1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 January 2025 1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1966 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1966 1970 (combined)2012 recall (separate) November 5, 1968 File:Jack B. Olson.png 150x150px Jack B. Olson Republican Party (United States) 955,439 59.33% 3x4.svg Taylor Benson Democratic Party (United States) 654,893 40.67% 1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsOlson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Benson: #7996e2 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Jack B. Olson Republican Party (United States) Jack B. Olson Republican Party (United States) 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. 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. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jack B. Olson, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Results Republican primary resultsCounty Vote for Lieutenant Governor https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AGMDNMSNXDGTAN8A/full/APPTZUTEORTMJZ8V May 20, 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries 153 Republican Party (United States) Jack B. Olson 264,260 100%264,260 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Taylor Benson, State Senator from the 28th Senate district Eliminated in primary David S. Miller Results thumb|Primary results by county: #7996E2 Benson #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #7DDDDD Miller #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Taylor Benson 396,302 61.46%Democratic Party (United States) David S. Miller 69,572 38.54%758,775 100.0 General election Results 1968 Wisconsin lieutenant governor election resultsCounty Vote For Lieutenant Governor https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AGMDNMSNXDGTAN8A/full/A7VJVE7AXPEIQR85 May 20, 2024 University of Wisconsin Madison-Libraries 14px "text-align:left;" Jack B. Olson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 955,439 59.33 Taylor Benson Democratic Party (United States) 654,893 40.67 1,610,332 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References lieutenantgubernatorial Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1968 in the United States Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election