1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1990
Next Election:1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:1998
Election Date:November 8, 1994
Image1:File:Tommy Thompson 1 (3x4) a.jpg
Nominee1:Tommy Thompson
Running Mate1:Scott McCallum
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,051,326
Percentage1:67.2%
Nominee2:Charles Chvala
Running Mate2:Dorothy K. Dean
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:482,850
Percentage2:30.9%
Governor
Before Election:Tommy Thompson
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Tommy Thompson
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. In the midst of the Republican Revolution, incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with a landslide 67% of the vote, winning a third term as Governor of Wisconsin. Thompson won 71 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, only losing Menominee County. To date, this is the latest gubernatorial election in which Dane County (containing Wisconsin's capital of Madison), as well as Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties voted for the Republican candidate.

Results

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