1966 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1966 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
← 1964 November 8, 1966 1968 →
 
Nominee Warren P. Knowles Patrick J. Lucey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 626,047 539,258
Percentage 53.50% 46.08%
County results
Knowles:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Lucey:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Warren P. Knowles
Republican

Elected Governor

Warren P. Knowles
Republican

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The 1966 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Republican Warren P. Knowles won the election with 53.50% of the vote, winning his second term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Democratic incumbent lieutenant governor and future governor Patrick J. Lucey.[1]

Primary election

The primary election was held on September 13, 1966.

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) 217,199 100.00%
Total votes 217,199 100.00%

Democratic party

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick J. Lucey 128,359 45.22%
Democratic David Carley 95,803 33.75%
Democratic Dominic H. Frinzi 44,344 15.62%
Democratic Abe L. Swed 15,362 5.41%
Total votes 283,868 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Warren P. Knowles, Republican
  • Patrick J. Lucey, Democrat
  • Adolf Wiggert, Independent

Results

1966 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) 626,041 53.50% +2.95%
Democratic Patrick J. Lucey 539,258 46.08% −3.35%
Independent Adolf Wiggert 4,745 0.41%
Scattering[a] 129 0.01%
Majority 86,783 7.42%
Total votes 1,170,173 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +6.30%

Results by county

This was the only time between 1952 and 1990 that Bayfield County voted for the Republican candidate.

County[3][4] Warren P. Knowles
Republican 		Patrick J. Lucey
Democratic 		Adolf Wiggert
Independent 		Scattering
Write-in 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 1,234 48.49% 1,291 50.73% 20 0.79% 0 0.00% -57 -2.24% 2,545
Ashland 2,490 44.16% 3,135 55.60% 13 0.23% 0 0.00% -645 -11.44% 5,638
Barron 5,659 65.11% 3,007 34.60% 24 0.28% 1 0.01% 2,652 30.51% 8,691
Bayfield 2,275 51.66% 2,104 47.77% 23 0.52% 2 0.05% 171 3.88% 4,404
Brown 20,071 51.93% 18,341 47.45% 238 0.62% 2 0.01% 1,730 4.48% 38,652
Buffalo 1,770 58.28% 1,264 41.62% 3 0.10% 0 0.00% 506 16.66% 3,037
Burnett 1,912 61.94% 1,169 37.87% 0 0.00% 6 0.19% 743 24.07% 3,087
Calumet 4,272 56.37% 3,274 43.20% 33 0.44% 0 0.00% 998 13.17% 7,579
Chippewa 5,558 50.73% 5,358 48.90% 41 0.37% 0 0.00% 200 1.83% 10,957
Clark 4,908 58.84% 3,403 40.80% 30 0.36% 0 0.00% 1,505 18.04% 8,341
Columbia 7,017 62.56% 4,139 36.90% 58 0.52% 2 0.02% 2,878 25.66% 11,216
Crawford 2,795 52.03% 2,566 47.77% 9 0.17% 2 0.04% 229 4.26% 5,372
Dane 43,249 59.66% 28,214 38.92% 989 1.36% 46 0.06% 15,035 20.74% 72,498
Dodge 10,109 60.44% 6,569 39.27% 48 0.29% 0 0.00% 3,540 21.16% 16,726
Door 4,351 61.84% 2,670 37.95% 15 0.21% 0 0.00% 1,681 23.89% 7,036
Douglas 6,520 43.93% 8,305 55.96% 16 0.11% 0 0.00% -1,785 -12.03% 14,841
Dunn 4,106 58.91% 2,840 40.75% 22 0.32% 2 0.03% 1,266 18.16% 6,970
Eau Claire 9,375 53.31% 8,166 46.43% 46 0.26% 0 0.00% 1,209 6.87% 17,587
Florence 520 52.90% 462 47.00% 1 0.10% 0 0.00% 58 5.90% 983
Fond du Lac 13,466 55.94% 10,538 43.78% 68 0.28% 0 0.00% 2,928 12.16% 24,072
Forest 1,123 42.75% 1,492 56.79% 12 0.46% 0 0.00% -369 -14.05% 2,627
Grant 6,892 68.58% 3,132 31.17% 25 0.25% 0 0.00% 3,760 37.42% 10,049
Green 4,807 74.07% 1,654 25.49% 29 0.45% 0 0.00% 3,153 48.58% 6,490
Green Lake 3,305 63.14% 1,920 36.68% 9 0.17% 0 0.00% 1,385 26.46% 5,234
Iowa 3,519 66.58% 1,740 32.92% 26 0.49% 0 0.00% 1,779 33.66% 5,285
Iron 1,218 47.86% 1,321 51.91% 5 0.20% 1 0.04% -103 -4.05% 2,545
Jackson 2,458 53.50% 2,124 46.23% 11 0.24% 1 0.02% 334 7.27% 4,594
Jefferson 8,969 60.82% 5,720 38.79% 53 0.36% 4 0.03% 3,249 22.03% 14,746
Juneau 3,459 60.20% 2,264 39.40% 22 0.38% 1 0.02% 1,195 20.80% 5,746
Kenosha 14,282 43.79% 18,273 56.02% 59 0.18% 2 0.01% -3,991 -12.24% 32,616
Kewaunee 3,029 53.51% 2,619 46.26% 13 0.23% 0 0.00% 410 7.24% 5,661
La Crosse 12,172 52.56% 10,854 46.87% 126 0.54% 8 0.03% 1,318 5.69% 23,160
Lafayette 3,366 64.15% 1,875 35.73% 6 0.11% 0 0.00% 1,491 28.42% 5,247
Langlade 3,217 53.34% 2,800 46.43% 14 0.23% 0 0.00% 417 6.91% 6,031
Lincoln 3,896 54.82% 3,194 44.94% 17 0.24% 0 0.00% 702 9.88% 7,107
Manitowoc 11,096 44.86% 13,514 54.63% 124 0.50% 2 0.01% -2,418 -9.78% 24,736
Marathon 14,738 51.02% 14,031 48.57% 119 0.41% 0 0.00% 707 2.45% 28,888
Marinette 5,376 47.16% 6,005 52.68% 16 0.14% 2 0.02% -629 -5.52% 11,399
Marquette 1,824 66.06% 929 33.65% 7 0.25% 1 0.04% 895 32.42% 2,761
Menominee 176 32.59% 361 66.85% 3 0.56% 0 0.00% -185 -34.26% 540
Milwaukee 120,244 45.81% 141,308 53.83% 937 0.36% 12 0.00% -21,064 -8.02% 262,501
Monroe 4,887 60.51% 3,157 39.09% 32 0.40% 0 0.00% 1,730 21.42% 8,076
Oconto 4,007 52.00% 3,687 47.85% 10 0.13% 2 0.03% 320 4.15% 7,706
Oneida 3,880 50.03% 3,854 49.69% 20 0.26% 2 0.03% 26 0.34% 7,756
Outagamie 16,242 52.61% 14,451 46.81% 177 0.57% 0 0.00% 1,791 5.80% 30,870
Ozaukee 8,404 62.02% 5,125 37.82% 20 0.15% 1 0.01% 3,279 24.20% 13,550
Pepin 1,095 53.60% 944 46.21% 4 0.20% 0 0.00% 151 7.39% 2,043
Pierce 3,901 61.56% 2,431 38.36% 4 0.06% 1 0.02% 1,470 23.20% 6,337
Polk 4,963 65.16% 2,640 34.66% 14 0.18% 0 0.00% 2,323 30.50% 7,617
Portage 5,183 43.75% 6,586 55.60% 76 0.64% 1 0.01% -1,403 -11.84% 11,846
Price 2,604 53.71% 2,221 45.81% 21 0.43% 2 0.04% 383 7.90% 4,848
Racine 23,104 51.20% 21,894 48.52% 122 0.27% 1 0.00% 1,210 2.68% 45,121
Richland 2,991 64.99% 1,591 34.57% 18 0.39% 2 0.04% 1,400 30.42% 4,602
Rock 20,419 60.16% 13,418 39.53% 102 0.30% 4 0.01% 7,001 20.63% 33,943
Rusk 2,255 48.14% 2,415 51.56% 13 0.28% 1 0.02% -160 -3.42% 4,684
Sauk 6,850 63.19% 3,928 36.23% 63 0.58% 0 0.00% 2,922 26.95% 10,841
Sawyer 2,493 65.16% 1,313 34.32% 19 0.50% 1 0.03% 1,180 30.84% 3,826
Shawano 5,745 62.90% 3,380 37.01% 8 0.09% 0 0.00% 2,365 25.90% 9,133
Sheboygan 15,925 49.87% 15,882 49.74% 123 0.39% 1 0.00% 43 0.13% 31,931
St. Croix 5,569 61.00% 3,546 38.84% 14 0.15% 0 0.00% 2,023 22.16% 9,129
Taylor 2,323 47.35% 2,562 52.22% 21 0.43% 0 0.00% -239 -4.87% 4,906
Trempealeau 3,024 51.16% 2,878 48.69% 9 0.15% 0 0.00% 146 2.47% 5,911
Vernon 4,187 57.21% 3,092 42.25% 38 0.52% 2 0.03% 1,095 14.96% 7,319
Vilas 2,713 59.56% 1,831 40.20% 10 0.22% 1 0.02% 882 19.36% 4,555
Walworth 11,169 67.13% 5,447 32.74% 22 0.13% 1 0.01% 5,722 34.39% 16,639
Washburn 2,353 57.77% 1,707 41.91% 12 0.29% 1 0.02% 646 15.86% 4,073
Washington 8,390 57.86% 6,098 42.05% 13 0.09% 0 0.00% 2,292 15.81% 14,501
Waukesha 33,157 60.07% 21,868 39.62% 170 0.31% 2 0.00% 11,289 20.45% 55,197
Waupaca 7,175 68.44% 3,285 31.34% 23 0.22% 0 0.00% 3,890 37.11% 10,483
Waushara 2,503 67.10% 1,216 32.60% 11 0.29% 0 0.00% 1,287 34.50% 3,730
Winnebago 18,891 54.98% 15,300 44.53% 166 0.48% 5 0.01% 3,591 10.45% 34,362
Wood 8,816 53.62% 7,566 46.01% 60 0.36% 1 0.01% 1,250 7.60% 16,443
Total 626,041 53.50% 539,258 46.08% 4,745 0.41% 129 0.01% 86,783 7.42% 1,170,173

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. ^ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.

References

  1. ^ Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
  2. ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1967). "Vote For Governor By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1967. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 180.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1966
  4. ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1967). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1967. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 251.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)