Tommy G. Thompson Republican Tommy G. Thompson Republican The 1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994.

In the midst of the Republican Revolution, incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with a landslide 67% of the vote, winning a third term as Governor of Wisconsin.

Thompson's share of the popular vote was the highest received by any gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin since 1920.

This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Dane County (containing Wisconsin's capital of Madison), as well as Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties, have voted for the Republican candidate.

Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were selected in separate primaries before running on a joint ticket in the general election.