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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Walter J. Kohler, Jr. | Republican |
596,158 |
51.45% |
| William Proxmire | Democratic |
560,747 |
48.40% |
| Other (+) | - |
1,761 |
0.15% |
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| Election Notes:
- Information on race accessed and verified via:
http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1956/reference/wi.wibluebk1956.i0018.pdf
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171656
- Includes write-in votes not included in the county-level data.
| Demographic Data
1960 Population: | 3,951,777 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 28.1 | persons/km2 | 1950 Population: | 3,434,575 | Enum. | 1950 Population Density: | 24.4 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 140,663 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.4 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1956/reference/wi.wibluebk1956.i0018.pdf) (accessed 24 Aug 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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