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The 1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.
Incumbent Republican Governor Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Hoan in a rematch of the 1944 election with 59.78% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on August 13, 1946.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Hoan | 56,445 | 77.33 | |
| Democratic | Stanley Z. Fajkowski | 16,546 | 22.67 | |
| Total votes | 72,991 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter Samuel Goodland (incumbent) | 193,199 | 42.45 | |
| Republican | Ralph M. Immell | 177,816 | 39.07 | |
| Republican | Delbert J. Kenny | 73,149 | 16.07 | |
| Republican | Otto R. Werkmeister | 5,680 | 1.25 | |
| Republican | Ralph F. Amoth | 5,329 | 1.17 | |
| Total votes | 455,173 | 100.00 | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter Samuel Goodland (incumbent) | 621,970 | 59.78% | ||
| Democratic | Daniel Hoan | 406,499 | 39.07% | ||
| Socialist | Walter H. Uphoff | 8,996 | 0.87% | ||
| Communist | Sigmund Eisenscher | 1,857 | 0.18% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Jerry Kenyon | 959 | 0.09% | ||
| Scattering | 163 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 215,471 | 20.71% | |||
| Turnout | 1,040,444 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Henry Joseph Berquist was an American politician. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1937–1942) representing Florence, Forest, and Oneida counties as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party. He resigned to serve in World War II and was wounded and captured at the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he was a candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1948 for Henry A. Wallace's Progressive Party, but was not elected. In his later years he became a staunch Democrat and advocated for senior issues.
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