1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1954 1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1958 November 6, 1956 File:Vernon Wallace Thomson.jpg 150x150px Vernon W. Thomson Republican Party (United States) 808,273 51.89% File:Senator William Proxmire.jpg William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) 749,421 48.11% 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsThomson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Proxmire: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. Republican Party (United States) Vernon Wallace Thomson Republican Party (United States) The 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Republican nominee Vernon W. Thomson defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire with 51.89% of the vote. Proxmire was defeated for the third consecutive gubernatorial election; he would subsequently win a special election for the United States Senate the following year after the death of Joseph McCarthy. Primary election The primary election was held on September 11, 1956. Both major party candidates were unopposed in their respective primaries. Republican party Candidates Vernon W. Thomson, Attorney General of Wisconsin since 1951.THOMSON, Vernon Wallace 1905–1988 https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/T/THOMSON,-Vernon-Wallace-(T000233)/ House.gov 23 May 2020 Results Republican primary resultsThe Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library 1958 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958 Vote For State Officers, Primary Election 663 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A2BH4FP76N6HMK8V/full/AKBEW43KYUIU5G84 Madison, Wisconsin Vernon W. Thomson Republican Party (United States) 400,442 100.00% 400,442 100.00% Democratic party Candidates William Proxmire, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1951–53 and Democratic nominee for Governor in 1952 and 1954 Results Democratic primary results William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) 265,475 100.00% 265,475 100.00% General election Candidates William Proxmire, Democrat Vernon W. Thomson, Republican Results 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1956The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library 1958 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958 Vote For State Officers By Counties, General Election, November 6, 1956 769–770 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A2BH4FP76N6HMK8V/pages/A6IY5PWFZBAGAE82 Madison, Wisconsin Republican Party (United States) Vernon W. Thomson 808,273 51.89% +0.43% Democratic Party (United States) William Proxmire 749,421 48.11% -0.29% ScatteringThese are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report. 94 0.01% 58,852 3.78% 1,557,788 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +0.72% Results by county After this election, Taylor County would not vote Republican again until 1978. County Vernon W. ThomsonRepublican William ProxmireDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adams1,65252.98%1,46647.02%00.00%1865.97%3,118Ashland3,58446.55%4,11553.45%00.00%-531-6.90%7,699Barron7,58454.38%6,36245.62%00.00%1,2228.76%13,946Bayfield2,73048.38%2,91351.62%00.00%-183-3.24%5,643Brown26,18156.45%20,19243.54%20.00%5,98912.91%46,375Buffalo3,03055.20%2,45944.80%00.00%57110.40%5,489Burnett2,10951.70%1,97048.30%00.00%1393.41%4,079Calumet5,37064.88%2,90535.10%20.02%2,46529.78%8,277Chippewa8,22849.95%8,24650.05%00.00%-18-0.11%16,474Clark6,92654.06%5,88645.94%00.00%1,0408.12%12,812Columbia9,26559.74%6,24340.26%00.00%3,02219.49%15,508Crawford3,59353.70%3,09846.30%00.00%4957.40%6,691Dane34,49643.47%44,85156.52%90.01%-10,355-13.05%79,356Dodge15,24461.23%9,65238.77%00.00%5,59222.46%24,896Door5,92969.50%2,60230.50%00.00%3,32739.00%8,531Douglas8,28341.16%11,84158.84%10.00%-3,558-17.68%20,125Dunn5,83855.80%4,62444.20%00.00%1,21411.60%10,462Eau Claire11,63150.32%11,48549.68%00.00%1460.63%23,116Florence84150.06%83949.94%00.00%20.12%1,680Fond du Lac18,42461.19%11,68538.81%10.00%6,73922.38%30,110Forest1,50242.26%2,05257.74%00.00%-550-15.48%3,554Grant10,92965.72%5,69934.27%10.01%5,23031.45%16,629Green6,09056.97%4,59943.03%00.00%1,49113.95%10,689Green Lake4,94469.90%2,12830.09%10.01%2,81639.81%7,073Iowa4,76256.99%3,59443.01%00.00%1,16813.98%8,356Iron1,36734.57%2,58765.43%00.00%-1,220-30.85%3,954Jackson3,03348.47%3,22451.52%10.02%-191-3.05%6,258Jefferson11,51157.26%8,59142.73%10.00%2,92014.53%20,103Juneau4,66062.16%2,83737.84%00.00%1,82324.32%7,497Kenosha16,27341.98%22,49458.02%10.00%-6,221-16.05%38,768Kewaunee4,12755.78%3,27244.22%00.00%85511.56%7,399La Crosse15,49851.79%14,42748.21%00.00%1,0713.58%29,925Lafayette4,38155.10%3,57044.90%00.00%81110.20%7,951Langlade4,26154.64%3,53745.36%00.00%7249.28%7,798Lincoln5,66460.42%3,71139.58%00.00%1,95320.83%9,375Manitowoc14,22448.64%15,01751.35%10.00%-793-2.71%29,242Marathon17,80246.42%20,54553.58%00.00%-2,743-7.15%38,347Marinette8,05456.54%6,19043.46%00.00%1,86413.09%14,244Marquette2,52866.65%1,26433.32%10.03%1,26433.32%3,793Milwaukee180,46244.02%229,44355.97%270.01%-48,981-11.95%409,932Monroe6,71256.99%5,06543.00%10.01%1,64713.98%11,778Oconto6,10958.61%4,31441.39%00.00%1,79517.22%10,423Oneida5,17753.68%4,46746.31%10.01%7107.36%9,645Outagamie23,03766.33%11,69433.67%00.00%11,34332.66%34,731Ozaukee8,06657.90%5,86442.10%00.00%2,20215.81%13,930Pepin1,68958.54%1,19641.46%00.00%49317.09%2,885Pierce5,34357.78%3,90442.22%00.00%1,43915.56%9,247Polk5,27949.64%5,35650.36%00.00%-77-0.72%10,635Portage6,35741.42%8,99158.58%10.01%-2,634-17.16%15,349Price3,43051.37%3,24748.63%00.00%1832.74%6,677Racine25,98746.85%29,45353.10%260.05%-3,466-6.25%55,466Richland4,74759.72%3,20040.26%20.03%1,54719.46%7,949Rock25,49559.25%17,53140.75%00.00%7,96418.51%43,026Rusk3,11249.19%3,21550.81%00.00%-103-1.63%6,327Sauk9,71560.12%6,44339.87%10.01%3,27220.25%16,159Sawyer2,47458.09%1,78541.91%00.00%68916.18%4,259Shawano8,69865.95%4,48934.04%10.01%4,20931.92%13,188Sheboygan20,35952.97%18,07847.03%00.00%2,2815.93%38,437St. Croix6,25651.72%5,84048.28%00.00%4163.44%12,096Taylor3,38851.07%3,24548.91%10.02%1432.16%6,634Trempealeau4,76648.66%5,02951.34%00.00%-263-2.69%9,795Vernon5,43848.45%5,78751.55%00.00%-349-3.11%11,225Vilas3,10953.50%1,78736.50%00.00%1,32227.00%4,896Walworth14,89569.01%6,68830.98%20.01%8,20738.02%21,585Washburn2,57355.14%2,09344.86%00.00%48010.29%4,666Washington10,00460.09%6,64539.91%00.00%3,35920.18%16,649Waukesha29,57357.94%21,46542.05%60.01%8,10815.88%51,044Waupaca11,06073.08%4,07426.92%00.00%6,98646.16%15,134Waushara4,37771.19%1,77128.81%00.00%2,60642.39%6,148Winnebago25,63862.93%15,10137.06%30.01%10,53725.86%40,742Wood12,40056.91%9,38943.09%00.00%3,01113.82%21,789Total808,27351.89%749,42148.11%940.01%58,8523.78%1,557,788 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Eau Claire Florence Langlade Price Taylor Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Polk Notes References Wisconsin Politics 1956 Wisconsin Gubernatorial