1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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 Republican Jack B. Olson.^[1] Roman R. Blenski unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.

1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1968 November 3, 1970 1974 →

Nominee Patrick Lucey Jack B. Olson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 728,403 602,617 Percentage 54.24% 44.88%

County results Lucey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Olson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Warren P. Knowles Republican Elected Governor Patrick Lucey Democratic

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1970^[2]
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

1. 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.
2. "1970 Gubernatorial General Election Results in Wisconsin".