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1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. In the midst of the Republican Revolution, incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with a landslide 67% of the vote, winning a third term as Governor of Wisconsin.
Thompson's share of the popular vote was the highest received by any gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin since 1920. Thompson also won 71 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, losing only Menominee County by 20 votes. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Dane County (containing Wisconsin's capital of Madison), as well as Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties, have voted for the Republican candidate.
Primary election
The primary election was held on September 13, 1994. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.
Republican party
Governor
Candidates
Tommy G. Thompson, incumbent governor
Results
Republican gubernatorial primary resultsWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1995 The State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book Vote For State Officers, By County 891 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYPHDP7TNI56WH8E/full/A2XRIWZQL2JQTG8P Madison, Wisconsin
Tommy G. Thompson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 321,487 100.00%
321,487 100.00%
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Scott McCallum, incumbent lieutenant governor
Results
Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary resultsWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1995 The State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book Vote For State Officers, By County 892 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYPHDP7TNI56WH8E/full/AQRFWOK5IZNAO28F Madison, Wisconsin
Scott McCallum (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 279,858 100.00%
279,858 100.00%
Democratic party
Governor
Candidates
Charles Chvala, member of Wisconsin Senate
Results
Democratic gubernatorial primary results
Charles Chvala Democratic Party (United States) 121,916 100.00%
121,916 100.00%
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Dorothy K. Dean
Results
Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results
Dorothy K. Dean Democratic Party (United States) 111,682 100.00%
111,682 100.00%
Libertarian party
Governor
Candidates
David S. Harmon
Results
Libertarian gubernatorial primary results
David S. Harmon
Libertarian Party (United States)
1,109
100.00%
1,109
100.00%
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Kevin J. Robinson
Results
Libertarian lieutenant gubernatorial primary results
Kevin J. Robinson
Libertarian Party (United States)
1,030
100.00%
1,030
100.00%
US Taxpayers' party
Governor
Candidates
Edward J. Frami
Results
US Taxpayers' gubernatorial primary results
Edward J. Frami
U.S. Taxpayers'
#A356DE
856
100.00%
856
100.00%
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Michael J. O'Hare
Results
US Taxpayers' lieutenant gubernatorial primary results
Michael J. O'Hare
U.S. Taxpayers'
#A356DE
863
100.00%
863
100.00%
Independent nominations
Governor
Candidates
Michael J. Mangan
Results
Independent gubernatorial primary results
Michael J. Mangan
Independent
554
100.00%
554
100.00%
General election
Candidates
Charles Chvala & Dorothy K. Dean, Democrat
Tommy G. Thompson & Scott McCallum, Republican
David S. Harmon & Kevin J. Robinson, Libertarian
Edward J. Frami & Michael J. O'Hare, US Taxpayers'
Michael J. Mangan, Independent
Results
1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1995 The State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book Vote For State Officers, By County 912 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYPHDP7TNI56WH8E/full/ARAIWYQOD23NTM8S Madison, Wisconsin Richard M. Scammon Alice V. McGillivray 1995 America Votes 21, A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 481 Washington, DC Congressional Quarterly
Republican Party (United States) Tommy G. Thompson 1,051,326 67.23% +9.08%
Democratic Party (United States) Charles Chvala 482,850 30.88% -10.89%
Libertarian Party (United States) David S. Harmon 11,639 0.74%
U.S. Taxpayers' #A356DE Edward J. Frami 9,188 0.59%
Independent Michael J. Mangan 8,150 0.52%
Scattering 682 0.04%
568,476 36.35%
1,563,835 100.00%
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +19.97%
Results by county
County Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican Charles ChvalaDemocratic All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adams3,16565.19%1,60933.14%811.67%1,55632.05%4,855Ashland3,22260.72%2,00337.75%811.53%1,21922.97%5,306Barron6,78462.32%3,99336.68%1080.99%2,79125.64%10,885Bayfield3,25660.64%2,05138.20%621.15%1,20522.44%5,369Brown42,29965.58%21,12032.74%1,0801.67%21,17932.84%64,499Buffalo2,42962.44%1,40536.12%561.44%1,02426.32%3,890Burnett3,49564.61%1,81733.59%971.79%1,67831.02%5,409Calumet7,70672.42%2,74525.80%1901.79%4,96146.62%10,641Chippewa11,05167.88%4,99230.66%2381.46%6,05937.22%16,281Clark6,50969.03%2,79729.66%1231.30%3,71239.37%9,429Columbia10,28666.46%4,82831.19%3632.35%5,45835.27%15,477Crawford2,68762.81%1,53535.88%561.31%1,15226.93%4,278Dane71,31551.58%63,54545.96%3,4002.46%7,7705.62%138,260Dodge15,55374.31%4,92623.53%4522.16%10,62750.77%20,931Door6,37570.74%2,47527.46%1621.80%3,90043.28%9,012Douglas7,92162.17%4,65536.54%1641.29%3,26625.64%12,740Dunn5,52459.54%3,57838.56%1761.90%1,94620.97%9,278Eau Claire16,99862.47%9,74535.82%4661.71%7,25326.66%27,209Florence1,31772.80%47426.20%181.00%84346.60%1,809Fond du Lac19,32273.43%6,48024.63%5111.94%12,84248.80%26,313Forest1,95764.42%1,05134.60%300.99%90629.82%3,038Grant9,58970.47%3,82928.14%1891.39%5,76042.33%13,607Green6,82166.17%3,18930.94%2982.89%3,63235.23%10,308Green Lake4,34076.05%1,26922.24%981.72%3,07153.81%5,707Iowa4,10265.37%2,03332.40%1402.23%2,06932.97%6,275Iron2,32272.90%83026.06%331.04%1,49246.84%3,185Jackson3,69565.13%1,90433.56%741.30%1,79131.57%5,673Jefferson13,77970.33%5,36927.40%4452.27%8,41042.92%19,593Juneau4,76975.36%1,43722.71%1221.93%3,33252.65%6,328Kenosha24,61862.12%14,26436.00%7451.88%10,35426.13%39,627Kewaunee4,45463.28%2,46635.03%1191.69%1,98828.24%7,039La Crosse19,93564.51%10,39133.63%5741.86%9,54430.89%30,900Lafayette3,42068.43%1,51930.39%591.18%1,90138.04%4,998Langlade4,53771.16%1,74627.38%931.46%2,79143.77%6,376Lincoln6,06465.59%2,97832.21%2032.20%3,08633.38%9,245Manitowoc17,70768.33%7,76129.95%4471.72%9,94638.38%25,915Marathon26,83269.72%10,77127.99%8822.29%16,06141.73%38,485Marinette9,27268.98%4,01929.90%1511.12%5,25339.08%13,442Marquette2,95368.37%1,29329.94%731.69%1,66038.43%4,319Menominee42348.23%44350.51%111.25%-20-2.28%877Milwaukee176,63164.58%90,70333.16%6,1572.25%85,92831.42%273,491Monroe7,12170.44%2,81827.88%1701.68%4,30342.57%10,109Oconto6,30666.43%3,07432.39%1121.18%3,23234.05%9,492Oneida8,90569.71%3,68628.85%1841.44%5,21940.85%12,775Outagamie31,03670.72%12,20827.82%6421.46%18,82842.90%43,886Ozaukee23,04181.40%4,76516.83%5011.77%18,27664.56%28,307Pepin1,49663.93%78633.59%582.48%71030.34%2,340Pierce6,59166.10%3,24132.50%1401.40%3,35033.59%9,972Polk6,76062.12%4,01036.85%1131.04%2,75025.27%10,883Portage11,92960.83%7,11236.27%5702.91%4,81724.56%19,611Price4,28866.46%2,09332.44%711.10%2,19534.02%6,452Racine38,30267.38%17,32630.48%1,2172.14%20,97636.90%56,845Richland4,34872.94%1,53025.67%831.39%2,81847.27%5,961Rock27,90564.03%15,02834.48%6491.49%12,87729.55%43,582Rusk3,28762.29%1,91736.33%731.38%1,37025.96%5,277Sauk9,73767.59%4,26929.63%4012.78%5,46837.95%14,407Sawyer3,12270.02%1,28228.75%551.23%1,84041.26%4,459Shawano7,60072.48%2,79326.64%920.88%4,80745.85%10,485Sheboygan25,23174.58%8,14624.08%4531.34%17,08550.50%33,830St. Croix9,55665.30%4,77032.59%3092.11%4,78632.70%14,635Taylor4,27073.33%1,45825.04%951.63%2,81248.29%5,823Trempealeau4,92662.46%2,87536.45%861.09%2,05126.00%7,887Vernon5,42364.54%2,82533.62%1541.83%2,59830.92%8,402Vilas6,25973.20%2,16125.27%1301.52%4,09847.93%8,550Walworth16,45973.04%5,56724.70%5092.26%10,89248.33%22,535Washburn3,43565.54%1,74033.20%661.26%1,69532.34%5,241Washington25,43679.09%6,10919.00%6151.91%19,32760.10%32,160Waukesha92,48479.92%21,42818.52%1,8041.56%71,05661.41%115,716Waupaca9,13174.42%2,97224.22%1661.35%6,15950.20%12,269Waushara4,64372.74%1,64525.77%951.49%2,99846.97%6,383Winnebago30,65273.04%10,64125.36%6731.60%20,01147.68%41,966Wood16,21369.60%6,53728.06%5462.34%9,67641.54%23,296Total1,051,32667.23%482,85030.88%29,6591.90%568,47636.35%1,563,835
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Burnett
Dane
Dunn
Trempealeau
References
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