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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Gaylord A. Nelson | Democratic |
644,296 |
53.59% |
| Vernon W. Thomson | Republican |
556,391 |
46.28% |
| Other (+) | - |
1,532 |
0.13% |
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| Election Notes:
- Includes third-party and write-in votes not included in the county-level data.
- Leverenz listed in source listed above on Independent ballot line.
- Information on candidates, incumbency, party, and third-party and write-in votes accessed and verified via:
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171659
http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/E
Facs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1960/reference/wi.wibluebk1960.i0015.pdf
| 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, 1960, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1960/reference/wi.wibluebk1960.i0015.pdf) (accessed 26 Aug 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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