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1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
	County results; Lucey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Olson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Warren P. Knowles; Republican	Elected Governor ; Patrick Lucey; Democratic

The 1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Democrat Patrick Lucey won the election with 54% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Republican Jack B. Olson.^[1] Roman R. Blenski unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination. As of 2023, this is the last time the Democratic gubernatorial candidate carried Oconto County.

Results edit

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democrat	Patrick Lucey	728,403	54.24%
	Republican	Jack B. Olson	602,617	44.88%
	American	Leo James McDonald	9,035	0.67%
	Socialist Labor	Georgia Cozzini	1,287	0.1%
	Socialist Workers	Samuel K. Hunt	888	0.07%
	Independent	Myrtle Kastner	628	0.05%
Total votes			1,342,858	100

References edit

^ 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.
^ "1970 Gubernatorial General Election Results in Wisconsin".

[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] "1970 Gubernatorial General Election Results in Wisconsin".

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