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The 1964 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Republican Warren P. Knowles won the election with 50.55% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat John W. Reynolds. [1]
The primary election was held on September 8, 1964.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John W. Reynolds (incumbent) | 241,170 | 70.26% | |
| Democratic | Dominic H. Frinzi | 102,066 | 29.74% | |
| Total votes | 343,236 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Warren P. Knowles | 246,760 | 71.90% | |
| Republican | Milo G. Knutson | 96,421 | 28.10% | |
| Total votes | 343.181 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Warren P. Knowles | 856,779 | 50.55% | +1.14% | |
| Democratic | John W. Reynolds (incumbent) | 837,901 | 49.44% | −0.92% | |
| Scattering [a] | 207 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 18,878 | 1.11% | |||
| Total votes | 1,694,887 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +2.06% | |||
After this election, Racine county would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2006.
| County [3] [4] | Warren P. Knowles Republican | John W. Reynolds Democratic | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,724 | 50.19% | 1,711 | 49.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.38% | 3,435 |
| Ashland | 3,206 | 42.80% | 4,284 | 57.20% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,078 | -14.39% | 7,490 |
| Barron | 7,561 | 53.95% | 6,454 | 46.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,107 | 7.90% | 14,015 |
| Bayfield | 2,357 | 42.19% | 3,229 | 57.79% | 1 | 0.02% | -872 | -15.61% | 5,587 |
| Brown | 29,576 | 55.76% | 23,469 | 44.24% | 1 | 0.00% | 6,107 | 11.51% | 53,046 |
| Buffalo | 2,985 | 52.85% | 2,663 | 47.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 322 | 5.70% | 5,648 |
| Burnett | 2,133 | 49.64% | 2,164 | 50.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -31 | -0.72% | 4,297 |
| Calumet | 5,652 | 60.89% | 3,631 | 39.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,021 | 21.77% | 9,273 |
| Chippewa | 8,557 | 50.01% | 8,552 | 49.98% | 1 | 0.01% | 5 | 0.03% | 17,110 |
| Clark | 7,185 | 56.70% | 5,486 | 43.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,699 | 13.41% | 12,671 |
| Columbia | 9,359 | 57.82% | 6,827 | 42.18% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,532 | 15.64% | 16,187 |
| Crawford | 3,920 | 59.09% | 2,714 | 40.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,206 | 18.18% | 6,634 |
| Dane | 44,054 | 45.27% | 53,246 | 54.72% | 15 | 0.02% | -9,192 | -9.45% | 97,315 |
| Dodge | 15,323 | 58.35% | 10,937 | 41.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,386 | 16.70% | 26,260 |
| Door | 5,670 | 64.95% | 3,059 | 35.04% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,611 | 29.91% | 8,730 |
| Douglas | 6,958 | 35.93% | 12,410 | 64.07% | 0 | 0.00% | -5,452 | -28.15% | 19,368 |
| Dunn | 5,608 | 54.73% | 4,638 | 45.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 970 | 9.47% | 10,246 |
| Eau Claire | 11,807 | 48.67% | 12,450 | 51.32% | 1 | 0.00% | -643 | -2.65% | 24,258 |
| Florence | 697 | 43.48% | 906 | 56.52% | 0 | 0.00% | -209 | -13.04% | 1,603 |
| Fond du Lac | 17,966 | 57.79% | 13,120 | 42.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,846 | 15.59% | 31,086 |
| Forest | 1,585 | 45.26% | 1,917 | 54.74% | 0 | 0.00% | -332 | -9.48% | 3,502 |
| Grant | 10,483 | 61.81% | 6,477 | 38.19% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,006 | 23.62% | 16,961 |
| Green | 7,204 | 67.73% | 3,432 | 32.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,772 | 35.46% | 10,636 |
| Green Lake | 5,014 | 65.11% | 2,687 | 34.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,327 | 30.22% | 7,701 |
| Iowa | 4,889 | 62.42% | 2,943 | 37.57% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,946 | 24.84% | 7,833 |
| Iron | 1,303 | 38.97% | 2,041 | 31.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -738 | -22.07% | 3,344 |
| Jackson | 3,584 | 57.31% | 2,668 | 42.66% | 2 | 0.03% | 916 | 14.65% | 6,254 |
| Jefferson | 12,561 | 56.55% | 9,650 | 43.44% | 2 | 0.01% | 2,911 | 13.10% | 22,213 |
| Juneau | 4,399 | 58.10% | 3,173 | 41.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,226 | 16.19% | 7,572 |
| Kenosha | 19,234 | 42.51% | 26,016 | 57.49% | 1 | 0.00% | -6,782 | -14.99% | 45,251 |
| Kewaunee | 4,633 | 60.12% | 3,073 | 39.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,560 | 20.24% | 7,706 |
| La Crosse | 18,144 | 58.92% | 12,642 | 41.06% | 6 | 0.02% | 5,502 | 17.87% | 30,792 |
| Lafayette | 4,427 | 58.47% | 3,144 | 41.52% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,283 | 16.94% | 7,572 |
| Langlade | 4,463 | 55.32% | 3,604 | 44.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 859 | 10.65% | 8,067 |
| Lincoln | 5,340 | 54.65% | 4,427 | 45.30% | 5 | 0.05% | 913 | 9.34% | 9,772 |
| Manitowoc | 15,293 | 47.95% | 16,602 | 52.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,309 | -4.10% | 31,895 |
| Marathon | 19,102 | 50.50% | 18,726 | 49.50% | 1 | 0.00% | 376 | 0.99% | 37,829 |
| Marinette | 7,583 | 50.90% | 7,314 | 49.09% | 1 | 0.01% | 269 | 1.81% | 14,898 |
| Marquette | 2,488 | 65.66% | 1,301 | 34.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,187 | 31.33% | 3,789 |
| Menominee | 314 | 45.64% | 374 | 54.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -60 | -8.72% | 688 |
| Milwaukee | 183,668 | 41.79% | 255,726 | 58.19% | 101 | 0.02% | -72,058 | -16.40% | 439,495 |
| Monroe | 6,904 | 60.24% | 4,550 | 39.70% | 6 | 0.05% | 2,354 | 20.54% | 11,460 |
| Oconto | 5,901 | 54.79% | 4,870 | 45.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,031 | 9.57% | 10,771 |
| Oneida | 5,197 | 50.37% | 5,120 | 49.62% | 1 | 0.01% | 77 | 0.75% | 10,318 |
| Outagamie | 24,445 | 60.58% | 15,904 | 39.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,541 | 21.17% | 40,349 |
| Ozaukee | 10,695 | 59.50% | 7,279 | 40.49% | 2 | 0.01% | 3,416 | 19.00% | 17,976 |
| Pepin | 1,719 | 55.03% | 1,405 | 44.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 314 | 10.05% | 3,124 |
| Pierce | 4,894 | 51.36% | 4,633 | 48.63% | 1 | 0.01% | 261 | 2.74% | 9,528 |
| Polk | 5,229 | 48.22% | 5,615 | 51.78% | 0 | 0.00% | -386 | -3.56% | 10,844 |
| Portage | 6,928 | 41.96% | 9,581 | 58.03% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,653 | -16.07% | 16,510 |
| Price | 3,543 | 53.10% | 3,111 | 46.63% | 18 | 0.27% | 432 | 6.47% | 6,672 |
| Racine | 28,243 | 45.97% | 33,194 | 54.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -4,951 | -8.06% | 61,437 |
| Richland | 4,448 | 60.92% | 2,853 | 39.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,595 | 21.85% | 7,301 |
| Rock | 27,073 | 55.79% | 21,454 | 44.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,619 | 11.58% | 48,527 |
| Rusk | 2,944 | 46.66% | 3,365 | 53.34% | 0 | 0.00% | -421 | -6.67% | 6,309 |
| Sauk | 9,333 | 60.17% | 6,178 | 39.83% | 1 | 0.01% | 3,155 | 20.34% | 15,512 |
| Sawyer | 2,630 | 58.44% | 1,870 | 41.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 760 | 16.89% | 4,500 |
| Shawano | 8,354 | 63.84% | 4,727 | 36.13% | 4 | 0.03% | 3,627 | 27.72% | 13,085 |
| Sheboygan | 18,757 | 46.80% | 21,320 | 53.19% | 3 | 0.01% | -2,563 | -6.39% | 40,080 |
| St. Croix | 7,202 | 54.80% | 5,941 | 45.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,261 | 9.59% | 13,143 |
| Taylor | 3,394 | 49.74% | 3,429 | 50.25% | 1 | 0.01% | -35 | -0.51% | 6,824 |
| Trempealeau | 4,797 | 50.71% | 4,659 | 49.25% | 4 | 0.04% | 138 | 1.46% | 9,460 |
| Vernon | 6,423 | 60.05% | 4,266 | 39.88% | 7 | 0.07% | 2,157 | 20.17% | 10,696 |
| Vilas | 3,396 | 60.26% | 2,239 | 39.73% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,157 | 20.53% | 5,636 |
| Walworth | 14,889 | 62.53% | 8,918 | 37.45% | 5 | 0.02% | 5,971 | 25.08% | 23,812 |
| Washburn | 2,481 | 50.22% | 2,457 | 49.74% | 2 | 0.04% | 24 | 0.49% | 4,940 |
| Washington | 12,349 | 59.59% | 8,371 | 40.39% | 3 | 0.01% | 3,978 | 19.20% | 20,723 |
| Waukesha | 43,767 | 57.28% | 32,638 | 42.72% | 3 | 0.00% | 11,129 | 14.57% | 76,408 |
| Waupaca | 10,382 | 67.51% | 4,997 | 32.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,385 | 35.02% | 15,379 |
| Waushara | 4,254 | 65.95% | 2,196 | 34.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,058 | 31.91% | 6,450 |
| Winnebago | 26,047 | 57.92% | 18,922 | 42.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,125 | 15.84% | 44,969 |
| Wood | 12,152 | 50.41% | 11,952 | 49.58% | 1 | 0.00% | 200 | 0.83% | 24,105 |
| Total | 856,779 | 50.55% | 837,901 | 49.44% | 207 | 0.01% | 18,878 | 1.11% | 1,694,887 |
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