1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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  1922 November 4, 1924 1926  
  John J. Blaine.jpg Martin L. Lueck cropped.png William F. Quick.png
Nominee John J. Blaine Martin L. Lueck William F. Quick
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote412,255317,55045,268
Percentage51.76%39.87%5.68%

1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Blaine:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Contents

Lueck:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

John J. Blaine
Republican

Elected Governor

John J. Blaine
Republican

The 1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Primary elections were held on September 2, 1924.

Incumbent Republican Governor John J. Blaine won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Martin L. Lueck and Socialist nominee William F. Quick.

As of 2022, this is the most recent instance of Walworth County voting Democratic in a gubernatorial election.

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Blaine (incumbent) 230,985 54.38%
Republican Arthur R. Hirst157,13836.99%
Republican George Comings 36,6668.63%
Total votes424,789 100.00%

Democratic party

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin L. Lueck 21,347 100.00%
Total votes21,347 100.00%

Socialist party

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist William F. Quick 18,401 100.00%
Total votes18,401 100.00%

Prohibition party

Candidates

  • Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922

Results

Prohibition primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition Adolph R. Bucknam 1,484 100.00%
Total votes1,484 100.00%

Other party nominations

General election

Results

1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John J. Blaine (incumbent) 412,255 51.76% −24.60%
Democratic Martin L. Lueck 317,55039.87%+29.27%
Socialist William F. Quick 45,2685.68%−2.53%
Prohibition Adolph R. Bucknam11,5161.45%−3.00%
Workers [lower-alpha 1] Severi Alanne 4,1070.52%
Progressive [lower-alpha 2] Farrand K. Shuttleworth4,0790.51%
Socialist Labor [lower-alpha 3] Jose Snover1,4520.18%−0.12%
Scattering2050.03%
Majority94,70511.89%
Total votes796,432 100.00%
Republican hold Swing -53.87%

Results by county

Lueck was the first Democrat since William A. Barstow in 1853 to win Columbia County and the first since James B. Cross in 1857 to win Richland County; the latter would not vote Democratic again until 2002.

County [6] [7] John J. Blaine
Republican
Martin L. Lueck
Democratic
William F. Quick
Socialist
Adolph R. Bucknam
Prohibition
All Others
Various
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 1,62868.06%67628.26%210.88%431.80%241.00%95239.80%2,392
Ashland 4,30766.87%1,90629.59%651.01%861.34%771.20%2,40137.28%6,441
Barron 5,72968.89%1,99523.99%931.12%3504.21%1491.79%3,73444.90%8,316
Bayfield 2,98770.97%89421.24%801.90%1192.83%1293.06%2,09349.73%4,209
Brown 9,66252.57%8,24844.88%1780.97%1640.89%1270.69%1,4147.69%18,379
Buffalo 2,73173.34%79021.21%782.09%641.72%611.64%1,94152.12%3,724
Burnett 2,33181.90%32811.52%331.16%903.16%642.25%2,00370.38%2,846
Calumet 3,02964.60%1,52132.44%551.17%501.07%340.73%1,50832.16%4,689
Chippewa 6,60056.10%4,79740.77%480.41%1401.19%1801.53%1,80315.33%11,765
Clark 5,85665.00%2,59728.83%1231.37%2052.28%2282.53%3,25936.17%9,009
Columbia 4,38940.57%6,10456.42%760.70%1321.22%1171.08%-1,715-15.85%10,818
Crawford 2,79352.05%2,35743.92%410.76%1312.44%440.82%4368.13%5,366
Dane 21,89057.84%14,43538.14%2330.62%6201.64%6661.76%7,45519.70%37,844
Dodge 8,39049.96%7,78146.33%3782.25%1350.80%1090.65%6093.63%16,793
Door 2,93667.76%1,16726.93%280.65%1212.79%811.87%1,76940.83%4,333
Douglas 9,17867.48%3,81228.03%770.57%2431.79%2922.15%5,36639.45%13,602
Dunn 4,54063.67%2,22631.22%410.58%1291.81%1942.72%2,31432.45%7,130
Eau Claire 5,77754.14%4,56542.78%490.46%1791.68%1010.95%1,21211.36%10,671
Florence 82372.64%24421.54%221.94%151.32%292.56%57951.10%1,133
Fond du Lac 9,81549.74%9,37847.53%1260.64%1770.90%2351.19%4372.21%19,731
Forest 1,35355.66%95739.37%311.28%492.02%411.69%39616.29%2,431
Grant 6,49849.95%5,63943.34%710.55%5364.12%2662.04%8596.60%13,010
Green 4,30655.49%3,08539.76%640.82%2162.78%891.15%1,22115.73%7,760
Green Lake 1,99840.18%2,84757.25%410.82%691.39%180.36%-849-17.07%4,973
Iowa 3,60047.64%3,49446.24%480.64%2823.73%1331.76%1061.40%7,557
Iron 1,86779.82%32213.77%281.20%291.24%933.98%1,54566.05%2,339
Jackson 3,44570.51%1,27226.03%280.57%811.66%601.23%2,17344.47%4,886
Jefferson 5,96146.32%6,60251.30%710.55%1110.86%1250.97%-641-4.98%12,870
Juneau 3,41061.51%1,82732.95%871.57%1312.36%891.61%1,58328.55%5,544
Kenosha 6,69736.74%11,13661.09%2011.10%1170.64%770.42%-4,439-24.35%18,228
Kewaunee 2,43966.39%1,15031.30%140.38%280.76%431.17%1,28935.08%3,674
La Crosse 9,87160.24%6,12837.40%730.45%2251.37%900.55%3,74322.84%16,387
Lafayette 3,60649.50%3,39046.53%180.25%2253.09%460.63%2162.96%7,285
Langlade 3,42449.85%3,17746.26%480.70%1842.68%350.51%2473.60%6,868
Lincoln 3,78960.90%2,17835.00%420.68%1141.83%991.59%1,61125.89%6,222
Manitowoc 9,42761.64%5,52136.10%1821.19%820.54%820.54%3,90625.54%15,294
Marathon 11,17963.24%5,53331.30%3812.16%2141.21%3692.09%5,64631.94%17,676
Marinette 5,04358.44%3,05835.43%1691.96%2182.53%1421.65%1,98523.00%8,630
Marquette 1,48644.21%1,80553.70%110.33%411.22%180.54%-319-9.49%3,361
Milwaukee 56,26837.78%53,31235.80%37,60325.25%4620.31%1,2910.87%2,9561.98%148,936
Monroe 5,65063.78%2,81031.72%1021.15%1932.18%1031.16%2,84032.06%8,858
Oconto 4,61164.47%2,33732.68%480.67%831.16%731.02%2,27431.80%7,152
Oneida 2,61954.19%1,95540.45%992.05%701.45%901.86%66413.74%4,833
Outagamie 9,94059.94%6,09736.77%1220.74%2191.32%2051.24%3,84323.17%16,583
Ozaukee 2,19245.13%2,47350.92%1032.12%100.21%791.63%-281-5.79%4,857
Pepin 92943.88%1,04549.36%502.36%643.02%291.37%-116-5.48%2,117
Pierce 4,14369.47%1,37823.11%781.31%2564.29%1091.83%2,76546.36%5,964
Polk 4,77973.05%1,31020.02%681.04%2213.38%1642.51%3,46953.03%6,542
Portage 4,24244.55%5,09653.52%410.43%1011.06%420.44%-854-8.97%9,522
Price 3,25368.48%1,13523.89%430.91%1142.40%2054.32%2,11844.59%4,750
Racine 11,26045.68%12,49450.69%3621.47%2561.04%2781.13%-1,234-5.01%24,650
Richland 2,34340.80%2,97751.84%370.64%3095.38%771.34%-634-11.04%5,743
Rock 9,57941.69%12,66555.13%1140.50%4461.94%1710.74%-3,086-13.43%22,975
Rusk 2,39155.70%1,59337.11%691.61%1423.31%982.28%79818.59%4,293
Sauk 5,58454.87%4,13640.64%710.70%2592.55%1261.24%1,44814.23%10,176
Sawyer 1,52963.05%73030.10%502.06%662.72%502.06%79932.95%2,425
Shawano 6,44376.34%1,71820.36%911.08%1081.28%800.95%4,72555.98%8,440
Sheboygan 10,21153.69%7,10937.38%1,2476.56%1570.83%2961.56%3,10216.31%19,020
St. Croix 5,17962.70%2,75933.40%320.39%1702.06%1201.45%2,42029.30%8,260
Taylor 3,02472.48%86820.81%1022.44%902.16%882.11%2,15651.68%4,172
Trempealeau 4,40270.76%1,65326.57%200.32%811.30%651.04%2,74944.19%6,221
Vernon 4,97963.85%2,41731.00%590.76%2202.82%1231.58%2,56232.85%7,798
Vilas 1,23866.45%49926.78%643.44%301.61%321.72%73939.67%1,863
Walworth 5,03341.69%6,43953.33%610.51%3612.99%1791.48%-1,406-11.65%12,073
Washburn 2,21065.27%96228.41%782.30%1113.28%250.74%1,24836.86%3,386
Washington 3,60244.90%4,21352.52%1141.42%470.59%460.57%-611-7.62%8,022
Waukesha 4,72831.10%10,06366.20%2231.47%1080.71%800.53%-5,335-35.09%15,202
Waupaca 5,39952.51%4,28041.63%1981.93%1551.51%2492.42%1,11910.88%10,281
Waushara 2,43057.77%1,58937.78%511.21%942.23%421.00%84120.00%4,206
Winnebago 10,49146.58%11,40750.65%2391.06%1930.86%1920.85%-916-4.07%22,522
Wood 6,78465.21%3,08929.69%1761.69%1751.68%1801.73%3,69535.52%10,404
Total412,25551.76%317,55039.87%45,2685.68%11,5161.45%9,8431.24%94,70511.89%796,432

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. "Independent Workers Party of America"
  2. "Independent Progressive Republican"
  3. "Independent Socialist Labor"

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Wisconsin Blue Book 1925, p. 481.
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