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The 1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democrat Gaylord Nelson won the election with 51.5% of the vote, retaining his position as Governor of Wisconsin.
However, the election was seen as a shock to Democrats, who lost in Racine, Sheboygan and Vilas counties (which were seen as generally blue areas) and were expecting a wider margin of victory. Nelson's 50,000-vote majority in Milwaukee County was credited as a key reason that the statewide result was not even closer.[1]
Results
| Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1960[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democrat | Gaylord Nelson (incumbent) | 890,868 | 50.37% | ||
| Republican | Philip Kuehn | 837,123 | 48.44% | ||
| Total votes | 1,727,991 | 100 | |||
References
- ^ William F. Thompson (2013). Continuity and Change, 1940-1965: History of Wisconsin, Volume VI. Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 695. ISBN 978-0870206337. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "1960 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 20, 2016.