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1966 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1964 1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1968 November 8, 1966 Jack Olson (Wisconsin lieutenant governor) portrait, circa 1966 (3x4).jpg 150x150px Jack B. Olson Republican Party (United States) 629,232 55.05% File:Martin_J._Schreiber_(1977).png Martin J. Schreiber Democratic Party (United States) 513,781 44.95% Lieutenant Governor Patrick Lucey Democratic Party (United States) Jack B. Olson Republican Party (United States)
The 1966 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and former lieutenant governor Jack B. Olson defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Martin J. Schreiber.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AW5GGNB5NK26Z38S/full/AWLLXN2W7EG4FH8P The Wisconsin Blue Book 1968 search.library.wisc.edu 2025-11-04
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary election was held on September 13, 1966. Incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Martin J. Schreiber received a majority of the votes (68.77%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1966&f=0&off=6&elect=1 1966 Lt. Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org July 22, 2025 2025-11-04
Results
1966 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary
Martin J. Schreiber Democratic Party (US) 172,245 68.77%
Jerome D. Grant Democratic Party (US) 78,226 31.23%
250,471 100.00%
General election
On election day, November 8, 1966, Republican nominee and former lieutenant governor Jack B. Olson won the election by a margin of 115,451 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Martin J. Schreiber, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Olson was sworn in for his second non-consecutive term on January 2, 1967.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1966&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1966 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org November 28, 2017 2025-11-04
Results
Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Jack B. Olson
629,232
55.05
Democratic Party (United States)
Martin J. Schreiber
513,781
44.95
1,143,013
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
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