1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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  1904 November 6, 1906 1908  
  James Ole Davidson, 1906 portrait from Bain Collection retouched.jpg John A. Aylward Crop.jpg Winfield R. Gaylord.png
Nominee James O. Davidson John A. Aylward Winfield R. Gaylord
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote183,526103,11424,435
Percentage57.39%32.25%7.64%

1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Davidson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Contents

Aylward:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

James O. Davidson
Republican

Elected Governor

James O. Davidson
Republican

The 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906.

Incumbent Republican Governor James O. Davidson won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee John A. Aylward and Socialist nominee Winfield R. Gaylord, with 57.39% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 4, 1906.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John A. Aylward 21,470 71.94
Democratic Ernst Merton 8,27827.74
Scattering960.32
Total votes29,844 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James O. Davidson (incumbent) 109,583 64.15
Republican Irvine Lenroot 61,17835.82
Scattering530.03
Total votes170,814 100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Winfield R. Gaylord 4,075 99.61
Scattering160.39
Total votes4,091 100.00

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton 1,573 98.56
Scattering231.44
Total votes1,596 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election [4] [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James O. Davidson (incumbent) 183,526 57.39%
Democratic John A. Aylward103,11432.25%
Socialist Winfield R. Gaylord 24,4357.64%
Prohibition Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton8,2152.57%
Socialist Labor Ole T. Rosaas4560.14%
Scattering290.01%
Majority80,41225.14%
Turnout 319,775100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wisconsin Blue Book 1907, p. 388–389.
  2. "WI Governor, 1906 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. "WI Governor, 1906 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  4. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  5. "WI Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book 1907, p. 469.
  7. Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.

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