1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 3, 1964
 
Nominee Patrick Lucey Jack B. Olson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 841,970 801,141
Percentage 51.24% 48.76%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Jack B. Olson
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Patrick Lucey
Democratic

The 1964 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and former Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Patrick Lucey defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jack B. Olson.[1]

Republican primary

The Republican primary election was held on September 8, 1964. Incumbent lieutenant governor Jack B. Olson received a majority of the votes (86.04%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[2]

Results

1964 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack B. Olson (incumbent) 279,691 86.04%
Republican Willis W. Capps 45,386 13.96%
Total votes 325,077 100.00%

General election

On election day, November 3, 1964, Democratic nominee Patrick Lucey won the election by a margin of 40,829 votes against his opponent incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jack B. Olson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Lucey was sworn in as the 36th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 4, 1965.[3]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Lucey 841,970 51.24
Republican Jack B. Olson (incumbent) 801,141 48.76
Total votes 1,643,111 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  2. ^ "1964 Lt. Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. July 21, 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  3. ^ "1964 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. November 30, 2017. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
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