1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1986 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1986. Republican Tommy Thompson won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating incumbent Governor Anthony Earl.[1] This was the first time since 1962 that the winner of a Wisconsin gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president.

1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

November 4, 1986

Nominee Tommy Thompson Tony Earl Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 805,090 705,578 Percentage 52.7% 46.2%

County Results Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Earl:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Tony Earl Democratic Elected Governor Tommy Thompson Republican

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1986[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tommy Thompson	805,090	52.74%
	Democrat	Anthony Earl (incumbent)	705,578	46.22%
	Labor-Farm	Kathryn Christensen	10,323	0.68%
	Independent	Darold Wall	3,913	0.26%
	Independent	Sanford Knapp	1,668	0.11%

References

1. Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
2. "1986 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2016.