Election Name: | 1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Country: | Wisconsin |
Flag Year: | 1913 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1962 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
Image1: | File:Gaylord Nelson (WI).png |
Nominee1: | Gaylord Nelson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 890,868 |
Percentage1: | 51.56% |
Nominee2: | Philip Kuehn |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 837,123 |
Percentage2: | 48.44% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Gaylord Nelson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Gaylord Nelson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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]
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% | ||