1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Patrick Lucey Jack B. Olson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 841,970 801,141 Percentage 51.24% 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]

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack B. Olson (incumbent)	279,691	86.04%
	Republican	Willis W. Capps	45,386	13.96%
Total votes			325,077	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Lucey	841,970	51.24
	Republican	Jack B. Olson (incumbent)	801,141	48.76
Total votes			1,643,111	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.