1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1934 November 3, 1936 1938  →

Nominee Henry Gunderson Roland J. Steinle Edward H. Gervais Party Progressive Republican Democratic Popular vote 465,918 355,340 289,964 Percentage 41.68% 31.79% 25.94%

Lieutenant Governor before election Vacant Elected Lieutenant Governor Henry Gunderson Progressive

The 1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Progressive nominee Henry Gunderson defeated Republican nominee Roland J. Steinle, Democratic nominee Edward H. Gervais and Socialist Labor nominee Alfred Potter. ^{[1] [2]} This election marked the first time in the state's history a lieutenant governor was elected who wasn't either a member of the Republican or Democratic Party.

General election

On election day, November 3, 1936, Progressive nominee Henry Gunderson won the election by a margin of 110,578 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Roland J. Steinle, thereby gaining Progressive control over the office of lieutenant governor. Gunderson was sworn in as the 27th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 4, 1937. ^[3]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Henry Gunderson	465,918	41.68
	Republican	Roland J. Steinle	355,340	31.79
	Democratic	Edward H. Gervais	289,964	25.94
	Socialist Labor	Alfred Potter	3,882	0.35
		Scattering	2,694	0.24
Total votes			1,117,798	100.00
	Progressive gain from Democratic

References

1. "The general election". library.wisc.edu. 1937. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
2. "Wisconsin blue book". library.wisc.edu. 1937. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
3. "1936 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 30, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-11.