- Source: 1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Republican Warren P. Knowles won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his third term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating Democrat Bronson C. La Follette. This was the last gubernatorial election in Wisconsin where the governor was elected to a two year term separately from the Lieutenant Governor.
Primary election
The primary election was held on September 10, 1968.
= Republican party
=Candidates
Warren P. Knowles, incumbent governor
Results
= Democratic party
=Candidates
Bronson C. La Follette, Attorney General of Wisconsin
Floyd L. Wille
Results
General election
= Candidates
=Warren P. Knowles, Republican
Bronson C. La Follete, Democrat
Adolf Wiggert, Independent
Robert Wilkinson, Independent
= Results
== Results by county
=Knowles was the first Republican to win without carrying Clark County since William E. Smith in 1877. Forest County, Marathon County, Rusk County, and Wood County would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2018.
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Marinette
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Bayfield
Chippewa
Clark
Langlade
Lincoln
Marathon
Wood
Notes
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