Governor elections in Wisconsin
● In officeTony EversDemocratic
Elections won
R 51 · D 18 · Other 776 gubernatorial elections since 1848
Last decided by
3.4 pts2022, Tony Evers over Tim Michels
Closest ever
0.13 pts1857, Alexander W. Randall over James B. Cross
Longest streak
19 in a rowRepublican, 1894–1930
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Wisconsin's governor is Democrat Tony Evers; Evers won the most recent race by 3.4 points in 2022. Evers has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Evers ahead of Tim Michels, 3.4 points clear. Across 76 elections since 1848, Republicans have won 51 and Democrats 18, with 7 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1857, decided by 0.13 points; the widest 1922, by 65.8 points.
Tony Evers D 1,358,774 · Tim Michels R 1,268,535
Tony Evers D 1,324,307 · Scott Walker R 1,295,080
Scott Walker R 1,259,706 · Mary Burke D 1,122,913
Scott Walker R 1,335,585 · Tom Barrett D 1,164,480
Scott Walker R 1,128,941 · Tom Barrett D 1,004,303
Jim Doyle D 1,139,115 · Mark Green R 979,427
Tommy Thompson R 1,047,716 · Ed Garvey D 679,553
Tommy Thompson R 1,051,326 · Charles Chvala D 482,850
Tommy Thompson R 802,321 · Thomas A. Loftus D 576,280
Tommy G. Thompson R 805,090 · Anthony S. Earl D 705,578
Anthony S. Earl D 896,872 · Terry J. Kohler R 662,738
Lee S. Dreyfus R 816,056 · Martin J. Schreiber D 673,813
Patrick Lucey D 628,639 · William Dyke R 497,195
Patrick Lucey D 728,403 · Jack B. Olson R 602,617
Warren P. Knowles R 893,463 · Bronson C. La Follette D 791,100
Warren P. Knowles R 626,047 · Patrick Lucey D 539,258
Warren P. Knowles R 856,779 · John W. Reynolds D 837,901
John W. Reynolds D 637,491 · Philip G. Kuehn R 625,536
Gaylord A. Nelson D 890,868 · Philip G. Kuehn R 837,123
Gaylord A. Nelson D 644,296 · Vernon W. Thomson R 556,391
Vernon W. Thomson R 808,273 · William Proxmire D 749,421
Walter J. Kohler Jr. R 596,158 · William Proxmire D 560,747
Walter J. Kohler Jr. R 1,009,171 · William Proxmire D 601,844
Walter J. Kohler Jr. R 605,649 · Carl D. Thompson D 525,319
Oscar Rennebohm R 684,839 · Carl D. Thompson D 558,497
Walter Samuel Goodland R 621,970 · Daniel Hoan D 406,499
Philip La Follette R 392,958 · Charles E. Hammersley D 170,020
Walter J. Kohler Sr. R 547,738 · Albert G. Schmedeman D 394,368
Fred R. Zimmerman R 350,927 · Charles B. Perry I 76,507
Emanuel Lorenz Philipp R 140,787 · John C. Karel D 119,509
Robert M. La Follette R 193,417 · David Stuart Rose D 145,818
Robert M. La Follette R 264,419 · Louis G. Bohmrich D 160,674
Edward Scofield R 173,137 · Hiram Wilson Sawyer D 135,353
Edward Scofield R 264,981 · Willis C. Silverthorn D 169,257
George Wilbur Peck D 178,095 · John Coit Spooner R 170,497
George Wilbur Peck D 160,388 · William D Hoard R 132,068
William D Hoard R 175,696 · James Morgan D 155,423
Jeremiah McLain Rusk R 133,247 · Gilbert M. Woodward D 114,529
Jeremiah McLain Rusk R 163,214 · Nicholas D. Fratt D 143,945
Harrison Ludington R 85,155 · William Robert Taylor D 84,314
William Robert Taylor D 81,599 · Cadwallader C. Washburn R 66,224
Cadwallader C. Washburn R 78,301 · James Rood Doolittle D 68,910
Lucius Fairchild R 69,502 · Charles D. Robinson D 61,239
Lucius Fairchild R 73,637 · John J. Tallmadge D 68,873
Lucius Fairchild N 58,332 · Harrison Carroll Hobart D 48,330
James T. Lewis N 72,717 · Henry L. Palmer D 49,053
Louis P. Harvey N 53,777 · Benjamin Ferguson D 45,456
Alexander W. Randall R 59,999 · Harrison Carroll Hobart D 52,539
Alexander W. Randall R 45,059 · James B. Cross D 44,941
William A. Barstow D 36,355 · Coles Bashford R 36,198
Leonard J. Farwell W 22,319 · Don A. J. Upham D 21,812
Nelson Dewey D 19,538 · John H. Tweedy W 14,449