1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Primary elections were held on September 6, 1910.
Republican nominee Francis E. McGovern defeated Democratic nominee Adolph J. Schmitz and Socialist nominee William A. Jacobs, with 50.57% of the vote.
Primary election
[edit]Republican party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Henry W. Barker, State Senator[1]
- Edward T. Fairchild, State Senator[2]
- William Mitchell Lewis, automobile manufacturer[3][1]
- Francis E. McGovern, former District attorney[1]
- John Strange, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Francis E. McGovern | 82,265 | 43.09% | |
| Republican | Edward T. Fairchild | 55,933 | 29.30% | |
| Republican | William Mitchell Lewis | 40,879 | 21.41% | |
| Republican | Henry W. Barker | 5,973 | 3.13% | |
| Republican | John Strange | 5,845 | 3.06% | |
| Total votes | 190,895 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Adolph J. Schmitz, lawyer, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1894,[9] unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1908
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adolph J. Schmitz | 48,071 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 48,071 | 100.00% | ||
Socialist party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William A. Jacobs, Social-Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | William A. Jacobs | 12,491 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 12,491 | 100.00% | ||
Prohibition party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Byron E. Van Keuren, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1908
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | Byron E. Van Keuren | 1,802 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,802 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Francis E. McGovern | 161,619 | 50.58% | −3.45% | |
| Democratic | Adolph Schmitz | 110,442 | 34.56% | −2.35% | |
| Social Democratic | William A. Jacobs | 39,547 | 12.38% | +6.02% | |
| Prohibition | Byron E. Van Keuren | 7,450 | 2.33% | −0.28% | |
| Socialist Labor | Fred G. Kremer | 430 | 0.13% | +0.05% | |
| Scattering | 34 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 51,177 | 16.02% | |||
| Total votes | 319,522 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -1.10% | |||
Results by county
[edit]Schmitz was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1892 to carry Kenosha County. This was also the first time since 1875 that Kenosha County did not vote for the winning candidate. Social Democratic candidate William A. Jacobs received 37.93% of the vote in Milwaukee County and won the county over McGovern; this was the best performance ever by a Socialist gubernatorial candidate in Milwaukee County.
| County[11][12] | Francis E. McGovern Republican |
Adolph Schmitz Democratic |
William A. Jacobs Social Democratic |
Byron E. Van Keuren Prohibition |
Fred G. Kremer Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 602 | 72.36% | 158 | 18.99% | 42 | 5.05% | 29 | 3.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 444 | 53.37% | 832[b] |
| Ashland | 1.381 | 59.22% | 473 | 20.28% | 386 | 16.55% | 61 | 2.62% | 31 | 1.33% | 908 | 38.94% | 2,332 |
| Barron | 1,676 | 73.16% | 209 | 9.12% | 262 | 11.44% | 141 | 6.15% | 3 | 0.13% | 1,414[c] | 61.72% | 2,291 |
| Bayfield | 1,057 | 76.21% | 97 | 6.99% | 191 | 13.77% | 40 | 2.88% | 2 | 0.14% | 866[c] | 62.44% | 1,387 |
| Brown | 3,267 | 48.17% | 2,620 | 38.62% | 793 | 11.69% | 91 | 1.34% | 11 | 0.16% | 647 | 9.54% | 6,782 |
| Buffalo | 1,008 | 65.93% | 470 | 30.74% | 29 | 1.90% | 22 | 1.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 538 | 35.19% | 1,529 |
| Burnett | 848 | 72.17% | 75 | 6.38% | 193 | 16.43% | 59 | 5.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 655[c] | 55.74% | 1,175 |
| Calumet | 1,176 | 43.31% | 1,384 | 50.98% | 132 | 4.86% | 20 | 0.74% | 2 | 0.07% | -208 | -7.66% | 2,715[b] |
| Chippewa | 2,170 | 55.76% | 1,418 | 36.43% | 194 | 4.98% | 104 | 2.67% | 6 | 0.15% | 752 | 19.32% | 3,892 |
| Clark | 2,087 | 68.72% | 720 | 23.71% | 140 | 4.61% | 87 | 2.86% | 3 | 0.10% | 1,367 | 45.01% | 3,037 |
| Columbia | 2,653 | 61.36% | 1,379 | 31.89% | 172 | 3.98% | 102 | 2.36% | 18 | 0.42% | 1,274 | 29.46% | 4,324 |
| Crawford | 1,570 | 54.80% | 1,176 | 41.05% | 60 | 2.09% | 56 | 1.95% | 3 | 0.10% | 394 | 13.75% | 2,865 |
| Dane | 6,392 | 52.74% | 5,113 | 42.19% | 289 | 2.38% | 316 | 2.61% | 4 | 0.03% | 1,279 | 10.55% | 12,120[d] |
| Dodge | 2,692 | 35.12% | 4,727 | 61.66% | 147 | 1.92% | 100 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | -2,035 | -26.55% | 7,666 |
| Door | 1,757 | 80.49% | 279 | 12.78% | 88 | 4.03% | 54 | 2.47% | 5 | 0.23% | 1,478 | 67.70% | 2,183 |
| Douglas | 2,582 | 66.36% | 454 | 11.67% | 695 | 17.86% | 136 | 3.50% | 24 | 0.62% | 1,887[c] | 48.50% | 3,891 |
| Dunn | 2,179 | 86.33% | 156 | 6.18% | 123 | 4.87% | 57 | 2.26% | 8 | 0.32% | 2,023 | 80.15% | 2,524[b] |
| Eau Claire | 2,399 | 69.44% | 573 | 16.58% | 350 | 10.13% | 100 | 2.89% | 33 | 0.96% | 1,826 | 52.85% | 3,455 |
| Florence | 467 | 79.83% | 104 | 17.78% | 7 | 1.20% | 7 | 1.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 363 | 62.05% | 585 |
| Fond du Lac | 3,834 | 47.33% | 3,780 | 46.66% | 312 | 3.85% | 171 | 2.11% | 4 | 0.05% | 54 | 0.67% | 8,101 |
| Forest | 726 | 79.00% | 122 | 13.28% | 53 | 5.77% | 17 | 1.85% | 1 | 0.11% | 604 | 65.72% | 919 |
| Grant | 2,908 | 59.08% | 1,775 | 36.06% | 84 | 1.71% | 140 | 2.84% | 15 | 0.30% | 1,133 | 23.02% | 4,922 |
| Green | 1,659 | 53.71% | 1,186 | 38.39% | 88 | 2.85% | 153 | 4.95% | 2 | 0.06% | 473 | 15.31% | 3,089[b] |
| Green Lake | 1,495 | 51.20% | 1,273 | 43.60% | 64 | 2.19% | 88 | 3.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 222 | 7.60% | 2,920 |
| Iowa | 2,004 | 57.47% | 1,294 | 37.11% | 42 | 1.20% | 146 | 4.19% | 1 | 0.03% | 710 | 20.36% | 3,487 |
| Iron | 738 | 63.08% | 323 | 27.61% | 68 | 5.81% | 38 | 3.25% | 3 | 0.26% | 415 | 35.47% | 1,170 |
| Jackson | 1,438 | 78.02% | 282 | 15.30% | 66 | 3.58% | 56 | 3.04% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,156 | 62.72% | 1,843 |
| Jefferson | 1,939 | 32.78% | 3,581 | 60.53% | 286 | 4.83% | 107 | 1.81% | 3 | 0.05% | -1,642 | -27.76% | 5,916 |
| Juneau | 1,571 | 60.24% | 722 | 27.68% | 260 | 9.97% | 52 | 1.99% | 3 | 0.12% | 849 | 32.55% | 2,608 |
| Kenosha | 1,891 | 40.14% | 2,207 | 46.85% | 487 | 10.34% | 123 | 2.61% | 3 | 0.06% | -316 | -6.71% | 4,711 |
| Kewaunee | 1,530 | 47.60% | 1,628 | 50.65% | 33 | 1.03% | 20 | 0.62% | 3 | 0.09% | -98 | -3.05% | 3,214 |
| La Crosse | 3,289 | 48.74% | 2,874 | 42.59% | 413 | 6.12% | 155 | 2.30% | 17 | 0.25% | 415 | 6.15% | 6,748 |
| Lafayette | 2,119 | 53.99% | 1,725 | 43.95% | 18 | 0.46% | 62 | 1.58% | 1 | 0.03% | 394 | 10.04% | 3,925 |
| Langlade | 1,298 | 49.62% | 1,207 | 46.14% | 68 | 2.60% | 40 | 1.53% | 3 | 0.11% | 91 | 3.48% | 2,616 |
| Lincoln | 1,533 | 46.90% | 1,532 | 46.86% | 163 | 4.99% | 40 | 1.22% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 3,269 |
| Manitowoc | 2,655 | 36.09% | 3,919 | 53.28% | 729 | 9.91% | 51 | 0.69% | 2 | 0.03% | -1,264 | -17.18% | 7,356 |
| Marathon | 2,952 | 38.04% | 4,087 | 52.66% | 555 | 7.15% | 158 | 2.04% | 9 | 0.12% | -1,135 | -14.62% | 7,761 |
| Marinette | 2,423 | 63.50% | 617 | 16.17% | 588 | 15.41% | 167 | 4.38% | 21 | 0.55% | 1,806 | 47.33% | 3,816 |
| Marquette | 1,282 | 64.20% | 642 | 32.15% | 21 | 1.05% | 50 | 2.50% | 2 | 0.10% | 640 | 32.05% | 1,997 |
| Milwaukee | 20,291 | 33.09% | 16,896 | 27.55% | 23,264 | 37.93% | 819 | 1.34% | 57 | 0.09% | -2,973[e] | -4.84% | 61,327 |
| Monroe | 2,389 | 58.68% | 1,419 | 34.86% | 165 | 4.05% | 92 | 2.26% | 6 | 0.15% | 970 | 23.83% | 4,071 |
| Oconto | 2,036 | 59.72% | 1,148 | 33.68% | 177 | 5.19% | 43 | 1.26% | 5 | 0.15% | 888 | 26.05% | 3,409 |
| Oneida | 1,109 | 57.91% | 441 | 23.03% | 347 | 18.12% | 18 | 0.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 668 | 34.88% | 1,915 |
| Outagamie | 3,488 | 47.95% | 3,425 | 47.08% | 214 | 2.94% | 143 | 1.97% | 5 | 0.07% | 63 | 0.87% | 7,275 |
| Ozaukee | 662 | 32.03% | 1,304 | 63.09% | 86 | 4.16% | 14 | 0.68% | 1 | 0.05% | -642 | -31.06% | 2,067 |
| Pepin | 633 | 59.21% | 392 | 36.67% | 17 | 1.59% | 26 | 2.43% | 1 | 0.09% | 241 | 22.54% | 1,069 |
| Pierce | 1,635 | 81.59% | 188 | 9.38% | 87 | 4.34% | 87 | 4.34% | 4 | 0.20% | 1,447 | 72.21% | 2,004[f] |
| Polk | 1,494 | 79.30% | 83 | 4.41% | 233 | 12.37% | 73 | 3.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,261[c] | 66.93% | 1,884[b] |
| Portage | 2.079 | 53.90% | 1,559 | 40.42% | 144 | 3.73% | 70 | 1.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 520 | 13.48% | 3,857[g] |
| Price | 1,638 | 72.35% | 221 | 9.76% | 332 | 14.66% | 64 | 2.83% | 6 | 0.27% | 1,306[c] | 57.69% | 2,264[f] |
| Racine | 3,206 | 51.30% | 1,824 | 29.18% | 925 | 14.80% | 277 | 4.43% | 18 | 0.29% | 1,382 | 22.11% | 6,250 |
| Richland | 1,611 | 54.76% | 997 | 33.89% | 92 | 3.13% | 238 | 8.09% | 3 | 0.10% | 614 | 20.87% | 2,942[b] |
| Rock | 3,168 | 66.06% | 1,059 | 22.08% | 318 | 6.63% | 228 | 4.75% | 23 | 0.48% | 2,109 | 43.97% | 4,796 |
| Rusk | 992 | 74.81% | 91 | 6.86% | 211 | 15.91% | 29 | 2.19% | 3 | 0.23% | 781[c] | 58.90% | 1,326 |
| Sauk | 2,318 | 52.11% | 1,815 | 40.80% | 42 | 0.94% | 272 | 6.12% | 1 | 0.02% | 503 | 11.31% | 4,448 |
| Sawyer | 634 | 86.85% | 64 | 8.77% | 16 | 2.19% | 14 | 1.92% | 2 | 0.27% | 570 | 78.08% | 730 |
| Shawano | 1,995 | 61.50% | 1,121 | 34.56% | 63 | 1.94% | 64 | 1.97% | 1 | 0.03% | 874 | 26.94% | 3,244 |
| Sheboygan | 3,951 | 44.00% | 3,870 | 43.10% | 1,013 | 11.28% | 134 | 1.49% | 8 | 0.09% | 81 | 0.90% | 8,980[h] |
| St. Croix | 2,354 | 60.78% | 1,261 | 32.56% | 148 | 3.82% | 107 | 2.76% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,093 | 28.22% | 3,873 |
| Taylor | 1,074 | 53.04% | 623 | 30.77% | 295 | 14.57% | 32 | 1.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 451 | 22.27% | 2,025[b] |
| Trempealeau | 1,844 | 62.28% | 994 | 33.57% | 37 | 1.25% | 84 | 2.84% | 2 | 0.07% | 850 | 28.71% | 2,961 |
| Vernon | 2,277 | 72.75% | 635 | 20.29% | 84 | 2.68% | 132 | 4.22% | 2 | 0.06% | 1,642 | 52.46% | 3,130 |
| Vilas | 532 | 72.09% | 59 | 12.87% | 89 | 12.06% | 18 | 2.44% | 4 | 0.54% | 437 | 59.21% | 738 |
| Walworth | 2,533 | 60.35% | 1,295 | 30.86% | 99 | 2.36% | 268 | 6.39% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,238 | 29.50% | 4,197[b] |
| Washburn | 855 | 75.53% | 138 | 12.19% | 115 | 10.16% | 23 | 2.03% | 1 | 0.09% | 717 | 63.34% | 1,132 |
| Washington | 2,068 | 45.01% | 2,293 | 49.90% | 198 | 4.31% | 35 | 0.76% | 1 | 0.02% | -225 | -4.90% | 4,595 |
| Waukesha | 3,601 | 52.31% | 2,508 | 36.43% | 599 | 8.70% | 176 | 2.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,093 | 15.88% | 6,884 |
| Waupaca | 2,903 | 77.54% | 510 | 13.62% | 212 | 5.66% | 115 | 3.07% | 4 | 0.11% | 2,393 | 63.92% | 3,744 |
| Waushara | 1,597 | 79.06% | 273 | 13.51% | 94 | 4.65% | 52 | 2.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,324 | 65.54% | 2,020[h] |
| Winnebago | 5,474 | 54.61% | 3,759 | 37.50% | 582 | 5.81% | 193 | 1.93% | 15 | 0.15% | 1,715 | 17.11% | 10,023 |
| Wood | 1,931 | 44.20% | 1,780 | 40.74% | 558 | 12.77% | 94 | 2.15% | 5 | 0.11% | 151 | 3.46% | 4,369[b] |
| Total | 161,619 | 50.58% | 110,442 | 34.56% | 39,547 | 12.38% | 7,450 | 2.33% | 430 | 0.13% | 51,177 | 16.02% | 316,522 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Social Democratic
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ One must exercise caution using the Blue Book as a source for Wisconsin election data for the period of 1890-1920 as it was unreliable during this period. In this case, the Blue Book's totals for all candidates are incorrect and it also contains numerous mistakes in the county figures.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Includes 1 Scattering vote
- ^ a b c d e f g McGovern's margin over Jacobs
- ^ Includes 6 Scattering votes
- ^ Jacobs' margin over McGovern
- ^ a b Includes 3 Scattering votes
- ^ Includes 5 Scattering votes
- ^ a b Includes 4 Scattering votes
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Race for Governor". Ladysmith news-budget. Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis. March 24, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "From Stable Boy to State Senator". Northern Wisconsin advertiser. Wabeno, Wis. August 12, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Lewis Gives His Platform". The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. Edgerton, Wis. January 28, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c "La Follette's majority 102,870". Ladysmith news-budget. Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis. September 23, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "La Follette's vote". The Wenatchee daily world. Wenatchee, Wash. September 28, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "LaFollette wins by 102,870 votes" (PDF). Wood County reporter. Grand Rapids, Wis. September 29, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Official Count Gives "Bob" Lead". Wood County reporter. Grand Rapids, Wis. October 6, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Crabtree, L. T. (1912). The Wayback Club: a text book on progressivism in Wisconsin, with an analysis of initiative, referendum, recall. Crandon, Wis.: Crandon Publishing Co. p. 120.
- ^ Bruce, William George; Currey, Josiah Seymour (1922). History of Milwaukee City and County. Vol. II. Milwaukee: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 404–407.
- ^ "Get Final Figures". The Telegraph-Courier. Kenosha, Wisconsin. September 22, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of Canvassers of the State of Wisconsin for General Election held November 8, 1910
- ^ a b Beck, J. D., ed. (1911). "Population, 1905, Vote And Pluralities For Governor, 1910". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. p. 469.
Bibliography
[edit]- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Beck, J. D., ed. (1911). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.