Wisconsin — 1986 governor election
Akashic1986 · GovernorWisconsin · GovernorTommy G. ThompsonR+6.5
Candidates
Wisconsin 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tommy G. Thompson✓Republican805,09052.7%
- Anthony S. EarlDemocratic705,57846.2%
- Other candidatesOther16,2921.1%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+9.2Governor 1986R+6.5vs. baselineD+2.7
Wisconsin's 1986 governor race ran 2.7 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.