1962 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1962 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Democrat John W. Reynolds won the election with 51% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and narrowly defeating Republican Philip Kuehn.[1] As of 2022, this was the last time Menominee County voted for the Republican candidate. Until 2022, this was the last gubernatorial election where a Democratic governor was elected during the tenure of a Democratic president.

1962 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1960 November 6, 1962 1964 →
 
Nominee John W. Reynolds Philip Kuehn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 637,491 625,536
Percentage 50.37% 49.43%

County results
Reynolds:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Kuehn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Gaylord Nelson
Democratic

Elected Governor

John W. Reynolds
Democratic

Results edit

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1962[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democrat John W. Reynolds 637,491 50.37%
Republican Philip Kuehn 625,536 49.43%
Independent Adolf Wiggert 2,477 0.2%
Total votes 1,265,504 100

References edit

  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.
  2. ^ "1962 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.