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Election 1956 Results

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1956 Wisconsin governor election

Vernon W. Thomson (Republican) beat William Proxmire (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1956, 51.9% to 48.1%, a margin of 3.8 points and 58,852 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1954, when Walter J. Kohler Jr. won.

Republicans led in 53 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 409,932 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.9 points. The closest was Florence, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vernon W. Thomson won Republican 808,273 51.9%
William Proxmire Democratic 749,421 48.1%
All other candidates 94 0.0%
Total1,557,788

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 229,443 56.0% 180,462 44.0% 27 409,932 D+11.9
Dane 44,851 56.5% 34,496 43.5% 9 79,356 D+13.0
Racine 29,453 53.1% 25,987 46.9% 26 55,466 D+6.2
Waukesha 21,465 42.1% 29,573 57.9% 6 51,044 R+15.9
Brown 20,192 43.5% 26,181 56.5% 2 46,375 R+12.9
Rock 17,531 40.7% 25,495 59.3% 43,026 R+18.5
Winnebago 15,101 37.1% 25,638 62.9% 3 40,742 R+25.9
Kenosha 22,494 58.0% 16,273 42.0% 1 38,768 D+16.0
Sheboygan 18,078 47.0% 20,359 53.0% 38,437 R+5.9
Marathon 20,545 53.6% 17,802 46.4% 38,347 D+7.2
Outagamie 11,694 33.7% 23,037 66.3% 34,731 R+32.7
Fond Du Lac 11,685 38.8% 18,424 61.2% 1 30,110 R+22.4
La Crosse 14,427 48.2% 15,498 51.8% 29,925 R+3.6
Manitowoc 15,017 51.4% 14,224 48.6% 1 29,242 D+2.7
Dodge 9,652 38.8% 15,244 61.2% 24,896 R+22.5
Eau Claire 11,485 49.7% 11,631 50.3% 23,116 R+0.6
Wood 9,389 43.1% 12,400 56.9% 21,789 R+13.8
Walworth 6,688 31.0% 14,895 69.0% 2 21,585 R+38.0
Douglas 11,841 58.8% 8,283 41.2% 1 20,125 D+17.7
Jefferson 8,591 42.7% 11,511 57.3% 1 20,103 R+14.5
Washington 6,645 39.9% 10,004 60.1% 16,649 R+20.2
Grant 5,699 34.3% 10,929 65.7% 1 16,629 R+31.5
Chippewa 8,246 50.1% 8,228 49.9% 16,474 D+0.1
Sauk 6,443 39.9% 9,715 60.1% 1 16,159 R+20.2
Columbia 6,243 40.3% 9,265 59.7% 15,508 R+19.5
Portage 8,991 58.6% 6,357 41.4% 1 15,349 D+17.2
Waupaca 4,074 26.9% 11,060 73.1% 15,134 R+46.2
Marinette 6,190 43.5% 8,054 56.5% 14,244 R+13.1
Barron 6,362 45.6% 7,584 54.4% 13,946 R+8.8
Ozaukee 5,864 42.1% 8,066 57.9% 13,930 R+15.8
Shawano 4,489 34.0% 8,698 66.0% 1 13,188 R+31.9
Clark 5,886 45.9% 6,926 54.1% 12,812 R+8.1
St. Croix 5,840 48.3% 6,256 51.7% 12,096 R+3.4
Monroe 5,065 43.0% 6,712 57.0% 1 11,778 R+14.0
Vernon 5,787 51.6% 5,438 48.4% 11,225 D+3.1
Green 4,599 43.0% 6,090 57.0% 10,689 R+13.9
Polk 5,356 50.4% 5,279 49.6% 10,635 D+0.7
Dunn 4,624 44.2% 5,838 55.8% 10,462 R+11.6
Oconto 4,314 41.4% 6,109 58.6% 10,423 R+17.2
Trempealeau 5,029 51.3% 4,766 48.7% 9,795 D+2.7
Oneida 4,467 46.3% 5,177 53.7% 1 9,645 R+7.4
Lincoln 3,711 39.6% 5,664 60.4% 9,375 R+20.8
Pierce 3,904 42.2% 5,343 57.8% 9,247 R+15.6
Door 2,602 30.5% 5,929 69.5% 8,531 R+39.0
Iowa 3,594 43.0% 4,762 57.0% 8,356 R+14.0
Calumet 2,905 35.1% 5,370 64.9% 2 8,277 R+29.8
Lafayette 3,570 44.9% 4,381 55.1% 7,951 R+10.2
Richland 3,200 40.3% 4,747 59.7% 2 7,949 R+19.5
Langlade 3,537 45.4% 4,261 54.6% 7,798 R+9.3
Ashland 4,115 53.4% 3,584 46.6% 7,699 D+6.9
Juneau 2,837 37.8% 4,660 62.2% 7,497 R+24.3
Kewaunee 3,272 44.2% 4,127 55.8% 7,399 R+11.6
Green Lake 2,128 30.1% 4,944 69.9% 1 7,073 R+39.8
Crawford 3,098 46.3% 3,593 53.7% 6,691 R+7.4
Price 3,247 48.6% 3,430 51.4% 6,677 R+2.7
Taylor 3,245 48.9% 3,388 51.1% 1 6,634 R+2.2
Rusk 3,215 50.8% 3,112 49.2% 6,327 D+1.6
Jackson 3,224 51.5% 3,033 48.5% 1 6,258 D+3.1
Waushara 1,771 28.8% 4,377 71.2% 6,148 R+42.4
Bayfield 2,913 51.6% 2,730 48.4% 5,643 D+3.2
Buffalo 2,459 44.8% 3,030 55.2% 5,489 R+10.4
Vilas 1,787 36.5% 3,109 63.5% 4,896 R+27.0
Washburn 2,093 44.9% 2,573 55.1% 4,666 R+10.3
Sawyer 1,785 41.9% 2,474 58.1% 4,259 R+16.2
Burnett 1,970 48.3% 2,109 51.7% 4,079 R+3.4
Iron 2,587 65.4% 1,367 34.6% 3,954 D+30.9
Marquette 1,264 33.3% 2,528 66.6% 1 3,793 R+33.3
Forest 2,052 57.7% 1,502 42.3% 3,554 D+15.5
Adams 1,466 47.0% 1,652 53.0% 3,118 R+6.0
Pepin 1,196 41.5% 1,689 58.5% 2,885 R+17.1
Florence 839 49.9% 841 50.1% 1,680 R+0.1

Counties as they stood in 1956; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Wisconsin governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tony Evers (D) D+3.4
2018 Tony Evers (D) D+1.1
2014 Scott Walker (R) R+5.7
2010 Scott Walker (R) R+5.8
2006 James E. Doyle (D) D+7.4
2002 Jim Doyle (D) D+3.7
1998 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+21.0
1994 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+36.4
1990 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+16.4
1986 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+6.5
1982 Anthony S. Earl (D) D+14.8
1978 Lee S. Dreyfus (R) R+9.5
1974 Patrick J. Lucey (D) D+11.1
1970 Patrick J. Lucey (D) D+9.4
1968 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+6.1
1966 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+7.4
1964 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+1.1
1962 John W. Reynolds (D) D+0.9
1960 Gaylord Anton Nelson (D) D+3.1
1958 Gaylord Anton Nelson (D) D+7.3
1956 Vernon W. Thomson (R) R+3.8
1954 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+3.1
1952 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+25.2
1950 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+7.1
1948 Oscar Rennebohm (R) R+10.0
1946 Walter S. Goodland (R) R+20.7
1944 Walter S. Goodland (R) R+12.2
1942 Orland S. Loomis (other)
1940 Julius P. Heil (R) R+21.4
1938 Julius P. Heil (R) R+47.4
1936 Philip La Follette (other)
1934 Philip La Follette (other)
1932 Albert G. Schmedeman (D) D+10.6
1930 Philip F. La Follette (R) R+36.8
1928 Walter J. Kohler Sr. (R) R+15.5
1926 Fred R. Zimmerman (R) R+50.3
1924 John J. Blaine (R) R+11.9
1922 John J. Blaine (R) R+65.8
1920 John J. Blaine (R) R+17.1
1918 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+13.0
1916 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+15.0
1914 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+6.5
1912 Francis E. McGovern (R) R+3.1
1910 Francis E. McGovern (R) R+16.0
1908 James O. Davidson (R) R+17.1
1906 James O. Davidson (R) R+25.1
1904 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+11.3
1902 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+13.0
1900 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+23.5
1898 Edward Scofield (R) R+11.5
1896 Edward Scofield (R) R+21.6
1894 William H. Upham (R) R+14.4
1892 George W. Peck (D) D+2.0
1890 George W. Peck (D) D+9.2
1888 William D. Hoard (R) R+5.7
1886 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+6.5
1884 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+6.0
1881 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+7.0
1879 William E. Smith (R) R+13.5
1877 William E. Smith (R) R+4.6
1875 Harrison Ludington (R) R+0.5
1873 William R. Taylor (D) D+10.4
1871 Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) R+6.4
1869 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+6.3
1867 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+3.3
1865 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+9.4