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Election 1964 Results

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1964 Wisconsin governor election

Warren P. Knowles (Republican) beat John W. Reynolds (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1964, 50.6% to 49.4%, a margin of 1.1 points and 18,878 votes.

Wisconsin changed party: in 1962 it went Democratic, for John W. Reynolds.

Republicans led in 53 of the 72 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 439,495 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.4 points. The closest was Chippewa, 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
Warren P. Knowles won Republican 856,779 50.6%
John W. Reynolds Democratic 837,901 49.4%
All other candidates 207 0.0%
Total1,694,887

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 255,726 58.2% 183,668 41.8% 101 439,495 D+16.4
Dane 53,246 54.7% 44,054 45.3% 15 97,315 D+9.4
Waukesha 32,638 42.7% 43,767 57.3% 3 76,408 R+14.6
Racine 33,194 54.0% 28,243 46.0% 61,437 D+8.1
Brown 23,469 44.2% 29,576 55.8% 1 53,046 R+11.5
Rock 21,454 44.2% 27,073 55.8% 48,527 R+11.6
Kenosha 26,016 57.5% 19,234 42.5% 1 45,251 D+15.0
Winnebago 18,922 42.1% 26,047 57.9% 44,969 R+15.8
Outagamie 15,904 39.4% 24,445 60.6% 40,349 R+21.2
Sheboygan 21,320 53.2% 18,757 46.8% 3 40,080 D+6.4
Marathon 18,726 49.5% 19,102 50.5% 1 37,829 R+1.0
Manitowoc 16,602 52.1% 15,293 47.9% 31,895 D+4.1
Fond Du Lac 13,120 42.2% 17,966 57.8% 31,086 R+15.6
La Crosse 12,642 41.1% 18,144 58.9% 6 30,792 R+17.9
Dodge 10,937 41.6% 15,323 58.4% 26,260 R+16.7
Eau Claire 12,450 51.3% 11,807 48.7% 1 24,258 D+2.7
Wood 11,952 49.6% 12,152 50.4% 1 24,105 R+0.8
Walworth 8,918 37.5% 14,889 62.5% 5 23,812 R+25.1
Jefferson 9,650 43.4% 12,561 56.5% 2 22,213 R+13.1
Washington 8,371 40.4% 12,349 59.6% 3 20,723 R+19.2
Douglas 12,410 64.1% 6,958 35.9% 19,368 D+28.1
Ozaukee 7,279 40.5% 10,695 59.5% 2 17,976 R+19.0
Chippewa 8,552 50.0% 8,557 50.0% 1 17,110 level
Grant 6,477 38.2% 10,483 61.8% 1 16,961 R+23.6
Portage 9,581 58.0% 6,928 42.0% 1 16,510 D+16.1
Columbia 6,827 42.2% 9,359 57.8% 1 16,187 R+15.6
Sauk 6,178 39.8% 9,333 60.2% 1 15,512 R+20.3
Waupaca 4,997 32.5% 10,382 67.5% 15,379 R+35.0
Marinette 7,314 49.1% 7,583 50.9% 1 14,898 R+1.8
Barron 6,454 46.1% 7,561 53.9% 14,015 R+7.9
St. Croix 5,941 45.2% 7,202 54.8% 13,143 R+9.6
Shawano 4,727 36.1% 8,354 63.8% 4 13,085 R+27.7
Clark 5,486 43.3% 7,185 56.7% 12,671 R+13.4
Monroe 4,550 39.7% 6,904 60.2% 6 11,460 R+20.5
Polk 5,615 51.8% 5,229 48.2% 10,844 D+3.6
Oconto 4,870 45.2% 5,901 54.8% 10,771 R+9.6
Vernon 4,266 39.9% 6,423 60.1% 7 10,696 R+20.2
Green 3,432 32.3% 7,204 67.7% 10,636 R+35.5
Oneida 5,120 49.6% 5,197 50.4% 1 10,318 R+0.7
Dunn 4,638 45.3% 5,608 54.7% 10,246 R+9.5
Lincoln 4,427 45.3% 5,340 54.6% 5 9,772 R+9.3
Pierce 4,633 48.6% 4,894 51.4% 1 9,528 R+2.7
Trempealeau 4,659 49.2% 4,797 50.7% 4 9,460 R+1.5
Calumet 3,631 39.1% 5,652 60.9% 9,283 R+21.8
Door 3,059 35.0% 5,670 64.9% 1 8,730 R+29.9
Langlade 3,604 44.7% 4,463 55.3% 8,067 R+10.6
Iowa 2,943 37.6% 4,889 62.4% 1 7,833 R+24.8
Kewaunee 3,073 39.9% 4,633 60.1% 7,706 R+20.2
Green Lake 2,687 34.9% 5,014 65.1% 7,701 R+30.2
Juneau 3,173 41.9% 4,399 58.1% 7,572 R+16.2
Lafayette 3,144 41.5% 4,427 58.5% 1 7,572 R+16.9
Ashland 4,284 57.2% 3,206 42.8% 7,490 D+14.4
Richland 2,853 39.1% 4,448 60.9% 7,301 R+21.8
Taylor 3,429 50.2% 3,394 49.7% 1 6,824 D+0.5
Price 3,111 46.6% 3,543 53.1% 18 6,672 R+6.5
Crawford 2,714 40.9% 3,920 59.1% 6,634 R+18.2
Waushara 2,196 34.0% 4,254 66.0% 6,450 R+31.9
Rusk 3,365 53.3% 2,944 46.7% 6,309 D+6.7
Jackson 2,668 42.7% 3,584 57.3% 2 6,254 R+14.6
Buffalo 2,663 47.1% 2,985 52.9% 5,648 R+5.7
Vilas 2,239 39.7% 3,396 60.3% 1 5,636 R+20.5
Bayfield 3,229 57.8% 2,357 42.2% 1 5,587 D+15.6
Washburn 2,457 49.7% 2,481 50.2% 2 4,940 R+0.5
Sawyer 1,870 41.6% 2,630 58.4% 4,500 R+16.9
Burnett 2,164 50.4% 2,133 49.6% 4,297 D+0.7
Marquette 1,301 34.3% 2,488 65.7% 3,789 R+31.3
Forest 1,917 54.7% 1,585 45.3% 3,502 D+9.5
Adams 1,711 49.8% 1,724 50.2% 3,435 R+0.4
Iron 2,041 61.0% 1,303 39.0% 3,344 D+22.1
Pepin 1,405 45.0% 1,719 55.0% 3,124 R+10.1
Florence 906 56.5% 697 43.5% 1,603 D+13.0
Menominee 374 54.4% 314 45.6% 688 D+8.7

Counties as they stood in 1964; 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