The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1920.
Republican candidate John J. Blaine won the election with 52.98% of the vote, winning his first of three terms as Governor of Wisconsin. Blaine defeated Democratic Party candidate Robert McCoy, Socialist candidate William Coleman and Prohibition Party candidate Henry H. Tubbs.
Republican party
Candidates
Nominee John J. Blaine, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin
Eliminated in primary Edward Dithmar, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Merlin Hull, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin Gilbert E. Seaman, regent of the University of Wisconsin James N. Tittemore, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1918 Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1918
Declined
Joseph D. Beck, former chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission (1915–1917)
Results
Democratic party
Nominee Robert Bruce McCoy, general in the National Guard, former Monroe County Court judge and Mayor of Sparta
Results
Socialist party
Nominee William Coleman, union organizer, unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin House of Representatives in 1908
Results
Prohibition party
Nominee Henry H. Tubbs, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1904
Results
General election Results
Results by county McCoy was the first Democrat to ever win Rock County. He was also the first Democrat since Nelson Dewey in 1848 to win Walworth County and the first since George W. Peck in 1892 to win Oneida County. County John J. BlaineRepublican Robert B. McCoyDemocratic William ColemanSocialist Henry H. TubbsProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,31967.75%57429.48%321.64%211.08%10.05%74538.26%1,947Ashland3,17256.42%2,19939.11%1883.34%621.10%10.02%97317.31%5,622Barron5,14164.34%2,63733.00%871.09%1211.51%40.05%2,50431.34%7,990Bayfield2,05961.78%1,03330.99%1935.79%471.41%10.03%1,02630.78%3,333Brown7,41351.71%6,07642.39%7365.13%1090.76%10.01%1,3379.33%14,335Buffalo2,55373.13%80122.94%1093.12%270.77%10.03%1,75250.19%3,491Burnett1,93777.95%36014.49%1355.43%522.09%10.04%1,57763.46%2,485Calumet3,32570.55%93019.73%4238.98%350.74%00.00%2,39550.82%4,713Chippewa5,17163.56%2,79434.35%841.03%841.03%20.02%2,37729.22%8,135Clark4,82262.11%2,16027.82%6688.60%1141.47%00.00%2,66234.29%7,764Columbia5,54862.74%3,18936.06%570.64%480.54%10.01%2,35926.68%8,843Crawford2,85359.15%1,89839.35%240.50%481.00%00.00%95519.80%4,823Dane18,10961.89%10,79636.90%1530.52%1970.67%60.02%7,31324.99%29,261Dodge8,55459.27%4,91134.03%8876.15%790.55%20.01%3,64325.24%14,433Door3,00172.35%1,05425.41%581.40%350.84%00.00%1,94746.94%4,148Douglas6,28559.24%3,70934.96%5064.77%1071.01%20.02%2,57624.28%10,609Dunn4,04964.42%2,05432.68%610.97%1161.85%50.08%1,99531.74%6,285Eau Claire5,09555.03%3,97242.90%750.81%1111.20%60.06%1,12312.13%9,259Florence75876.18%20320.40%202.01%141.41%00.00%55555.78%995Fond du Lac9,36156.72%6,64540.27%3742.27%1230.75%00.00%2,71616.46%16,503Forest94450.83%86846.74%331.78%120.65%00.00%764.09%1,857Grant6,99659.29%4,61339.10%500.42%1321.12%80.07%2,38320.20%11,799Green3,97462.98%2,16034.23%420.67%1322.09%20.03%1,81428.75%6,310Green Lake2,38153.45%1,88542.31%1523.41%370.83%00.00%49611.13%4,455Iowa3,76757.81%2,61040.06%210.32%1141.75%40.06%1,15717.76%6,516Iron1,42669.83%48623.80%1035.04%271.32%00.00%94046.03%2,042Jackson2,83868.19%1,22729.48%451.08%441.06%80.19%1,61138.71%4,162Jefferson6,19556.32%4,62342.03%930.85%880.80%00.00%1,57214.29%10,999Juneau3,19660.70%1,93536.75%851.61%460.87%30.06%1,26123.95%5,265Kenosha5,45044.13%6,22750.42%6114.95%620.50%00.00%-777-6.29%12,350Kewaunee2,35472.72%80724.93%601.85%160.49%00.00%1,54747.79%3,237La Crosse8,17860.40%4,97036.71%2171.60%1641.21%110.08%3,20823.69%13,540Lafayette3,78259.03%2,52539.41%190.30%781.22%30.05%1,25719.62%6,407Langlade2,70044.66%3,27354.13%550.91%180.30%00.00%-573-9.48%6,046Lincoln3,08560.44%1,60331.41%3757.35%400.78%10.02%1,48229.04%5,104Manitowoc6,83451.97%3,54026.92%2,72820.75%480.37%00.00%3,29425.05%13,150Marathon7,72945.11%5,40231.53%3,90322.78%960.56%40.02%2,32713.58%17,134Marinette4,79560.66%2,56432.44%4585.79%881.11%00.00%2,23128.22%7,905Marquette1,80858.70%1,22139.64%300.97%210.68%00.00%58719.06%3,080Milwaukee54,59438.56%41,95829.63%44,41831.37%6190.44%00.00%10,1767.19%141,589Monroe5,00461.46%2,96936.47%700.86%991.22%00.00%2,03524.99%8,142Oconto3,93565.19%1,90331.53%1572.60%390.65%20.03%2,03233.66%6,036Oneida1,57143.42%1,70447.10%3158.71%260.72%20.06%-133-3.68%3,618Outagamie7,69154.12%6,24643.95%1791.26%940.66%00.00%1,44510.17%14,210Ozaukee3,16769.09%1,18925.94%2104.58%180.39%00.00%1,97843.15%4,584Pepin1,11355.32%84341.90%301.49%251.24%10.05%27013.42%2,012Pierce3,13460.41%1,91736.95%771.48%581.12%20.04%1,21723.46%5,188Polk4,14671.98%1,38624.06%1312.27%971.68%00.00%2,76047.92%5,760Portage4,42952.22%3,89445.91%1091.29%480.57%20.02%5356.31%8,482Price2,60765.72%1,01125.49%3177.99%320.81%00.00%1,59640.23%3,967Racine8,18141.87%9,95350.94%1,2056.17%2011.03%00.00%-1,772-9.07%19,540Richland2,76053.58%2,18742.46%260.50%1763.42%20.04%57311.12%5,151Rock8,61846.07%9,67851.73%1670.89%2401.28%40.02%-1,060-5.67%18,707Rusk2,07863.92%1,00030.76%1183.63%551.69%00.00%1,07833.16%3,251Sauk5,58259.21%3,58538.03%370.39%2162.29%80.08%1,99721.18%9,428Sawyer1,17857.83%77638.10%562.75%261.28%10.05%40219.73%2,037Shawano5,03664.23%1,42118.13%1,33517.03%460.59%20.03%3,61546.11%7,840Sheboygan8,46649.28%5,25530.59%3,38419.70%730.42%00.00%3,21118.69%17,178St. Croix4,25156.61%3,12341.59%560.75%781.04%10.01%1,12815.02%7,509Taylor2,00954.05%99226.69%68118.32%350.94%00.00%1,01727.36%3,717Trempealeau3,60065.66%1,79032.65%250.46%641.17%40.07%1,81033.01%5,483Vernon4,68571.91%1,64525.25%250.38%1592.44%10.02%3,04046.66%6,515Vilas69652.85%45034.17%16012.15%110.84%00.00%24618.68%1,317Walworth4,91347.71%5,07449.27%640.62%2452.38%20.02%-161-1.56%10,298Washburn1,50660.43%87535.11%793.17%311.24%10.04%63125.32%2,492Washington5,19468.51%1,97126.00%3744.93%340.45%80.11%3,22342.51%7,581Waukesha5,59346.77%5,89849.32%3613.02%1060.89%00.00%-305-2.55%11,958Waupaca6,16962.83%3,08231.39%5035.12%590.60%60.06%3,08731.44%9,819Waushara2,70256.00%1,94940.39%1453.01%280.58%10.02%75315.61%4,825Winnebago7,81446.20%8,00547.32%9695.73%1270.75%00.00%-191-1.13%16,915Wood4,86849.61%3,48335.49%1,39314.20%690.70%00.00%1,38514.11%9,813Total366,24752.98%247,74635.84%71,12610.29%6,0470.87%1280.02%118,50117.14%691,294
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Ashland Bayfield Brown Polk Portage
Counties that flipped from Socialist to Republican Calumet Manitowoc Marathon Milwaukee Sheboygan
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kenosha Langlade Oneida Racine Rock Walworth Waukesha Winnebago
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