1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
	County results; Loomis: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Heil: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Julius P. Heil ; Republican	Elected Governor; Orland S. Loomis ; Progressive

Last updated August 29, 2024

The 1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.

Incumbent Republican Governor Julius P. Heil was defeated by Progressive nominee Orland S. Loomis in a rematch of the 1940 election with 49.65% of the vote. As of 2023, this is the last time Waupaca and Dodge counties did not vote for the Republican candidate for governor. Primary elections were held on September 15, 1942.

Loomis died of a heart attack on December 7, 1942, a month before he was to take office. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland would serve Orland Loomis's term as governor, overriding the view of Governor Julius Heil that he should continue in office.^[1]^[2]

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

Julius P. Heil, incumbent governor
Milton T. Murray, state senator
James K. Robinson, dentist, unsuccessful candidate for Progressive nomination for lieutenant governor in 1936 and unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for governor in 1940 ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius P. Heil (incumbent)	136,980	51.57%
	Republican	Milton T. Murray	95,908	36.11%
	Republican	James K. Robinson	32,740	12.33%
Total votes			265,628	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Raymond J. Cannon, former U.S. Representative
Joseph H. Conlin, concert singer^[6]
Stanley Z. Fajkowski, former tavern keeper^[7]
Gustav J. Keller, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1940
William C. Sullivan, dentist, former mayor of Kaukauna ^[8]^[3]
Albert J. Wilde, real estate broker^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William C. Sullivan	15,684	24.31%
	Democratic	Gustav J. Keller	15,482	23.99%
	Democratic	Raymond J. Cannon	11,075	17.16%
	Democratic	Stanley Z. Fajkowski	10,333	16.01%
	Democratic	Albert J. Wilde	7,227	11.20%
	Democratic	Joseph H. Conlin	4,725	7.32%
Total votes			64,526	100.00%

Progressive party

Candidates

Orland S. Loomis, former Attorney General of Wisconsin and nominee for governor in 1940

Results

Progressive primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Orland S. Loomis	54,508	100.00%
Total votes			54,508	100.00%

Socialist party

Candidates

Frank P. Zeidler, former county surveyor, member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors ^[6]

Results

Socialist primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Frank P. Zeidler	5,666	100.00%
Total votes			5,666	100.00%

Other party nominations

Fred Basset Blair, Independent Communist, Communist nominee for governor in 1932 and 1940
Georgia Cozzini, Independent Socialist Labor

General election

Results

1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Orland S. Loomis	397,664	49.65%	+9.87%
	Republican	Julius P. Heil (incumbent)	291,945	36.45%	−4.22%
	Democratic	William C. Sullivan	98,153	12.25%	−7.04%
	Socialist	Frank P. Zeidler	11,295	1.41%
	Communist ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Fred Basset Blair	1,092	0.14%	−0.03%
	Socialist Labor ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Georgia Cozzini	490	0.06%	−0.02%
		Scattering^{[lower-alpha 4]}	346	0.04%
Majority			105,719	13.20%
Total votes			800,985	100.00%
	Progressive gain from Republican		Swing	+14.09%

Results by county

Shawano County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1879 while Lafayette County and Price County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1892.

County^[10]^[11]	Orland S. Loomis Progressive		Julius P. Heil Republican		William C. Sullivan Democratic		Frank P. Zeidler Socialist		All Others Various		Margin^{[lower-alpha 5]}		Total votes cast
County^[10]^[11]	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Adams	1,223	62.02%	632	32.05%	99	5.02%	13	0.66%	5	0.25%	591	29.97%	1,972
Ashland	3,443	59.52%	1,808	31.25%	486	8.40%	25	0.43%	23	0.40%	1,635	28.26%	5,785
Barron	4,179	64.15%	1,986	30.49%	296	4.54%	32	0.49%	21	0.32%	2,193	33.67%	6,514
Bayfield	2,490	60.79%	1,234	30.13%	325	7.93%	32	0.78%	15	0.37%	1,256	30.66%	4,096
Brown	7,527	39.26%	7,223	37.68%	4,328	22.58%	85	0.44%	8	0.04%	304	1.59%	19,171
Buffalo	2,284	58.93%	1,476	38.08%	97	2.50%	17	0.44%	2	0.05%	808	20.85%	3,876
Burnett	1,653	64.42%	777	30.28%	110	4.29%	17	0.66%	9	0.35%	876	34.14%	2,566
Calumet	1,638	36.68%	1,987	44.49%	796	17.82%	40	0.90%	5	0.11%	-349	-7.81%	4,466
Chippewa	4,430	49.08%	4,081	45.21%	480	5.32%	22	0.24%	13	0.14%	349	3.87%	9,026
Clark	4,220	57.26%	2,707	36.73%	383	5.20%	45	0.61%	15	0.20%	1,513	20.53%	7,370
Columbia	4,852	59.43%	2,755	33.75%	514	6.30%	37	0.45%	6	0.07%	2,097	25.69%	8,164
Crawford	1,675	29.81%	2,521	44.87%	1,393	24.80%	28	0.50%	1	0.02%	-846	-15.06%	5,618
Dane	30,394	74.05%	8,841	21.54%	1,577	3.84%	207	0.50%	24	0.06%	21,553	52.51%	41,043
Dodge	6,696	47.79%	5,248	37.46%	1,937	13.82%	121	0.86%	9	0.06%	1,448	10.33%	14,011
Door	1,582	47.84%	1,433	43.33%	265	8.01%	20	0.60%	7	0.21%	149	4.51%	3,307
Douglas	7,397	57.89%	3,429	26.84%	1,832	14.34%	82	0.64%	38	0.30%	3,968	31.05%	12,778
Dunn	2,989	52.50%	2,450	43.04%	220	3.86%	17	0.30%	17	0.30%	539	9.47%	5,693
Eau Claire	5,438	54.66%	4,063	40.84%	382	3.84%	55	0.55%	10	0.10%	1,375	13.82%	9,948
Florence	334	39.86%	350	41.77%	148	17.66%	2	0.24%	4	0.48%	-16	-1.91%	838
Fond du Lac	6,333	42.67%	6,395	43.09%	1,972	13.29%	107	0.72%	35	0.24%	-62	-0.42%	14,842
Forest	1,266	46.84%	663	24.53%	736	27.23%	29	1.07%	9	0.33%	530^{[lower-alpha 6]}	19.61%	2,703
Grant	6,583	49.15%	5,400	40.31%	1,319	9.85%	59	0.44%	34	0.25%	1,183	8.83%	13,395
Green	3,667	58.95%	2,200	35.36%	292	4.69%	37	0.59%	25	0.40%	1,467	23.58%	6,221
Green Lake	1,541	39.78%	1,727	44.58%	584	15.07%	15	0.39%	7	0.18%	-186	-4.80%	3,874
Iowa	3,588	62.14%	1,819	31.50%	310	5.37%	27	0.47%	30	0.52%	1,769	30.64%	5,774
Iron	1,850	52.10%	1,086	30.58%	549	15.46%	45	1.27%	21	0.59%	764	21.52%	3,551
Jackson	3,157	69.69%	1,237	27.31%	121	2.67%	12	0.26%	3	0.07%	1,920	42.38%	4,530
Jefferson	4,925	46.24%	4,271	40.10%	1,359	12.76%	81	0.76%	16	0.15%	654	6.14%	10,652
Juneau	3,553	72.04%	1,198	24.29%	162	3.28%	19	0.39%	0	0.00%	2,355	47.75%	4,932
Kenosha	6,512	37.93%	7,362	42.88%	3,006	17.51%	217	1.26%	72	0.42%	-850	-4.95%	17,169
Kewaunee	1,522	33.89%	1,903	42.37%	1,033	23.00%	27	0.60%	6	0.13%	-381	-8.48%	4,491
La Crosse	7,611	50.99%	6,209	41.60%	1,028	6.89%	55	0.37%	23	0.15%	1,402	9.39%	14,926
Lafayette	2,145	43.74%	2,155	43.94%	585	11.93%	13	0.27%	6	0.12%	-10	-0.20%	4,904
Langlade	2,195	38.38%	2,034	35.57%	1,424	24.90%	49	0.86%	17	0.30%	161	2.82%	5,719
Lincoln	3,871	60.51%	2,093	32.72%	327	5.11%	76	1.19%	30	0.47%	1,778	27.79%	6,397
Manitowoc	8,292	52.83%	5,613	35.76%	1,656	10.55%	126	0.80%	10	0.06%	2,679	17.07%	15,697
Marathon	7,684	47.01%	6,442	39.42%	1,881	11.51%	315	1.93%	22	0.13%	1,242	7.60%	16,344
Marinette	2,140	27.40%	4,063	52.02%	1,545	19.78%	56	0.72%	6	0.08%	-1,923	-24.62%	7,810
Marquette	1,014	38.75%	1,275	48.72%	307	11.73%	14	0.53%	7	0.27%	-261	-9.97%	2,617
Milwaukee	103,650	50.83%	62,701	30.75%	30,230	14.82%	6,546	3.21%	787	0.39%	40,949	20.08%	203,914
Monroe	3,924	60.24%	2,206	33.87%	337	5.17%	38	0.58%	9	0.14%	1,718	26.37%	6,514
Oconto	3,222	42.57%	3,004	39.69%	1,284	16.97%	52	0.69%	6	0.08%	218	2.88%	7,568
Oneida	2,950	59.75%	1,475	29.88%	449	9.09%	55	1.11%	8	0.16%	1,475	29.88%	4,937
Outagamie	4,495	26.14%	7,780	45.25%	4,754	27.65%	155	0.90%	9	0.05%	-3,026^{[lower-alpha 7]}	-17.60%	17,193
Ozaukee	2,810	53.00%	1,848	34.85%	570	10.75%	63	1.19%	11	0.21%	962	18.14%	5,302
Pepin	673	46.45%	690	47.62%	79	5.45%	4	0.28%	3	0.21%	-17	-1.17%	1,449
Pierce	2,372	48.98%	2,285	47.18%	169	3.49%	11	0.23%	6	0.12%	87	1.80%	4,843
Polk	4,277	68.88%	1,708	27.51%	194	3.12%	22	0.35%	8	0.13%	2,569	41.38%	6,209
Portage	3,648	38.12%	2,468	25.79%	3,386	35.38%	60	0.63%	8	0.08%	262^{[lower-alpha 6]}	2.74%	9,570
Price	2,269	43.01%	2,320	43.98%	552	10.46%	64	1.21%	70	1.33%	-51	-0.97%	5,275
Racine	11,673	44.04%	11,000	41.50%	3,500	13.21%	271	1.02%	61	0.23%	673	2.54%	26,505
Richland	2,417	48.73%	2,116	42.66%	385	7.76%	14	0.28%	28	0.56%	301	6.07%	4,960
Rock	8,306	48.29%	7,662	44.55%	1,153	6.70%	50	0.29%	29	0.17%	644	3.74%	17,200
Rusk	2,271	50.91%	1,740	39.00%	402	9.01%	33	0.74%	15	0.34%	531	11.90%	4,461
Sauk	5,390	57.89%	3,319	35.65%	500	5.37%	70	0.75%	32	0.34%	2,071	22.24%	9,311
Sawyer	1,255	42.33%	1,349	45.50%	334	11.26%	20	0.67%	7	0.24%	-94	-3.17%	2,965
Shawano	2,163	34.33%	3,415	54.21%	642	10.19%	77	1.22%	3	0.05%	-1,252	-19.87%	6,300
Sheboygan	7,653	37.11%	8,499	41.22%	3,894	18.88%	518	2.51%	57	0.28%	-846	-4.10%	20,621
St. Croix	3,098	49.62%	2,359	37.78%	751	12.03%	32	0.51%	4	0.06%	739	11.84%	6,244
Taylor	2,537	47.75%	1,962	36.93%	648	12.20%	138	2.60%	28	0.53%	575	10.82%	5,313
Trempealeau	3,204	62.27%	1,683	32.71%	243	4.72%	9	0.17%	6	0.12%	1,521	29.56%	5,145
Vernon	4,508	65.14%	2,164	31.27%	228	3.29%	20	0.29%	1	0.01%	2,344	33.87%	6,921
Vilas	1,308	40.71%	1,134	35.29%	723	22.50%	33	1.03%	15	0.47%	174	5.42%	3,213
Walworth	3,171	31.88%	5,759	57.90%	966	9.71%	43	0.43%	7	0.07%	-2,588	-26.02%	9,946
Washburn	1,466	55.28%	999	37.67%	170	6.41%	12	0.45%	5	0.19%	467	17.61%	2,652
Washington	2,827	40.17%	3,231	45.91%	902	12.82%	78	1.11%	0	0.00%	-404	-5.74%	7,038
Waukesha	7,999	47.24%	7,475	44.15%	1,299	7.67%	147	0.87%	12	0.07%	524	3.09%	16,932
Waupaca	3,423	47.25%	3,149	43.46%	601	8.30%	63	0.87%	9	0.12%	274	3.78%	7,245
Waushara	1,178	38.36%	1,577	51.35%	272	8.86%	27	0.88%	17	0.55%	-399	-12.99%	3,071
Winnebago	7,000	38.44%	8,949	49.14%	2,023	11.11%	202	1.11%	36	0.20%	-1,949	-10.70%	18,210
Wood	6,634	59.40%	3,773	33.78%	649	5.81%	92	0.82%	20	0.18%	2,861	25.62%	11,168
Total	397,664	49.65%	291,945	36.45%	98,153	12.25%	11,295	1.41%	1,928	0.24%	105,719	13.20%	800,985

Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Progressive

Forest

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Republican

Kenosha

Notes

↑ Orland S. Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office. Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term.
↑ "Independent Communist"
↑ "Independent Socialist Labor"
↑ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.
↑ All margins are Loomis over Heil unless otherwise noted
1 2 Loomis's margin over Sullivan
↑ Heil's margin over Sullivan

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References

↑ "Goodland Governor By Wisconsin Ruling; Court Holds Lieutenant Governor Must Fill Death Vacancy". New York Times. December 30, 1942. p. E10.
↑ Richardson, Darcy G. (November 10, 2012). "Time Capsule: Wisconsin's Progressive Party Cheated by the Grim Reaper". Darcy Richardson’s Uncovered Politics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
1 2 "Primary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 9, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
1 2 3 4 The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1944). "Primary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 504.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ "WI Governor, 1942 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
1 2 3 "These Men Seek State Nominations". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 13, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
↑ "LaFollette, Once Progressive Chief Seeks GOP Nod". Dixon Evening Telegraph. Dixon, Illinois. August 12, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
↑ "GOP Nominates Heil". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 16, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
↑ "WI Governor, 1942 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
1 2 Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers - Election of State Officers - November 3, 1942
1 2 The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1944). "Summary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 572.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[1] Orland S. Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office. Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term.

[13] "Independent Communist"

[14] "Independent Socialist Labor"

[15] These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.

[16] All margins are Loomis over Heil unless otherwise noted

[LoomisSullivan-17] 1 2 Loomis's margin over Sullivan

[18] Heil's margin over Sullivan

[2] "Goodland Governor By Wisconsin Ruling; Court Holds Lieutenant Governor Must Fill Death Vacancy". New York Times. December 30, 1942. p. E10.

[3] Richardson, Darcy G. (November 10, 2012). "Time Capsule: Wisconsin's Progressive Party Cheated by the Grim Reaper". Darcy Richardson’s Uncovered Politics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[Green_Bay_Press-Gazette-4] 1 2 "Primary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 9, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[primary-5] 1 2 3 4 The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1944). "Primary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 504.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[6] "WI Governor, 1942 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[Wisconsin_State_Journal-7] 1 2 3 "These Men Seek State Nominations". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 13, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[Dixon_Evening_Telegraph-8] "LaFollette, Once Progressive Chief Seeks GOP Nod". Dixon Evening Telegraph. Dixon, Illinois. August 12, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[9] "GOP Nominates Heil". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 16, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[10] "WI Governor, 1942 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[archives-11] 1 2 Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers - Election of State Officers - November 3, 1942

[bluebook-12] 1 2 The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1944). "Summary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 572.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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U.S. House	Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
State governors	Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Idaho Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Lt. Gov Nebraska Lt. Gov Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming
State legislatures	Iowa Senate
Mayors	Evansville, IN

v t e Notable third-party performances in United States elections
* Third party is endorsed by a major party
Presidential	1788–89 * 1792 * 1832 1848 1856 1860 1872* 1892 1896* 1912 1924 1948 1960 1968 1980 1992 1996
Senatorial (since 1940)	California 1940 Minnesota 1940 North Dakota 1940 Wisconsin 1940 Minnesota 1942 Minnesota 1942 Nebraska 1942 Virginia 1942 North Dakota 1944 Wisconsin 1944 California 1946 (Republican write-in) North Dakota 1946 North Dakota 1946 Tennessee 1946 Arkansas 1948 Alabama 1950 New Hampshire 1950 California 1952 Maine 1952 New York 1952 North Dakota 1952 Virginia 1952 South Carolina 1954 (Democratic write-in) Virginia 1954 Utah 1958 Virginia 1958 Virginia 1960 Virginia 1964 Mississippi 1966 Virginia 1966 Virginia 1966 Alabama 1968 Alaska 1968 Maryland 1968 New York 1968 Connecticut 1970 Mississippi 1970 New York 1970 Virginia 1970 Louisiana 1972 Florida 1974 Hawaii 1974 Nevada 1974 New York 1974 Utah 1974 Minnesota 1976 Virginia 1976 Alabama 1978 Arkansas 1978 Maine 1978 Mississippi 1978 New York 1980 Washington 1982 Tennessee 1984 Virginia 1990 Alaska 1992 Arizona 1992 Hawaii 1992 Louisiana 1992 Ohio 1992 Arizona 1994 Minnesota 1994 Ohio 1994 Vermont 1994 Virginia 1994 Alaska 1996 Minnesota 1996 Arizona 2000 Massachusetts 2000 Minnesota 2000 Alaska 2002 Kansas 2002 Massachusetts 2002 Mississippi 2002 Oklahoma 2002 Virginia 2002 Oklahoma 2004 Connecticut 2006 Indiana 2006 Maine 2006 Vermont 2006 * Arkansas 2008 Idaho 2008 Minnesota 2008 Oregon 2008 Alaska 2010 (Republican write-in) Florida 2010 Indiana 2010 South Carolina 2010 Utah 2010 Indiana 2012 Maine 2012 Maryland 2012 Missouri 2012 Montana 2012 Vermont 2012 * Kansas 2014 South Dakota 2014 Wyoming 2014 Alaska 2016 Arizona 2016 Idaho 2016 Indiana 2016 Kansas 2016 Maine 2018 New Mexico 2018 Vermont 2018 * Alaska 2020* Arkansas 2020 Minnesota 2020 Nebraska 2020 Idaho 2022 North Dakota 2022 Utah 2022*
Gubernatorial (since 1940)	Minnesota 1940 Wisconsin 1940 Connecticut 1942 Minnesota 1942 New York 1942 Wisconsin 1942 North Dakota 1944 Wisconsin 1944 California 1946 Tennessee 1950 Maine 1952 Vermont 1952 Tennessee 1954 Nebraska 1956 Texas 1956 Utah 1956 Oklahoma 1958 Tennessee 1958 North Dakota 1960 Tennessee 1962 Virginia 1965 Alabama 1966 Georgia 1966 Idaho 1966 Maryland 1966 New York 1966 Tennessee 1966 Alabama 1970 Arkansas 1970 New Hampshire 1970 New York 1970 Mississippi 1971 New Hampshire 1972 Texas 1972 Washington 1972 Virginia 1973 Maine 1974 Nebraska 1974 Nevada 1974 Texas 1974 Vermont 1974 Vermont 1976 Alaska 1978 California 1978 Maine 1978 Rhode Island 1978 Alaska 1982 Arizona 1982 Hawaii 1982 Alaska 1986 Arizona 1986 Illinois 1986 Maine 1986 Oklahoma 1986 Vermont 1986 Utah 1988 Alaska 1990 Connecticut 1990 Kansas 1990 Maine 1990 New York 1990 Oklahoma 1990 Oregon 1990 Utah 1992 West Virginia 1992 Alaska 1994 Connecticut 1994 Hawaii 1994 Maine 1994 New Mexico 1994 Oklahoma 1994 Pennsylvania 1994 Rhode Island 1994 Vermont 1994 Alaska 1998 Maine 1998 Minnesota 1998 New York 1998 Pennsylvania 1998 Rhode Island 1998 Kentucky 1999 New Hampshire 2000 Vermont 2000 Arizona 2002 California 2002 Maine 2002 Minnesota 2002 New Mexico 2002 New York 2002 Oklahoma 2002 Vermont 2002 Wisconsin 2002 Alaska 2006 Illinois 2006 Maine 2006 Massachusetts 2006 Minnesota 2006 Texas 2006 Louisiana 2007 Vermont 2008 New Jersey 2009 Colorado 2010 Idaho 2010 Maine 2010 Massachusetts 2010 Minnesota 2010 Rhode Island 2010 Wyoming 2010 Kentucky 2011 Virginia 2013 Alaska 2014 * Hawaii 2014 Maine 2014 Rhode Island 2014 Wyoming 2014 Maine 2018 Kansas 2018 Indiana 2020 Vermont 2020* Alaska 2022 Idaho 2022 Oregon 2022
Territorial Governors (since 1970)	U.S. Virgin Islands 1970 Puerto Rico 1972 District of Columbia 1974 U.S. Virgin Islands 1974 U.S. Virgin Islands 1978 Puerto Rico 1980 U.S. Virgin Islands 1986 Puerto Rico 1988 U.S. Virgin Islands 1990 U.S. Virgin Islands 1994 U.S. Virgin Islands 1998 Puerto Rico 2000 Northern Mariana Islands 2001 U.S. Virgin Islands 2002 Northern Mariana Islands 2005 U.S. Virgin Islands 2006 Northern Mariana Islands 2009 District of Columbia 2010 U.S. Virgin Islands 2010 District of Columbia 2014 Northern Mariana Islands 2014 U.S. Virgin Islands 2014 Puerto Rico 2016 District of Columbia 2018 Guam 2018 Northern Mariana Islands 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands 2018 Puerto Rico 2020 District of Columbia 2022 Northern Mariana Islands 2022 U.S. Virgin Islands 2022
State legislative	Alaska Hawaii Louisiana West Virginia Wyoming
Portal:Politics Third party (U.S. politics) List of third-party and independent performances in United States elections Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress

1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

Contents

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Progressive party

Candidates

Results

Socialist party

Candidates

Results

Other party nominations

General election

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Progressive

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Republican

Notes

Related Research Articles

References

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