1944 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1944 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Oscar Rennebohm Marshall Whaling Clough Gates Party Republican Democratic Progressive Popular vote 672,462 477,554 79,068 Percentage 54.21% 38.50% 6.37%

County results Rennebohm:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Whaling:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Gates:      30–40%

Lieutenant Governor before election Walter Samuel Goodland Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Oscar Rennebohm Republican

The 1944 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1944 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee Oscar Rennebohm defeated Democratic nominee Marshall Whaling, Progressive nominee Clough Gates and Socialist nominee George E. Helberg.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1944, Republican nominee Oscar Rennebohm won the election by a margin of 194,908 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Marshall Whaling, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Rennebohm was sworn in as the 30th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on 1 January 1945. ^[1]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Oscar Rennebohm	672,462	54.21
	Democratic	Marshall Whaling	477,554	38.50
	Progressive	Clough Gates	79,068	6.37
	Socialist	George E. Helberg	11,167	0.90
		Scattering	134	0.02
Total votes			1,240,385	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "1944 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2025.