1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Wisconsin Governor
Governor · Wisconsin
Tommy G. Thompson (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony S. Earl (D) by 6.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican · winner
53.3%805,090
Anthony S. EarlDemocrat
46.7%705,578
1,510,668 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET