1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election County results Precinct results Thompson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Chvala: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie:
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's share of the popular vote was the highest received by any gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin since 1920 . Thompson also won 71 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, losing only Menominee County by 20 votes. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Dane County (containing Wisconsin's capital of Madison ), as well as Ashland , Bayfield , and Douglas counties, have voted for the Republican candidate.
The primary election was held on September 13, 1994. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.
Lieutenant Governor [ edit ] Lieutenant Governor [ edit ] Lieutenant Governor [ edit ] US Taxpayers' party[ edit ] Lieutenant Governor [ edit ] Independent nominations [ edit ] Charles Chvala & Dorothy K. Dean, Democrat Tommy G. Thompson & Scott McCallum, Republican David S. Harmon & Kevin J. Robinson, Libertarian Edward J. Frami & Michael J. O'Hare, US Taxpayers' Michael J. Mangan, Independent County[ 3] [ 4] Tommy G. Thompson Republican Charles Chvala Democratic All Others Various Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 3,165 65.19% 1,609 33.14% 81 1.67% 1,556 32.05% 4,855 Ashland 3,222 60.72% 2,003 37.75% 81 1.53% 1,219 22.97% 5,306 Barron 6,784 62.32% 3,993 36.68% 108 0.99% 2,791 25.64% 10,885 Bayfield 3,256 60.64% 2,051 38.20% 62 1.15% 1,205 22.44% 5,369 Brown 42,299 65.58% 21,120 32.74% 1,080 1.67% 21,179 32.84% 64,499 Buffalo 2,429 62.44% 1,405 36.12% 56 1.44% 1,024 26.32% 3,890 Burnett 3,495 64.61% 1,817 33.59% 97 1.79% 1,678 31.02% 5,409 Calumet 7,706 72.42% 2,745 25.80% 190 1.79% 4,961 46.62% 10,641 Chippewa 11,051 67.88% 4,992 30.66% 238 1.46% 6,059 37.22% 16,281 Clark 6,509 69.03% 2,797 29.66% 123 1.30% 3,712 39.37% 9,429 Columbia 10,286 66.46% 4,828 31.19% 363 2.35% 5,458 35.27% 15,477 Crawford 2,687 62.81% 1,535 35.88% 56 1.31% 1,152 26.93% 4,278 Dane 71,315 51.58% 63,545 45.96% 3,400 2.46% 7,770 5.62% 138,260 Dodge 15,553 74.31% 4,926 23.53% 452 2.16% 10,627 50.77% 20,931 Door 6,375 70.74% 2,475 27.46% 162 1.80% 3,900 43.28% 9,012 Douglas 7,921 62.17% 4,655 36.54% 164 1.29% 3,266 25.64% 12,740 Dunn 5,524 59.54% 3,578 38.56% 176 1.90% 1,946 20.97% 9,278 Eau Claire 16,998 62.47% 9,745 35.82% 466 1.71% 7,253 26.66% 27,209 Florence 1,317 72.80% 474 26.20% 18 1.00% 843 46.60% 1,809 Fond du Lac 19,322 73.43% 6,480 24.63% 511 1.94% 12,842 48.80% 26,313 Forest 1,957 64.42% 1,051 34.60% 30 0.99% 906 29.82% 3,038 Grant 9,589 70.47% 3,829 28.14% 189 1.39% 5,760 42.33% 13,607 Green 6,821 66.17% 3,189 30.94% 298 2.89% 3,632 35.23% 10,308 Green Lake 4,340 76.05% 1,269 22.24% 98 1.72% 3,071 53.81% 5,707 Iowa 4,102 65.37% 2,033 32.40% 140 2.23% 2,069 32.97% 6,275 Iron 2,322 72.90% 830 26.06% 33 1.04% 1,492 46.84% 3,185 Jackson 3,695 65.13% 1,904 33.56% 74 1.30% 1,791 31.57% 5,673 Jefferson 13,779 70.33% 5,369 27.40% 445 2.27% 8,410 42.92% 19,593 Juneau 4,769 75.36% 1,437 22.71% 122 1.93% 3,332 52.65% 6,328 Kenosha 24,618 62.12% 14,264 36.00% 745 1.88% 10,354 26.13% 39,627 Kewaunee 4,454 63.28% 2,466 35.03% 119 1.69% 1,988 28.24% 7,039 La Crosse 19,935 64.51% 10,391 33.63% 574 1.86% 9,544 30.89% 30,900 Lafayette 3,420 68.43% 1,519 30.39% 59 1.18% 1,901 38.04% 4,998 Langlade 4,537 71.16% 1,746 27.38% 93 1.46% 2,791 43.77% 6,376 Lincoln 6,064 65.59% 2,978 32.21% 203 2.20% 3,086 33.38% 9,245 Manitowoc 17,707 68.33% 7,761 29.95% 447 1.72% 9,946 38.38% 25,915 Marathon 26,832 69.72% 10,771 27.99% 882 2.29% 16,061 41.73% 38,485 Marinette 9,272 68.98% 4,019 29.90% 151 1.12% 5,253 39.08% 13,442 Marquette 2,953 68.37% 1,293 29.94% 73 1.69% 1,660 38.43% 4,319 Menominee 423 48.23% 443 50.51% 11 1.25% -20 -2.28% 877 Milwaukee 176,631 64.58% 90,703 33.16% 6,157 2.25% 85,928 31.42% 273,491 Monroe 7,121 70.44% 2,818 27.88% 170 1.68% 4,303 42.57% 10,109 Oconto 6,306 66.43% 3,074 32.39% 112 1.18% 3,232 34.05% 9,492 Oneida 8,905 69.71% 3,686 28.85% 184 1.44% 5,219 40.85% 12,775 Outagamie 31,036 70.72% 12,208 27.82% 642 1.46% 18,828 42.90% 43,886 Ozaukee 23,041 81.40% 4,765 16.83% 501 1.77% 18,276 64.56% 28,307 Pepin 1,496 63.93% 786 33.59% 58 2.48% 710 30.34% 2,340 Pierce 6,591 66.10% 3,241 32.50% 140 1.40% 3,350 33.59% 9,972 Polk 6,760 62.12% 4,010 36.85% 113 1.04% 2,750 25.27% 10,883 Portage 11,929 60.83% 7,112 36.27% 570 2.91% 4,817 24.56% 19,611 Price 4,288 66.46% 2,093 32.44% 71 1.10% 2,195 34.02% 6,452 Racine 38,302 67.38% 17,326 30.48% 1,217 2.14% 20,976 36.90% 56,845 Richland 4,348 72.94% 1,530 25.67% 83 1.39% 2,818 47.27% 5,961 Rock 27,905 64.03% 15,028 34.48% 649 1.49% 12,877 29.55% 43,582 Rusk 3,287 62.29% 1,917 36.33% 73 1.38% 1,370 25.96% 5,277 Sauk 9,737 67.59% 4,269 29.63% 401 2.78% 5,468 37.95% 14,407 Sawyer 3,122 70.02% 1,282 28.75% 55 1.23% 1,840 41.26% 4,459 Shawano 7,600 72.48% 2,793 26.64% 92 0.88% 4,807 45.85% 10,485 Sheboygan 25,231 74.58% 8,146 24.08% 453 1.34% 17,085 50.50% 33,830 St. Croix 9,556 65.30% 4,770 32.59% 309 2.11% 4,786 32.70% 14,635 Taylor 4,270 73.33% 1,458 25.04% 95 1.63% 2,812 48.29% 5,823 Trempealeau 4,926 62.46% 2,875 36.45% 86 1.09% 2,051 26.00% 7,887 Vernon 5,423 64.54% 2,825 33.62% 154 1.83% 2,598 30.92% 8,402 Vilas 6,259 73.20% 2,161 25.27% 130 1.52% 4,098 47.93% 8,550 Walworth 16,459 73.04% 5,567 24.70% 509 2.26% 10,892 48.33% 22,535 Washburn 3,435 65.54% 1,740 33.20% 66 1.26% 1,695 32.34% 5,241 Washington 25,436 79.09% 6,109 19.00% 615 1.91% 19,327 60.10% 32,160 Waukesha 92,484 79.92% 21,428 18.52% 1,804 1.56% 71,056 61.41% 115,716 Waupaca 9,131 74.42% 2,972 24.22% 166 1.35% 6,159 50.20% 12,269 Waushara 4,643 72.74% 1,645 25.77% 95 1.49% 2,998 46.97% 6,383 Winnebago 30,652 73.04% 10,641 25.36% 673 1.60% 20,011 47.68% 41,966 Wood 16,213 69.60% 6,537 28.06% 546 2.34% 9,676 41.54% 23,296 Total 1,051,326 67.23% 482,850 30.88% 29,659 1.90% 568,476 36.35% 1,563,835
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]