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1946 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

Wisconsin · 2 candidates · See every 1946 Governor race

Who won the 1946 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

Walter Samuel Goodland won the 1946 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. Walter Samuel Goodland received 621,970 popular votes (59.78%). The main challenger was Daniel Hoan (39.07%).

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Goodland +20.7 pts · won by 215,471 votes
Walter Samuel GoodlandRepublicanWINNER59.78%
621,970 votes
Daniel HoanDemocratic39.07%
406,499 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.