1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Republican Jack B. Olson won the election with 59% of the vote, winning his fourth term as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Democrat Taylor Benson. This was the last lieutenant gubernatorial election in Wisconsin where the lieutenant governor was elected to a two-year term separately from the Governor, when a constitutional amendment which made it so the two offices were elected on a single ticket for four years. As part of the amendment, the Lieutenant governor would be elected separately from the governor in primary elections.

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1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jack B. Olson Taylor Benson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 955,439 654,893 Percentage 59.33% 40.67%

County results Olson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Benson:      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election Jack B. Olson Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Jack B. Olson Republican

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This would also serve as Olson's last successful bid for elected office, as he was defeated by his predecessor, Patrick Lucey, in the 1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.