1954 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1954 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1952 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1952 1956 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1956 November 2, 1954 125px Warren P. Knowles Republican Party (United States) 593,520 52.59% 125px Edwin Larkin Democratic Party (United States) 535,025 47.40% Lieutenant Governor George M. Smith Republican Party (United States) Warren P. Knowles Republican Party (United States) The 1954 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Warren P. Knowles defeated Democratic nominee and attorney Edwin Larkin.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ATT2C657GYH2FO85/full/ABOAK7GN6UDUNF8V The Wisconsin Blue Book 1956 search.library.wisc.edu 2025-11-04 Republican primary The Republican primary election was held on September 14, 1954. Incumbent lieutenant governor George M. Smith ran for a fourth term, but was criticized by his party colleagues at the Republican Party state convention for not being an active campaigner. They desired a candidate that would pull his weight for the ticket and thus endorsed the state senate leader Warren P. Knowles instead. https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-knowles-wisconsi/130814618/ Knowles Backed for No. 2 Spot Wisconsin State Journal June 11, 1954 2 2025-11-04 Newspapers.com In the end, Knowles defeated Smith, receiving a majority of the votes (53.04%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1954&f=0&off=6&elect=2 1954 Lt. Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org July 18, 2025 2025-11-04 Results 1954 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary Warren P. Knowles Republican Party (US) 180,585 53.04% George M. Smith (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 159,896 46.96% 340,481 100.00% Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on September 14, 1954. Attorney Edwin Larkin received a majority of the votes (69.80%) over the Democratic nominee in the previous election Sverre Roang, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1954&f=0&off=6&elect=1 1954 Lt. Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org July 18, 2025 2025-11-04 Results 1954 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Edwin Larkin Democratic Party (US) 145,827 69.80% Sverre Roang Democratic Party (US) 63,108 30.20% 208,935 100.00% General election On election day, November 2, 1954, Republican nominee Warren P. Knowles won the election by a margin of 58,495 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Edwin Larkin, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Knowles was sworn in as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 1955.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1954&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1954 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-04 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Warren P. Knowles 593,520 52.59 Democratic Party (United States) Edwin Larkin 535,025 47.40 Scattering 106 0.01 1,128,651 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1954 Wisconsin elections Category:1954 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1954 in the United States Category:1954 elections in the United States Category:1950s Wisconsin elections Category:1950s in Wisconsin Category:1950s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Category:1954 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:20th century in Wisconsin Category:20th-century elections in the United States