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1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.

Incumbent Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire in a rematch of the 1952 election with 51.45% of the vote.

Primary election

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1954.

Democratic party

Candidates

Results

Republican party

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

Results by county

Proxmire was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1904 to win Florence County. By voting for Proxmire, Rusk County backed the losing candidate for the first time since its establishment in 1901.

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

References

Bibliography