The 1962 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Democrat John W. Reynolds won the election with 50.36% of the vote, narrowly defeating Republican Philip Kuehn in the state's closest gubernatorial election since 1940. To date, this is the only time Menominee County has voted for the Republican candidate in a gubernatorial election.
Primary election
The primary election was held on September 11, 1962.
Democratic party
Candidates
- John W. Reynolds, Attorney General of Wisconsin
Results
Republican party
Candidates
- Philip G. Kuehn, former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party (1955-1958) and nominee for governor in 1960
- Wilbur N. Renk
- Robert L. Sucher, grandson of Robert M. La Follette and Democratic nominee for Attorney General in 1956
Results
General election
Candidates
- John W. Reynolds, Democrat
- Philip G. Kuehn, Republican
- Adolf Wiggert, Independent
Results
Results by county
After this election, Rock County would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2010 and Brown County would not vote for the losing candidate again until 2002.
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Adams
- Marathon
- Price
- Sheboygan
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Brown
- Buffalo
- Crawford
- Eau Claire
- Oneida
- Pierce
- Vernon
- Washburn
Note
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