1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

←  1934 November 3, 1936 1938  →

Nominee Philip La Follette Alexander Wiley Arthur W. Lueck Party Progressive Republican Democratic Popular vote 573,724 363,973 268,530 Percentage 46.38% 29.42% 21.71%

County results La Follette:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Wiley:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60% Lueck:     30–40%

Governor before election Philip La Follette Progressive Elected Governor Philip La Follette Progressive

The 1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.

Incumbent Progressive Governor Philip La Follette won re-election, defeating Republican nominee Alexander Wiley and Democratic nominee Arthur W. Lueck. As of 2022, this is the last time that Shawano County did not vote for the Republican nominee for governor and the last time Dodge County voted Democratic for governor.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1936.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Arthur W. Lueck, attorney ^[1]
• William D. Carroll, State Senator

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur W. Lueck	86,912	59.22
	Democratic	William D. Carroll	59,855	40.78
Total votes			146,767	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Bowman Chapple, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1932 and 1934
• Alexander Wiley, farmer and former Chippewa County district attorney ^[4]

Results

Republican primary results ^{[2] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alexander Wiley	86,090	51.81
	Republican	John Bowman Chapple	80,065	48.19
Total votes			166,155	100.00

Progressive primary

Candidates

• Philip La Follette, incumbent Governor

Results

Progressive primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Philip La Follette (incumbent)	178,134	100.00
Total votes			178,134	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Arthur W. Lueck, Democratic
• Alexander Wiley, Republican
• Philip La Follette, Progressive

Other candidates

• August F. Fehlandt, Prohibition, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1906
• Joseph Ehrhardt, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1928, 1932 and 1934
• Joseph F. Walsh, Union, merchant and farmer ^[6]

Results

1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Philip La Follette (incumbent)	573,724	46.38%
	Republican	Alexander Wiley	363,973	29.42%
	Democratic	Arthur W. Lueck	268,530	21.71%
	Union	Joseph F. Walsh	27,934	2.26%
	Socialist Labor	Joseph Ehrhardt	1,738	0.14%
	Prohibition	August F. Fehlandt	1,008	0.08%
	Scattering		188	0.02%
Majority			209,751	16.96%
Turnout			1,237,095	100.00%
	Progressive hold		Swing

References

1. "Democrats Name Arthur W. Lueck Governor Choice". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. June 15, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
2. Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, p. 347.
3. "WI Governor, 1936 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
4. "Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Wiley". Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
5. "WI Governor, 1936 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
6. "Union Party May Have Gubernatorial Nominee". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. October 2, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
8. "WI Governor, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
9. Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, p. 420.

Bibliography

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
• Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1937). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1937. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.