1956 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1956 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1954 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1954 1958 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1958 November 6, 1956 125px Warren P. Knowles Republican Party (United States) 822,780 54.57% 125px William A. Schmidt Democratic Party (United States) 684,844 45.42% Lieutenant Governor Warren P. Knowles Republican Party (United States) Warren P. Knowles Republican Party (United States) The 1956 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Warren P. Knowles defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate William A. Schmidt.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A2BH4FP76N6HMK8V/full/AKBEW43KYUIU5G84 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958 search.library.wisc.edu 2025-11-04 Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on September 11, 1956. Incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate William A. Schmidt received a majority of the votes (53.21%) over the Democratic nominee in the previous election and attorney Edwin Larkin, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1956&f=0&off=6&elect=1 1956 Lt. Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org July 19, 2025 2025-11-04 Results 1956 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary William A. Schmidt Democratic Party (US) 135,843 53.21% Edwin Larkin Democratic Party (US) 119,441 46.79% 255,284 100.00% General election On election day, November 6, 1956, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Warren P. Knowles won re-election by a margin of 137,936 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee William A. Schmidt, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Knowles was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1957.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1956&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1956 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-04 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) 822,780 54.57 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Schmidt 684,844 45.42 Scattering 43 0.01 1,507,667 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References lieutenant gubernatorial Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1956 in the United States Wisconsin