1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1970 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin 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]
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Results
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| 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
- 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.
- "1970 Gubernatorial General Election Results in Wisconsin".
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