1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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Nominee Walter J. Kohler Jr. William Proxmire
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,009,171 601,844
Percentage 62.48% 37.26%
County results
Kohler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Proxmire:      50–60%
Governor before election

Walter J. Kohler Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

Walter J. Kohler Jr.
Republican

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The 1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.

Incumbent Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire with 62.50% of the vote. Kohler's share of the vote was the highest by a gubernatorial candidate since Philip La Follette in 1930; no candidate would match Kohler's share until Tommy Thompson in 1994.

Primary election

Primary elections were held on September 9, 1952.

Democratic party

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Proxmire 178,133 100.00%
Total votes 178,133 100.00%

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent) 699,082 100.00%
Total votes 699,082 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Walter J. Kohler Jr. (incumbent) 1,009,171 62.48% +9.27%
Democratic William Proxmire 601,844 37.27% −8.89%
Independent M. Michael Essin 3,706 0.23% −0.10%
Scattering[a] 493 0.03%
Majority 407,327 25.22%
Total votes 1,615,214 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +18.16%

Results by county

After this election, Douglas County and Kenosha County would not vote Republican again until 1990.

County[3][4] Walter J. Kohler Jr.
Republican 		William Proxmire
Democratic 		M. Michael Essin
Independent 		Scattering
Write-in 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 2,438 71.60% 955 28.05% 12 0.35% 0 0.00% 1,483 43.55% 3,405
Ashland 4,732 58.29% 3,340 41.14% 46 0.57% 0 0.00% 1,392 17.15% 8,118
Barron 10,673 72.64% 3,954 26.91% 65 0.44% 0 0.00% 6,719 45.73% 14,692
Bayfield 3,808 63.27% 2,163 35.94% 48 0.80% 0 0.00% 1,645 27.33% 6,019
Brown 30,913 69.66% 13,429 30.26% 31 0.07% 1 0.00% 17,484 39.40% 44,374
Buffalo 4,397 74.11% 1,518 25.59% 18 0.30% 0 0.00% 2,879 48.53% 5,933
Burnett 2,869 66.88% 1,409 32.84% 12 0.28% 0 0.00% 1,460 34.03% 4,290
Calumet 7,195 80.52% 1,730 19.36% 11 0.12% 0 0.00% 5,465 61.16% 8,936
Chippewa 12,443 69.69% 5,382 30.14% 30 0.17% 0 0.00% 7,061 39.55% 17,855
Clark 10,091 76.37% 3,074 23.26% 48 0.36% 0 0.00% 7,017 53.11% 13,213
Columbia 11,798 71.44% 4,706 28.50% 10 0.06% 0 0.00% 7,092 42.95% 16,514
Crawford 5,455 72.12% 2,105 27.83% 4 0.05% 0 0.00% 3,350 44.29% 7,564
Dane 40,167 50.81% 38,699 48.95% 182 0.23% 9 0.01% 1,468 1.86% 79,057
Dodge 19,692 74.30% 6,788 25.61% 22 0.08% 2 0.01% 12,904 48.69% 26,504
Door 7,967 84.17% 1,484 15.68% 14 0.15% 0 0.00% 6,483 68.49% 9,465
Douglas 10,789 52.03% 9,854 47.52% 92 0.44% 0 0.00% 935 4.51% 20,735
Dunn 8,023 73.54% 2,873 26.34% 13 0.12% 0 0.00% 5,150 47.21% 10,909
Eau Claire 14,967 62.56% 8,916 37.27% 40 0.17% 0 0.00% 6,051 25.29% 23,923
Florence 1,247 67.51% 594 32.16% 6 0.32% 0 0.00% 653 35.35% 1,847
Fond du Lac 23,788 76.25% 7,343 23.54% 67 0.21% 0 0.00% 16,445 52.71% 31,198
Forest 2,050 55.66% 1,624 44.09% 9 0.24% 0 0.00% 426 11.57% 3,683
Grant 14,976 81.67% 3,339 18.21% 22 0.12% 0 0.00% 11,637 63.46% 18,337
Green 8,640 77.44% 2,512 22.52% 5 0.04% 0 0.00% 6,128 54.93% 11,157
Green Lake 6,497 82.54% 1,364 17.33% 10 0.13% 0 0.00% 5,133 65.21% 7,871
Iowa 6,603 74.12% 2,298 25.79% 8 0.09% 0 0.00% 4,305 48.32% 8,909
Iron 1,809 42.24% 2,456 57.34% 18 0.42% 0 0.00% -647 -15.11% 4,283
Jackson 4,231 61.56% 2,633 38.31% 5 0.07% 4 0.06% 1,598 23.25% 6,873
Jefferson 14,031 67.60% 6,713 32.34% 11 0.05% 0 0.00% 7,318 35.26% 20,755
Juneau 6,314 77.26% 1,852 22.66% 6 0.07% 0 0.00% 4,462 54.60% 8,172
Kenosha 20,194 51.27% 19,100 48.49% 92 0.23% 0 0.00% 1,094 2.78% 39,386
Kewaunee 6,763 80.68% 1,610 19.21% 9 0.11% 0 0.00% 5,153 61.48% 8,382
La Crosse 20,147 63.80% 11,369 36.00% 64 0.20% 0 0.00% 8,778 27.80% 31,580
Lafayette 6,141 71.63% 2,427 28.31% 4 0.05% 1 0.01% 3,714 43.32% 8,573
Langlade 6,549 71.10% 2,636 28.62% 26 0.28% 0 0.00% 3,913 42.48% 9,211
Lincoln 7,165 71.88% 2,784 27.93% 19 0.19% 0 0.00% 4,381 43.95% 9,968
Manitowoc 19,383 62.56% 11,563 37.32% 36 0.12% 2 0.01% 7,820 25.24% 30,984
Marathon 22,178 61.97% 13,313 37.20% 295 0.82% 3 0.01% 8,865 24.77% 35,789
Marinette 10,263 66.89% 5,058 32.96% 23 0.15% 0 0.00% 5,205 33.92% 15,344
Marquette 3,484 83.27% 695 16.61% 5 0.12% 0 0.00% 2,789 66.66% 4,184
Milwaukee 209,887 48.68% 219,550 50.92% 1,283 0.30% 449 0.10% -9,663 -2.24% 431,169
Monroe 9,443 76.41% 2,906 23.51% 8 0.06% 2 0.02% 6,537 52.89% 12,359
Oconto 8,205 73.81% 2,883 25.94% 28 0.25% 0 0.00% 5,322 47.88% 11,116
Oneida 6,504 64.86% 3,508 34.99% 15 0.15% 0 0.00% 2,996 29.88% 10,027
Outagamie 28,074 77.30% 8,172 22.50% 73 0.20% 0 0.00% 19,902 54.80% 36,319
Ozaukee 8,522 66.03% 4,372 33.88% 12 0.09% 0 0.00% 4,150 32.16% 12,906
Pepin 2,383 76.13% 741 23.67% 6 0.19% 0 0.00% 1,642 52.46% 3,130
Pierce 7,446 76.44% 2,275 23.35% 20 0.21% 0 0.00% 5,171 53.08% 9,741
Polk 7,761 69.39% 3,406 30.45% 18 0.16% 0 0.00% 4,355 38.94% 11,185
Portage 9,220 57.79% 6,714 42.08% 20 0.13% 1 0.01% 2,506 15.71% 15,955
Price 4,928 67.24% 2,352 32.09% 49 0.67% 0 0.00% 2,576 35.15% 7,329
Racine 31,456 55.61% 24,999 44.20% 102 0.18% 6 0.01% 6,457 11.42% 56,563
Richland 6,904 77.45% 2,006 22.50% 4 0.04% 0 0.00% 4,898 54.95% 8,914
Rock 28,891 66.93% 14,231 32.97% 41 0.09% 3 0.01% 14,660 33.96% 43,166
Rusk 4,718 68.21% 2,173 31.42% 26 0.38% 0 0.00% 2,545 36.79% 6,917
Sauk 12,811 73.16% 4,677 26.71% 19 0.11% 3 0.02% 8,134 46.45% 17,510
Sawyer 3,369 72.62% 1,257 27.10% 12 0.26% 1 0.02% 2,112 45.53% 4,639
Shawano 11,800 81.42% 2,670 18.42% 22 0.15% 0 0.00% 9,130 63.00% 14,492
Sheboygan 24,174 63.18% 13,936 36.42% 151 0.39% 0 0.00% 10,238 26.76% 38,261
St. Croix 8,296 67.60% 3,962 32.28% 14 0.11% 0 0.00% 4,334 35.32% 12,272
Taylor 5,448 71.97% 2,100 27.74% 19 0.25% 3 0.04% 3,348 44.23% 7,570
Trempealeau 6,895 68.34% 3,189 31.61% 5 0.05% 0 0.00% 3,706 36.73% 10,089
Vernon 8,186 71.15% 3,302 28.70% 18 0.16% 0 0.00% 4,884 42.45% 11,506
Vilas 3,892 75.30% 1,270 24.57% 7 0.14% 0 0.00% 2,622 50.73% 5,169
Walworth 17,619 78.79% 4,698 21.01% 45 0.20% 0 0.00% 12,921 57.78% 22,362
Washburn 3,496 68.19% 1,619 31.58% 12 0.23% 0 0.00% 1,877 36.61% 5,127
Washington 12,361 71.82% 4,834 28.09% 17 0.10% 0 0.00% 7,527 43.73% 17,212
Waukesha 29,770 64.26% 16,472 35.55% 87 0.19% 1 0.00% 13,298 28.70% 46,330
Waupaca 14,524 85.36% 2,479 14.57% 12 0.07% 0 0.00% 12,045 70.79% 17,015
Waushara 5,696 83.30% 1,128 16.50% 12 0.18% 2 0.03% 4,568 66.80% 6,838
Winnebago 29,807 70.94% 12,137 28.88% 75 0.18% 0 0.00% 17,670 42.05% 42,019
Wood 15,815 71.84% 6,164 28.00% 36 0.16% 0 0.00% 9,651 43.84% 22,015
Total 1,009,171 62.48% 601,844 37.26% 3,706 0.23% 493 0.03% 407,327 25.22% 1,615,214

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. ^ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.

References

  1. ^ Toepel, M. J.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1952). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1952. State of Wisconsin. p. 43.
  2. ^ a b The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1954). "Vote For State Officers, Primary Election, September 9, 1952". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1954. Madison, Wisconsin. pp. 654–655.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1952
  4. ^ a b The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1954). "Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1954. Madison, Wisconsin. pp. 755–756.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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