1974 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1974 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Democrat Patrick Lucey won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his second term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Republican William Dyke.[1]
As of 2023, this is the last time a Democratic gubernatorial candidate won Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties. These three counties, collectively known as the WOW counties, have been among the most Republican areas in the state since the 1940s. It is also the last time a Democratic gubernatorial candidate carried Calumet and Marinette counties. This is also the most recent Wisconsin gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates are now deceased.
Primary election
[edit]The primary election was held on September 10, 1974. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.
Democratic party
[edit]Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Edmond Hou-Seye, American party nominee for United States Senate in 1970
- Patrick J. Lucey, incumbent governor
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Lucey (incumbent) | 259,001 | 78.22% | |
Democratic | Edmond Hou-Seye | 72,113 | 21.78% | |
Total votes | 331,114 | 100.00% |
Lieutenant Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Martin J. Schreiber, incumbent lieutenant governor
- Andrew Tripoli
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Martin J. Schreiber (incumbent) | 281,101 | 86.78% | |
Democratic | Andrew Tripoli | 42,837 | 13.22% | |
Total votes | 323,938 | 100.00% |
Republican party
[edit]Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William Dyke, former mayor of Madison
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William Dyke | 161,823 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 161,823 | 100.00% |
Lieutenant Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John M. Alberts, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John M. Alberts | 150,984 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 150,984 | 100.00% |
American party
[edit]Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William H. Upham
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
American | William H. Upham | 5,800 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,800 | 100.00% |
Lieutenant Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Donald D. Hoeft
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
American | Donald D. Hoeft | 5,561 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,561 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Patrick J. Lucey & Martin J. Schreiber, Democrat
- William Dyke & John M. Alberts, Republican
- William H. Upham & Donald D. Hoeft, American
- Crazy Jim & Gary C. Wetzel, Independent
- William O. Hart & Fred Dahir, Independent
- Fred B. Blair & Mary K. Blair, Independent
- Georgia Cozzini & David Hornung, Independent
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Lucey (incumbent) | 628,639 | 53.19% | −1.05% | |
Republican | William Dyke | 497,195[b] | 42.06% | −2.80% | |
American | William H. Upham | 33,528 | 2.84% | +2.16% | |
Independent | Crazy Jim | 12,203[c] | 1.03% | ||
Independent | William O. Hart | 5,159[d] | 0.44% | ||
Independent | Fred B. Blair | 3,617 | 0.31% | ||
Independent | Georgia Cozzini | 1,513[e] | 0.13% | ||
Scattering[f] | 132 | 0.01% | |||
Majority | 131,444 | 11.12% | |||
Total votes | 1,181,976 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | +1.76% |
Results by county
[edit]Lucey was the first Democrat since Albert G. Schmedeman in 1934 to win Outagamie County, Ozaukee County, Sawyer County, and Waukesha County. Adams County, Jackson County, and Oneida County would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2018.
County[4][5] | Patrick J. Lucey Democratic |
William Dyke Republican |
William H. Upham American |
Crazy Jim Independent |
All Others Various |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 1,444 | 44.71% | 1,675 | 51.86% | 76 | 2.35% | 11 | 0.34% | 24 | 0.74% | -231 | -7.15% | 3,230 |
Ashland | 3,028 | 64.48% | 1,525 | 32.47% | 79 | 1.68% | 24 | 0.51% | 40 | 0.85% | 1,503 | 32.01% | 4,696 |
Barron | 4,709 | 54.15% | 3,784 | 43.51% | 143 | 1.64% | 33 | 0.38% | 27 | 0.31% | 925 | 10.64% | 8,696 |
Bayfield | 2,447 | 62.60% | 1,358 | 34.74% | 57 | 1.46% | 29 | 0.74% | 18 | 0.46% | 1,089 | 27.86% | 3,909 |
Brown | 21,323 | 47.94% | 20,591 | 46.29% | 1,972 | 4.43% | 287 | 0.65% | 310 | 0.70% | 732 | 1.65% | 44,483 |
Buffalo | 2,596 | 55.34% | 1,974 | 42.08% | 79 | 1.68% | 27 | 0.58% | 15 | 0.32% | 622 | 13.26% | 4,691 |
Burnett | 2,137 | 68.43% | 931 | 29.81% | 33 | 1.06% | 10 | 0.32% | 12 | 0.38% | 1,206 | 38.62% | 3,123 |
Calumet | 4,073 | 48.83% | 3,945 | 47.30% | 248 | 2.97% | 53 | 0.64% | 22 | 0.26% | 128 | 1.53% | 8,341 |
Chippewa | 7,054 | 56.70% | 4,566 | 36.70% | 630 | 5.06% | 114[g] | 0.92% | 76 | 0.61% | 2,488 | 20.00% | 12,440 |
Clark | 4,439 | 51.00% | 3,445 | 39.58% | 723 | 8.31% | 67 | 0.77% | 30 | 0.34% | 994 | 11.42% | 8,704 |
Columbia | 4,798 | 39.31% | 7,178 | 58.81% | 110 | 0.90% | 66 | 0.54% | 53 | 0.43% | -2,380 | -19.50% | 12,205 |
Crawford | 2,665 | 53.01% | 2,68 | 45.12% | 60 | 1.19% | 12 | 0.24% | 22 | 0.44% | 397 | 7.90% | 5,027 |
Dane | 50,648 | 60.13% | 28,580 | 33.93% | 934 | 1.11% | 626 | 0.74% | 3,445 | 4.09% | 22,068 | 26.20% | 84,233 |
Dodge | 8,268 | 41.61% | 11,055 | 55.63% | 325 | 1.64% | 164 | 0.83% | 60 | 0.30% | -2,787 | -14.02% | 19,872 |
Door | 3,021 | 41.09% | 4,088 | 55.60% | 190 | 2.58% | 28 | 0.38% | 25 | 0.34% | -1,067 | -14.51% | 7,352 |
Douglas | 9,275 | 76.32% | 2,611 | 21.49% | 89 | 0.73% | 67 | 0.55% | 110 | 0.91% | 6,664 | 54.84% | 12,152 |
Dunn | 4,191 | 52.68% | 3,289 | 41.34% | 365 | 4.59% | 55 | 0.69% | 56 | 0.70% | 902 | 11.34% | 7,956 |
Eau Claire | 10,717 | 55.07% | 7,563 | 38.86% | 841 | 4.32% | 172 | 0.88% | 169 | 0.87% | 3,154 | 16.21% | 19,462 |
Florence | 579 | 57.50% | 392 | 38.93% | 18 | 1.79% | 13 | 1.29% | 5 | 0.50% | 187 | 18.57% | 1,007 |
Fond du Lac | 9,901 | 42.44% | 12,105 | 51.88% | 896 | 3.84% | 305 | 1.31% | 124 | 0.53% | -2,204 | -9.45% | 23,331 |
Forest | 1,215 | 56.25% | 769 | 35.60% | 137 | 6.34% | 28 | 1.30% | 11 | 0.51% | 446 | 20.65% | 2,160 |
Grant | 5,445 | 36.78% | 8,861 | 59.85% | 322 | 2.17% | 76 | 0.51% | 102 | 0.69% | -3,416 | -23.07% | 14,806 |
Green | 2,422 | 29.46% | 5,699 | 69.32% | 68 | 0.83% | 18 | 0.22% | 14 | 0.17% | -3,277 | -39.86% | 8,221 |
Green Lake | 1,410 | 28.61% | 3,292 | 66.80% | 186 | 3.77% | 21 | 0.43% | 19 | 0.39% | -1,882 | -38.19% | 4,928 |
Iowa | 1,937 | 35.76% | 3,372 | 62.25% | 42 | 0.78% | 25 | 0.46% | 41 | 0.76% | -1,435 | -26.49% | 5,417 |
Iron | 1,329 | 61.19% | 653 | 30.06% | 29 | 1.34% | 150 | 6.91% | 11 | 0.51% | 676 | 31.12% | 2,172 |
Jackson | 2,073 | 47.93% | 2,182 | 50.45% | 43 | 0.99% | 20 | 0.46% | 7 | 0.16% | -109 | -2.52% | 4,325 |
Jefferson | 7,770 | 43.88% | 9,498 | 53.63% | 242 | 1.37% | 129 | 0.73% | 70 | 0.40% | -1,728 | -9.76% | 17,709 |
Juneau | 2,223 | 37.40% | 3,602 | 60.60% | 68 | 1.14% | 21 | 0.35% | 30 | 0.50% | -1,379 | -23.20% | 5,944 |
Kenosha | 16,708 | 63.45% | 8,698 | 33.03% | 448 | 1.70% | 300 | 1.14% | 179 | 0.68% | 8,010 | 30.42% | 26,333 |
Kewaunee | 2,424 | 40.93% | 2,921 | 49.32% | 536 | 9.05% | 26 | 0.44% | 16 | 0.27% | -497 | -8.39% | 5,923 |
La Crosse | 10,843 | 42.52% | 14,124 | 55.39% | 335 | 1.31% | 96 | 0.38% | 102 | 0.40% | -3,281 | -12.87% | 25,500 |
Lafayette | 1,838 | 33.02% | 3,653 | 65.62% | 50 | 0.90% | 14 | 0.25% | 12 | 0.22% | -1,815 | -32.60% | 5,567 |
Langlade | 3,475 | 52.79% | 2,820 | 42.84% | 171 | 2.60% | 83 | 1.26% | 34 | 0.52% | 655 | 9.95% | 6,583 |
Lincoln | 4,199 | 47.85% | 4,186 | 47.70% | 307 | 3.50% | 45 | 0.51% | 39 | 0.44% | 13 | 0.15% | 8,776 |
Manitowoc | 11,802 | 49.26% | 9,523 | 39.75% | 2,319 | 9.68% | 152 | 0.63% | 164 | 0.68% | 2,279 | 9.51% | 23,960 |
Marathon | 13,265 | 47.41% | 12,414 | 44.37% | 1,928 | 6.89% | 232 | 0.83% | 141 | 0.50% | 851 | 3.04% | 27,980 |
Marinette | 5,870 | 51.24% | 5,226 | 45.62% | 234 | 2.04% | 84 | 0.73% | 41 | 0.36% | 644 | 5.62% | 11,455 |
Marquette | 1,211 | 35.40% | 2,106 | 61.56% | 59 | 1.72% | 34 | 0.99% | 11 | 0.32% | -895 | -26.16% | 3,421 |
Menominee | 472 | 83.10% | 63 | 11.09% | 11 | 1.94% | 10 | 1.76% | 12 | 2.11% | 409 | 72.01% | 568 |
Milwaukee | 141,383 | 62.86% | 69,989 | 31.12% | 6,403 | 2.85% | 5,228 | 2.32% | 1,910 | 0.85% | 71,394 | 31.74% | 224,913 |
Monroe | 3,234 | 40.52% | 4,594 | 57.56% | 119 | 1.49% | 26 | 0.33% | 8 | 0.10% | -1,360 | -17.04% | 7,981 |
Oconto | 3,458 | 44.89% | 3,876 | 50.31% | 284 | 3.69% | 56 | 0.73% | 30 | 0.39% | -418 | -5.43% | 7,704 |
Oneida | 3,661 | 46.70% | 3,786 | 48.29% | 280 | 3.57% | 93 | 1.19% | 20 | 0.26% | -125 | -1.59% | 7,840 |
Outagamie | 16,494 | 53.01% | 13,417 | 43.12% | 866 | 2.78% | 197 | 0.63% | 141 | 0.45% | 3,077 | 9.89% | 31,115 |
Ozaukee | 8,791 | 48.74% | 8,393 | 46.53% | 553 | 3.07% | 234 | 1.30% | 66 | 0.37% | 398 | 2.21% | 18,037 |
Pepin | 1,272 | 63.95% | 661 | 33.23% | 40 | 2.01% | 9 | 0.45% | 7 | 0.35% | 611 | 30.72% | 1,989 |
Pierce | 5,048 | 61.31% | 2,969 | 36.06% | 108 | 1.31% | 43 | 0.52% | 66 | 0.80% | 2,079 | 25.25% | 8,234 |
Polk | 5,380 | 64.07% | 2,879 | 34.29% | 89 | 1.06% | 19 | 0.23% | 30 | 0.36% | 2,501 | 29.78% | 8,397 |
Portage | 8,185 | 63.01% | 3,962 | 30.50% | 396 | 3.05% | 296 | 2.28% | 150 | 1.15% | 4,223 | 32.51% | 12,989 |
Price | 2,309 | 52.42% | 1,912 | 43.41% | 137 | 3.11% | 30 | 0.68% | 17 | 0.39% | 397 | 9.01% | 4,405 |
Racine | 23,999 | 59.48% | 15,215 | 37.71% | 562 | 1.39% | 432 | 1.07% | 140 | 0.35% | 8,784 | 21.77% | 40,348 |
Richland | 1,844 | 35.08% | 3,344 | 63.61% | 31 | 0.59% | 15 | 0.29% | 23 | 0.44% | -1,500 | -28.53% | 5,257 |
Rock | 17,077 | 52.92% | 14,415 | 44.67% | 472 | 1.46% | 161 | 0.50% | 144 | 0.45% | 2,662 | 8.25% | 32,269 |
Rusk | 2,780 | 58.11% | 1,817 | 37.98% | 138 | 2.88% | 34 | 0.71% | 15 | 0.31% | 963 | 20.13% | 4,784 |
Sauk | 3,919 | 36.13% | 6,626 | 61.09% | 86 | 0.79% | 37 | 0.34% | 178 | 1.64% | -2,707 | -24.96% | 10,846 |
Sawyer | 1,808 | 51.89% | 1,584 | 45.46% | 47 | 1.35% | 30 | 0.86% | 15 | 0.43% | 224 | 6.43% | 3,484 |
Shawano | 3,353 | 39.41% | 4,685 | 55.07% | 419 | 4.93% | 41 | 0.48% | 9 | 0.11% | -1,332 | -15.66% | 8,507 |
Sheboygan | 18,951 | 59.98% | 11,988 | 37.94% | 407 | 1.29% | 170 | 0.54% | 81 | 0.26% | 6,963 | 22.04% | 31,597 |
St. Croix | 6,260 | 64.85% | 3,191 | 33.06% | 124 | 1.28% | 43 | 0.45% | 35 | 0.36% | 3,069 | 31.79% | 9,653 |
Taylor | 2,422 | 54.00% | 1,743 | 38.86% | 216 | 4.82% | 62 | 1.38% | 42 | 0.94% | 679 | 15.14% | 4,485 |
Trempealeau | 3,787 | 54.92% | 2,983 | 43.26% | 100 | 1.45% | 10 | 0.15% | 15 | 0.22% | 804 | 11.66% | 6,895 |
Vernon | 3,160 | 41.49% | 4,339 | 56.96% | 76 | 1.00% | 21 | 0.28% | 21 | 0.28% | -1,179 | -15.48% | 7,617 |
Vilas | 2,054 | 39.36% | 2,948 | 56.50% | 143 | 2.74% | 49 | 0.94% | 24 | 0.46% | -894 | -17.13% | 5,218 |
Walworth | 7,109 | 44.74% | 8,377 | 52.72% | 169 | 1.06% | 158 | 0.99% | 77 | 0.48% | -1,268 | -7.98% | 15,890 |
Washburn | 2,298 | 60.54% | 1,400 | 36.88% | 57 | 1.50% | 22 | 0.58% | 19 | 0.50% | 898 | 23.66% | 3,796 |
Washington | 9,799 | 54.84% | 7,382 | 41.32% | 401 | 2.24% | 240 | 1.34% | 45 | 0.25% | 2,417 | 13.53% | 17,867 |
Waukesha | 33,630 | 52.01% | 28,030 | 43.35% | 1,863 | 2.88% | 66 | 0.10% | 1,067 | 1.65% | 5,600 | 8.66% | 64,656 |
Waupaca | 3,542 | 36.50% | 5,815 | 59.92% | 257 | 2.65% | 68 | 0.70% | 22 | 0.23% | -2,273 | -23.42% | 9,704 |
Waushara | 1,487 | 34.11% | 2,660 | 61.01% | 162 | 3.72% | 47 | 1.08% | 4 | 0.09% | -1,173 | -26.90% | 4,360 |
Winnebago | 16,068 | 44.56% | 17,908 | 49.66% | 1,422 | 3.94% | 439 | 1.22% | 224 | 0.62% | 1,840 | 5.10% | 36,061 |
Wood | 8,833 | 47.95% | 7,722 | 41.92% | 1,698 | 9.22% | 100 | 0.54% | 67 | 0.36% | 1,111 | 6.03% | 18,420 |
Total | 628,639 | 53.19% | 497,195 | 42.06% | 33,528 | 2.84% | 12,203 | 1.03% | 10,411 | 0.88% | 131,444 | 11.12% | 1,181,976 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ There is a discrepancy between the certified totals and the county figures for Dyke, Jim, Hart, and Cozzini. It appears as though the originally certified totals were incorrect; the county by county portion of the report has the original totals whited out and reprinted with the sum of the county figures for these candidates.
- ^ The originally certified total was 497,189
- ^ The originally certified total was 12,107
- ^ The originally certified total was 5,113
- ^ The originally certified total was 1,492
- ^ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.
- ^ The 1975 Blue Book contains a typo in this county; the correct figure is 114 not 144
References
[edit]- ^ 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 (1975). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1975. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 795.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for General Election - November 5, 1974 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1975). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1975. Madison, Wisconsin. pp. 816–817.
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