1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1968 November 3, 1970 1974 →
 
Nominee Patrick J. Lucey Jack B. Olson
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Martin J. Schreiber David O. Martin
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 J. Lucey
Democratic

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.

  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.