1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with 58% of the vote, winning a second term as Governor of Wisconsin.

1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →
 
Nominee Tommy Thompson Thomas A. Loftus
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Scott McCallum Joseph Czarnezki
Popular vote 802,321 576,280
Percentage 58.15% 41.77%

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

Governor before election

Tommy Thompson
Republican

Elected Governor

Tommy Thompson
Republican

As of 2022, this is the most recent Wisconsin gubernatorial election in which a Republican candidate won at the same time the party held the presidency. Neither party would pull off such a feat again until 2022, when Democratic governor Tony Evers won re-election during the presidency of fellow Democrat Joe Biden.

Results edit

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1990[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Tommy Thompson (incumbent) 802,321 58.15%
Democrat Thomas A. Loftus 576,280 41.77%
Other Other/Write-In 1,126 0.08%

References edit

  1. ^ "1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Retrieved August 19, 2016.