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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 incumbent lieutenant governor, Republican Jack B. Olson.[1] Roman R. Blenski unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination. As of 2024, this is the last time the Democratic gubernatorial candidate carried Oconto County.
This was the first gubernatorial election in Wisconsin where the governor was elected to a four year term on the same ticket as the Lieutenant Governor.
Results
| Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1970[2] | |||||
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| 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
- ^ 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".
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