1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election County resultsLucey : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Olson : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Democrat Patrick J. Lucey won the election with 54.23% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating incumbent lieutenant governor, Republican Jack B. Olson .[ 1] Roman R. Blenski unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination. As of 2024, this is the last time the Democratic gubernatorial candidate carried Oconto County .
This was the first gubernatorial election in Wisconsin where the governor was elected to a four year term on the same ticket as the Lieutenant Governor.
The primary election was held on September 8, 1970. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.
Lieutenant Governor [ edit ] Edward Ihlenfeldt Patrick J. Lucey , former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for governor in 1966 Donald O. Peterson Lieutenant Governor [ edit ] Lieutenant Governor [ edit ] Patrick J. Lucey & Martin J. Schreiber, Democrat Jack B. Olson & David O. Martin, Republican Leo James McDonald & Theodore Kothe, American Georgia Cozzini & Denis Kitchen, Independent Samuel K. Hunt & Peter J. Kohlenberg, Independent Myrtle Kastner & Russell Chabot, Independent Lucey was the first Democrat since William A. Barstow in 1855 to win Dunn County .
County[ 4] [ 5] Patrick J. Lucey Jack B. Olson All Others Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 1,560 53.12% 1,358 46.24% 19 0.65% 202 6.88% 2,937 Ashland 3,541 66.72% 1,708 32.18% 58 1.09% 1,833 34.54% 5,307 Barron 5,052 49.83% 5,045 49.76% 42 0.41% 7 0.07% 10,139 Bayfield 2,977 64.38% 1,623 35.10% 24 0.52% 1,354 29.28% 4,624 Brown 23,869 52.00% 21,395 46.61% 636 1.39% 2,474 5.39% 45,900 Buffalo 1,890 52.66% 1,693 47.17% 6 0.17% 197 5.49% 3,589 Burnett 1,999 58.42% 1,413 41.29% 10 0.29% 586 17.12% 3,422 Calumet 4,295 50.49% 4,174 49.07% 37 0.43% 121 1.42% 8,506 Chippewa 7,523 60.37% 4,863 39.03% 75 0.60% 2,660 21.35% 12,461 Clark 5,017 53.17% 4,345 46.05% 73 0.77% 672 7.12% 9,435 Columbia 5,592 42.26% 7,542 57.00% 98 0.74% -1,950 -14.74% 13,232 Crawford 2,298 43.43% 2,517 47.57% 476 9.00% -219 -4.14% 5,291 Dane 49,868 55.89% 38,078 42.68% 1,272 1.43% 11,790 13.21% 89,218 Dodge 9,510 46.81% 10,683 52.58% 124 0.61% -1,173 -5.77% 20,317 Door 3,014 41.88% 4,153 57.70% 30 0.42% -1,139 -15.83% 7,197 Douglas 10,608 70.92% 4,255 28.45% 94 0.63% 6,353 42.48% 14,957 Dunn 3,963 51.03% 3,770 48.54% 33 0.42% 193 2.49% 7,766 Eau Claire 11,252 55.85% 8,787 43.61% 109 0.54% 2,465 12.23% 20,148 Florence 696 49.89% 695 49.82% 4 0.29% 1 0.07% 1,395 Fond du Lac 12,434 48.68% 12,872 50.39% 237 0.93% -438 -1.71% 25,543 Forest 1,724 62.04% 1,043 37.53% 12 0.43% 681 24.51% 2,779 Grant 4,621 39.58% 6,846 58.64% 207 1.77% -2,225 -19.06% 11,674 Green 2,894 37.59% 4,772 61.99% 32 0.42% -1,878 -24.40% 7,698 Green Lake 2,343 40.06% 3,461 59.18% 44 0.75% -1,118 -19.12% 5,848 Iowa 2,403 43.05% 3,141 56.27% 38 0.68% -738 -13.22% 5,582 Iron 1,741 67.35% 832 32.19% 12 0.46% 909 35.16% 2,585 Jackson 2,592 54.88% 2,117 44.82% 14 0.30% 475 10.06% 4,723 Jefferson 9,034 47.08% 10,047 52.36% 108 0.56% -1,013 -5.28% 19,189 Juneau 2,483 46.42% 2,825 52.81% 41 0.77% -342 -6.39% 5,349 Kenosha 22,136 64.53% 11,944 34.82% 223 0.65% 10,192 29.71% 34,303 Kewaunee 3,100 52.38% 2,795 47.23% 23 0.39% 305 5.15% 5,918 La Crosse 11,639 46.04% 13,335 52.75% 305 1.21% -1,696 -6.71% 25,279 Lafayette 2,414 42.39% 3,255 57.16% 26 0.46% -841 -14.77% 5,695 Langlade 3,110 55.26% 2,488 44.21% 30 0.53% 622 11.05% 5,628 Lincoln 3,860 50.90% 3,667 48.36% 56 0.74% 193 2.55% 7,583 Manitowoc 15,975 59.24% 10,577 39.22% 414 1.54% 5,398 20.02% 26,966 Marathon 17,665 55.30% 13,903 43.52% 376 1.18% 3,762 11.78% 31,944 Marinette 6,358 51.66% 5,871 47.70% 78 0.63% 487 3.96% 12,307 Marquette 1,203 40.67% 1,735 58.65% 20 0.68% -532 -17.99% 2,958 Menominee 485 73.48% 169 25.61% 6 0.91% 316 47.88% 660 Milwaukee 196,941 63.55% 110,436 35.64% 2,518 0.81% 86,505 27.91% 309,895 Monroe 3,694 45.31% 4,403 54.01% 55 0.67% -709 -8.70% 8,152 Oconto 4,321 50.99% 4,101 48.39% 53 0.63% 220 2.60% 8,475 Oneida 4,401 50.69% 4,224 48.65% 58 0.67% 177 2.04% 8,683 Outagamie 15,855 47.37% 17,318 51.74% 295 0.88% -1,463 -4.37% 33,468 Ozaukee 6,830 39.78% 10,184 59.31% 156 0.91% -3,354 -19.53% 17,170 Pepin 1,126 54.66% 924 44.85% 10 0.49% 202 9.81% 2,060 Pierce 3,769 52.91% 3,344 46.95% 10 0.14% 425 5.97% 7,123 Polk 4,616 52.33% 4,180 47.39% 25 0.28% 436 4.94% 8,821 Portage 9,580 66.02% 4,797 33.06% 134 0.92% 4,783 32.96% 14,511 Price 3,137 55.38% 2,500 44.14% 27 0.48% 637 11.25% 5,664 Racine 30,086 57.79% 21,573 41.44% 399 0.77% 8,513 16.35% 52,058 Richland 2,368 39.80% 3,444 57.88% 138 2.32% -1,076 -18.08% 5,950 Rock 20,358 51.77% 18,689 47.53% 275 0.70% 1,669 4.24% 39,322 Rusk 2,540 57.87% 1,819 41.44% 30 0.68% 721 16.43% 4,389 Sauk 5,601 43.85% 7,036 55.09% 135 1.06% -1,435 -11.24% 12,772 Sawyer 1,703 49.52% 1,716 49.90% 20 0.58% -13 -0.38% 3,439 Shawano 4,696 43.59% 6,027 55.95% 49 0.45% -1,331 -12.36% 10,772 Sheboygan 17,697 51.87% 16,077 47.12% 344 1.01% 1,620 4.75% 34,118 St. Croix 5,045 52.56% 4,534 47.24% 19 0.20% 511 5.32% 9,598 Taylor 2,019 50.83% 1,896 47.73% 57 1.44% 123 3.10% 3,972 Trempealeau 4,038 55.13% 3,266 44.59% 20 0.27% 772 10.54% 7,324 Vernon 3,688 45.87% 4,251 52.87% 101 1.26% -563 -7.00% 8,040 Vilas 2,185 43.62% 2,795 55.80% 29 0.58% -610 -12.18% 5,009 Walworth 7,789 41.52% 10,903 58.12% 66 0.35% -3,114 -16.60% 18,758 Washburn 2,319 54.78% 1,896 44.79% 18 0.43% 423 9.99% 4,233 Washington 9,686 49.78% 9,636 49.53% 134 0.69% 50 0.26% 19,456 Waukesha 32,969 46.77% 36,828 52.25% 689 0.98% -3,859 -5.47% 70,486 Waupaca 4,302 38.84% 6,726 60.73% 47 0.42% -2,424 -21.89% 11,075 Waushara 1,824 38.14% 2,933 61.32% 26 0.54% -1,109 -23.19% 4,783 Winnebago 17,507 46.89% 19,286 51.66% 540 1.45% -1,779 -4.77% 37,333 Wood 10,975 54.33% 9,083 44.97% 141 0.70% 1,892 9.37% 20,199 Total 728,403 54.23% 602,617 44.87% 12,140 0.90% 125,786 9.36% 1,343,160
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report. ^ 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 ^ a b c Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1971). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1971 {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ a b c Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1971). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1971 {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1970 ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1971). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1971 {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )
