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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/0000DD.gif) | Walter J. Kohler, Jr. | Republican |
1,009,171 |
62.48% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/DD0000.gif) | William Proxmire | Democratic |
601,844 |
37.26% |
![Y](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Other (+) | - |
4,199 |
0.26% |
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| Turnout
![Voter Turnout Graph](IMAGES/VTO/pevto0.png) | ![Vote Pie Chart](pie.php?mode=d&d=601844&r=1009171&i=0&l=4199) |
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| Election Notes:
- Includes write-in votes not included in the county-level data.
- Essin listed in source listed above on Independent ballot line.
- Information on candidates, party, and write-in votes accesed via: http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.WIBlueBk1954.i0018&id=WI.WIBlueBk1954&isize=M
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| 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, 1954, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.WIBlueBk1954.i0018&id=WI.WIBlueBk1954&isize=M) (accessed 23 Aug 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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