1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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  1881 November 4, 1884 1886  
  Jeremiah McLain Rusk - Brady-Handy.jpg Nicholas D. Fratt.png
Nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk Nicholas D. Fratt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote163,214143,945
Percentage51.00%44.98%

1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Rusk :     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Fratt :     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Republican

Elected Governor

Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Republican

The 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884.

Contents

Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 51.00% of the vote.

This was the first Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an even-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years.[ citation needed ]

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jeremiah McLain Rusk (incumbent) 163,214 51.00%
Democratic Nicholas D. Fratt 143,94544.98%
Prohibition Samuel D. Hastings 8,5452.67%
Greenback William L. Utley 4,2741.34%
Scattering190.01%
Majority19,2696.02%
Turnout 319,997100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  2. "WI Governor, 1884". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book 1885, p. 247.
  4. Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.

Bibliography