1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894.
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Incumbent Democratic Governor George Wilbur Peck was defeated by Republican nominee William H. Upham.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- George Wilbur Peck, Democratic, incumbent Governor
- William H. Upham, Republican, former mayor of Marshfield[1]
Other candidates
- Capt. John F. Cleghorn, Prohibition
- David Frank Powell, Labor, mayor of La Crosse,[2][3] Union Labor nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1888
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | William H. Upham (incumbent) | 196,150 | 52.24% | ||
| Democratic | George Wilbur Peck | 142,250 | 37.89% | ||
| Populist | David Frank Powell | 25,604 | 6.82% | ||
| Prohibition | John F. Cleghorn | 11,240 | 2.99% | ||
| Scattering | 205 | 0.06% | |||
| Majority | 53,900 | 14.35% | |||
| Turnout | 375,449 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References
- Edwards, C. B., ed. (1907). Codification of the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Marshfield, Wisconsin. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Benjamin F. Bryant (ed.). Memoirs of La Crosse County from Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1907, pp. 200-201.
- "The Campaign Opened". Watertown Republican. Watertown, Wis. August 29, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- "WI Governor, 1894". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- Wisconsin Blue Book 1895, pp. 342–343.
- Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.
Bibliography
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Casson, Henry, ed. (1895). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co.
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