1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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 County results Knowles: 50–60% 60–70% La Follette: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Republican Warren P. Knowles won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his third term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Democrat Bronson La Follette.[1] This was the last gubernatorial election in Wisconsin where the governor was elected to a two year term separately from the Lieutenant Governor.
Results
[edit]| Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1968[2][a] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Republican | Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) | 893,463 | 52.88% | ||
| Democrat | Bronson La Follette | 791,100 | 46.82% | ||
| Independent | Adolf Wiggert | 3,225 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | Robert Wilkinson | 1,813 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 1,689,601 | 100 | |||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Excludes scattering votes
References
[edit]- ^ Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
- ^ "1968 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.