1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democrat Gaylord A. Nelson won the election with 51.5% of the vote, retaining his position as Governor of Wisconsin.
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November 8, 1960
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 County results Nelson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Kuehn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The results were almost exactly the opposite of the simultaneous presidential election, with Nelson's margin of victory being about half a point narrower than that of Richard Nixon.
Primary election
The primary election was held on September 13, 1960. Both major party candidates were unopposed in their respective primaries.
Democratic party
Candidates
- Gaylord A. Nelson, incumbent governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gaylord A. Nelson (incumbent) | 258,141 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 258,141 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
Candidates
- Philip G. Kuehn, former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party (1955–1958)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Philip G. Kuehn | 286,398 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 286,398 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Gaylord A. Nelson, Democrat
- Philip G. Kuehn, Republican
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gaylord A. Nelson (incumbent) | 890,868 | 51.55% | −2.04% | |
| Republican | Philip G. Kuehn | 837,123 | 48.44% | +2.16% | |
| Scattering[a] | 18 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 53,745 | 3.11% | |||
| Total votes | 1,728,009 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -4.20% | |||
Results by county
Nelson was the first Democrat since William R. Taylor in 1873 to win Pierce County. Vernon County would not vote for Democratic again until 2002.
| County[2][3] | Gaylord A. Nelson Democratic |
Philip G. Kuehn Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,752 | 48.73% | 1,842 | 51.24% | -90 | -2.50% | 3,595[b] |
| Ashland | 4,816 | 60.49% | 3,145 | 39.51% | 1,671 | 20.99% | 7,961 |
| Barron | 7,463 | 49.94% | 7,481 | 50.06% | -18 | -0.12% | 14,944 |
| Bayfield | 3,659 | 61.06% | 2,333 | 38.94% | 1,326 | 22.13% | 5,992 |
| Brown | 26,542 | 50.47% | 26,044 | 49.53% | 498 | 0.95% | 52,586 |
| Buffalo | 3,086 | 50.64% | 3,008 | 49.36% | 78 | 1.28% | 6,094 |
| Burnett | 2,668 | 60.43% | 1,747 | 39.57% | 921 | 20.86% | 4,415 |
| Calumet | 4,125 | 43.51% | 5,356 | 56.49% | -1,231 | -12.98% | 9,481 |
| Chippewa | 10,485 | 56.24% | 8,157 | 43.76% | 2,328 | 12.49% | 18,642 |
| Clark | 6,581 | 48.94% | 6,867 | 51.06% | -286 | -2.13% | 13,448 |
| Columbia | 7,431 | 44.01% | 9,452 | 55.99% | -2,021 | -11.97% | 16,883 |
| Crawford | 3,705 | 52.59% | 3,340 | 47.41% | 365 | 5.18% | 7,045 |
| Dane | 56,601 | 61.53% | 35,387 | 38.47% | 21,214 | 23.06% | 91,989[b] |
| Dodge | 10,997 | 40.05% | 16,459 | 59.95% | -5,462 | -19.89% | 27,456 |
| Door | 3,679 | 39.48% | 5,639 | 60.52% | -1,960 | -21.03% | 9,318 |
| Douglas | 14,661 | 69.72% | 6,368 | 30.28% | 8,293 | 39.44% | 21,029 |
| Dunn | 5,383 | 48.62% | 5,688 | 51.38% | -305 | -2.75% | 11,071 |
| Eau Claire | 13,250 | 51.82% | 12,317 | 48.18% | 933 | 3.65% | 25,567 |
| Florence | 959 | 54.52% | 800 | 45.48% | 159 | 9.04% | 1,759 |
| Fond du Lac | 13,378 | 40.47% | 19,677 | 59.53% | -6,299 | -19.06% | 33,055 |
| Forest | 1,934 | 55.21% | 1,569 | 44.79% | 365 | 10.42% | 3,503 |
| Grant | 7,985 | 42.68% | 10,725 | 57.32% | -2,740 | -14.64% | 18,710 |
| Green | 4,224 | 36.36% | 7,393 | 63.64% | -3,169 | -27.28% | 11,617 |
| Green Lake | 2,677 | 33.71% | 5,263 | 66.28% | -2,586 | -32.57% | 7,941[b] |
| Iowa | 3,758 | 43.33% | 4,915 | 56.67% | -1,157 | -13.34% | 8,673 |
| Iron | 2,830 | 72.18% | 1,091 | 27.82% | 1,739 | 44.35% | 3,921 |
| Jackson | 3,324 | 49.92% | 3,334 | 50.08% | -10 | -0.15% | 6,658 |
| Jefferson | 10,146 | 44.25% | 12,781 | 55.75% | -2,635 | -11.49% | 22,927 |
| Juneau | 3,407 | 42.03% | 4,700 | 57.97% | -1,293 | -15.95% | 8,107 |
| Kenosha | 25,992 | 60.34% | 17,087 | 39.66% | 8,905 | 20.67% | 43,079 |
| Kewaunee | 4,250 | 51.99% | 3,925 | 48.01% | 325 | 3.98% | 8,175 |
| La Crosse | 16,081 | 49.34% | 16,510 | 50.66% | -429 | -1.32% | 32,591 |
| Lafayette | 3,913 | 46.63% | 4,478 | 53.37% | -565 | -6.73% | 8,391 |
| Langlade | 4,383 | 51.61% | 4,109 | 48.39% | 274 | 3.23% | 8,492 |
| Lincoln | 4,387 | 43.19% | 5,770 | 56.81% | -1,383 | -13.62% | 10,157 |
| Manitowoc | 17,910 | 54.74% | 14,811 | 45.26% | 3,099 | 9.47% | 32,721 |
| Marathon | 19,502 | 48.74% | 20,510 | 51.26% | -1,008 | -2.52% | 40,012 |
| Marinette | 7,323 | 46.92% | 8,286 | 53.08% | -963 | -6.17% | 15,609 |
| Marquette | 1,331 | 31.83% | 2,851 | 68.17% | -1,520 | -36.35% | 4,182 |
| Milwaukee | 263,410 | 59.08% | 182,413 | 40.91% | 80,997 | 18.17% | 445,836[c] |
| Monroe | 5,819 | 45.76% | 6,897 | 54.24% | -1,078 | -8.48% | 12,716 |
| Oconto | 5,162 | 45.90% | 6,084 | 54.10% | -922 | -8.20% | 11,246 |
| Oneida | 5,400 | 50.79% | 5,232 | 49.21% | 168 | 1.58% | 10,632 |
| Outagamie | 17,459 | 42.11% | 23,999 | 57.89% | -6,540 | -15.78% | 41,458 |
| Ozaukee | 7,486 | 42.26% | 10,229 | 57.74% | -2,743 | -15.48% | 17,715 |
| Pepin | 1,754 | 53.97% | 1,495 | 46.00% | 259 | 7.97% | 3,250[b] |
| Pierce | 5,125 | 52.54% | 4,629 | 47.46% | 496 | 5.09% | 9,754 |
| Polk | 6,850 | 60.08% | 4,551 | 39.92% | 2,299 | 20.16% | 11,401 |
| Portage | 10,836 | 64.18% | 6,048 | 35.82% | 4,788 | 28.36% | 16,884 |
| Price | 3,445 | 49.61% | 3,498 | 50.37% | -53 | -0.76% | 6,944[b] |
| Racine | 34,289 | 56.69% | 26,195 | 43.31% | 8,094 | 13.38% | 60,484 |
| Richland | 3,425 | 41.75% | 4,779 | 58.25% | -1,354 | -16.50% | 8,204 |
| Rock | 20,890 | 42.81% | 27,911 | 57.19% | -7,021 | -14.39% | 48,801 |
| Rusk | 3,908 | 56.98% | 2,951 | 43.02% | 957 | 13.95% | 6,859 |
| Sauk | 7,386 | 43.52% | 9,584 | 56.48% | -2,198 | -12.95% | 16,970 |
| Sawyer | 2,417 | 48.89% | 2,527 | 51.11% | -110 | -2.22% | 4,944 |
| Shawano | 5,352 | 36.91% | 9,150 | 63.09% | -3,798 | -26.19% | 14,502 |
| Sheboygan | 20,102 | 49.62% | 20,412 | 50.38% | -310 | -0.77% | 40,514 |
| St. Croix | 7,728 | 58.40% | 5,506 | 41.60% | 2,222 | 16.79% | 13,234 |
| Taylor | 3,954 | 54.78% | 3,264 | 45.22% | 690 | 9.56% | 7,218 |
| Trempealeau | 5,686 | 54.80% | 4,690 | 45.20% | 996 | 9.60% | 10,376 |
| Vernon | 5,978 | 50.87% | 5,774 | 49.13% | 204 | 1.74% | 11,752 |
| Vilas | 1,989 | 36.82% | 3,413 | 63.18% | -1,424 | -26.36% | 5,402 |
| Walworth | 8,218 | 33.87% | 16,045 | 66.13% | -7,827 | -32.26% | 24,263 |
| Washburn | 2,591 | 50.52% | 2,538 | 49.48% | 53 | 1.03% | 5,129 |
| Washington | 8,151 | 40.89% | 11,782 | 59.11% | -3,631 | -18.22% | 19,933 |
| Waukesha | 31,281 | 45.43% | 37,577 | 54.57% | -6,296 | -9.14% | 68,858 |
| Waupaca | 5,291 | 31.31% | 11,607 | 68.69% | -6,316 | -37.38% | 16,898 |
| Waushara | 2,035 | 29.99% | 4,751 | 70.01% | -2,716 | -40.02% | 6,786 |
| Winnebago | 19,210 | 41.52% | 27,053 | 58.48% | -7,843 | -16.95% | 46,263 |
| Wood | 11,663 | 46.68% | 13,324 | 53.32% | -1,661 | -6.65% | 24,987 |
| Total | 890,868 | 51.55% | 837,123 | 48.44% | 53,745 | 3.11% | 1,728,009 |