1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
	County results; Kohler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Proxmire: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Walter J. Kohler Jr.; Republican	Elected Governor ; Walter J. Kohler Jr.; Republican

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 elections[edit]

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1954.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

James Edward Doyle, former Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party^[2]
William Proxmire, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1952

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Proxmire	141,548	62.43
	Democratic	James Edward Doyle	85,187	37.57
Total votes			226,735	100.00

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Walter J. Kohler Jr., incumbent Governor

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent)	331,006	100.00
Total votes			331,006	100.00

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

William Proxmire, Democratic
Walter J. Kohler Jr., Republican
Arthur Wepfer, Socialist Labor

Results[edit]

1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election^[5]^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent)	596,158	51.45%
	Democratic	William Proxmire	560,747	48.40%
	Socialist Labor	Arthur Wepfer	1,722	0.15%
	Scattering		39	0.00%
Majority			35,411	3.05%
Turnout			1,158,666	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ "Table IV. 1954 Elections". Voting Information. Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. April 1954. pp. 99–101. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
^ "Doyle funeral Saturday". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. April 2, 1987. p. 20. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Blue Book 1956, p. 702.
^ "WI Governor, 1954 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1956, p. 746.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
^ "WI Governor, 1954". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

Bibliography[edit]

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Toepel, M. J.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1956). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956. State of Wisconsin.

[1] "Table IV. 1954 Elections". Voting Information. Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. April 1954. pp. 99–101. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

[2] "Doyle funeral Saturday". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. April 2, 1987. p. 20. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

[FOOTNOTEWisconsin_Blue_Book1956702-3] Wisconsin Blue Book 1956, p. 702.

[4] "WI Governor, 1954 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

[FOOTNOTEWisconsin_Blue_Book1956746-5] Wisconsin Blue Book 1956, p. 746.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199887-6] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.

[7] "WI Governor, 1954". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

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