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Election 1998 Results

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1998 Wisconsin governor election

Tommy G. Thompson (Republican) beat Ed Garvey (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1998, 59.7% to 38.7%, a margin of 21.0 points and 368,163 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1994, when Tommy G. Thompson also won.

Republicans led in 67 of the 72 counties and Democrats in 5. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 291,375 votes and went to the Republican by 1.5 points. The closest was Burnett, where 65 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 1,047,716 59.7%
Ed Garvey Democratic 679,553 38.7%
All other candidates 28,745 1.6%
Total1,756,014

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 140,666 48.3% 145,010 49.8% 5,699 291,375 R+1.5
Dane 86,234 53.1% 72,693 44.8% 3,396 162,323 D+8.3
Waukesha 32,384 24.3% 98,555 73.8% 2,556 133,495 R+49.6
Brown 27,302 36.1% 47,529 62.8% 803 75,634 R+26.7
Racine 25,803 42.1% 34,337 56.0% 1,141 61,281 R+13.9
Outagamie 17,500 34.3% 32,761 64.2% 742 51,003 R+29.9
Winnebago 16,436 32.3% 33,496 65.8% 966 50,898 R+33.5
Rock 21,109 42.9% 27,485 55.9% 613 49,207 R+13.0
Kenosha 17,011 37.1% 28,128 61.3% 720 45,859 R+24.2
Marathon 13,511 33.8% 25,966 64.9% 529 40,006 R+31.1
Sheboygan 12,162 30.8% 26,880 68.0% 504 39,546 R+37.2
Washington 9,164 23.4% 29,102 74.4% 859 39,125 R+51.0
La Crosse 14,892 39.7% 21,984 58.6% 619 37,495 R+18.9
Ozaukee 7,283 23.1% 23,716 75.3% 480 31,479 R+52.2
Eau Claire 12,715 41.8% 17,168 56.4% 541 30,424 R+14.6
Manitowoc 10,291 36.3% 17,733 62.6% 289 28,313 R+26.3
Fond du Lac 7,685 27.6% 19,682 70.8% 452 27,819 R+43.1
Wood 9,009 33.6% 17,377 64.8% 426 26,812 R+31.2
Walworth 7,839 30.6% 17,316 67.6% 447 25,602 R+37.0
Jefferson 7,647 32.5% 15,363 65.3% 529 23,539 R+32.8
Dodge 6,417 27.7% 16,245 70.2% 491 23,153 R+42.4
Portage 9,309 42.9% 12,038 55.4% 373 21,720 R+12.6
Columbia 6,503 37.6% 10,456 60.4% 349 17,308 R+22.8
St. Croix 6,225 36.5% 10,612 62.3% 210 17,047 R+25.7
Chippewa 6,132 36.7% 10,363 62.0% 212 16,707 R+25.3
Sauk 6,008 36.5% 10,206 61.9% 262 16,476 R+25.5
Waupaca 5,191 32.2% 10,771 66.7% 182 16,144 R+34.6
Marinette 4,716 33.0% 9,457 66.2% 102 14,275 R+33.2
Shawano 4,353 32.1% 9,106 67.1% 108 13,567 R+35.0
Barron 5,716 43.0% 7,449 56.0% 129 13,294 R+13.0
Calumet 3,873 29.3% 9,153 69.2% 206 13,232 R+39.9
Grant 4,673 35.5% 8,371 63.5% 131 13,175 R+28.1
Oneida 5,088 38.9% 7,816 59.8% 161 13,065 R+20.9
Polk 5,896 46.0% 6,820 53.2% 101 12,817 R+7.2
Douglas 6,550 51.9% 5,905 46.8% 158 12,613 D+5.1
Oconto 4,097 34.6% 7,655 64.6% 94 11,846 R+30.0
Monroe 4,148 35.3% 7,465 63.4% 153 11,766 R+28.2
Dunn 4,927 45.5% 5,764 53.2% 135 10,826 R+7.7
Clark 3,633 33.9% 6,951 64.9% 120 10,704 R+31.0
Green 3,610 34.1% 6,756 63.8% 220 10,586 R+29.7
Pierce 4,285 41.8% 5,852 57.1% 106 10,243 R+15.3
Door 3,597 35.5% 6,392 63.1% 146 10,135 R+27.6
Vernon 3,918 41.6% 5,326 56.6% 166 9,410 R+15.0
Lincoln 3,567 38.9% 5,300 57.8% 304 9,171 R+18.9
Trempealeau 3,543 40.6% 5,086 58.3% 97 8,726 R+17.7
Vilas 2,836 34.0% 5,342 64.0% 171 8,349 R+30.0
Waushara 2,299 29.8% 5,289 68.5% 131 7,719 R+38.7
Iowa 2,990 40.6% 4,270 58.0% 96 7,356 R+17.4
Kewaunee 2,582 35.6% 4,578 63.2% 87 7,247 R+27.5
Taylor 2,147 32.1% 4,482 67.0% 63 6,692 R+34.9
Juneau 2,063 31.4% 4,402 67.0% 103 6,568 R+35.6
Langlade 2,376 36.3% 4,107 62.8% 57 6,540 R+26.5
Adams 2,450 38.0% 3,907 60.6% 95 6,452 R+22.6
Jackson 2,813 44.1% 3,447 54.0% 119 6,379 R+9.9
Bayfield 3,352 54.0% 2,817 45.3% 43 6,212 D+8.6
Crawford 2,457 39.9% 3,646 59.2% 57 6,160 R+19.3
Burnett 3,011 49.1% 3,076 50.2% 42 6,129 R+1.1
Green Lake 1,640 27.3% 4,297 71.5% 71 6,008 R+44.2
Price 2,298 38.9% 3,568 60.4% 37 5,903 R+21.5
Washburn 2,602 45.9% 3,022 53.3% 51 5,675 R+7.4
Sawyer 2,185 38.6% 3,432 60.6% 49 5,666 R+22.0
Richland 2,061 36.4% 3,502 61.9% 94 5,657 R+25.5
Rusk 2,375 42.7% 3,108 55.8% 82 5,565 R+13.2
Ashland 2,692 50.4% 2,611 48.9% 37 5,340 D+1.5
Lafayette 1,743 33.5% 3,423 65.8% 33 5,199 R+32.3
Marquette 1,624 33.8% 3,112 64.7% 74 4,810 R+30.9
Buffalo 1,736 40.3% 2,523 58.6% 46 4,305 R+18.3
Forest 1,427 41.6% 1,988 57.9% 16 3,431 R+16.4
Iron 987 38.0% 1,594 61.3% 19 2,600 R+23.3
Pepin 958 44.5% 1,173 54.5% 22 2,153 R+10.0
Florence 506 31.2% 1,104 68.1% 10 1,620 R+36.9
Menominee 725 69.8% 300 28.9% 13 1,038 D+40.9

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