1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. In the midst of the Republican Revolution, incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with a landslide 67% of the vote, winning a third term as Governor of Wisconsin. Thompson won 71 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, only losing Menominee County. To date, this is the latest gubernatorial election in which Dane County (containing Wisconsin's capital of Madison), as well as Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties voted for the Republican candidate.

1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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Nominee Tommy Thompson Charles Chvala Party Republican Democratic Running mate Scott McCallum Dorothy K. Dean Popular vote 1,051,326 482,850 Percentage 67.2% 30.9%

County results Precinct results Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Chvala:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:

Governor before election Tommy Thompson Republican Elected Governor Tommy Thompson Republican

Results

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1994^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 8, 1994
	Republican	Tommy Thompson (incumbent) & Scott McCallum (incumbent)	1,051,326	67.26%	+9.08%
	Democratic	Charles Chvala & Dorothy K. Dean	482,850	30.89%	-10.89%
	Libertarian	David S. Harmon & Kevin J. Robinson	11,639	0.74%
	Constitution	Edward J. Frami & Michael J. O'Hare	9,188	0.59%
	Independent	Michael J. Mangan	8,150	0.52%
		Scattering	682	0.04%
Plurality			568,476	36.35%	+19.97%
Total votes			1,563,153	100.0%	+13.34%
	Republican hold

References

1. Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (1995). "Elections" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 891, 912. Retrieved October 25, 2021.