1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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Nominee Orland S. Loomis Julius P. Heil William C. Sullivan
Party Progressive Republican Democratic
Popular vote397,664291,94598,153
Percentage49.65%36.45%12.25%
1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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

Walter Samuel Goodland [lower-alpha 1]
Republican

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

Contents

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.

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 elections

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1942.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William C. Sullivan 15,684 24.31
Democratic Gustav J. Keller15,48223.99
Democratic Raymond J. Cannon 11,07517.16
Democratic Stanley Z. Fajkowski10,33316.01
Democratic Albert J. Wilde7,22711.20
Democratic Joseph H. Conlin4,7257.32
Total votes64,526 100.00

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John M. Brophy 52,952 100.00
Total votes52,952 100.00

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [7] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julius P. Heil (incumbent) 136,980 51.57
Republican Milton T. Murray 95,90836.11
Republican James K. Robinson32,74012.33
Total votes265,628 100.00

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Walter Samuel Goodland (incumbent) 154,695 66.34
Republican Charles I. Wesley78,47433.66
Total votes233,169 100.00

Progressive primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Orland S. Loomis 54,508 100.00
Total votes54,508 100.00

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Philip E. Nelson 36,584 71.98
Progressive Henry J. Berquist 13,24028.02
Total votes50,824 100.00

In the September Primary, Nelson won with a commanding 71% of the vote. Nelson, however, had already been appointed to the federal War Production Board and, on the eve of the Progressive Party state convention, declined the nomination. [12] On October 5, the Progressives formally nominated Henry Berquist in place of Nelson. [13]

Socialist primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Frank P. Zeidler 5,666 100.00
Total votes5,666 100.00

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

  • Arthur C. Ochsner, farmer [3]

Results

Socialist primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Arthur C. Ochsner 5,233 100.00
Total votes5,233 100.00

General election

Governor

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election [14] [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Orland S. Loomis 397,664 49.65%
Republican Julius P. Heil (incumbent)291,94536.45%
Democratic William C. Sullivan98,15312.25%
Socialist Frank P. Zeidler 11,2951.41%
Independent Communist Fred B. Blair 1,0920.14%
Independent Socialist Labor Georgia Cozzini 4900.06%
Scattering3460.04%
Majority105,71913.20%
Turnout 800,985100.00%
Progressive gain from Republican Swing

Lieutenant governor

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1942 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Walter Samuel Goodland (incumbent) 349,230 47.34%
Progressive Henry J. Berquist 256,85134.82%
Democratic John M. Brophy119,92616.26%
Socialist Arthur C. Ochsner10,3721.41%
Independent Socialist LaborAdolf Wiggert1,3360.18%
Majority92,37912.52%
Turnout 737,715100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes

  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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Goodland Governor By Wisconsin Ruling; Court Holds Lieutenant Governor Must Fill Death Vacancy". New York Times. December 30, 1942. p. E10.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "These Men Seek State Nominations". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 13, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "LaFollette, Once Progressive Chief Seeks GOP Nod". Dixon Evening Telegraph. Dixon, Illinois. August 12, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "GOP Nominates Heil". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 16, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Primary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 9, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Wisconsin Blue Book 1944, p. 504.
  8. ↑ "WI Governor, 1942 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G. L., eds. (1942). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942. State of Wisconsin. p. 670.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Wisconsin Blue Book 1944, p. 505.
  11. ↑ "WI Governor, 1942 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nelson Declines Candidacy on Progressive Ticket". Rhinelander Daily News . September 28, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Progressives Pick Henry J. Berquist". Wisconsin State Journal . October 5, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved December 6, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Glashan 1979, pp. 342–343.
  15. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book 1944, p. 572.
  16. ↑ "WI Governor, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  17. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book 1944, p. 573.
  18. ↑ "WI Lt. Governor, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

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