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Capital: Madison Congressional Districts: 9

1970 Population: 4,417,933 Counties: 72 National Rank: 16 Voting Precincts: 3.333

1970 Per Capita Incono:53_722 1972 Convention Delegates: 67 National Rank: 22 1972 Electoral Votes: n

KEY OFFICE HOLDERS

_ Year First Elected to %

None Party Elected Present Tom Vote

U.S. Senator Killian: Promire D 1957 1970 70.8%

0.5. Senator Gaylord Nelson 0 1962 1968 61.7

Governor Patrick J. Lacey D 1970 54.2

Lt. Governor Martin J. Schreibor D 1970 1970 $4.2

sea-«117 of State Robert C. lineman R 1956 1970 61.7

Attorney General Robert W. Warren R 1968 1970 53.3

LEGISIATIVE COMPOSITION

Democrats lloﬂlicans

Congressional Delegation s 4

Stato Senate 15 18

State House 62 37

POPULATION

1970 Population: 4,417,933 Ethnic and Racial:

"than; 65.9% mute; 96.4% Conan: 5.31 M31; 34.1 Black; 2.9% 'Polish: 1.6%

Age; [3.20; 255,000 (18 4‘) Other: .7% Norwegian: 1.2% 21-24: 290.000 ' Median Age: 27.2 Years 25-44: 1.021.000 (34.5%) Median Voting Age: 43-7 45-64: 899.000 white Collar; 43.29 659: 491,000 Bluo Collar: 57.2

VOTER REGISTRATION.

Denocrats Rcﬂblieans L Others L Total ' . (no statewide party registration) 1,596,900 PRESIDENTIAL VUI'ES 1972 Nixon (55.0%) McGovern (45.03) 1968 Nixon 509,997 (48%) Whitey 748,804 (44%) Wallace 127,335 (81) 1964 Johnson 1,050,424 (62%) Goldwater 533, 4 95 (33g) 1960 Kennedy 830, 805 (48%) Nixon 895,175 (52%)