1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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Nominee Tommy Thompson Charles Chvala
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Scott McCallum Dorothy K. Dean
Popular vote 1,051,326 482,850
Percentage 67.2% 30.9%

Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Chvala:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      

Governor before election

Tommy Thompson
Republican

Elected Governor

Tommy Thompson
Republican

The 1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. In the midst of the Republican Revolution, incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with a landslide 67% of the vote, winning a third term as Governor of Wisconsin. Thompson won 71 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, only losing Menominee County. To date, this is the latest gubernatorial election in which Dane County (containing Wisconsin's capital of Madison), as well as Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties voted for the Republican candidate.

Results[edit]

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1994[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 8, 1994
Republican Tommy Thompson (incumbent)
& Scott McCallum (incumbent)
1,051,326 67.26% +9.08%
Democratic Charles Chvala
& Dorothy K. Dean
482,850 30.89% -10.89%
Libertarian David S. Harmon
& Kevin J. Robinson
11,639 0.74%
Constitution Edward J. Frami
& Michael J. O'Hare
9,188 0.59%
Independent Michael J. Mangan 8,150 0.52%
Scattering 682 0.04%
Plurality 568,476 36.35% +19.97%
Total votes 1,563,153 100.0% +13.34%
Republican hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (1995). "Elections" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 891, 912. Retrieved October 25, 2021.