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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 elections were held on September 14, 1954. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Proxmire | 141,548 | 62.43 | |
| Democratic | James Edward Doyle | 85,187 | 37.57 | |
| Total votes | 226,735 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent) | 331,006 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 331,006 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent) | 596,158 | 51.45% | ||
| Democratic | William Proxmire | 560,747 | 48.40% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Arthur Wepfer | 1,722 | 0.15% | ||
| Scattering | 39 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 35,411 | 3.05% | |||
| Turnout | 1,158,666 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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.
The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920.
The 1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922.
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 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Republican nominee Vernon Wallace Thomson defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire with 51.89% of the vote.
The 1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
The 1950 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950.
The 1948 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.
The 1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.
The 1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
The 1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924.
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 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890.
The 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906.
The 1912 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.
