1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1952 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1956 November 2, 1954 Walter J. Kohler Jr. Crop (cropped).png 150x150px Walter J. Kohler Jr. Republican Party (United States) 596,158 51.45% File:William Proxmire (cropped).jpg William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) 560,747 48.40% 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsKohler: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Proxmire: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. Republican Party (United States) Walter J. Kohler Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire in a rematch of the 1952 election with 51.45% of the vote. Primary election Primary elections were held on September 14, 1954. Voting Information https://books.google.com/books?id=P4Hfc5MP_QQC&pg=RA1-PA99 Washington, D.C. Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense Table IV. 1954 Elections 99–101 April 1954 8 November 2020 Republican party Candidates Walter J. Kohler Jr., incumbent governor Results Republican primary results Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 331,006 100.00% 331,006 100.00% Democratic party Candidates James E. Doyle, former chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Doyle funeral Saturday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30994107/james-edward-doyle-1915-1987/ Wausau Daily Herald Wausau, Wisconsin 2 April 1987 20 8 November 2020 William Proxmire, Democratic nominee for governor in 1952 Results Democratic primary resultsThe Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library 1956 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1956 Vote For State Officers, Primary Election 702 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ATT2C657GYH2FO85/full/ABOAK7GN6UDUNF8V Madison, Wisconsin William Proxmire Democratic Party (United States) 141,548 62.43% James E. Doyle Democratic Party (United States) 85,187 37.57% 226,735 100.00% General election Candidates William Proxmire, Democratic Walter J. Kohler Jr., Republican Arthur Wepfer, Socialist Labor Results 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1954The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library 1956 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1956 Vote For State Officers By Counties, General Election, November 4, 1954 745–746 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ATT2C657GYH2FO85/pages/AFUHTEVUSSNYOP8L Madison, Wisconsin Republican Party (United States) Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent) 596,158 51.45% -11.03% Democratic Party (United States) William Proxmire 560,747 48.40% +11.13% #DD051D Socialist Labor"Independent Socialist Labor" Arthur Wepfer 1,722 0.15% ScatteringThese are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report. 39 0.00% 35,411 3.06% 1,158,666 100.00% Republican Party (United States) -22.16% Results by county Proxmire was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1904 to win Florence County. By voting for Proxmire, Rusk County backed the losing candidate for the first time since its establishment in 1901. County Walter J. Kohler Jr.Republican William ProxmireDemocratic Arthur WepferSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adams1,44051.01%1,38048.88%30.11%602.13%2,823Ashland2,73044.40%3,41455.52%50.08%-684-11.12%6,149Barron5,87452.81%5,24547.15%40.04%6295.65%11,123Bayfield1,97845.82%2,32753.90%00.00%-349-8.08%4,317Includes 12 Scattering votesBrown18,83254.00%16,00945.91%320.09%2,8238.09%34,874"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBuffalo2,29054.32%1,92645.68%00.00%3648.63%4,216Burnett1,60250.60%1,55949.24%30.09%431.36%3,166"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesCalumet4,24465.47%2,23534.48%20.03%2,00930.99%6,482"one"Chippewa6,21249.01%6,45250.90%110.09%-240-1.89%12,675Clark5,59352.10%5,14247.90%00.00%4514.20%10,735Columbia6,43159.35%4,39040.51%150.14%2,04118.84%10,836Crawford3,38856.83%2,56943.09%50.08%81913.74%5,962Dane25,22042.78%33,63457.05%980.17%-8,414-14.27%58,955Includes 3 Scattering votesDodge11,42961.42%7,16838.52%110.06%4,26122.90%18,608Door4,39964.28%2,44435.72%00.00%1,95528.57%6,843Douglas6,39337.48%10,65562.47%90.05%-4,262-24.99%17,057Dunn4,36754.17%3,69245.80%10.01%6758.37%8,062"two"Eau Claire8,22847.36%9,11152.44%340.20%-883-5.08%17,374"one"Florence74148.15%78651.07%120.78%-45-2.92%1,539Fond du Lac14,43663.08%8,42336.80%270.12%6,01326.27%22,886Forest1,32039.04%2,05560.78%60.18%-735-21.74%3,381Grant8,54570.27%3,59529.56%200.16%4,95040.70%12,161"one"Green4,98665.25%2,64834.66%70.09%2,33830.60%7,641Green Lake3,83872.57%1,44327.28%80.15%2,39545.28%5,289Iowa3,23356.41%2,49343.50%50.09%74012.91%5,731Iron1,25833.74%2,46466.08%70.19%-1,206-32.34%3,729Jackson2,55245.27%3,07754.59%80.14%-525-9.31%5,637Jefferson8,50356.37%6,57343.58%80.05%1,93012.80%15,084Juneau3,46660.66%2,23139.04%170.30%1,23521.61%5,714Kenosha12,75941.29%18,12058.64%210.07%-5,361-17.35%30,900Kewaunee3,55854.35%2,98245.55%60.09%5768.80%6,546La Crosse12,02353.24%10,49746.48%640.28%1,5266.76%22,584Lafayette2,97658.57%2,10441.41%10.02%87217.16%5,081Langlade3,46048.62%3,64951.28%70.10%-189-2.66%7,116Lincoln4,16656.99%3,14142.97%30.04%1,02514.02%7,310Manitowoc11,11848.96%11,55750.89%350.15%-439-1.93%22,710Marathon11,77144.75%14,48855.08%450.17%-2,717-10.33%26,304Marinette5,67151.27%5,38748.70%40.04%2842.57%11,062Marquette2,22567.61%1,06232.27%40.12%1,16335.34%3,291Milwaukee129,31844.16%162,85855.62%6310.22%-33,540-11.45%292,815Includes 8 Scattering votesMonroe4,60356.58%3,53043.39%30.04%1,07313.19%8,136Oconto4,60654.91%3,77645.01%70.08%8309.89%8,389Oneida3,76653.52%3,26646.42%40.06%5007.11%7,036Outagamie16,56565.12%8,82634.70%450.18%7,73930.43%25,436Ozaukee5,55758.50%3,93041.37%120.13%1,62717.13%9,499Pepin1,14157.66%83542.19%20.10%30615.46%1,979"one"Pierce4,36360.61%2,82739.27%90.13%1,53621.34%7,199Polk3,90151.84%3,61648.05%80.11%2853.79%7,525Portage5,16840.42%7,60559.48%110.09%-2,437-19.06%12,785"one"Price2,69247.12%3,00252.55%190.33%-310-5.43%5,713Racine19,15845.80%22,63454.11%340.08%-3,476-8.31%41,826Richland3,94960.20%2,60339.68%60.09%1,34620.52%6,560"two"Rock16,63358.27%11,85241.52%600.21%4,78116.75%28,545Rusk2,44749.86%2,44849.88%110.22%-1-0.02%4,908"two"Sauk7,06559.40%4,81640.49%120.10%2,24918.91%11,893Sawyer2,07859.05%1,43940.89%20.06%63918.16%3,519Shawano6,56664.32%3,63435.60%80.08%2,93228.72%10,208Sheboygan18,51255.28%14,82144.26%1530.46%3,69111.02%33,486St. Croix4,70053.10%4,14846.86%40.05%5526.24%8,852Taylor2,39946.83%2,71352.96%110.21%-314-6.13%5,123Trempealeau3,68047.30%4,09552.63%50.06%-415-5.33%7,780Vernon4,09948.57%4,33751.39%30.04%-238-2.82%8,439Vilas2,56463.70%1,45736.20%40.10%1,10727.50%4,025Walworth9,62268.86%4,33931.05%130.09%5,28337.81%13,974Washburn1,94852.39%1,76847.55%20.05%1804.84%3,718Washington6,92464.54%3,80435.46%00.00%3,12029.08%10,728Waukesha20,35857.53%15,00142.39%260.07%5,35715.14%35,386"one"Waupaca8,18571.44%3,26628.51%50.04%4,91942.93%11,457"one"Waushara3,38672.03%1,30527.76%100.21%2,08144.27%4,701Winnebago18,42862.21%11,17037.71%260.09%7,25824.50%29,624Wood8,52255.16%6,89944.66%280.18%1,62310.51%15,449Total596,15851.45%560,74748.40%1,7220.15%35,4113.06%1,158,666 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Ashland Bayfield Chippewa Dane Douglas Eau Claire Florence Forest Jackson Kenosha Langlade Manitowoc Marathon Portage Price Racine Rusk Taylor Trempealeau Vernon Notes References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Toepel M. J. Kuehn Hazel L. 1956 The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956 http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=header&id=WI.WIBlueBk1956&isize=XL State of Wisconsin Wisconsin Blue Book 1956 1954 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1954 in the United States