1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin presidential no 1982 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1982 1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1990 November 4, 1986 File:Tommy Thompson (WI) (3x4) a.jpg 150x150px Tommy G. Thompson Scott McCallum Republican Party (United States) 805,090 52.73% File:Anthony Earl (Wisconsin Governor) (3x4) b.jpg Anthony S. Earl Sharon K. Metz Democratic Party (United States) 705,578 46.21% 1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsThompson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Earl: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Anthony S. Earl Democratic Party (United States) Tommy G. Thompson Republican Party (United States) The 1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Republican Tommy G. Thompson won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating incumbent Governor Anthony S. Earl.Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature 2015 Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016 Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Administration 699–701 978-0-9752820-7-6 This was the first time since 1962 that the winner of a Wisconsin gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president. Jonathan B. Barry unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination. Primary election The primary election was held on September 9, 1986. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election. Democratic party Governor Candidates Anthony S. Earl, incumbent governor Edmond Hou-Seye, perennial candidate Results Democratic gubernatorial primary resultsWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1987 The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1987-1988 Vote For State Officers. By County 874-875 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AKW3XV2DGSUDCO8L/pages/AF7QGNPZFLSIZM8A Madison, Wisconsin Anthony S. Earl (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 215,183 80.30% Edmond Hou-Seye Democratic Party (United States) 52,784 19.70% 267,967 100.00% Lieutenant Governor Candidates Taylor Benson, former member of Wisconsin Senate Gervase Hephner, member of Wisconsin State Assembly Cletus J. Johnson, nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1966 Sharon K. Metz, member of Wisconsin State Assembly Arlyn F. Wollenburg, perennial candidate Results Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary resultsWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1987 The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1987-1988 Vote For State Officers, By County 876-877 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AKW3XV2DGSUDCO8L/pages/APDH6YRMXEGH248V Madison, Wisconsin Sharon K. Metz Democratic Party (United States) 101,753 42.01% Gervase Hephner Democratic Party (United States) 52,313 21.60% Cletus J. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 50,795 20.97% Taylor Benson Democratic Party (United States) 29,353 12.12% Arlyn F. Wollenburg Democratic Party (United States) 7,984 3.30% 242,198 100.00% Republican party Governor Candidates Jonathan B. Barry, Dane County Executive Joseph A. Ortiz Tommy G. Thompson, member of Wisconsin State Assembly George Watts, Milwaukee businessman Albert Lee Wiley Jr. Results Republican gubernatorial primary results Tommy G. Thompson Republican Party (United States) 156,875 52.11% Jonathan B. Barry Republican Party (United States) 67,114 22.30% George Watts Republican Party (United States) 58,424 19.41% Albert Lee Wiley Jr. Republican Party (United States) 15,233 5.06% Joseph A. Ortiz Republican Party (United States) 3,374 1.12% 301,020 100.00% Lieutenant Governor Candidates Patricia A. Goodrich, former member of Wisconsin State Assembly Drew W. Heiden Scott McCallum, member of Wisconsin Senate Robert Nolan Results Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Scott McCallum Republican Party (United States) 134,099 49.48% Patricia A. Goodrich Republican Party (United States) 65,628 24.22% Robert Nolan Republican Party (United States) 51,836 19.13% Drew W. Heiden Republican Party (United States) 19,451 7.18% 271,014 100.00% Labor-Farm party Governor Candidates Kathryn A. Christensen Results Labor-Farm gubernatorial primary results Kathryn A. Christensen Labor-Farm #FF68CC 1,088 100.00% 1,088 100.00% Lieutenant Governor Candidates John Ervin Bergum Results Labor-Farm lieutenant gubernatorial primary results John Ervin Bergum Labor-Farm #FF68CC 1,012 100.00% 1,012 100.00% Independent nominations Governor Candidates Sanford Knapp Darold E. Wall Results Independent gubernatorial primary results Darold E. Wall Independent 525 59.59% Sanford Knapp Independent 356 40.41% 881 100.00% General election Candidates Anthony S. Earl & Sharon K. Metz, Democrat Tommy G. Thompson & Scott McCallum, Republican Kathryn A. Christensen & John Ervin Bergum, Labor-Farm Darold E. Wall & Irma L. Lotts, Independent Sanford Knapp & Verdell Hallingstad, Independent Results 1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1987 The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1987-1988 Vote For State Officers, By County 896 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AKW3XV2DGSUDCO8L/full/AXEPJBR7FA5MHD8W Madison, Wisconsin Richard M. Scammon Alice V. McGillivray 1987 America Votes 17, A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 412-413 Washington, DC Congressional Quarterly https://archive.org/details/americavoteshand0017rich/page/412/mode/2up?view=theater Republican Party (United States) Tommy G. Thompson 805,090 52.73% +10.79% Democratic Party (United States) Anthony S. Earl 705,578 46.21% -10.55% Labor-Farm #FF68CC Kathryn A. Christensen 10,323 0.68% Independent Darold E. Wall 3,913 0.26% Independent Sanford Knapp 1,668 0.11% Scattering 388 0.03% 99,512 6.52% 1,526,960 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +21.33% Results by county Thompson was the first Republican since Walter J. Kohler Jr. in 1952 to win Ashland County and Manitowoc County. County Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican Anthony S. EarlDemocratic All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adams3,19363.54%1,80035.82%320.64%1,39327.72%5,025Ashland3,07649.67%3,01548.68%1021.65%610.98%6,193Barron5,72051.27%5,36648.10%700.63%3543.17%11,156Bayfield2,66448.15%2,78850.39%811.46%-124-2.24%5,533Brown34,76255.73%27,00043.29%6120.98%7,76212.44%62,374Buffalo2,47151.27%2,32148.15%280.58%1503.11%4,820Burnett2,37844.49%2,88754.01%801.50%-509-9.52%5,345Calumet6,49262.79%3,71635.94%1311.27%2,77626.85%10,339Chippewa7,04147.93%7,17348.83%4773.25%-132-0.90%14,691Clark6,08057.90%4,28740.83%1331.27%1,79317.08%10,500Columbia9,03559.74%6,00239.69%860.57%3,03320.06%15,123Crawford3,56364.23%1,92634.72%581.05%1,63729.51%5,547Dane51,41239.68%76,20458.82%1,9471.50%-24,792-19.14%129,563Dodge15,04566.73%7,30032.38%2000.89%7,74534.35%22,545Door5,21163.67%2,90335.47%700.86%2,30828.20%8,184Douglas4,58233.33%9,06365.93%1010.73%-4,481-32.60%13,746Dunn4,52044.77%5,45954.07%1171.16%-939-9.30%10,096Eau Claire12,81347.42%13,86251.30%3441.27%-1,049-3.88%27,019Florence89552.10%81547.44%80.47%804.66%1,718Fond du Lac17,24864.83%9,13634.34%2190.82%8,11230.49%26,603Forest1,36749.65%1,36449.55%220.80%30.11%2,753Grant7,84762.83%4,54836.42%940.75%3,29926.42%12,489Green4,72159.99%3,05438.81%941.19%1,66721.18%7,869Green Lake4,40773.63%1,52225.43%560.94%2,88548.20%5,985Iowa3,38554.31%2,79044.76%580.93%5959.55%6,233Iron1,20546.24%1,38152.99%200.77%-176-6.75%2,606Jackson3,25654.35%2,69845.03%370.62%5589.31%5,991Jefferson11,55158.98%7,87640.21%1590.81%3,67518.76%19,586Juneau5,90473.04%2,12226.25%570.71%3,78246.79%8,083Kenosha12,38538.77%19,29360.40%2630.82%-6,908-21.63%31,941Kewaunee4,05256.77%3,02942.44%560.78%1,02314.33%7,137La Crosse17,59652.92%15,29045.98%3651.10%2,3066.94%33,251Lafayette3,12459.29%2,11340.10%320.61%1,01119.19%5,269Langlade3,90759.43%2,61039.70%570.87%1,29719.73%6,574Lincoln4,06053.32%3,45645.38%991.30%6047.93%7,615Manitowoc15,20356.75%11,17641.72%4111.53%4,02715.03%26,790Marathon20,82755.33%16,31843.35%4981.32%4,50911.98%37,643Marinette7,85660.68%4,97438.42%1160.90%2,88222.26%12,946Marquette3,01268.45%1,35030.68%380.86%1,66237.77%4,400Menominee21623.89%68475.66%40.44%-468-51.77%904Milwaukee129,93344.17%161,14954.79%3,0661.04%-31,216-10.61%294,148Monroe6,01563.65%3,36035.56%750.79%2,65528.10%9,450Oconto6,05860.28%3,89738.78%940.94%2,16121.50%10,049Oneida6,39057.92%4,57141.43%720.65%1,81916.49%11,033Outagamie25,44561.18%15,70137.75%4431.07%9,74423.43%41,589Ozaukee16,97365.31%8,80733.89%2100.81%8,16631.42%25,990Pepin1,29751.24%1,20247.49%321.26%953.75%2,531Pierce3,61442.59%4,78156.35%901.06%-1,167-13.75%8,485Polk4,28144.69%5,20454.33%940.98%-923-9.64%9,579Portage7,93845.27%9,36353.40%2331.33%-1,425-8.13%17,534Price3,96961.39%2,43737.70%590.91%1,53223.70%6,465Racine26,57551.14%24,89247.90%5030.97%1,6833.24%51,970Richland4,05164.46%2,16534.45%691.10%1,88630.01%6,285Rock19,45950.04%19,00548.88%4201.08%4541.17%38,884Rusk2,99953.00%2,59245.81%671.18%4077.19%5,658Sauk8,99461.91%5,44037.45%930.64%3,55424.46%14,527Sawyer2,89560.41%1,83938.38%581.21%1,05622.04%4,792Shawano7,18166.10%3,60833.21%750.69%3,57332.89%10,864Sheboygan17,32449.91%17,09149.24%2940.85%2330.67%34,709St. Croix5,99046.80%6,74452.70%640.50%-754-5.89%12,798Taylor4,06962.52%2,34536.03%941.44%1,72426.49%6,508Trempealeau4,17149.26%4,24350.11%530.63%-72-0.85%8,467Vernon4,91162.10%2,943337.22%540.68%1,96824.89%7,908Vilas4,85468.32%2,20731.06%440.62%2,64737.26%7,105Walworth11,78660.41%7,50538.47%2201.13%4,28121.94%19,511Washburn2,61353.02%2,26746.00%480.97%3467.02%4,928Washington16,75762.57%9,75536.43%2691.00%7,00226.15%26,781Waukesha62,38762.54%36,38936.48%9730.98%25,99826.06%99,749Waupaca7,83564.92%4,12134.15%1130.94%3,71430.77%12,069Waushara4,05767.17%1,90931.61%741.23%2,14835.56%6,040Winnebago25,78659.04%17,31639.65%5711.31%8,47019.39%43,673Wood14,40158.31%10,05940.73%2360.96%4,34217.58%24,696Total805,09052.73%705,57846.21%16,2921.07%99,5126.52%1,526,960 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adams Ashland Barron Brown Buffalo Fond du Lac Forest Jackson Jefferson Kewaunee La Crosse Langlade Manitowoc Marathon Oneida Outagamie Pepin Racine Rock Rusk Sheboygan Washburn Winnebago Wood References Wisconsin Category:1986 Wisconsin elections 1986