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Election 1994 Results

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1994 Wisconsin governor election

Tommy G. Thompson (Republican) beat Chuck Chvala (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1994, 67.2% to 30.9%, a margin of 36.4 points and 568,476 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1990, when Tommy G. Thompson also won.

Republicans led in 71 of the 72 counties and Democrats in 1. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 273,491 votes and went to the Republican by 31.4 points. The closest was Menominee, where 20 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 1,051,326 67.2%
Chuck Chvala Democratic 482,850 30.9%
All other candidates 29,659 1.9%
Total1,563,835

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 90,703 33.2% 176,631 64.6% 6,157 273,491 R+31.4
Dane 63,545 46.0% 71,315 51.6% 3,400 138,260 R+5.6
Waukesha 21,428 18.5% 92,484 79.9% 1,804 115,716 R+61.4
Brown 21,120 32.7% 42,299 65.6% 1,080 64,499 R+32.8
Racine 17,326 30.5% 38,302 67.4% 1,217 56,845 R+36.9
Outagamie 12,208 27.8% 31,036 70.7% 642 43,886 R+42.9
Rock 15,028 34.5% 27,905 64.0% 649 43,582 R+29.5
Winnebago 10,641 25.4% 30,652 73.0% 673 41,966 R+47.7
Kenosha 14,264 36.0% 24,618 62.1% 745 39,627 R+26.1
Marathon 10,771 28.0% 26,832 69.7% 882 38,485 R+41.7
Sheboygan 8,146 24.1% 25,231 74.6% 453 33,830 R+50.5
Washington 6,109 19.0% 25,436 79.1% 615 32,160 R+60.1
La Crosse 10,391 33.6% 19,935 64.5% 574 30,900 R+30.9
Ozaukee 4,765 16.8% 23,041 81.4% 501 28,307 R+64.6
Eau Claire 9,745 35.8% 16,998 62.5% 466 27,209 R+26.7
Fond du Lac 6,480 24.6% 19,322 73.4% 511 26,313 R+48.8
Manitowoc 7,761 29.9% 17,707 68.3% 447 25,915 R+38.4
Wood 6,537 28.1% 16,213 69.6% 546 23,296 R+41.5
Walworth 5,567 24.7% 16,459 73.0% 509 22,535 R+48.3
Dodge 4,926 23.5% 15,553 74.3% 452 20,931 R+50.8
Portage 7,112 36.3% 11,929 60.8% 570 19,611 R+24.6
Jefferson 5,369 27.4% 13,779 70.3% 445 19,593 R+42.9
Chippewa 4,992 30.7% 11,051 67.9% 238 16,281 R+37.2
Columbia 4,828 31.2% 10,286 66.5% 363 15,477 R+35.3
St. Croix 4,770 32.6% 9,556 65.3% 309 14,635 R+32.7
Sauk 4,269 29.6% 9,737 67.6% 401 14,407 R+38.0
Grant 3,829 28.1% 9,589 70.5% 189 13,607 R+42.3
Marinette 4,019 29.9% 9,272 69.0% 151 13,442 R+39.1
Oneida 3,686 28.9% 8,905 69.7% 184 12,775 R+40.9
Douglas 4,655 36.5% 7,921 62.2% 164 12,740 R+25.6
Waupaca 2,972 24.2% 9,131 74.4% 166 12,269 R+50.2
Barron 3,993 36.7% 6,784 62.3% 108 10,885 R+25.6
Polk 4,010 36.8% 6,760 62.1% 113 10,883 R+25.3
Calumet 2,745 25.8% 7,706 72.4% 190 10,641 R+46.6
Shawano 2,793 26.6% 7,600 72.5% 92 10,485 R+45.8
Green 3,189 30.9% 6,821 66.2% 298 10,308 R+35.2
Monroe 2,818 27.9% 7,121 70.4% 170 10,109 R+42.6
Pierce 3,241 32.5% 6,591 66.1% 140 9,972 R+33.6
Oconto 3,074 32.4% 6,306 66.4% 112 9,492 R+34.0
Clark 2,797 29.7% 6,509 69.0% 123 9,429 R+39.4
Dunn 3,578 38.6% 5,524 59.5% 176 9,278 R+21.0
Lincoln 2,978 32.2% 6,064 65.6% 203 9,245 R+33.4
Door 2,475 27.5% 6,375 70.7% 162 9,012 R+43.3
Vilas 2,161 25.3% 6,259 73.2% 130 8,550 R+47.9
Vernon 2,825 33.6% 5,423 64.5% 154 8,402 R+30.9
Trempealeau 2,875 36.5% 4,926 62.5% 86 7,887 R+26.0
Kewaunee 2,466 35.0% 4,454 63.3% 119 7,039 R+28.2
Price 2,093 32.4% 4,288 66.5% 71 6,452 R+34.0
Waushara 1,645 25.8% 4,643 72.7% 95 6,383 R+47.0
Langlade 1,746 27.4% 4,537 71.2% 93 6,376 R+43.8
Juneau 1,437 22.7% 4,769 75.4% 122 6,328 R+52.7
Iowa 2,033 32.4% 4,102 65.4% 140 6,275 R+33.0
Richland 1,530 25.7% 4,348 72.9% 83 5,961 R+47.3
Taylor 1,458 25.0% 4,270 73.3% 95 5,823 R+48.3
Green Lake 1,269 22.2% 4,340 76.0% 98 5,707 R+53.8
Jackson 1,904 33.6% 3,695 65.1% 74 5,673 R+31.6
Burnett 1,817 33.6% 3,495 64.6% 97 5,409 R+31.0
Bayfield 2,051 38.2% 3,256 60.6% 62 5,369 R+22.4
Ashland 2,003 37.7% 3,222 60.7% 81 5,306 R+23.0
Rusk 1,917 36.3% 3,287 62.3% 73 5,277 R+26.0
Washburn 1,740 33.2% 3,435 65.5% 66 5,241 R+32.3
Lafayette 1,519 30.4% 3,420 68.4% 59 4,998 R+38.0
Adams 1,609 33.1% 3,165 65.2% 81 4,855 R+32.0
Sawyer 1,282 28.8% 3,122 70.0% 55 4,459 R+41.3
Marquette 1,293 29.9% 2,953 68.4% 73 4,319 R+38.4
Crawford 1,535 35.9% 2,687 62.8% 56 4,278 R+26.9
Buffalo 1,405 36.1% 2,429 62.4% 56 3,890 R+26.3
Iron 830 26.1% 2,322 72.9% 33 3,185 R+46.8
Forest 1,051 34.6% 1,957 64.4% 30 3,038 R+29.8
Pepin 786 33.6% 1,496 63.9% 58 2,340 R+30.3
Florence 474 26.2% 1,317 72.8% 18 1,809 R+46.6
Menominee 443 50.5% 423 48.2% 11 877 D+2.3

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