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1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1966 November 5, 1968 2012 (recall) →
 
Nominee Jack B. Olson Taylor Benson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 955,439 654,893
Percentage 59.33% 40.67%

County results
Olson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Benson:      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Jack B. Olson
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Jack B. Olson
Republican

The 1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Republican Jack B. Olson won the election with 59% of the vote, winning his fourth term as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Democrat Taylor Benson. This was the last lieutenant gubernatorial election in Wisconsin where the lieutenant governor was elected to a two-year term separately from the Governor, when a constitutional amendment which made it so the two offices were elected on a single ticket for four years. As part of the amendment, the Lieutenant governor would be elected separately from the governor in primary elections.

This would also serve as Olson's last successful bid for elected office, as he was defeated by his predecessor, Patrick Lucey, in the 1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack B. Olson 264,260 100%
Total votes 264,260 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • David S. Miller

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Benson
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
  Miller
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Taylor Benson 396,302 61.46%
Democratic David S. Miller 69,572 38.54%
Total votes 758,775 100.0

General election

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Results

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1968 Wisconsin lieutenant governor election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack B. Olson (incumbent) 955,439 59.33
Democratic Taylor Benson 654,893 40.67
Total votes 1,610,332 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b "County Vote for Lieutenant Governor". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. p. 153. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "County Vote For Lieutenant Governor". University of Wisconsin Madison-Libraries. Retrieved May 20, 2024.