1924 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1924 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1922 November 4, 1924 1926  →

Nominee Henry Huber Karl Mathie Peter Gilles Party Republican Democratic Socialist Popular vote 433,106 215,327 46,660 Percentage 60.27% 29.96% 6.49%

Lieutenant Governor before election George Comings Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Henry Huber Republican

The 1924 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Henry Huber defeated Democratic nominee Karl Mathie, Socialist nominee Peter Gilles, Prohibition nominee Maria I. A. Nelson, Independent Republican nominee John E. Ferris, Independent Socialist Labor nominee Steve Fisher and Independent Workers nominee Charles Kuzdas. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 4, 1924, Republican nominee Henry Huber won the election by a margin of 217,779 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Karl Mathie, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Huber was sworn in as the 25th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 5, 1925. ^[2]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1924

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Huber	433,106	60.27
	Democratic	Karl Mathie	215,327	29.96
	Socialist	Peter Gilles	46,660	6.49
	Prohibition	Maria I. A. Nelson	11,170	1.55
	Independent Republican	John E. Ferris	8,301	1.16
	Socialist Labor [a]	Steve Fisher	2,025	0.28
	Workers [b]	Charles Kuzdas	1,978	0.28
		Scattering	102	0.01
Total votes			718,669	100.00
	Republican hold

Notes

1. "Independent Socialist Labor"
2. "Independent Workers Party of America"

References

1. Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1925). "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1925 (Report). Wisconsin State Printing Board. pp. –565 . Retrieved 2025-11-11.
2. "1924 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 30, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-11.