1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election
Flag of Wisconsin (1913-1981).svg
  1962 3 November 1964 1966  
  Patrick Lucey.png Jack B. Olson.png
Nominee Patrick Lucey Jack B. Olson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote841,970801,141
Percentage51.24%48.76%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Jack B. Olson
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Patrick Lucey
Democratic

The 1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1964 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and former Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Patrick Lucey defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jack B. Olson. [1]

Contents

Republican primary

The Republican primary election was held on 8 September 1964. Incumbent lieutenant governor Jack B. Olson received a majority of the votes (86.04%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [2]

Results

1964 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack B. Olson (incumbent) 279,691 86.04%
Republican Willis W. Capps45,38613.96%
Total votes325,077 100.00%

General election

On election day, 3 November 1964, Democratic nominee Patrick Lucey won the election by a margin of 40,829 votes against his opponent incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jack B. Olson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Lucey was sworn in as the 36th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on 4 January 1965. [3]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patrick Lucey 841,970 51.24
Republican Jack B. Olson (incumbent)801,14148.76
Total votes1,643,111 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. "1964 Lt. Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. "1964 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2025.