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      The 1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Republican Tommy G. Thompson won the election with 53% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating incumbent Governor Anthony S. Earl. This was the first time since 1962 that the winner of a Wisconsin gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president. Jonathan B. Barry unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.


      Primary election


      The primary election was held on September 9, 1986. Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.


      = Democratic party

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      Governor




      = Candidates

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      Anthony S. Earl, incumbent governor
      Edmond Hou-Seye, perennial candidate


      = Results

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      Lieutenant Governor




      = Candidates

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      Taylor Benson, former member of Wisconsin Senate
      Gervase Hephner, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
      Cletus J. Johnson, nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1966
      Sharon K. Metz, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
      Arlyn F. Wollenburg, perennial candidate


      = Results

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      = Republican party

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      Governor




      = Candidates

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      Jonathan B. Barry, Dane County Executive
      Joseph A. Ortiz
      Tommy G. Thompson, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
      George Watts, Milwaukee businessman
      Albert Lee Wiley Jr.


      = Results

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      Lieutenant Governor




      = Candidates

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      Patricia A. Goodrich, former member of Wisconsin State Assembly
      Drew W. Heiden
      Scott McCallum, member of Wisconsin Senate
      Robert Nolan


      = Results

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      = Labor-Farm party

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      Governor




      = Candidates

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      Kathryn A. Christensen


      = Results

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      Lieutenant Governor




      = Candidates

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      John Ervin Bergum


      = Results

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      = Independent nominations

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      Governor




      = Candidates

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      Sanford Knapp
      Darold E. Wall


      = Results

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      General election




      = Candidates

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      Anthony S. Earl & Sharon K. Metz, Democrat
      Tommy G. Thompson & Scott McCallum, Republican
      Kathryn A. Christensen & John Ervin Bergum, Labor-Farm
      Darold E. Wall & Irma L. Lotts, Independent
      Sanford Knapp & Verdell Hallingstad, Independent


      = Results

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      = Results by county

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      Thompson was the first Republican since Walter J. Kohler Jr. in 1952 to win Ashland County and Manitowoc County.


      Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican


      Adams
      Ashland
      Barron
      Brown
      Buffalo
      Fond du Lac
      Forest
      Jackson
      Jefferson
      Kewaunee
      La Crosse
      Langlade
      Manitowoc
      Marathon
      Oneida
      Outagamie
      Pepin
      Racine
      Rock
      Rusk
      Sheboygan
      Washburn
      Winnebago
      Wood


      References

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