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The 1950 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950.
Incumbent Republican Governor Oscar Rennebohm did not seek a third term.
Republican nominee Walter J. Kohler Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Carl W. Thompson with 53.21% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 19, 1950.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl W. Thompson | 130,745 | 78.05 | |
| Democratic | Charles P. Greene | 36,777 | 21.95 | |
| Total votes | 167,522 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter J. Kohler Jr. | 272,139 | 64.42 | |
| Republican | Leonard Schmitt | 150,315 | 35.58 | |
| Total votes | 422,454 | 100.00 | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter J. Kohler Jr. | 605,649 | 53.21% | ||
| Democratic | Carl W. Thompson | 525,319 | 46.16% | ||
| People's Progressive | Michael Essin | 3,735 | 0.33% | ||
| Socialist | William O. Hart | 3,384 | 0.30% | ||
| Scattering | 61 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 80,330 | 7.05% | |||
| Turnout | 1,138,148 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Thomas Edward Fairchild was an American lawyer and judge. He served forty years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Earlier in his career he was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, and the 31st Attorney General of Wisconsin.
William A. Schmidt was an American welder and shop foreman who served two terms as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the Sixth District.
William M. Rohan was an American farmer from Outagamie County, Wisconsin, who served a number of terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly between 1911 and 1949.
The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
The 1916 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.
Democrat William Proxmire won a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI). Also, Price Daniel (D-TX) left the Senate to become governor of Texas, and Democrat Ralph Yarborough won a special election for that Senate seat. The Democrats thus made a net gain of one seat. However, Congress was out of session at the time of the Democratic gain in Wisconsin, and the Republicans gained a Democratic-held seat only weeks after the next session started, when Republican John D. Hoblitzell Jr. was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Matthew M. Neely (D-WV).
The 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.
The 1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
The 1948 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.
The 1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.
The 1944 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
The 1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.
The 1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
The 1938 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938.
The 1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928.
The 1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930.
The 1932 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor Philip La Follette was defeated in the Republican primary, and in the midst of the Great Depression and nationwide voter dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, Democratic nominee Albert G. Schmedeman defeated Republican nominee Walter J. Kohler Sr. and Socialist nominee Frank Metcalfe with 52.48% of the vote. Schmedeman became the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election in Wisconsin since George Wilbur Peck in 1892. 2 years later, in 1934, La Follette would run for governor again and defeated Schmedeman, this time running with the Progressive Party.
The 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906.
The 1912 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.
