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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.
Primary election
The primary election was held on September 8, 1964.
Democratic party
Candidates
- Dominic H. Frinzi
- John W. Reynolds, incumbent governor
Results
| 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% | ||
Republican party
Candidates
- Warren P. Knowles, former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
- Milo G. Knutson, Mayor of La Crosse
Results
| 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% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Warren P. Knowles, Republican
- John W. Reynolds, Democrat
Results
| 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 | 207 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 18,878 | 1.11% | |||
| Total votes | 1,694,887 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +2.06% | |||
Results by county
After this election, Racine county would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2006.
| County | 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 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
- These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.
References
- Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1966). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 709.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1964
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1966). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 749.
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