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Election 1986 Results

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1986 Wisconsin governor election

Tommy G. Thompson (Republican) beat Anthony S. Earl (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1986, 52.7% to 46.2%, a margin of 6.5 points and 99,512 votes.

Wisconsin changed party: in 1982 it went Democratic, for Anthony S. Earl.

Republicans led in 56 of the 72 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 16. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 294,148 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.6 points. The closest was Forest, where 3 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
Tommy G. Thompson won Republican 805,090 52.7%
Anthony S. Earl Democratic 705,578 46.2%
All other candidates 16,292 1.1%
Total1,526,960

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 161,149 54.8% 129,933 44.2% 3,066 294,148 D+10.6
Dane 76,204 58.8% 51,412 39.7% 1,947 129,563 D+19.1
Waukesha 36,389 36.5% 62,387 62.5% 973 99,749 R+26.1
Brown 27,000 43.3% 34,762 55.7% 612 62,374 R+12.4
Racine 24,892 47.9% 26,575 51.1% 503 51,970 R+3.2
Winnebago 17,316 39.6% 25,786 59.0% 571 43,673 R+19.4
Outagamie 15,701 37.8% 25,445 61.2% 443 41,589 R+23.4
Rock 19,005 48.9% 19,459 50.0% 420 38,884 R+1.2
Marathon 16,318 43.3% 20,827 55.3% 498 37,643 R+12.0
Sheboygan 17,091 49.2% 17,324 49.9% 294 34,709 R+0.7
La Crosse 15,290 46.0% 17,596 52.9% 365 33,251 R+6.9
Kenosha 19,293 60.4% 12,385 38.8% 263 31,941 D+21.6
Eau Claire 13,862 51.3% 12,813 47.4% 344 27,019 D+3.9
Manitowoc 11,176 41.7% 15,203 56.7% 411 26,790 R+15.0
Washington 9,755 36.4% 16,757 62.6% 269 26,781 R+26.1
Fond Du Lac 9,136 34.3% 17,248 64.8% 219 26,603 R+30.5
Ozaukee 8,807 33.9% 16,973 65.3% 210 25,990 R+31.4
Wood 10,059 40.7% 14,401 58.3% 236 24,696 R+17.6
Dodge 7,300 32.4% 15,045 66.7% 200 22,545 R+34.4
Jefferson 7,876 40.2% 11,551 59.0% 159 19,586 R+18.8
Walworth 7,505 38.5% 11,786 60.4% 220 19,511 R+21.9
Portage 9,363 53.4% 7,938 45.3% 233 17,534 D+8.1
Columbia 6,002 39.7% 9,035 59.7% 86 15,123 R+20.1
Chippewa 7,173 48.8% 7,041 47.9% 477 14,691 D+0.9
Sauk 5,440 37.4% 8,994 61.9% 93 14,527 R+24.5
Douglas 9,063 65.9% 4,582 33.3% 101 13,746 D+32.6
Marinette 4,974 38.4% 7,856 60.7% 116 12,946 R+22.3
St. Croix 6,744 52.7% 5,990 46.8% 64 12,798 D+5.9
Grant 4,548 36.4% 7,847 62.8% 94 12,489 R+26.4
Waupaca 4,121 34.1% 7,835 64.9% 113 12,069 R+30.8
Barron 5,366 48.1% 5,720 51.3% 70 11,156 R+3.2
Oneida 4,571 41.4% 6,390 57.9% 72 11,033 R+16.5
Shawano 3,608 33.2% 7,181 66.1% 75 10,864 R+32.9
Clark 4,287 40.8% 6,080 57.9% 133 10,500 R+17.1
Calumet 3,716 35.9% 6,492 62.8% 131 10,339 R+26.8
Dunn 5,459 54.1% 4,520 44.8% 117 10,096 D+9.3
Oconto 3,897 38.8% 6,058 60.3% 94 10,049 R+21.5
Polk 5,204 54.3% 4,281 44.7% 94 9,579 D+9.6
Monroe 3,360 35.6% 6,015 63.7% 75 9,450 R+28.1
Pierce 4,781 56.3% 3,614 42.6% 90 8,485 D+13.8
Trempealeau 4,243 50.1% 4,171 49.3% 53 8,467 D+0.9
Door 2,903 35.5% 5,211 63.7% 70 8,184 R+28.2
Juneau 2,122 26.3% 5,904 73.0% 57 8,083 R+46.8
Vernon 2,943 37.2% 4,911 62.1% 54 7,908 R+24.9
Green 3,054 38.8% 4,721 60.0% 94 7,869 R+21.2
Lincoln 3,456 45.4% 4,060 53.3% 99 7,615 R+7.9
Kewaunee 3,029 42.4% 4,052 56.8% 56 7,137 R+14.3
Vilas 2,207 31.1% 4,854 68.3% 44 7,105 R+37.3
Langlade 2,610 39.7% 3,907 59.4% 57 6,574 R+19.7
Taylor 2,345 36.0% 4,069 62.5% 94 6,508 R+26.5
Price 2,437 37.7% 3,969 61.4% 59 6,465 R+23.7
Richland 2,165 34.4% 4,051 64.5% 69 6,285 R+30.0
Iowa 2,790 44.8% 3,385 54.3% 58 6,233 R+9.5
Ashland 3,015 48.7% 3,076 49.7% 102 6,193 R+1.0
Waushara 1,909 31.6% 4,057 67.2% 74 6,040 R+35.6
Jackson 2,698 45.0% 3,256 54.3% 37 5,991 R+9.3
Green Lake 1,522 25.4% 4,407 73.6% 56 5,985 R+48.2
Rusk 2,592 45.8% 2,999 53.0% 67 5,658 R+7.2
Crawford 1,926 34.7% 3,563 64.2% 58 5,547 R+29.5
Bayfield 2,788 50.4% 2,664 48.1% 81 5,533 D+2.2
Burnett 2,887 54.0% 2,378 44.5% 80 5,345 D+9.5
Lafayette 2,113 40.1% 3,124 59.3% 32 5,269 R+19.2
Adams 1,800 35.8% 3,193 63.5% 32 5,025 R+27.7
Washburn 2,267 46.0% 2,613 53.0% 48 4,928 R+7.0
Buffalo 2,321 48.2% 2,471 51.3% 28 4,820 R+3.1
Sawyer 1,839 38.4% 2,895 60.4% 58 4,792 R+22.0
Marquette 1,350 30.7% 3,012 68.5% 38 4,400 R+37.8
Forest 1,364 49.5% 1,367 49.7% 22 2,753 R+0.1
Iron 1,381 53.0% 1,205 46.2% 20 2,606 D+6.8
Pepin 1,202 47.5% 1,297 51.2% 32 2,531 R+3.8
Florence 815 47.4% 895 52.1% 8 1,718 R+4.7
Menominee 684 75.7% 216 23.9% 4 904 D+51.8

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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