Election
1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
County resultsKohler : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Proxmire : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.
Incumbent Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire in a rematch of the 1952 election with 51.45% of the vote.
Primary elections [ edit ]
Primary elections were held on September 14, 1954.[1]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
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Republican primary [ edit ]
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General election [ edit ]
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References [ edit ]
^ "Table IV. 1954 Elections" . Voting Information . Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. April 1954. pp. 99–101. Retrieved November 8, 2020 .
^ "Doyle funeral Saturday" . Wausau Daily Herald . Wausau, Wisconsin. April 2, 1987. p. 20. Retrieved November 8, 2020 .
^ "WI Governor, 1954 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2020 .
^ "WI Governor, 1954" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2020 .
Bibliography [ edit ]
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
Toepel, M. J.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1956). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956 . State of Wisconsin.