1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Nelson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Kuehn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Wisconsin |
|---|
 |
The 1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democrat Gaylord A. Nelson won the election with 51.5% of the vote, retaining his position as Governor of Wisconsin.
The results were almost exactly the opposite of the simultaneous presidential election, with Nelson's margin of victory being about half a point narrower than that of Richard Nixon.
Primary election
[edit]The primary election was held on September 13, 1960. Both major party candidates were unopposed in their respective primaries.
Democratic party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Gaylord A. Nelson, incumbent governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gaylord A. Nelson (incumbent) | 258,141 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 258,141 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Philip G. Kuehn, former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party (1955-1958)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Philip G. Kuehn | 286,398 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 286,398 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Gaylord A. Nelson, Democrat
- Philip G. Kuehn, Republican
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gaylord A. Nelson (incumbent) | 890,868 | 51.55% | −2.04% | |
| Republican | Philip G. Kuehn | 837,123 | 48.44% | +2.16% | |
| Scattering[a] | 18 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 53,745 | 3.11% | |||
| Total votes | 1,728,009 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -4.20% | |||
Results by county
[edit]Nelson was the first Democrat since William R. Taylor in 1873 to win Pierce County. Vernon County would not vote for Democratic again until 2002.
| County[2][3] | Gaylord A. Nelson Democratic |
Philip G. Kuehn Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,752 | 48.73% | 1,842 | 51.24% | -90 | -2.50% | 3,595[b] |
| Ashland | 4,816 | 60.49% | 3,145 | 39.51% | 1,671 | 20.99% | 7,961 |
| Barron | 7,463 | 49.94% | 7,481 | 50.06% | -18 | -0.12% | 14,944 |
| Bayfield | 3,659 | 61.06% | 2,333 | 38.94% | 1,326 | 22.13% | 5,992 |
| Brown | 26,542 | 50.47% | 26,044 | 49.53% | 498 | 0.95% | 52,586 |
| Buffalo | 3,086 | 50.64% | 3,008 | 49.36% | 78 | 1.28% | 6,094 |
| Burnett | 2,668 | 60.43% | 1,747 | 39.57% | 921 | 20.86% | 4,415 |
| Calumet | 4,125 | 43.51% | 5,356 | 56.49% | -1,231 | -12.98% | 9,481 |
| Chippewa | 10,485 | 56.24% | 8,157 | 43.76% | 2,328 | 12.49% | 18,642 |
| Clark | 6,581 | 48.94% | 6,867 | 51.06% | -286 | -2.13% | 13,448 |
| Columbia | 7,431 | 44.01% | 9,452 | 55.99% | -2,021 | -11.97% | 16,883 |
| Crawford | 3,705 | 52.59% | 3,340 | 47.41% | 365 | 5.18% | 7,045 |
| Dane | 56,601 | 61.53% | 35,387 | 38.47% | 21,214 | 23.06% | 91,989[b] |
| Dodge | 10,997 | 40.05% | 16,459 | 59.95% | -5,462 | -19.89% | 27,456 |
| Door | 3,679 | 39.48% | 5,639 | 60.52% | -1,960 | -21.03% | 9,318 |
| Douglas | 14,661 | 69.72% | 6,368 | 30.28% | 8,293 | 39.44% | 21,029 |
| Dunn | 5,383 | 48.62% | 5,688 | 51.38% | -305 | -2.75% | 11,071 |
| Eau Claire | 13,250 | 51.82% | 12,317 | 48.18% | 933 | 3.65% | 25,567 |
| Florence | 959 | 54.52% | 800 | 45.48% | 159 | 9.04% | 1,759 |
| Fond du Lac | 13,378 | 40.47% | 19,677 | 59.53% | -6,299 | -19.06% | 33,055 |
| Forest | 1,934 | 55.21% | 1,569 | 44.79% | 365 | 10.42% | 3,503 |
| Grant | 7,985 | 42.68% | 10,725 | 57.32% | -2,740 | -14.64% | 18,710 |
| Green | 4,224 | 36.36% | 7,393 | 63.64% | -3,169 | -27.28% | 11,617 |
| Green Lake | 2,677 | 33.71% | 5,263 | 66.28% | -2,586 | -32.57% | 7,941[b] |
| Iowa | 3,758 | 43.33% | 4,915 | 56.67% | -1,157 | -13.34% | 8,673 |
| Iron | 2,830 | 72.18% | 1,091 | 27.82% | 1,739 | 44.35% | 3,921 |
| Jackson | 3,324 | 49.92% | 3,334 | 50.08% | -10 | -0.15% | 6,658 |
| Jefferson | 10,146 | 44.25% | 12,781 | 55.75% | -2,635 | -11.49% | 22,927 |
| Juneau | 3,407 | 42.03% | 4,700 | 57.97% | -1,293 | -15.95% | 8,107 |
| Kenosha | 25,992 | 60.34% | 17,087 | 39.66% | 8,905 | 20.67% | 43,079 |
| Kewaunee | 4,250 | 51.99% | 3,925 | 48.01% | 325 | 3.98% | 8,175 |
| La Crosse | 16,081 | 49.34% | 16,510 | 50.66% | -429 | -1.32% | 32,591 |
| Lafayette | 3,913 | 46.63% | 4,478 | 53.37% | -565 | -6.73% | 8,391 |
| Langlade | 4,383 | 51.61% | 4,109 | 48.39% | 274 | 3.23% | 8,492 |
| Lincoln | 4,387 | 43.19% | 5,770 | 56.81% | -1,383 | -13.62% | 10,157 |
| Manitowoc | 17,910 | 54.74% | 14,811 | 45.26% | 3,099 | 9.47% | 32,721 |
| Marathon | 19,502 | 48.74% | 20,510 | 51.26% | -1,008 | -2.52% | 40,012 |
| Marinette | 7,323 | 46.92% | 8,286 | 53.08% | -963 | -6.17% | 15,609 |
| Marquette | 1,331 | 31.83% | 2,851 | 68.17% | -1,520 | -36.35% | 4,182 |
| Milwaukee | 263,410 | 59.08% | 182,413 | 40.91% | 80,997 | 18.17% | 445,836[c] |
| Monroe | 5,819 | 45.76% | 6,897 | 54.24% | -1,078 | -8.48% | 12,716 |
| Oconto | 5,162 | 45.90% | 6,084 | 54.10% | -922 | -8.20% | 11,246 |
| Oneida | 5,400 | 50.79% | 5,232 | 49.21% | 168 | 1.58% | 10,632 |
| Outagamie | 17,459 | 42.11% | 23,999 | 57.89% | -6,540 | -15.78% | 41,458 |
| Ozaukee | 7,486 | 42.26% | 10,229 | 57.74% | -2,743 | -15.48% | 17,715 |
| Pepin | 1,754 | 53.97% | 1,495 | 46.00% | 259 | 7.97% | 3,250[b] |
| Pierce | 5,125 | 52.54% | 4,629 | 47.46% | 496 | 5.09% | 9,754 |
| Polk | 6,850 | 60.08% | 4,551 | 39.92% | 2,299 | 20.16% | 11,401 |
| Portage | 10,836 | 64.18% | 6,048 | 35.82% | 4,788 | 28.36% | 16,884 |
| Price | 3,445 | 49.61% | 3,498 | 50.37% | -53 | -0.76% | 6,944[b] |
| Racine | 34,289 | 56.69% | 26,195 | 43.31% | 8,094 | 13.38% | 60,484 |
| Richland | 3,425 | 41.75% | 4,779 | 58.25% | -1,354 | -16.50% | 8,204 |
| Rock | 20,890 | 42.81% | 27,911 | 57.19% | -7,021 | -14.39% | 48,801 |
| Rusk | 3,908 | 56.98% | 2,951 | 43.02% | 957 | 13.95% | 6,859 |
| Sauk | 7,386 | 43.52% | 9,584 | 56.48% | -2,198 | -12.95% | 16,970 |
| Sawyer | 2,417 | 48.89% | 2,527 | 51.11% | -110 | -2.22% | 4,944 |
| Shawano | 5,352 | 36.91% | 9,150 | 63.09% | -3,798 | -26.19% | 14,502 |
| Sheboygan | 20,102 | 49.62% | 20,412 | 50.38% | -310 | -0.77% | 40,514 |
| St. Croix | 7,728 | 58.40% | 5,506 | 41.60% | 2,222 | 16.79% | 13,234 |
| Taylor | 3,954 | 54.78% | 3,264 | 45.22% | 690 | 9.56% | 7,218 |
| Trempealeau | 5,686 | 54.80% | 4,690 | 45.20% | 996 | 9.60% | 10,376 |
| Vernon | 5,978 | 50.87% | 5,774 | 49.13% | 204 | 1.74% | 11,752 |
| Vilas | 1,989 | 36.82% | 3,413 | 63.18% | -1,424 | -26.36% | 5,402 |
| Walworth | 8,218 | 33.87% | 16,045 | 66.13% | -7,827 | -32.26% | 24,263 |
| Washburn | 2,591 | 50.52% | 2,538 | 49.48% | 53 | 1.03% | 5,129 |
| Washington | 8,151 | 40.89% | 11,782 | 59.11% | -3,631 | -18.22% | 19,933 |
| Waukesha | 31,281 | 45.43% | 37,577 | 54.57% | -6,296 | -9.14% | 68,858 |
| Waupaca | 5,291 | 31.31% | 11,607 | 68.69% | -6,316 | -37.38% | 16,898 |
| Waushara | 2,035 | 29.99% | 4,751 | 70.01% | -2,716 | -40.02% | 6,786 |
| Winnebago | 19,210 | 41.52% | 27,053 | 58.48% | -7,843 | -16.95% | 46,263 |
| Wood | 11,663 | 46.68% | 13,324 | 53.32% | -1,661 | -6.65% | 24,987 |
| Total | 890,868 | 51.55% | 837,123 | 48.44% | 53,745 | 3.11% | 1,728,009 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1962). "Vote For State Officers, Wisconsin Primary Election". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1962. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 787.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1960
- ^ a b The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1962). "Vote For State Officers By Counties, Wisconsin General Election, November 8, 1960". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1962. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 863.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)