1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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Nominee Lee S. Dreyfus Martin J. Schreiber
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 816,056 673,813
Percentage 54.37% 44.90%

1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Dreyfus:      50–60%      60–70%

Schreiber:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Martin J. Schreiber
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lee S. Dreyfus
Republican

The 1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Republican Lee S. Dreyfus won the election with 54% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating incumbent Democrat Martin J. Schreiber.[1] Bob Kasten unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.

Results[]

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1978[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Lee S. Dreyfus 816,056 54.37%
Democrat Martin J. Schreiber (incumbent) 673,813 44.90%
Eugene Zimmerman 6,355 0.42%
Independent John Doherty 2,183 0.15%
Socialist Workers Adrienne Kaplan 1,548 0.10%
Socialist Labor Henry Ochsner 849 0.06%
Total votes 1,500,804 100

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. ^ "1978 Gubernatorial General Election Results in Wisconsin".
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