1964 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1964 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
	County results; Knowles: 50–60% 60–70%; Reynolds: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; John W. Reynolds; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Warren P. Knowles; Republican

The 1964 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Republican Warren P. Knowles won the election with 50.55% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat John W. Reynolds.^[1]

Primary election

The primary election was held on September 8, 1964.

Democratic party

Candidates

Dominic H. Frinzi
John W. Reynolds, incumbent governor

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John W. Reynolds (incumbent)	241,170	70.26%
	Democratic	Dominic H. Frinzi	102,066	29.74%
Total votes			343,236	100.00%

Republican party

Candidates

Warren P. Knowles, former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Milo G. Knutson, Mayor of La Crosse

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren P. Knowles	246,760	71.90%
	Republican	Milo G. Knutson	96,421	28.10%
Total votes			343.181	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Warren P. Knowles, Republican
John W. Reynolds, Democrat

Results

1964 Wisconsin gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Warren P. Knowles	856,779	50.55%	+1.14%
	Democratic	John W. Reynolds (incumbent)	837,901	49.44%	−0.92%
		Scattering^[a]	207	0.01%
Majority			18,878	1.11%
Total votes			1,694,887	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+2.06%

Results by county

After this election, Racine county would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2006.

County^[3]^[4]	Warren P. Knowles Republican		John W. Reynolds Democratic		Scattering Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
County^[3]^[4]	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Adams	1,724	50.19%	1,711	49.81%	0	0.00%	13	0.38%	3,435
Ashland	3,206	42.80%	4,284	57.20%	0	0.00%	-1,078	-14.39%	7,490
Barron	7,561	53.95%	6,454	46.05%	0	0.00%	1,107	7.90%	14,015
Bayfield	2,357	42.19%	3,229	57.79%	1	0.02%	-872	-15.61%	5,587
Brown	29,576	55.76%	23,469	44.24%	1	0.00%	6,107	11.51%	53,046
Buffalo	2,985	52.85%	2,663	47.15%	0	0.00%	322	5.70%	5,648
Burnett	2,133	49.64%	2,164	50.36%	0	0.00%	-31	-0.72%	4,297
Calumet	5,652	60.89%	3,631	39.11%	0	0.00%	2,021	21.77%	9,273
Chippewa	8,557	50.01%	8,552	49.98%	1	0.01%	5	0.03%	17,110
Clark	7,185	56.70%	5,486	43.30%	0	0.00%	1,699	13.41%	12,671
Columbia	9,359	57.82%	6,827	42.18%	1	0.01%	2,532	15.64%	16,187
Crawford	3,920	59.09%	2,714	40.91%	0	0.00%	1,206	18.18%	6,634
Dane	44,054	45.27%	53,246	54.72%	15	0.02%	-9,192	-9.45%	97,315
Dodge	15,323	58.35%	10,937	41.65%	0	0.00%	4,386	16.70%	26,260
Door	5,670	64.95%	3,059	35.04%	1	0.01%	2,611	29.91%	8,730
Douglas	6,958	35.93%	12,410	64.07%	0	0.00%	-5,452	-28.15%	19,368
Dunn	5,608	54.73%	4,638	45.27%	0	0.00%	970	9.47%	10,246
Eau Claire	11,807	48.67%	12,450	51.32%	1	0.00%	-643	-2.65%	24,258
Florence	697	43.48%	906	56.52%	0	0.00%	-209	-13.04%	1,603
Fond du Lac	17,966	57.79%	13,120	42.21%	0	0.00%	4,846	15.59%	31,086
Forest	1,585	45.26%	1,917	54.74%	0	0.00%	-332	-9.48%	3,502
Grant	10,483	61.81%	6,477	38.19%	1	0.01%	4,006	23.62%	16,961
Green	7,204	67.73%	3,432	32.27%	0	0.00%	3,772	35.46%	10,636
Green Lake	5,014	65.11%	2,687	34.89%	0	0.00%	2,327	30.22%	7,701
Iowa	4,889	62.42%	2,943	37.57%	1	0.01%	1,946	24.84%	7,833
Iron	1,303	38.97%	2,041	31.03%	0	0.00%	-738	-22.07%	3,344
Jackson	3,584	57.31%	2,668	42.66%	2	0.03%	916	14.65%	6,254
Jefferson	12,561	56.55%	9,650	43.44%	2	0.01%	2,911	13.10%	22,213
Juneau	4,399	58.10%	3,173	41.90%	0	0.00%	1,226	16.19%	7,572
Kenosha	19,234	42.51%	26,016	57.49%	1	0.00%	-6,782	-14.99%	45,251
Kewaunee	4,633	60.12%	3,073	39.88%	0	0.00%	1,560	20.24%	7,706
La Crosse	18,144	58.92%	12,642	41.06%	6	0.02%	5,502	17.87%	30,792
Lafayette	4,427	58.47%	3,144	41.52%	1	0.01%	1,283	16.94%	7,572
Langlade	4,463	55.32%	3,604	44.68%	0	0.00%	859	10.65%	8,067
Lincoln	5,340	54.65%	4,427	45.30%	5	0.05%	913	9.34%	9,772
Manitowoc	15,293	47.95%	16,602	52.05%	0	0.00%	-1,309	-4.10%	31,895
Marathon	19,102	50.50%	18,726	49.50%	1	0.00%	376	0.99%	37,829
Marinette	7,583	50.90%	7,314	49.09%	1	0.01%	269	1.81%	14,898
Marquette	2,488	65.66%	1,301	34.34%	0	0.00%	1,187	31.33%	3,789
Menominee	314	45.64%	374	54.36%	0	0.00%	-60	-8.72%	688
Milwaukee	183,668	41.79%	255,726	58.19%	101	0.02%	-72,058	-16.40%	439,495
Monroe	6,904	60.24%	4,550	39.70%	6	0.05%	2,354	20.54%	11,460
Oconto	5,901	54.79%	4,870	45.21%	0	0.00%	1,031	9.57%	10,771
Oneida	5,197	50.37%	5,120	49.62%	1	0.01%	77	0.75%	10,318
Outagamie	24,445	60.58%	15,904	39.42%	0	0.00%	8,541	21.17%	40,349
Ozaukee	10,695	59.50%	7,279	40.49%	2	0.01%	3,416	19.00%	17,976
Pepin	1,719	55.03%	1,405	44.97%	0	0.00%	314	10.05%	3,124
Pierce	4,894	51.36%	4,633	48.63%	1	0.01%	261	2.74%	9,528
Polk	5,229	48.22%	5,615	51.78%	0	0.00%	-386	-3.56%	10,844
Portage	6,928	41.96%	9,581	58.03%	1	0.01%	-2,653	-16.07%	16,510
Price	3,543	53.10%	3,111	46.63%	18	0.27%	432	6.47%	6,672
Racine	28,243	45.97%	33,194	54.03%	0	0.00%	-4,951	-8.06%	61,437
Richland	4,448	60.92%	2,853	39.08%	0	0.00%	1,595	21.85%	7,301
Rock	27,073	55.79%	21,454	44.21%	0	0.00%	5,619	11.58%	48,527
Rusk	2,944	46.66%	3,365	53.34%	0	0.00%	-421	-6.67%	6,309
Sauk	9,333	60.17%	6,178	39.83%	1	0.01%	3,155	20.34%	15,512
Sawyer	2,630	58.44%	1,870	41.56%	0	0.00%	760	16.89%	4,500
Shawano	8,354	63.84%	4,727	36.13%	4	0.03%	3,627	27.72%	13,085
Sheboygan	18,757	46.80%	21,320	53.19%	3	0.01%	-2,563	-6.39%	40,080
St. Croix	7,202	54.80%	5,941	45.20%	0	0.00%	1,261	9.59%	13,143
Taylor	3,394	49.74%	3,429	50.25%	1	0.01%	-35	-0.51%	6,824
Trempealeau	4,797	50.71%	4,659	49.25%	4	0.04%	138	1.46%	9,460
Vernon	6,423	60.05%	4,266	39.88%	7	0.07%	2,157	20.17%	10,696
Vilas	3,396	60.26%	2,239	39.73%	1	0.02%	1,157	20.53%	5,636
Walworth	14,889	62.53%	8,918	37.45%	5	0.02%	5,971	25.08%	23,812
Washburn	2,481	50.22%	2,457	49.74%	2	0.04%	24	0.49%	4,940
Washington	12,349	59.59%	8,371	40.39%	3	0.01%	3,978	19.20%	20,723
Waukesha	43,767	57.28%	32,638	42.72%	3	0.00%	11,129	14.57%	76,408
Waupaca	10,382	67.51%	4,997	32.49%	0	0.00%	5,385	35.02%	15,379
Waushara	4,254	65.95%	2,196	34.05%	0	0.00%	2,058	31.91%	6,450
Winnebago	26,047	57.92%	18,922	42.08%	0	0.00%	7,125	15.84%	44,969
Wood	12,152	50.41%	11,952	49.58%	1	0.00%	200	0.83%	24,105
Total	856,779	50.55%	837,901	49.44%	207	0.01%	18,878	1.11%	1,694,887

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

^ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.

References

^ Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1966). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 709.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1964
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1966). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 749.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.

[1] Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.

[primary-2] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1966). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 709.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[archives-3] Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1964

[bluebook-4] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1966). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 749.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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