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1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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Nominee William D. Hoard James Morgan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 175,696 155,423
Percentage 49.53% 43.82%
County results
Hoard :      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Morgan :      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Republican

Elected Governor

William D. Hoard
Republican

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The 1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.

Republican nominee William D. Hoard defeated Democratic nominee James Morgan and two other candidates with 49.53% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • E. G. Durant, Prohibition
  • David Frank Powell, Union Labor, former mayor of La Crosse[3][4]

Results

1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William D. Hoard 175,696 49.53% +3.00%
Democratic James Morgan 155,423 43.82% +3.82%
Prohibition E. G. Durant 14,373 4.05% −1.92%
Union Labor D. Frank Powell 9,196 2.59% −4.90%
Scattering 26 0.01%
Majority 20,273 5.71%
Total votes 354,714 100.00%
Republican hold Swing -0.82%

Results by county

County[5][6] William D. Hoard
Republican 		James Morgan
Democratic 		E. G. Durant
Prohibition 		D. Frank Powell
Union Labor 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 1,100 70.92% 430 27.72% 15 0.97% 6 0.39% 670 43.20% 1,551
Ashland 2,856 55.87% 2,201 43.06% 53 1.04% 1 0.02% 655 12.81% 5,112[a]
Barron 1,794 60.28% 881 29.60% 295 9.91% 6 0.20% 913 30.68% 2,976
Bayfield 1,204 62.13% 707 36.48% 27 1.39% 0 0.00% 497 25.64% 1,938
Brown 2,663 41.42% 3,540 55.05% 115 1.79% 112 1.74% -877 -13.64% 6,430
Buffalo 1,767 55.65% 1,316 41.45% 86 2.71% 6 0.19% 451 14.20% 3,175
Burnett 491 62.31% 69 8.76% 228 28.93% 0 0.00% 263[b] 33.38% 788
Calumet 954 30.53% 1,982 63.42% 44 1.41% 145 4.64% -1,028 32.90% 3,125
Chippewa 2,678 49.02% 2,503 45.82% 282 5.16% 0 0.00% 175 3.20% 5,463
Clark 2,263 60.75% 1,286 34.52% 144 3.87% 32 0.86% 977 26.23% 3,725
Columbia 3,506 53.43% 2,652 40.41% 389 5.93% 14 0.21% 854 13.01% 6,562[a]
Crawford 1,806 52.18% 1,562 45.13% 59 1.70% 34 0.98% 244 7.05% 3,461
Dane 6,844 47.73% 6,410 44.70% 1,079 7.52% 7 0.05% 434 3.03% 14,340
Dodge 3,144 33.16% 6,078 64.11% 218 2.30% 39 0.41% -2,934 -30.95% 9,480[a]
Door 1,688 60.68% 1,039 37.35% 52 1.87% 2 0.07% 649 23.33% 2,782[a]
Douglas 1,181 59.80% 5576 39.29% 15 0.76% 3 0.15% 405 20.51% 1,975
Dunn 2,526 60.06% 1,302 30.96% 285 6.78% 92 2.19% 1,224 29.10% 4,206[a]
Eau Claire 3,215 51.28% 2,396 38.22% 492 7.85% 164 2.62% 819 13.06% 6,269[c]
Florence 313 55.60% 236 41.92% 3 0.53% 11 1.95% 77 13.68% 563
Fond du Lac 4,496 45.77% 4,934 50.23% 297 3.02% 95 0.97% -438 -4.46% 9,822
Forest 233 50.65% 218 47.39% 9 1.96% 0 0.00% 15 3.26% 460
Grant 4,264 51.99% 3,407 41.54% 434 5.29% 96 1.17% 857 10.45% 8,201
Green 2,625 48.51% 2,122 39.22% 450 8.32% 214 3.95% 503 9.30% 5,411
Green Lake 1,699 52.34% 1,417 43.65% 126 3.88% 4 0.12% 282 8.69% 3,246
Iowa 2,491 47.81% 2,256 43.30% 463 8.89% 0 0.00% 235 4.51% 5,210
Jackson 2,093 62.66% 1,000 29.94% 247 7.40% 0 0.00% 1,093 32.72% 3,340
Jefferson 3,025 40.50% 4,238 56.73% 191 2.56% 15 0.20% -1,213 -16.24% 7,470[a]
Juneau 2,077 52.88% 1,658 42.21% 181 4.61% 11 0.28% 419 10.67% 3,928[a]
Kenosha 1,691 48.68% 1,674 48.19% 108 3.11% 1 0.03% 17 0.49% 3,474
Kewaunee 878 30.02% 2,046 69.95% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -1,168 -39.93% 2,925
La Crosse 3,935 46.03% 3,699 43.27% 398 4.66% 516 6.04% 236 2.76% 8,549[a]
Lafayette 2,563 50.13% 2,284 44.67% 263 5.14% 1 0.02% 279 5.46% 5,113[c]
Langlade 777 37.68% 1,192 57.81% 93 4.51% 0 0.00% -415 -20.13% 2,062
Lincoln 1,114 46.75% 1,050 44.06% 106 4.45% 113 4.74% 64 2.69% 2,383
Manitowoc 2,681 37.98% 4,237 60.02% 16 0.23% 125 1.77% -1,556 -22.04% 7,059
Marathon 2,114 36.22% 3,356 57.50% 42 0.72% 317 5.43% -1,242 -21.28% 5,837[d]
Marinette 1,777 45.67% 1,756 45.13% 224 5.76% 134 3.44% 21 0.54% 3,891
Marquette 1,131 52.31% 999 46.21% 27 1.25% 4 0.19% 132 6.11% 2,162[a]
Milwaukee 20,887 47.94% 17,703 40.63% 333 0.76% 4,647 10.67% 3,184 7.31% 43,570
Monroe 2,710 52.88% 2,135 41.66% 251 4.90% 29 0.57% 575 11.22% 5,125
Oconto 1,313 52.35% 1,154 46.01% 35 1.40% 6 0.24% 159 6.34% 2,508
Oneida 767 46.63% 871 52.95% 6 0.36% 1 0.06% -104 -6.32% 1,645
Outagamie 2,779 39.32% 4,005 56.66% 185 2.62% 99 1.40% -1,226 -17.35% 7,068
Ozaukee 755 26.30% 2,025 70.53% 4 0.14% 86 3.00% -1,270 -44.24% 2,871[a]
Pepin 926 59.28% 461 29.51% 175 11.20% 0 0.00% 465 29.77% 1,562
Pierce 2,483 58.76% 1,158 27.40% 537 12.71% 47 1.11% 1,325 31.35% 4,226[a]
Polk 1,728 64.77% 606 22.71% 334 12.52% 0 0.00% 1,122 42.05% 2,668
Portage 2,575 50.65% 2,322 45.67% 165 3.25% 22 0.43% 253 4.98% 5,084
Price 912 55.81% 620 37.94% 101 6.18% 0 0.00% 292 17.87% 1,634[a]
Racine 3,923 49.09% 3,293 41.20% 462 5.78% 314 3.93% 630 7.88% 7,992
Richland 2,457 54.47% 1,734 38.44% 294 6.52% 25 0.55% 723 16.03% 4,511[a]
Rock 6,193 60.61% 3,509 34.34% 508 4.97% 7 0.07% 2,684 26.27% 10,217
Sauk 3,400 51.31% 2,657 40.10% 535 8.07% 34 0.51% 743 11.21% 6,626
Sawyer 542 51.52% 508 48.29% 1 0.10% 0 0.00% 34 3.23% 1,052[a]
Shawano 1,784 51.46% 1,635 47.16% 25 0.72% 23 0.66% 149 4.30% 3,467
Sheboygan 3,683 42.98% 4,386 51.18% 65 0.76% 436 5.09% -703 -8.20% 8,570
St. Croix 2,753 50.33% 2,135 39.03% 530 9.69% 52 0.95% 618 11.30% 5,470
Taylor 788 51.60% 723 47.35% 15 0.98% 1 0.07% 65 4.26% 1,527
Trempealeau 2,276 55.88% 1,567 38.47% 229 5.62% 1 0.02% 709 17.41% 4,073
Vernon 3,321 64.20% 1,540 29.77% 263 5.08% 49 0.95% 1,781 34.43% 5,173
Walworth 4,447 62.10% 2,036 28.43% 584 8.16% 94 1.31% 2,411 33.67% 7,161
Washburn 514 52.18% 363 36.85% 107 10.86% 1 0.10% 151 15.33% 985
Washington 1,853 38.96% 2,892 60.81% 11 0.23% 0 0.00% -1,039 -21.85% 4,756
Waukesha 3,848 50.51% 3,445 45.22% 302 3.96% 24 0.32% 403 5.29% 7,619
Waupaca 3,383 62.92% 1,778 33.07% 163 3.03% 53 0.99% 1,605 29.85% 5,377
Waushara 2,258 72.70% 658 21.18% 157 5.05% 33 1.06% 1,600 51.51% 3,106
Winnebago 4,885 46.05% 4,609 43.45% 401 3.78% 713 6.72% 276 2.60% 10,608
Wood 1,896 47.41% 1,986 49.66% 38 0.95% 79 1.98% -90 -2.25% 3,999
Total 175,696 49.53% 155,423 43.82% 14,373 4.05% 9,196 2.59% 20,273 5.72% 354,714

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Union Labor to Republican

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Includes 1 Scattering vote
  2. ^ Hoard's margin over Durant
  3. ^ a b Includes 2 Scattering votes
  4. ^ Includes 8 Scattering votes

References

  1. ^ "For Governor of Wisconsin". Iowa County democrat. Mineral Point, Wis. September 28, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hoard, William Dempster 1836–1918". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Benjamin F. Bryant (ed.). Memoirs of La Crosse County from Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1907, pp. 200-201.
  4. ^ "Dr. D. F. Powell". The Daily times. Richmond, Va. August 4, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes cast for Governor at a General Election held on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in November, being the 6th day of November, 1888
  6. ^ a b Timme, Ernst G., ed. (1889). "Vote for President and State Officers, 1888, By Counties". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co. p. 251.

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