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County results Rusk : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Fratt : 30–40% 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 47.57% of the vote.
This was the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an odd-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections to even-numbered years.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jeremiah McLain Rusk | 81,754 | 47.57% | ||
Democratic | Nicholas D. Fratt | 69,797 | 40.61% | ||
Prohibition | Theodore D. Kanouse | 13,225 | 7.70% | ||
Greenback | Edward P. Allis | 7,002 | 4.07% | ||
Scattering | 78 | 0.05% | |||
Majority | 11,957 | 6.96% | |||
Turnout | 171,856 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Nicholas D. Fratt was an American businessman, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was president of the Racine County Bank for fifty years. He also served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Wisconsin. He is the namesake of Fratt Elementary School in Racine, Wisconsin.
The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918.
The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Primary elections were held on September 1, 1914.
The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1920.
The 1877 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1877. Under internal party pressure, incumbent Republican Governor Harrison Ludington, who had barely won the 1875 election, was pressured to not seek a second term. Former State Assembly Speaker William E. Smith, a longtime figure in Wisconsin politics, was selected as the Republican nominee, and Milwaukee County Municipal Judge Thomas A. Mallory won a protracted battle for the nomination at the Democratic convention. Smith and Mallory were joined in the general election by Greenback nominee Edward Phelps Allis. Ultimately, though the Republican vote share shrunk relative to 1875, the Democratic vote share shrunk more, and Smith won a larger victory than Ludington did, though only with a 44% plurality.
The 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884.
The 1886 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886.
The 1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.
The 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890.
The 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894.
The 1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.
The 1898 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898.
The 1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
The 1902 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902.
The 1904 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.
The 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Primary elections were held on September 4, 1906.
The 1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Primary elections were held on September 1, 1908.
The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Primary elections were held on September 6, 1910.
The 1912 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Primary elections were held on September 3, 1912.
The 1886 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1886.