Election Name: | 1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Country: | Wisconsin |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1986 |
Next Election: | 1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1994 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1990 |
Image1: | File:Tommy Thompson (WI) (3x4) a.jpg |
Nominee1: | Tommy Thompson |
Running Mate1: | Scott McCallum |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 802,321 |
Percentage1: | 58.15% |
Nominee2: | Thomas A. Loftus |
Running Mate2: | Joseph Czarnezki |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 576,280 |
Percentage2: | 41.77% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Tommy Thompson |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Tommy Thompson |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with 58% of the vote, winning a second term as Governor of Wisconsin.
As of 2022, this is the most recent Wisconsin gubernatorial election in which a Republican candidate won at the same time the party held the presidency. Neither party would pull off such a feat again until 2022, when Democratic governor Tony Evers won re-election during the presidency of fellow Democrat Joe Biden.
Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1990[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
Republican | Tommy Thompson (incumbent)& Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 802,321 | 58.15% | ||
Democrat | Thomas A. Loftus& Joseph Czarnezki | 576,280 | 41.77% | ||
Other | Other/Write-In | 1,126 | 0.08% | ||