The 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 51.00% of the vote.
This was the first Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an even-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years.
General election Candidates Major party candidates Nicholas D. Fratt, Democratic, President of the Racine County Bank, Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1881 Jeremiah McLain Rusk, Republican, incumbent Governor
Other candidates Samuel D. Hastings, Prohibition, former State Treasurer, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in 1882 William L. Utley, Greenback, former State Senator
Results
Results by county County Jeremiah M. RuskRepublican Nicholas D. FrattDemocratic Samuel D. HastingsProhibition William L. UtleyGreenback ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,01768.81%44530.11%90.61%50.34%20.14%57238.70%1,478Ashland1,10762.23%65436.76%170.96%00.00%10.06%45325.46%1,779Barron1,71466.64%78030.33%662.57%110.43%10.04%93436.31%2,572Bayfield43864.89%23634.96%10.15%00.00%00.00%20229.93%675Brown2,95043.99%3,63854.25%861.28%320.48%00.00%-688-10.26%6,706Buffalo1,70960.93%1,07238.22%20.07%220.78%00.00%63722.71%2,805Burnett60194.65%274.25%10.16%60.94%00.00%57490.39%635Calumet1,04231.74%2,05762.66%501.52%1344.08%00.00%-1,015-30.92%3,283Chippewa2,55049.54%2,50348.63%410.80%531.03%00.00%470.91%5,147Clark2,00059.52%1,20835.95%561.67%962.86%00.00%79223.57%3,360Columbia3,47954.61%2,62341.17%2654.16%40.06%00.00%85613.44%6,371Crawford1,55648.22%1,59449.40%401.24%371.15%00.00%-38-1.18%3,227Dane6,39048.20%6,22946.99%6174.65%210.16%00.00%1611.21%13,257Dodge3,16033.26%6,12164.43%1011.06%1181.24%00.00%-2,961-31.17%9,500Door1,83059.86%1,11136.34%612.00%551.80%00.00%71923.52%3,057Douglas27953.14%24546.67%10.19%00.00%00.00%346.48%525Dunn2,53965.62%1,19930.99%601.55%711.84%00.00%1,34034.63%3,869Eau Claire3,64453.73%2,91743.01%1612.37%590.87%10.01%72710.72%6,782Florence36170.92%14227.90%61.18%00.00%00.00%21943.03%509Fond du Lac4,28144.35%4,85750.32%2412.50%2742.84%00.00%-576-5.97%9,653Grant4,14952.87%3,21040.91%3874.93%1011.29%00.00%93911.97%7,847Green2,56850.51%1,86536.68%3847.55%2655.21%20.04%70313.83%5,084Green Lake1,52251.06%1,29543.44%1585.30%60.20%00.00%2277.61%2,981Iowa2,46047.76%2,29244.50%3967.69%20.04%10.02%1683.26%5,151Jackson2,05865.21%96130.45%662.09%702.22%10.03%1,09734.76%3,156Jefferson2,91939.63%4,21057.16%2313.14%50.07%00.00%-1,291-17.53%7,365Juneau2,01151.91%1,70944.11%1343.46%190.49%10.03%3027.80%3,874Kenosha1,71552.03%1,54546.88%361.09%00.00%00.00%1705.16%3,296Kewaunee74927.12%2,00372.52%100.36%00.00%00.00%-1,254-45.40%2,762La Crosse3,78751.41%3,43046.57%1361.85%130.18%00.00%3574.85%7,366Lafayette2,48049.92%2,20844.44%2424.87%380.76%00.00%2725.48%4,968Langlade55744.96%62850.69%272.18%272.18%00.00%-71-5.73%1,239Lincoln1,08151.26%99447.13%130.62%211.00%00.00%874.13%2,109Manitowoc2,61538.58%4,12660.86%370.55%10.01%00.00%-1,511-22.29%6,779Marathon2,17038.83%3,33059.58%260.47%631.13%00.00%-1,160-20.76%5,589Marinette2,04366.87%90929.75%1033.37%00.00%00.00%1,13437.12%3,055Marquette94345.64%1,07952.23%371.79%70.34%00.00%-136-6.58%2,066Milwaukee17,87652.16%15,23544.46%2740.80%8832.58%20.01%2,6417.71%34,270Monroe2,64952.62%2,17743.25%1432.84%641.27%10.02%4729.38%5,034Oconto1,49657.85%1,03139.87%572.20%20.08%00.00%46517.98%2,586Outagamie2,63037.16%4,18259.08%851.20%1812.56%00.00%-1,552-21.93%7,078Ozaukee78426.92%2,10372.22%50.17%200.69%00.00%-1,319-45.30%2,912Pepin98570.36%37827.00%282.00%90.64%00.00%60743.36%1,400Pierce2,47965.22%1,11729.39%1744.58%310.82%00.00%1,36235.83%3,801Polk1,75772.01%59124.22%913.73%00.00%10.04%1,16647.79%2,440Portage2,32849.50%2,24847.80%831.76%440.94%00.00%801.70%4,703Price79670.69%32829.13%20.18%00.00%00.00%46841.56%1,126Racine4,00151.03%3,49644.59%3174.04%260.33%00.00%5056.44%7,840Richland2,46454.71%1,78739.68%2164.80%370.82%00.00%67715.03%4,504Rock6,26261.57%3,38133.24%4744.66%530.52%00.00%2,88128.33%10,170Sauk3,53156.48%2,32537.19%3275.23%681.09%10.02%1,20619.29%6,252Sawyer28669.59%12129.44%40.97%00.00%00.00%16540.15%411Shawano1,40547.98%1,40247.88%421.43%792.70%00.00%30.10%2,928Sheboygan3,52845.17%3,97550.90%770.99%2302.94%00.00%-447-5.72%7,810St. Croix2,50851.60%2,23946.07%1102.26%20.04%10.02%2695.53%4,860Taylor79656.94%60142.99%10.07%00.00%00.00%19513.95%1,398Trempealeau2,28962.42%1,18332.26%982.67%972.65%00.00%1,10630.16%3,667Vernon3,01962.39%1,44529.86%2114.36%1613.33%30.06%1,57432.53%4,839Walworth4,23362.19%2,07130.42%4847.11%190.28%00.00%2,16231.76%6,807Washburn28160.43%13729.46%4710.11%00.00%00.00%14430.97%465Washington1,66136.01%2,91163.10%190.41%220.48%00.00%-1,250-27.10%4,613Waukesha3,18846.87%3,26347.97%2874.22%640.94%00.00%-75-1.10%6,802Waupaca3,01459.59%1,76034.80%1242.45%1603.16%00.00%1,25424.79%5,058Waushara2,14174.57%60521.07%923.20%331.15%00.00%1,53653.50%2,871Winnebago4,88547.83%4,67845.80%3613.53%2892.83%00.00%2072.03%10,213Wood1,46845.00%1,72352.82%70.21%641.96%00.00%-255-7.82%3,262Total163,21451.00%143,94544.98%8,5452.67%4,2741.34%190.01%19,2696.02%319,997
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Chippewa Dane Douglas Eau Claire Iowa St. Croix
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Crawford Langlade
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