1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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  1879 November 8, 1881 1884  
  Jeremiah McLain Rusk - Brady-Handy.jpg Nicholas D. Fratt.png Theodore D. Kanouse.jpg
Nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk Nicholas D. Fratt Theodore D. Kanouse
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Popular vote81,75469,79713,225
Percentage47.57%40.61%7.70%

1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Rusk :     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Fratt :     30–40%     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

William E. Smith
Republican

Elected Governor

Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Republican

The 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881.

Contents

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election [3] [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jeremiah McLain Rusk 81,754 47.57%
Democratic Nicholas D. Fratt 69,79740.61%
Prohibition Theodore D. Kanouse13,2257.70%
Greenback Edward P. Allis 7,0024.07%
Scattering780.05%
Majority11,9576.96%
Turnout 171,856100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. Seaman, Adam. "Theodore D. Kanouse". prohibitionists.org. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. "Former S.D. Gubernatorial Candidate Dies On Cast". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. June 4, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  4. "WI Governor, 1881". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. Wisconsin Blue Book 1882, pp. 308–309.
  6. Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.

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