1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Primary elections were held on September 1, 1914.

Incumbent Republican Governor Francis E. McGovern retired to run for U.S. Senate.

Republican nominee Emanuel L. Philipp defeated Democratic nominee John C. Karel, Progressive nominee John J. Blaine and Social Democratic nominee Oscar Ameringer, with 43.26% of the vote.

Primary election Republican party Candidates Andrew H. Dahl, former State Treasurer of Wisconsin William H. Hatton, former State Senator Merlin Hull, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Emanuel L. Philipp, Milwaukee Police Commissioner Henry E. Roethe, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Bernice W. Utman

Results

Democratic party

Candidates John A. Aylward, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1906 and 1908 John C. Karel, Milwaukee County Court judge, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1912

Results

Social Democratic party

Candidates Oscar Ameringer, newspaper editor

Results

Prohibition party Candidates David W. Emerson, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 11th congressional district in 1912

Results

Other party nominations John J. Blaine, Progressive John Vierthaler, Socialist Labor, Socialist Labor nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1912

General election Results

Results by county Karel was the first Democrat to ever win Pepin County and Vilas County. He was also the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1892 to win Brown County and Chippewa County. After this election, Chippewa County and Fond du Lac County would not vote Democratic again until 1932 and Vilas County would not do the same until 1934.

This was the first time Vilas County ever voted for the losing candidate. Brown County and Chippewa County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1888 and 1886, respectively. County Emanuel L. PhilippRepublican John C. KarelDemocratic John J. BlaineProgressive Oscar AmeringerSocial Democratic David W. EmersonProhibition John VierthalerSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams45148.13%21923.37%20621.99%323.42%242.56%50.53%23224.76%937Ashland1,38445.33%1,12336.78%2157.04%1825.96%1444.72%50.16%2618.55%3,053Barron1,17044.17%83031.33%32412.23%973.66%2258.49%30.11%34012.84%2,649Bayfield86351.13%32519.25%26615.76%1659.77%633.73%60.36%53831.87%1,688Brown2,73839.04%3,69152.63%1532.18%3424.88%891.27%00.00%-953-13.59%7,013Buffalo86550.12%49028.39%29316.98%341.97%432.49%10.06%37521.73%1,726Burnett74355.24%22816.95%18213.53%1037.66%816.02%50.37%51538.29%1,345Calumet1,02738.38%1,52657.03%632.35%381.42%200.75%00.00%-499-18.65%2,676Chippewa1,88144.81%1,99047.40%2355.60%431.02%471.12%00.00%-109-2.60%4,198Clark1,78753.01%1,08032.04%34110.12%832.46%782.31%20.06%70720.97%3,371Columbia2,36149.33%1,49131.15%79716.65%481.00%881.84%10.02%87018.18%4,786Crawford1,11037.59%1,30344.12%46615.78%250.85%431.46%50.17%-193-6.54%2,953Dane3,53726.75%5,17839.17%4,13131.25%1441.09%2171.64%110.08%-1,047-7.92%13,220Dodge3,04439.85%4,10453.73%3314.33%570.75%1011.32%10.01%-1,060-13.88%7,638Door1,27158.92%72633.66%884.08%241.11%482.23%00.00%54525.27%2,157Douglas2,47443.13%2,24039.05%3325.79%5639.82%1202.09%70.12%2344.08%5,736Dunn1,04451.38%38919.14%41420.37%1346.59%502.46%10.05%63031.01%2,032Eau Claire1,60242.19%1,29134.00%66317.46%1383.63%932.45%80.21%3118.19%3,797Florence34771.40%7014.40%438.85%132.67%81.65%51.03%27757.00%486Fond du Lac3,20838.98%4,06149.34%6768.21%1301.58%1491.81%60.07%-853-10.36%8,230Forest68966.06%23722.72%696.62%252.40%232.21%00.00%45243.34%1,043Grant2,47046.34%1,75332.89%91117.09%420.79%1502.81%40.08%71713.45%5,330Green1,51147.46%86127.04%60418.97%762.39%1304.08%20.06%65020.41%3,184Green Lake1,15550.68%90339.62%1476.45%311.36%401.76%30.13%25211.06%2,279Iowa1,62145.88%1,22734.73%51914.69%90.25%1554.39%20.06%39411.15%3,533Iron67271.04%17718.71%252.64%414.33%282.96%30.32%49552.33%946Jackson1,11756.05%56928.55%22111.09%371.86%482.41%10.05%54827.50%1,993Jefferson2,38542.12%2,72848.18%3836.76%761.34%831.47%00.00%-343-6.06%5,662Juneau1,54953.84%90131.32%34712.06%351.22%391.36%60.21%64822.52%2,877Kenosha2,46045.71%2,35143.68%2083.86%2965.50%641.19%30.06%1092.03%5,382Kewaunee83329.47%1,86565.97%933.29%120.42%200.71%40.14%-1,032-36.51%2,827La Crosse2,45440.81%2,11235.12%1,23120.47%1272.11%681.13%210.35%3425.69%6,013Lafayette1,60246.13%1,33938.55%43112.41%150.43%842.42%20.06%2637.57%3,473Langlade1,18942.54%1,32947.55%1746.23%541.93%461.65%30.11%-140-5.01%2,795Lincoln1,52853.22%98334.24%1966.83%1234.28%391.36%00.00%54518.98%2,871Manitowoc2,60436.80%3,77953.40%901.27%5567.86%470.66%10.01%-1,175-16.60%7,077Marathon3,64246.06%3,37742.71%3754.74%4055.12%991.25%90.11%2653.35%7,907Marinette2,25056.73%1,21130.53%1794.51%1563.93%1634.11%70.18%1,03926.20%3,966Marquette1,00155.43%60133.28%1598.80%80.44%372.05%00.00%40022.15%1,806Milwaukee22,26735.28%19,85231.46%2,9704.71%17,58827.87%3290.52%1010.16%2,4153.83%63,107Monroe1,63849.92%99530.33%48914.90%501.52%1013.08%80.24%64319.60%3,281Oconto1,75252.13%1,35040.17%1404.17%792.35%401.19%00.00%40211.96%3,361Oneida92350.99%54730.22%20211.16%1065.86%291.60%30.17%37620.77%1,810Outagamie3,31744.54%3,23343.41%6809.13%1051.41%1121.50%00.00%841.13%7,447Ozaukee75130.58%1,58564.54%622.52%441.79%140.57%00.00%-834-33.96%2,456Pepin39841.54%42944.78%767.93%293.03%262.71%00.00%-31-3.24%958Pierce84151.47%33220.32%33820.69%432.63%744.53%40.24%50330.78%1,634Polk79850.06%29518.51%30819.32%1157.21%704.39%80.50%49030.74%1,594Portage1,73641.39%1,93346.09%42310.09%410.98%591.41%20.05%-197-4.70%4,194Price89653.05%41924.81%1166.87%20712.26%482.84%30.18%47728.24%1,689Racine2,86242.44%2,73140.50%5588.28%3955.86%1872.77%100.15%1311.94%6,743Richland1,04036.91%64923.03%85330.27%451.60%2308.16%10.04%1876.64%2,818Rock3,85649.91%2,18628.29%1,23616.00%2272.94%2152.78%60.08%1,67021.62%7,726Rusk73753.29%32023.14%20614.90%765.50%412.96%30.22%41730.15%1,383Sauk2,06352.21%1,07327.16%57714.60%300.76%2005.06%80.20%99025.06%3,951Sawyer46055.09%28133.65%566.71%192.28%192.28%00.00%17921.44%835Shawano1,81054.65%87626.45%46714.10%802.42%752.26%40.12%93428.20%3,312Sheboygan4,02945.49%3,45138.96%5235.90%7868.87%580.65%100.11%5786.53%8,857St. Croix1,67946.01%1,46440.12%2857.81%1113.04%1032.82%70.19%2155.89%3,649Taylor84544.15%73238.24%1769.20%1276.64%331.72%10.05%1135.90%1,914Trempealeau1,03440.85%82532.60%56722.40%160.63%873.44%20.08%2098.26%2,531Vernon1,42952.02%55420.17%62122.61%260.95%1164.22%10.04%80829.41%2,747Vilas25438.54%26239.76%406.07%8412.75%162.43%30.46%-8-1.21%659Walworth2,01150.80%1,28432.43%3779.52%481.21%2355.94%40.10%72718.36%3,959Washburn79363.59%29723.82%645.13%514.09%403.21%20.16%49639.78%1,247Washington2,00747.13%2,06048.38%932.18%761.78%220.52%00.00%-53-1.24%4,258Waukesha2,96446.13%2,42137.68%73711.47%1281.99%1742.71%20.03%5438.45%6,426Waupaca2,70359.72%89819.84%65114.38%1292.85%1393.07%60.13%1,80539.88%4,526Waushara1,11760.74%22712.34%39021.21%532.88%502.72%20.11%72739.53%1,839Winnebago4,20544.85%3,40736.34%1,33414.23%2913.10%1311.40%40.04%7988.51%9,375Wood1,93343.06%1,88341.95%3648.11%1934.30%1122.49%40.09%501.11%4,489Total140,78743.26%119,50936.72%32,56010.01%25,9177.96%6,2791.93%3520.11%21,2786.54%325,430

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Forest Green Lake Kenosha Marathon Milwaukee Racine Sheboygan Waukesha

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Brown Chippewa Dane Pepin Vilas

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