Elections / 1986 · Governor · WI
Wisconsin — 1986 governor election
Akashic1986 · GovernorWisconsin · GovernorTommy G. ThompsonR+6.6
Candidates
Wisconsin 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tommy G. Thompson✓Republican805,09053.3%
- Anthony S. EarlDemocratic705,57846.7%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+9.2Governor 1986R+6.6vs. baselineD+2.6
Wisconsin's 1986 governor race ran 2.6 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.