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1978-11-07 Lt. Governor Election Results for Wisconsin


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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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(House elections)


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Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



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County Turnout Russell Olson
(R)
Douglas LaFollette
(D)
George Reed
(Constitution)
Marion Doherty
(I)
Other Margin TOTAL
County data not available.
TOTAL 0% 00.0% 00.0% 00.0% 00.0% 00.0% 0 0
Total R vote: 0 (0.0%)      Total D vote: 0 (0.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: William Breihan (Socialist Workers), 0 votes ; Robert Nordlander (Socialist Labor), 0 votes


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Russell Olson 185,332 63.8%
2   LaVerne Ausman 104,986 36.2%
TOTAL VOTES 290,318  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Douglas LaFollette 151,366 44.8%
2   Dale McKenna 47,257 14.0%
3   Harout Sansarian 40,268 11.9%
4   Paul Offner 40,008 11.8%
5   Robert Anderson 21,230 6.3%
6   Charles Smith 19,504 5.8%
7   Monroe Swan 18,392 5.4%
TOTAL VOTES 338,025