,199 |
| Polk | 3,901 | 51.84% | 3,616 | 48.05% | 8 | 0.11% | 285 | 3.79% | 7,525 |
| Portage | 5,168 | 40.42% | 7,605 | 59.48% | 11 | 0.09% | -2,437 | -19.06% | 12,785[d] |
| Price | 2,692 | 47.12% | 3,002 | 52.55% | 19 | 0.33% | -310 | -5.43% | 5,713 |
| Racine | 19,158 | 45.80% | 22,634 | 54.11% | 34 | 0.08% | -3,476 | -8.31% | 41,826 |
| Richland | 3,949 | 60.20% | 2,603 | 39.68% | 6 | 0.09% | 1,346 | 20.52% | 6,560[e] |
| Rock | 16,633 | 58.27% | 11,852 | 41.52% | 60 | 0.21% | 4,781 | 16.75% | 28,545 |
| Rusk | 2,447 | 49.86% | 2,448 | 49.88% | 11 | 0.22% | -1 | -0.02% | 4,908[e] |
| Sauk | 7,065 | 59.40% | 4,816 | 40.49% | 12 | 0.10% | 2,249 | 18.91% | 11,893 |
| Sawyer | 2,078 | 59.05% | 1,439 | 40.89% | 2 | 0.06% | 639 | 18.16% | 3,519 |
| Shawano | 6,566 | 64.32% | 3,634 | 35.60% | 8 | 0.08% | 2,932 | 28.72% | 10,208 |
| Sheboygan | 18,512 | 55.28% | 14,821 | 44.26% | 153 | 0.46% | 3,691 | 11.02% | 33,486 |
| St. Croix | 4,700 | 53.10% | 4,148 | 46.86% | 4 | 0.05% | 552 | 6.24% | 8,852 |
| Taylor | 2,399 | 46.83% | 2,713 | 52.96% | 11 | 0.21% | -314 | -6.13% | 5,123 |
| Trempealeau | 3,680 | 47.30% | 4,095 | 52.63% | 5 | 0.06% | -415 | -5.33% | 7,780 |
| Vernon | 4,099 | 48.57% | 4,337 | 51.39% | 3 | 0.04% | -238 | -2.82% | 8,439 |
| Vilas | 2,564 | 63.70% | 1,457 | 36.20% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,107 | 27.50% | 4,025 |
| Walworth | 9,622 | 68.86% | 4,339 | 31.05% | 13 | 0.09% | 5,283 | 37.81% | 13,974 |
| Washburn | 1,948 | 52.39% | 1,768 | 47.55% | 2 | 0.05% | 180 | 4.84% | 3,718 |
| Washington | 6,924 | 64.54% | 3,804 | 35.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,120 | 29.08% | 10,728 |
| Waukesha | 20,358 | 57.53% | 15,001 | 42.39% | 26 | 0.07% | 5,357 | 15.14% | 35,386[d] |
| Waupaca | 8,185 | 71.44% | 3,266 | 28.51% | 5 | 0.04% | 4,919 | 42.93% | 11,457[d] |
| Waushara | 3,386 | 72.03% | 1,305 | 27.76% | 10 | 0.21% | 2,081 | 44.27% | 4,701 |
| Winnebago | 18,428 | 62.21% | 11,170 | 37.71% | 26 | 0.09% | 7,258 | 24.50% | 29,624 |
| Wood | 8,522 | 55.16% | 6,899 | 44.66% | 28 | 0.18% | 1,623 | 10.51% | 15,449 |
| Total | 596,158 | 51.45% | 560,747 | 48.40% | 1,722 | 0.15% | 35,411 | 3.06% | 1,158,666 |