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The 1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Republican Warren P. Knowles won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his third term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Democrat Bronson C. La Follette. [1] This was the last gubernatorial election in Wisconsin where the governor was elected to a two year term separately from the Lieutenant Governor.
The primary election was held on September 10, 1968.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) | 272,504 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 272,504 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bronson C. La Follette | 173,458 | 84.52% | |
| Democratic | Floyd L. Wille | 31,778 | 15.48% | |
| Total votes | 205,236 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) | 893,463 | 52.88% | −0.62% | |
| Democratic | Bronson C. La Follette | 791,100 | 46.82% | +0.73% | |
| Independent | Adolf Wiggert | 3,225 | 0.19% | −0.21% | |
| Independent | Robert Wilkinson | 1,813 | 0.11% | ||
| Scattering [lower-alpha 1] | 137 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 102,363 | 6.06% | |||
| Total votes | 1,689,738 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -1.36% | |||
Knowles was the first Republican to win without carrying Clark County since William E. Smith in 1877. Forest County, Marathon County, Rusk County, and Wood County would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2018.
| County [3] [4] | Warren P. Knowles Republican | Bronson C. La Follette Democratic | All Others Various | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,613 | 44.63% | 1,990 | 55.06% | 11 | 0.30% | -377 | -10.43% | 3,614 |
| Ashland | 2,835 | 40.96% | 4,056 | 58.60% | 30 | 0.43% | -1,221 | -17.64% | 6,921 |
| Barron | 7,819 | 58.05% | 5,637 | 41.85% | 13 | 0.10% | 2,182 | 16.20% | 13,469 |
| Bayfield | 2,439 | 43.57% | 3,146 | 56.20% | 13 | 0.23% | -707 | -12.63% | 5,598 |
| Brown | 32,161 | 57.38% | 23,608 | 42.12% | 278 | 0.50% | 8,553 | 15.26% | 56,047 |
| Buffalo | 3,062 | 57.63% | 2,246 | 42.27% | 5 | 0.09% | 816 | 15.36% | 5,313 |
| Burnett | 2,380 | 55.16% | 1,929 | 44.70% | 6 | 0.14% | 451 | 10.45% | 4,315 |
| Calumet | 5,075 | 50.53% | 4,954 | 49.32% | 15 | 0.15% | 121 | 1.20% | 10,044 |
| Chippewa | 7,757 | 47.31% | 8,625 | 52.60% | 14 | 0.09% | -868 | -5.29% | 16,396 |
| Clark | 6,003 | 49.26% | 6,162 | 50.56% | 22 | 0.18% | -159 | -1.30% | 12,187 |
| Columbia | 9,065 | 56.32% | 7,001 | 43.50% | 30 | 0.19% | 2,064 | 12.82% | 16,096 |
| Crawford | 3,744 | 61.74% | 2,313 | 38.14% | 7 | 0.12% | 1,431 | 23.60% | 6,064 |
| Dane | 56,260 | 52.75% | 49,758 | 46.65% | 640 | 0.60% | 6,502 | 6.10% | 106,658 |
| Dodge | 14,492 | 56.29% | 11,234 | 43.64% | 18 | 0.07% | 3,258 | 12.66% | 25,744 |
| Door | 5,504 | 62.26% | 3,321 | 37.57% | 15 | 0.17% | 2,183 | 24.69% | 8,840 |
| Douglas | 7,572 | 41.98% | 10,414 | 57.73% | 53 | 0.29% | -2,842 | -15.75% | 18,039 |
| Dunn | 5,483 | 53.65% | 4,722 | 46.21% | 14 | 0.14% | 761 | 7.45% | 10,219 |
| Eau Claire | 13,007 | 51.87% | 12,020 | 47.93% | 51 | 0.20% | 987 | 3.94% | 25,078 |
| Florence | 852 | 51.45% | 798 | 48.19% | 6 | 0.36% | 54 | 3.26% | 1,656 |
| Fond du Lac | 17,916 | 55.24% | 14,432 | 44.50% | 86 | 0.27% | 3,484 | 10.74% | 32,434 |
| Forest | 1,292 | 42.71% | 1,727 | 57.09% | 6 | 0.20% | -435 | -14.38% | 3,025 |
| Grant | 11,265 | 67.07% | 5,515 | 32.83% | 17 | 0.10% | 5,750 | 34.23% | 16,797 |
| Green | 6,787 | 64.08% | 3,799 | 35.87% | 5 | 0.05% | 2,988 | 28.21% | 10,591 |
| Green Lake | 4,661 | 61.20% | 2,942 | 38.63% | 13 | 0.17% | 1,719 | 22.57% | 7,616 |
| Iowa | 3,920 | 55.73% | 3,102 | 44.10% | 12 | 0.17% | 818 | 11.63% | 7,034 |
| Iron | 1,462 | 45.63% | 1,735 | 54.15% | 7 | 0.22% | -273 | -8.52% | 3,204 |
| Jackson | 3,261 | 54.83% | 2,672 | 44.93% | 14 | 0.24% | 589 | 9.90% | 5,947 |
| Jefferson | 12,749 | 56.64% | 9,722 | 43.20% | 36 | 0.16% | 3,027 | 13.45% | 22,507 |
| Juneau | 3,957 | 56.39% | 3,045 | 43.39% | 15 | 0.21% | 912 | 13.00% | 7,017 |
| Kenosha | 19,243 | 45.75% | 22,701 | 53.97% | 121 | 0.29% | -3,458 | -8.22% | 42,065 |
| Kewaunee | 4,326 | 56.95% | 3,262 | 42.94% | 8 | 0.11% | 1,064 | 14.01% | 7,596 |
| La Crosse | 20,416 | 64.62% | 11,073 | 35.05% | 106 | 0.34% | 9,343 | 29.57% | 31,595 |
| Lafayette | 3,986 | 54.63% | 3,305 | 45.30% | 5 | 0.07% | 681 | 9.33% | 7,296 |
| Langlade | 3,523 | 49.82% | 3,535 | 49.99% | 13 | 0.18% | -12 | -0.17% | 7,071 |
| Lincoln | 4,603 | 49.83% | 4,619 | 50.00% | 16 | 0.17% | -16 | -0.17% | 9,238 |
| Manitowoc | 13,611 | 43.78% | 17,344 | 55.79% | 133 | 0.43% | -3,733 | -12.01% | 31,088 |
| Marathon | 16,430 | 43.41% | 21,297 | 56.27% | 118 | 0.31% | -4,867 | -12.86% | 37,845 |
| Marinette | 7,477 | 50.96% | 7,167 | 48.84% | 29 | 0.20% | 310 | 2.11% | 14,673 |
| Marquette | 2,290 | 60.39% | 1,495 | 39.43% | 7 | 0.18% | 795 | 20.97% | 3,792 |
| Menominee | 239 | 34.44% | 452 | 65.13% | 3 | 0.43% | -213 | -30.69% | 694 |
| Milwaukee | 195,502 | 47.35% | 214,717 | 52.28% | 1,518 | 0.37% | -20,515 | -4.92% | 410,737 |
| Monroe | 7,237 | 62.53% | 4,323 | 37.35% | 13 | 0.11% | 2,914 | 25.18% | 11,573 |
| Oconto | 5,469 | 52.41% | 4,951 | 47.45% | 15 | 0.14% | 518 | 4.96% | 10,435 |
| Oneida | 5,247 | 50.69% | 5,094 | 49.21% | 10 | 0.10% | 153 | 1.48% | 10,351 |
| Outagamie | 22,748 | 53.72% | 19,469 | 45.97% | 130 | 0.31% | 3,279 | 7.74% | 42,347 |
| Ozaukee | 13,437 | 64.99% | 7,185 | 34.75% | 55 | 0.27% | 6,252 | 30.24% | 20,677 |
| Pepin | 1,536 | 53.73% | 1,321 | 46.20% | 2 | 0.07% | 215 | 7.52% | 2,859 |
| Pierce | 6,045 | 60.35% | 3,955 | 39.48% | 17 | 0.17% | 2,090 | 20.86% | 10,017 |
| Polk | 6,467 | 57.58% | 4,757 | 42.36% | 7 | 0.06% | 1,710 | 15.23% | 11,231 |
| Portage | 6,921 | 40.29% | 10,194 | 59.34% | 64 | 0.37% | -3,273 | -19.05% | 17,179 |
| Price | 3,261 | 50.86% | 3,139 | 48.96% | 12 | 0.19% | 122 | 1.90% | 6,412 |
| Racine | 32,348 | 51.38% | 30,335 | 48.18% | 279 | 0.44% | 2,013 | 3.20% | 62,962 |
| Richland | 4,010 | 58.35% | 2,856 | 41.56% | 6 | 0.09% | 1,154 | 16.79% | 6,872 |
| Rock | 28,190 | 57.06% | 21,125 | 42.76% | 89 | 0.18% | 7,065 | 14.30% | 49,404 |
| Rusk | 2,731 | 46.76% | 3,095 | 52.99% | 15 | 0.26% | -364 | -6.23% | 5,841 |
| Sauk | 8,657 | 54.29% | 7,244 | 45.43% | 44 | 0.28% | 1,413 | 8.86% | 15,945 |
| Sawyer | 2,751 | 60.18% | 1,815 | 39.71% | 5 | 0.11% | 936 | 20.48% | 4,571 |
| Shawano | 7,625 | 58.13% | 5,479 | 41.77% | 14 | 0.11% | 2,146 | 16.36% | 13,118 |
| Sheboygan | 20,019 | 50.68% | 19,260 | 48.76% | 218 | 0.55% | 759 | 1.92% | 39,497 |
| St. Croix | 7,752 | 55.77% | 6,137 | 44.15% | 11 | 0.08% | 1,615 | 11.62% | 13,900 |
| Taylor | 2,642 | 39.15% | 4,091 | 60.63% | 15 | 0.22% | -1,449 | -21.47% | 6,748 |
| Trempealeau | 4,862 | 52.62% | 4,368 | 47.27% | 10 | 0.11% | 494 | 5.35% | 9,240 |
| Vernon | 6,136 | 60.23% | 4,045 | 39.71% | 6 | 0.06% | 2,091 | 20.53% | 10,187 |
| Vilas | 3,410 | 59.92% | 2,267 | 39.83% | 14 | 0.25% | 1,143 | 20.08% | 5,691 |
| Walworth | 15,941 | 66.06% | 8,155 | 33.79% | 35 | 0.15% | 7,786 | 32.27% | 24,131 |
| Washburn | 2,606 | 52.35% | 2,365 | 47.51% | 7 | 0.14% | 241 | 4.84% | 4,978 |
| Washington | 13,075 | 58.44% | 9,249 | 41.34% | 48 | 0.21% | 3,826 | 17.10% | 22,372 |
| Waukesha | 55,219 | 63.53% | 31,498 | 36.24% | 195 | 0.22% | 23,721 | 27.29% | 86,912 |
| Waupaca | 10,130 | 64.40% | 5,577 | 35.45% | 24 | 0.15% | 4,553 | 28.94% | 15,731 |
| Waushara | 4,266 | 67.88% | 2,019 | 32.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,247 | 35.75% | 6,285 |
| Winnebago | 25,713 | 56.25% | 19,776 | 43.26% | 224 | 0.49% | 5,937 | 12.99% | 45,713 |
| Wood | 11,973 | 49.07% | 12,364 | 50.67% | 62 | 0.25% | -391 | -1.60% | 24,399 |
| Total | 893,463 | 52.88% | 791,100 | 46.82% | 5,175 | 0.31% | 102,363 | 6.06% | 1,689,738 |
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