1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Flag of Wisconsin (1866-1913).png
  1898 November 6, 1900 1902  
  Congressman Robert La Follette.png Louis G. Bohmrich.png
Nominee Robert M. La Follette Louis G. Bohmrich
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote264,419160,674
Percentage59.84%36.36%

1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
La Follette :     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Bomrich :     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Edward Scofield
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

The 1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.

Contents

Republican nominee Robert M. La Follette defeated Democratic nominee Louis G. Bohmrich with 59.83% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election [3] [4] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Robert M. La Follette 264,419 59.84% +7.28%
Democratic Louis G. Bohmrich160,67436.36%−4.73%
Prohibition J. Burritt Smith9,7072.20%−0.26%
Social Democratic Howard Tuttle6,5901.49%0.72%
Socialist Labor Frank R. Wilke509 [lower-alpha 2] 0.12%−0.33%
Scattering1 [lower-alpha 3] 0.00%
Majority103,74523.48%
Total votes441,900 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +12.01%

Results by county

County [3] [4] Robert M. La Follette
Republican
Louis G. Bohmrich
Democratic
J. Burritt Smith
Prohibition
Howard Tuttle
Social Democratic
Frank R. Wilke
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 1,52978.05%40120.47%261.33%30.15%00.00%1,12857.58%1,959
Ashland 2,95862.51%1,63934.64%1052.22%240.51%60.13%1,31927.87%4,732
Barron 2,97773.14%93923.07%1513.71%20.05%10.02%2,03850.07%4,070
Bayfield 2,41676.89%62920.02%812.58%70.22%90.29%1,78756.87%3,142
Brown 4,83255.90%3,66442.39%1231.42%230.27%20.02%1,16813.51%8,644
Buffalo 2,07461.95%1,22336.53%501.49%00.00%10.03%85125.42%3,348
Burnett 1,13381.22%19513.98%533.80%50.36%90.65%93867.24%1,395
Calumet 1,59444.11%1,93953.65%561.55%210.58%40.11%-345-9.55%3,614
Chippewa 4,18961.58%2,45736.12%1422.09%110.16%30.04%1,73225.46%6,802
Clark 3,82974.31%1,17822.86%1272.46%130.25%60.12%2,65151.45%5,153
Columbia 4,80366.44%2,13929.59%2673.69%180.25%20.03%2,66436.85%7,229
Crawford 2,33262.47%1,35436.27%451.21%10.03%10.03%97826.20%3,733
Dane 9,83761.20%5,75035.77%4652.89%180.11%30.02%4,08725.43%16,073
Dodge 4,73543.86%5,88254.49%1701.57%60.06%20.02%-1,147-10.63%10,795
Door 2,36376.77%65921.41%541.75%20.06%00.00%1,70455.36%3,078
Douglas 4,41064.44%2,15631.50%1672.44%941.37%170.25%2,25432.93%6,844
Dunn 3,06170.53%1,13826.22%1373.16%30.07%10.02%1,92344.31%4,340
Eau Claire 4,21864.25%2,11032.14%1892.88%430.65%50.08%2,10832.11%6,565
Florence 51179.10%11317.49%172.63%30.46%20.31%39861.61%646
Fond du Lac 6,10452.71%5,25245.35%2061.78%160.14%20.02%8527.36%11,580
Forest 38579.06%8517.45%163.29%10.21%00.00%30061.60%487
Grant 5,68361.96%3,19234.80%2722.97%220.24%30.03%2,49127.16%9,172
Green 3,03861.14%1,74835.18%1462.94%370.74%00.00%1,29025.96%4,969
Green Lake 2,07055.99%1,54041.66%832.25%40.11%00.00%53014.34%3,697
Iowa 3,35564.08%1,69032.28%1803.44%110.21%00.00%1,66531.80%5,236
Iron 1,32276.82%35720.74%392.27%20.12%10.06%96556.07%1,721
Jackson 2,65178.09%64118.88%1012.97%20.06%00.00%2,01059.20%3,395
Jefferson 3,73346.25%4,16051.54%1702.11%70.09%10.01%-427-5.29%8,071
Juneau 2,93263.70%1,57134.13%982.13%20.04%00.00%1,36129.57%4,603
Kenosha 2,94656.24%2,21342.25%601.15%160.31%30.06%73313.99%5,238
Kewaunee 1,72749.31%1,73849.63%340.97%30.09%00.00%-11-0.31%3,502
La Crosse 5,34558.45%3,59939.35%1922.10%80.09%10.01%1,74619.09%9,145
Lafayette 2,90356.79%2,06640.41%1412.76%10.02%10.02%83716.37%5,112
Langlade 1,54656.42%1,14041.61%441.61%50.18%50.18%40614.82%2,740
Lincoln 2,05354.43%1,62943.19%751.99%130.34%20.05%42411.24%3,772
Manitowoc 4,27948.95%4,23048.39%660.76%1621.85%40.05%490.56%8,741
Marathon 4,48051.60%4,01846.27%1301.50%220.25%330.38%4625.32%8,683
Marinette 4,20870.52%1,57026.31%1752.93%100.17%40.07%2,63844.21%5,967
Marquette 1,56363.10%86735.00%471.90%00.00%00.00%69628.10%2,477
Milwaukee 34,59852.30%25,90139.16%7291.10%4,6737.06%2470.37%8,69713.15%66,148
Monroe 3,72760.49%2,24836.49%1863.02%00.00%00.00%1,47924.01%6,161
Oconto 2,69468.22%1,17929.86%721.82%20.05%20.05%1,51538.36%3,949
Oneida 1,80270.20%71928.01%341.32%100.39%20.08%1,08342.19%2,567
Outagamie 5,11653.68%4,15843.63%2242.35%300.31%30.03%95810.05%9,531
Ozaukee 1,27538.46%1,99060.03%351.06%140.42%10.03%-715-21.57%3,315
Pepin 1,07767.14%49330.74%342.12%00.00%00.00%58436.41%1,604
Pierce 3,43973.01%1,03421.95%2324.93%40.08%10.02%2,40551.06%4,710
Polk 2,78078.66%65918.65%712.01%130.37%100.28%2,12160.02%3,534 [lower-alpha 4]
Portage 3,27154.44%2,64544.02%851.41%60.10%20.03%62610.42%6,009
Price 1,73374.38%53322.88%492.10%130.56%20.09%1,20051.50%2,330
Racine 5,74856.73%4,01939.66%2342.31%1251.23%70.07%1,72917.06%10,133
Richland 2,57459.56%1,50534.82%2335.39%100.23%00.00%1,06924.73%4,322
Rock 8,25370.26%3,07326.16%3893.31%250.21%60.05%5,18044.10%11,746
Sauk 4,35761.22%2,47834.82%2693.78%90.13%40.06%1,87926.40%7,117
Sawyer 69568.47%29629.16%222.17%20.20%00.00%39939.31%1,015
Shawano 3,22466.94%1,51831.52%691.43%30.06%20.04%1,70635.42%4,816
Sheboygan 5,86853.24%4,14637.62%1171.06%8437.65%470.43%1,72215.62%11,021
St. Croix 3,38059.26%2,08036.47%1943.40%380.67%120.21%1,30022.79%5,704
Taylor 1,37255.43%1,06643.07%230.93%130.53%10.04%30612.36%2,475
Trempealeau 3,36971.47%1,18125.05%1623.44%10.02%10.02%2,18846.41%4,714
Vernon 4,51476.81%1,20320.47%1432.43%150.26%20.03%3,31156.34%5,877
Vilas 1,19468.46%50228.78%362.06%110.63%10.06%69239.68%1,744
Walworth 5,07471.12%1,75524.60%2994.19%60.08%00.00%3,31946.52%7,134
Washburn 81474.61%24722.64%272.47%10.09%20.18%56751.97%1,091
Washington 2,59950.22%2,52448.77%450.87%60.12%10.02%751.45%5,175
Waukesha 5,13061.07%3,01735.92%2352.80%150.18%30.04%2,11325.15%8,400
Waupaca 5,26976.13%1,39420.14%2533.66%20.03%30.04%3,87555.99%6,921
Waushara 2,95781.21%55715.30%1243.41%30.08%00.00%2,40065.92%3,641
Winnebago 7,26654.23%5,78843.20%3112.32%250.19%80.06%1,47811.03%13,398
Wood 3,12660.96%1,89536.95%711.38%310.60%50.10%1,23124.01%5,128
Total264,41959.84%160,67436.36%9,7072.20%6,5901.49%5090.12%103,74523.48%441,900

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. One must exercise caution using the Blue Book as a source for Wisconsin election data for the period of 1890-1920 as it was unreliable during this period.
  2. The 1901 Blue Book mistakenly gives this total as 507
  3. The 1901 Blue Book mistakenly gives this total as 88. The Scattering votes listed by the Blue Book in Jefferson and Pierce counties were actually votes for Wilke and the 85 votes listed in Kenosha County, which were probably "Blank", are not listed on the original canvass.
  4. Includes 1 Scattering vote

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Election Notice". Northern Wisconsin advertiser. Wabeno, Wis. November 1, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. "J. Burritt Smith sails on".
  3. 1 2 Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of votes given for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, State Superintendent, Railroad Commissioner and Commissioner of Insurance, at the General Election held in the several towns, wards, villages and election districts in the several Counties in the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday being the sixth day of November A.D. 1900
  4. 1 2 Froehlich, William H., ed. (1901). "Comparative Vote For Governor 1900 and 1898, By Counties, With Population". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Northwestern Litho. Co. p. 328.

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