1867 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1867 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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  1865 November 5, 1867 1869  
  Lucius Fairchild Crop.jpg Tallmadge John James 1865.png
Nominee Lucius Fairchild John J. Tallmadge
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote73,63768,873
Percentage51.67%48.32%

1867 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Fairchild :     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tallmadge :     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

Lucius Fairchild
[[Republican Party (United States>9|Republican Party (United States>9]]

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Elected Governor

Lucius Fairchild
Republican

The 1867 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1867. Incumbent Republican Party Governor Lucius Fairchild won re-election with nearly 52% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate John J. Tallmadge. [1]

Democratic Party

John J. Tallmadge was a businessman and the former mayor of Milwaukee, having left office less than a year before the 1867 election. Prior to his two terms as mayor, he was one of the founders of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce and served as its president in 1863 and 1864.

Republican Party

Lucius Fairchild was the incumbent governor of Wisconsin, having been elected in the 1865 election. Prior to his election as governor, he was Wisconsin Secretary of State for one term. Fairchild had also been a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, having served as a colonel in the famous Iron Brigade when they participated in fierce fighting at Gettysburg. Fairchild lost an arm due to wounds sustained at Gettysburg, and was later awarded an honorary promotion to brigadier general.

Results

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1867
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 5, 1867
Republican Lucius Fairchild (incumbent) 73,637 51.67% -3.02%
Democratic John J. Tallmadge 68,87348.32%+3.02%
Scattering120.01%
Total votes'142,522''100.0%'+33.61%
Republican hold

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References

  1. Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015–2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN   978-0-9752820-7-6.