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1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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. 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.
The primary election was held on September 8, 1970. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.
- Roman Richard Blenski, former member of Wisconsin Senate (1949-1955) and Wisconsin State Assembly (1945-1947)
- Jack B. Olson, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 203,434 | 91.43% | |
| Republican | 19,061 | 8.57% | |
| 222,495 | 100.00% |
- David O. Martin, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 192,005 | 100.00% | |
| 192,005 | 100.00% |
- Edward Ihlenfeldt
- Patrick J. Lucey, former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for governor in 1966
- Donald O. Peterson, manager of Eugene McCarthy’s 1968 presidential campaign in Wisconsin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 177,584 | 60.66% | |
| Democratic | 105,849 | 36.16% | |
| Democratic | 9,312 | 3.18% | |
| 292,745 | 100.00% |
- Harry Halloway
- Frank Nikolay, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
- John F. O'Malley
- Martin J. Schreiber, member of Wisconsin State Senate
- Jay G. Sykes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 128,038 | 47.22% | |
| Democratic | 54,374 | 20.05% | |
| Democratic | 36,544 | 13.48% | |
| Democratic | 35,984 | 13.27% | |
| Democratic | 16,191 | 5.97% | |
| 271,131 | 100.00% |
- Leo James McDonald
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | 2,729 | 100.00% | |
| 2,729 | 100.00% |
- Theodore G. Kothe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | 2,512 | 100.00% | |
| 2,512 | 100.00% |
- Patrick J. Lucey & Martin J. Schreiber, Democrat
- Jack B. Olson & David O. Martin, Republican
- Leo James McDonald & Theodore Kothe, American
- Georgia Cozzini & Denis Kitchen, Independent
- Samuel K. Hunt & Peter J. Kohlenberg, Independent
- Myrtle Kastner & Russell Chabot, Independent
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 728,403 | 54.23% | +7.41% | |
| Republican | 602,617 | 44.87% | −8.01% | |
| American | 9,035 | 0.67% | ||
| Independent | 1,287 | 0.10% | ||
| Independent | 888 | 0.07% | ||
| Independent | 628 | 0.05% | ||
| 302 | 0.02% | |||
| 125,786 | 9.36% | |||
| 1,343,160 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | +15.42% |
Lucey was the first Democrat since William A. Barstow in 1855 to win Dunn County.
- Barron
- Brown
- Buffalo
- Burnett
- Calumet
- Dane
- Dunn
- Eau Claire
- Florence
- Jackson
- Kewaunee
- Marinette
- Oconto
- Oneida
- Pepin
- Pierce
- Polk
- Price
- Racine
- Rock
- Sheboygan
- St. Croix
- Trempealeau
- Washburn
- Washington
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