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The 1948 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.
Incumbent Republican Governor Oscar Rennebohm defeated Democratic nominee Carl W. Thompson with 54.09% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 21, 1948.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl W. Thompson | 72,084 | 65.32 | |
| Democratic | William D. Carroll | 38,275 | 34.68 | |
| Total votes | 110,359 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Oscar Rennebohm (incumbent) | 278,650 | 58.19 | |
| Republican | Ralph M. Immell | 200,248 | 41.81 | |
| Total votes | 478,898 | 100.00 | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Oscar Rennebohm (incumbent) | 684,839 | 54.09% | -5.69% | |
| Democratic | Carl W. Thompson | 558,497 | 44.11% | +5.04% | |
| Progressive | Henry J. Berquist | 12,928 | 1.02% | ||
| Socialist | Walter H. Uphoff | 9,149 | 0.72% | -0.14% | |
| Socialist Workers | James E. Boulton | 356 | 0.03% | -0.15% | |
| Socialist Labor | Georgia Cozzini | 328 | 0.03% | -0.07% | |
| Scattering | 42 | 0.00% | |||
| Plurality | 126,342 | 9.98% | -10.73% | ||
| Total votes | 1,266,139 | 100.00% | +21.69% | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Oscar Rennebohm was an American politician, a pharmacist, and the 32nd Governor of Wisconsin. He previously served as lieutenant governor and assumed the office of governor in 1947 on the death of Governor Walter S. Goodland.
The 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Wisconsin Scott McCallum, who had assumed office upon the resignation of Tommy Thompson, ran for his first full term in office. McCallum won his party's nomination by defeating two minor candidates, and Attorney General of Wisconsin Jim Doyle won the Democratic primary with a little more than a third of the vote in a highly competitive primary election. In the general election, the presence of Ed Thompson, former Governor Tommy Thompson's younger brother, the Mayor of Tomah, and the Libertarian Party nominee, held both McCallum and Doyle to under fifty percent of the vote, enabling Doyle to win with 45% of the vote, defeating McCallum. As of 2022, this is the last gubernatorial election in which the Democratic candidate carried Taylor, Langlade, Marquette, Manitowoc, and Racine counties, and the last in which Juneau County did not vote for the Republican candidate, instead voting for Thompson.
Carl William Thompson was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He served 26 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the State Assembly, representing Dane County. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1948 and 1950.
The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.
The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920.
The 1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922.
The 1950 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950.
The 1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.
The 1944 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
The 1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.
The 1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
The 1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924.
The 1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.
The 1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928.
The 1932 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor Philip La Follette was defeated in the Republican primary, and in the midst of the Great Depression and nationwide voter dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, Democratic nominee Albert G. Schmedeman defeated Republican nominee Walter J. Kohler Sr. and Socialist nominee Frank Metcalfe with 52.48% of the vote. Schmedeman became the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election in Wisconsin since George Wilbur Peck in 1892. 2 years later, in 1934, La Follette would run for governor again and defeated Schmedeman, this time running with the Progressive Party.
The 1934 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934.
The 1902 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902.
The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910.
The 1912 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.
