1948 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1948 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

Oscar Rennebohm won the 1948 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. Oscar Rennebohm received 684,839 popular votes (54.09%). The main challenger was Carl D. Thompson (44.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Rennebohm and Thompson

Rennebohm +10.0 pts · won by 126,342 votes
684,839 votes
558,497 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% 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.