1914 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1914 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Edward Dithmar Melvin A. Hoyt Robert C. McCaleb Party Republican Democratic Social Democratic Popular vote 154,503 118,082 27,062 Percentage 50.20% 38.37% 8.79%

Lieutenant Governor before election Thomas Morris Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Edward Dithmar Republican

The 1914 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee Edward Dithmar defeated Democratic nominee Melvin A. Hoyt, Social Democratic nominee Robert C. McCaleb and Prohibition nominee Frank R. Derrick.

Republican primary

The Republican primary election was held on September 1, 1914. Candidate Edward Dithmar received a plurality of the votes (29.09%) against candidate Marshall Cousins, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Hubert H. Peavey and candidate C. F. Stout, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. ^[1]

Results

1914 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Dithmar	31,562	29.09%
	Republican	Marshall Cousins	30,804	28.39%
	Republican	Hubert H. Peavey	23,665	21.81%
	Republican	C. F. Stout	22,468	20.71%
Total votes			108,509	100.00%

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on September 1, 1914. Candidate Melvin A. Hoyt received a majority of the votes (51.26%) against former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Willis Ludlow, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. ^[2]

Results

1914 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melvin A. Hoyt	32,932	51.26%
	Democratic	Willis Ludlow	31,291	48.74%
Total votes			64,242	100.00%

General election

On election day, November 3, 1914, Republican nominee Edward Dithmar won the election by a margin of 36,421 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Melvin A. Hoyt, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Dithmar was sworn in as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 4, 1915. ^[3]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1914

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Dithmar	154,503	50.20
	Democratic	Melvin A. Hoyt	118,082	38.37
	Social Democratic	Robert C. McCaleb	27,062	8.79
	Prohibition	Frank R. Derrick	7,351	2.39
		Scattering	769	0.25
Total votes			307,767	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "list of candidates". loc.gov. August 21, 1914. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
2. "primary vote for lieutenant governor". library.wisc.edu. 1915. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
3. "1914 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 30, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-10.