Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1966

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1966

November 8, 1966

Nominee Warren P. Knowles Patrick Lucey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 626,047 539,258 Percentage 53.51% 46.09%

Governor before election Warren P. Knowles Republican Elected Governor Warren P. Knowles Republican

The 1966 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1966. Republican Warren P. Knowles won the election with 54% of the vote, winning his second term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Democrat Patrick Lucey.^[1]

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1966[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Warren P. Knowles	626,047	53.51%
	Democrat	Patrick Lucey	539,258	46.09%
	Independent	Adolf Wiggert	4,745	0.41%
Total votes			1,170,050	100

References

1. Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. p. 699-701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
2. "1966 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.