1978_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election References

1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
	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.

As of 2023, this marks the last occasion that Florence County has voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.

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%
	Conservative	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

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

[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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