1974 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1974 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1970 1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 File:Patrick Lucey.png 150x150px Patrick Lucey Martin J. Schreiber Democratic Party (United States) 628,639 53.19% File:William Dyke.jpg William Dyke John M. Alberts Republican Party (United States) 497,195 42.06% 1974 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsLucey: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Dyke: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Patrick J. Lucey Democratic Party (United States) Patrick J. Lucey Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Democrat Patrick Lucey won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his second term as governor of Wisconsin and defeating Republican William Dyke.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 As of 2025, this is the last time a Democratic gubernatorial candidate won Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties. These three counties, collectively known as the WOW counties, have been among the most Republican areas in the state since the 1940s. It is also the last time a Democratic gubernatorial candidate carried Calumet and Marinette counties. Primary election The primary election was held on September 10, 1974. 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 Edmond Hou-Seye, American party nominee for United States Senate in 1970 Patrick J. Lucey, incumbent governor Results Democratic gubernatorial primary resultsWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1975 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1975 Vote For State Officers By County 795 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AK4UW47RO2T4A38E/full/AX5EWPYWPEGQPP82 Madison, Wisconsin Patrick J. Lucey (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 259,001 78.22% Edmond Hou-Seye Democratic Party (United States) 72,113 21.78% 331,114 100.00% Lieutenant governor Candidates Martin J. Schreiber, incumbent lieutenant governor Andrew Tripoli Results Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary resultsWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1975 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1975 Vote For State Officers By County 796 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AK4UW47RO2T4A38E/full/A4ZT2NJB3E57ZG9D Madison, Wisconsin Martin J. Schreiber (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 281,101 86.78% Andrew Tripoli Democratic Party (United States) 42,837 13.22% 323,938 100.00% Republican party Governor Candidates William Dyke, former mayor of Madison Results Republican gubernatorial primary results William Dyke Republican Party (United States) 161,823 100.00% 161,823 100.00% Lieutenant governor Candidates John M. Alberts, member of Wisconsin State Assembly Results Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results John M. Alberts Republican Party (United States) 150,984 100.00% 150,984 100.00% American party Governor Candidates William H. Upham Results American gubernatorial primary results William H. Upham American Party (1969) 5,800 100.00% 5,800 100.00% Lieutenant Governor Candidates Donald D. Hoeft Results American lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Donald D. Hoeft American Party (1969) 5,561 100.00% 5,561 100.00% General election Candidates Fred B. Blair & Mary K. Blair, Independent Georgia Cozzini & David Hornung, Independent William Dyke & John M. Alberts, Republican William O. Hart & Fred Dahir, Independent Crazy Jim & Gary C. Wetzel, Independent Patrick J. Lucey & Martin J. Schreiber, Democrat William H. Upham & Donald D. Hoeft, American Results 1974 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for General Election - November 5, 1974 - Governor and Lieutenant GovernorWisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1975 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1975 Vote For State Officers By County 816-817 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AK4UW47RO2T4A38E/pages/AI2QBC75CFDPGY8E Madison, WisconsinThere is a discrepancy between the certified totals and the county figures for Dyke, Jim, Hart, and Cozzini. It appears as though the originally certified totals were incorrect; the county by county portion of the report has the original totals whited out and reprinted with the sum of the county figures for these candidates. Democratic Party (United States) Patrick J. Lucey (incumbent) 628,639 53.19% -1.05% Republican Party (United States) William Dyke 497,195The originally certified total was 497,189. 42.06% -2.80% American Party (1969) William H. Upham 33,528 2.84% +2.16% Independent Crazy Jim 12,203The originally certified total was 12,107. 1.03% Independent William O. Hart 5,159The originally certified total was 5,113. 0.44% Independent Fred B. Blair 3,617 0.31% Independent Georgia Cozzini 1,513The originally certified total was 1,492. 0.13% ScatteringThese are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report. 132 0.01% 131,444 11.12% 1,181,976 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +1.76% Results by county Lucey was the first Democrat since Albert G. Schmedeman in 1934 to win Outagamie County, Ozaukee County, Sawyer County, and Waukesha County. Adams County, Jackson County, and Oneida County would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2018. County Patrick J. LuceyDemocratic William DykeRepublican William H. UphamAmerican Crazy JimIndependent All othersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,44444.71%1,67551.86%762.35%110.34%240.74%-231-7.15%3,230Ashland3,02864.48%1,52532.47%791.68%240.51%400.85%1,50332.01%4,696Barron4,70954.15%3,78443.51%1431.64%330.38%270.31%92510.64%8,696Bayfield2,44762.60%1,35834.74%571.46%290.74%180.46%1,08927.86%3,909Brown21,32347.94%20,59146.29%1,9724.43%2870.65%3100.70%7321.65%44,483Buffalo2,59655.34%1,97442.08%791.68%270.58%150.32%62213.26%4,691Burnett2,13768.43%93129.81%331.06%100.32%120.38%1,20638.62%3,123Calumet4,07348.83%3,94547.30%2482.97%530.64%220.26%1281.53%8,341Chippewa7,05456.70%4,56636.70%6305.06%114The 1975 Blue Book contains a typo in this county; the correct figure is 114 not 1440.92%760.61%2,48820.00%12,440Clark4,43951.00%3,44539.58%7238.31%670.77%300.34%99411.42%8,704Columbia4,79839.31%7,17858.81%1100.90%660.54%530.43%-2,380-19.50%12,205Crawford2,66553.01%2,6845.12%601.19%120.24%220.44%3977.90%5,027Dane50,64860.13%28,58033.93%9341.11%6260.74%3,4454.09%22,06826.20%84,233Dodge8,26841.61%11,05555.63%3251.64%1640.83%600.30%-2,787-14.02%19,872Door3,02141.09%4,08855.60%1902.58%280.38%250.34%-1,067-14.51%7,352Douglas9,27576.32%2,61121.49%890.73%670.55%1100.91%6,66454.84%12,152Dunn4,19152.68%3,28941.34%3654.59%550.69%560.70%90211.34%7,956Eau Claire10,71755.07%7,56338.86%8414.32%1720.88%1690.87%3,15416.21%19,462Florence57957.50%39238.93%181.79%131.29%50.50%18718.57%1,007Fond du Lac9,90142.44%12,10551.88%8963.84%3051.31%1240.53%-2,204-9.45%23,331Forest1,21556.25%76935.60%1376.34%281.30%110.51%44620.65%2,160Grant5,44536.78%8,86159.85%3222.17%760.51%1020.69%-3,416-23.07%14,806Green2,42229.46%5,69969.32%680.83%180.22%140.17%-3,277-39.86%8,221Green Lake1,41028.61%3,29266.80%1863.77%210.43%190.39%-1,882-38.19%4,928Iowa1,93735.76%3,37262.25%420.78%250.46%410.76%-1,435-26.49%5,417Iron1,32961.19%65330.06%291.34%1506.91%110.51%67631.12%2,172Jackson2,07347.93%2,18250.45%430.99%200.46%70.16%-109-2.52%4,325Jefferson7,77043.88%9,49853.63%2421.37%1290.73%700.40%-1,728-9.76%17,709Juneau2,22337.40%3,60260.60%681.14%210.35%300.50%-1,379-23.20%5,944Kenosha16,70863.45%8,69833.03%4481.70%3001.14%1790.68%8,01030.42%26,333Kewaunee2,42440.93%2,92149.32%5369.05%260.44%160.27%-497-8.39%5,923La Crosse10,84342.52%14,12455.39%3351.31%960.38%1020.40%-3,281-12.87%25,500Lafayette1,83833.02%3,65365.62%500.90%140.25%120.22%-1,815-32.60%5,567Langlade3,47552.79%2,82042.84%1712.60%831.26%340.52%6559.95%6,583Lincoln4,19947.85%4,18647.70%3073.50%450.51%390.44%130.15%8,776Manitowoc11,80249.26%9,52339.75%2,3199.68%1520.63%1640.68%2,2799.51%23,960Marathon13,26547.41%12,41444.37%1,9286.89%2320.83%1410.50%8513.04%27,980Marinette5,87051.24%5,22645.62%2342.04%840.73%410.36%6445.62%11,455Marquette1,21135.40%2,10661.56%591.72%340.99%110.32%-895-26.16%3,421Menominee47283.10%6311.09%111.94%101.76%122.11%40972.01%568Milwaukee141,38362.86%69,98931.12%6,4032.85%5,2282.32%1,9100.85%71,39431.74%224,913Monroe3,23440.52%4,59457.56%1191.49%260.33%80.10%-1,360-17.04%7,981Oconto3,45844.89%3,87650.31%2843.69%560.73%300.39%-418-5.43%7,704Oneida3,66146.70%3,78648.29%2803.57%931.19%200.26%-125-1.59%7,840Outagamie16,49453.01%13,41743.12%8662.78%1970.63%1410.45%3,0779.89%31,115Ozaukee8,79148.74%8,39346.53%5533.07%2341.30%660.37%3982.21%18,037Pepin1,27263.95%66133.23%402.01%90.45%70.35%61130.72%1,989Pierce5,04861.31%2,96936.06%1081.31%430.52%660.80%2,07925.25%8,234Polk5,38064.07%2,87934.29%891.06%190.23%300.36%2,50129.78%8,397Portage8,18563.01%3,96230.50%3963.05%2962.28%1501.15%4,22332.51%12,989Price2,30952.42%1,91243.41%1373.11%300.68%170.39%3979.01%4,405Racine23,99959.48%15,21537.71%5621.39%4321.07%1400.35%8,78421.77%40,348Richland1,84435.08%3,34463.61%310.59%150.29%230.44%-1,500-28.53%5,257Rock17,07752.92%14,41544.67%4721.46%1610.50%1440.45%2,6628.25%32,269Rusk2,78058.11%1,81737.98%1382.88%340.71%150.31%96320.13%4,784Sauk3,91936.13%6,62661.09%860.79%370.34%1781.64%-2,707-24.96%10,846Sawyer1,80851.89%1,58445.46%471.35%300.86%150.43%2246.43%3,484Shawano3,35339.41%4,68555.07%4194.93%410.48%90.11%-1,332-15.66%8,507Sheboygan18,95159.98%11,98837.94%4071.29%1700.54%810.26%6,96322.04%31,597St. Croix6,26064.85%3,19133.06%1241.28%430.45%350.36%3,06931.79%9,653Taylor2,42254.00%1,74338.86%2164.82%621.38%420.94%67915.14%4,485Trempealeau3,78754.92%2,98343.26%1001.45%100.15%150.22%80411.66%6,895Vernon3,16041.49%4,33956.96%761.00%210.28%210.28%-1,179-15.48%7,617Vilas2,05439.36%2,94856.50%1432.74%490.94%240.46%-894-17.13%5,218Walworth7,10944.74%8,37752.72%1691.06%1580.99%770.48%-1,268-7.98%15,890Washburn2,29860.54%1,40036.88%571.50%220.58%190.50%89823.66%3,796Washington9,79954.84%7,38241.32%4012.24%2401.34%450.25%2,41713.53%17,867Waukesha33,63052.01%28,03043.35%1,8632.88%660.10%1,0671.65%5,6008.66%64,656Waupaca3,54236.50%5,81559.92%2572.65%680.70%220.23%-2,273-23.42%9,704Waushara1,48734.11%2,66061.01%1623.72%471.08%40.09%-1,173-26.90%4,360Winnebago16,06844.56%17,90849.66%1,4223.94%4391.22%2240.62%1,8405.10%36,061Wood8,83347.95%7,72241.92%1,6989.22%1000.54%670.36%1,1116.03%18,420Total628,63953.19%497,19542.06%33,5282.84%12,2031.03%10,4110.88%131,44411.12%1,181,976 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Crawford Outagamie Ozaukee Sawyer Waukesha Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adams Jackson Kewaunee Oconto Oneida Notes References gubernatorial 1974 Wisconsin