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Election 1958 Results

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1958 Wisconsin governor election

Gaylord Anton Nelson (Democrat) beat Vernon W. Thomson (Republican) in Wisconsin in 1958, 53.6% to 46.3%, a margin of 7.3 points and 87,905 votes.

Wisconsin changed party: in 1956 it went Republican, for Vernon W. Thomson.

Republicans led in 38 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 33. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 309,576 votes and went to the Democrat by 23.4 points. The closest was St. Croix, where 5 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
Gaylord Anton Nelson won Democratic 644,296 53.6%
Vernon W. Thomson Republican 556,391 46.3%
All other candidates 1,532 0.1%
Total1,202,219

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 190,647 61.6% 118,310 38.2% 619 309,576 D+23.4
Dane 39,790 62.1% 24,251 37.9% 9 64,050 D+24.3
Racine 26,423 60.5% 17,229 39.4% 32 43,684 D+21.0
Waukesha 20,637 48.4% 21,902 51.4% 57 42,596 R+3.0
Brown 16,747 44.3% 21,036 55.6% 19 37,802 R+11.3
Winnebago 15,494 46.2% 17,979 53.6% 59 33,532 R+7.4
Sheboygan 15,777 51.6% 14,815 48.4% 7 30,599 D+3.1
Rock 14,166 47.0% 15,913 52.8% 40 30,119 R+5.8
Kenosha 17,699 59.8% 11,871 40.1% 31 29,601 D+19.7
Marathon 16,064 56.7% 12,267 43.3% 25 28,356 D+13.4
Outagamie 10,611 39.2% 16,388 60.5% 78 27,077 R+21.3
Fond Du Lac 10,590 44.4% 13,222 55.5% 29 23,841 R+11.0
La Crosse 11,789 51.5% 11,035 48.2% 89 22,913 D+3.3
Manitowoc 12,281 53.9% 10,417 45.7% 79 22,777 D+8.2
Eau Claire 10,347 56.6% 7,896 43.2% 22 18,265 D+13.4
Dodge 8,013 45.8% 9,489 54.2% 8 17,510 R+8.4
Wood 8,232 47.7% 9,006 52.2% 24 17,262 R+4.5
Douglas 11,016 64.4% 6,080 35.5% 15 17,111 D+28.8
Jefferson 8,463 50.5% 8,285 49.4% 12 16,760 D+1.1
Walworth 5,753 38.7% 9,116 61.3% 9 14,878 R+22.6
Grant 4,517 34.3% 8,637 65.5% 32 13,186 R+31.2
Washington 5,768 46.1% 6,728 53.8% 6 12,502 R+7.7
Portage 7,698 63.0% 4,510 36.9% 17 12,225 D+26.1
Chippewa 7,055 58.3% 5,037 41.6% 11 12,103 D+16.7
Sauk 5,539 46.5% 6,366 53.4% 7 11,912 R+6.9
Columbia 5,576 48.5% 5,918 51.5% 3 11,497 R+3.0
Ozaukee 5,448 47.8% 5,956 52.2% 4 11,408 R+4.5
Marinette 5,369 48.8% 5,618 51.1% 5 10,992 R+2.3
Waupaca 3,972 37.1% 6,732 62.9% 4 10,708 R+25.8
Clark 4,809 49.3% 4,932 50.6% 7 9,748 R+1.3
Barron 4,928 51.1% 4,716 48.9% 9 9,653 D+2.2
Shawano 3,884 43.2% 5,109 56.8% 5 8,998 R+13.6
Oneida 5,090 57.3% 3,782 42.6% 5 8,877 D+14.7
Monroe 4,422 49.8% 4,445 50.1% 4 8,871 R+0.3
St. Croix 4,431 50.0% 4,426 50.0% 3 8,860 D+0.1
Vernon 4,885 56.1% 3,819 43.9% 4 8,708 D+12.2
Oconto 4,029 48.8% 4,222 51.1% 4 8,255 R+2.3
Polk 4,598 57.0% 3,470 43.0% 5 8,073 D+14.0
Dunn 3,550 45.4% 4,258 54.5% 3 7,811 R+9.1
Lincoln 3,840 50.7% 3,719 49.1% 9 7,568 D+1.6
Green 2,838 38.6% 4,506 61.3% 2 7,346 R+22.7
Door 2,639 37.9% 4,316 62.0% 5 6,960 R+24.1
Langlade 3,727 53.7% 3,210 46.2% 7 6,944 D+7.4
Trempealeau 3,670 53.7% 3,166 46.3% 1 6,837 D+7.4
Calumet 2,596 40.2% 3,851 59.7% 7 6,454 R+19.4
Juneau 3,002 46.5% 3,446 53.4% 4 6,452 R+6.9
Ashland 3,773 59.1% 2,603 40.8% 4 6,380 D+18.3
Green Lake 2,016 31.9% 4,291 67.9% 15 6,322 R+36.0
Richland 2,756 43.6% 3,557 56.3% 2 6,315 R+12.7
Kewaunee 2,833 47.5% 3,132 52.5% 2 5,967 R+5.0
Iowa 2,663 45.2% 3,229 54.8% 5,892 R+9.6
Pierce 2,656 46.3% 3,079 53.7% 5,735 R+7.4
Taylor 3,362 59.3% 2,303 40.6% 4 5,669 D+18.7
Lafayette 2,500 46.0% 2,929 54.0% 5,429 R+7.9
Price 3,043 56.1% 2,373 43.8% 8 5,424 D+12.4
Crawford 2,548 47.2% 2,851 52.8% 2 5,401 R+5.6
Rusk 2,813 57.0% 2,114 42.9% 6 4,933 D+14.2
Jackson 2,643 55.6% 2,104 44.3% 3 4,750 D+11.3
Vilas 2,398 51.7% 2,232 48.1% 8 4,638 D+3.6
Bayfield 2,739 59.2% 1,886 40.8% 3 4,628 D+18.4
Waushara 1,446 36.0% 2,569 64.0% 2 4,017 R+28.0
Burnett 1,931 53.1% 1,703 46.8% 5 3,639 D+6.3
Washburn 1,784 49.0% 1,852 50.9% 2 3,638 R+1.9
Buffalo 1,779 49.3% 1,824 50.6% 3 3,606 R+1.2
Sawyer 1,591 45.5% 1,900 54.3% 7 3,498 R+8.8
Iron 2,463 70.6% 1,020 29.2% 6 3,489 D+41.4
Forest 1,965 65.0% 1,050 34.7% 7 3,022 D+30.3
Adams 1,540 56.4% 1,190 43.6% 2 2,732 D+12.8
Marquette 941 36.7% 1,620 63.2% 1 2,562 R+26.5
Pepin 838 48.3% 895 51.6% 1 1,734 R+3.3
Florence 856 55.5% 683 44.3% 3 1,542 D+11.2

Counties as they stood in 1958; 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