1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Primary elections were held on September 6, 1910.

Republican nominee Francis E. McGovern defeated Democratic nominee Adolph J. Schmitz and Socialist nominee William A. Jacobs, with 50.57% of the vote.

Primary election Republican party

Candidates Henry W. Barker, State Senator Edward T. Fairchild, State Senator William Mitchell Lewis, automobile manufacturer Francis E. McGovern, former District attorney John Strange, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Democratic party Candidates Adolph J. Schmitz, lawyer, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1894, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1908

Results

Socialist party Candidates William A. Jacobs, Social-Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908 Results

Prohibition party Candidates Byron E. Van Keuren, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1908

Results

General election Results

Results by county Schmitz was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1892 to carry Kenosha County. This was also the first time since 1875 that Kenosha County did not vote for the winning candidate. Social Democratic candidate William A. Jacobs received 37.93% of the vote in Milwaukee County and won the county over McGovern; this was the best performance ever by a Socialist gubernatorial candidate in Milwaukee County. County Francis E. McGovernRepublican Adolph SchmitzDemocratic William A. JacobsSocial Democratic Byron E. Van KeurenProhibition Fred G. KremerSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams60272.36%15818.99%425.05%293.49%00.00%44453.37%832Ashland1.38159.22%47320.28%38616.55%612.62%311.33%90838.94%2,332Barron1,67673.16%2099.12%26211.44%1416.15%30.13%1,41461.72%2,291Bayfield1,05776.21%976.99%19113.77%402.88%20.14%86662.44%1,387Brown3,26748.17%2,62038.62%79311.69%911.34%110.16%6479.54%6,782Buffalo1,00865.93%47030.74%291.90%221.44%00.00%53835.19%1,529Burnett84872.17%756.38%19316.43%595.02%00.00%65555.74%1,175Calumet1,17643.31%1,38450.98%1324.86%200.74%20.07%-208-7.66%2,715Chippewa2,17055.76%1,41836.43%1944.98%1042.67%60.15%75219.32%3,892Clark2,08768.72%72023.71%1404.61%872.86%30.10%1,36745.01%3,037Columbia2,65361.36%1,37931.89%1723.98%1022.36%180.42%1,27429.46%4,324Crawford1,57054.80%1,17641.05%602.09%561.95%30.10%39413.75%2,865Dane6,39252.74%5,11342.19%2892.38%3162.61%40.03%1,27910.55%12,120Dodge2,69235.12%4,72761.66%1471.92%1001.30%00.00%-2,035-26.55%7,666Door1,75780.49%27912.78%884.03%542.47%50.23%1,47867.70%2,183Douglas2,58266.36%45411.67%69517.86%1363.50%240.62%1,88748.50%3,891Dunn2,17986.33%1566.18%1234.87%572.26%80.32%2,02380.15%2,524Eau Claire2,39969.44%57316.58%35010.13%1002.89%330.96%1,82652.85%3,455Florence46779.83%10417.78%71.20%71.20%00.00%36362.05%585Fond du Lac3,83447.33%3,78046.66%3123.85%1712.11%40.05%540.67%8,101Forest72679.00%12213.28%535.77%171.85%10.11%60465.72%919Grant2,90859.08%1,77536.06%841.71%1402.84%150.30%1,13323.02%4,922Green1,65953.71%1,18638.39%882.85%1534.95%20.06%47315.31%3,089Green Lake1,49551.20%1,27343.60%642.19%883.01%00.00%2227.60%2,920Iowa2,00457.47%1,29437.11%421.20%1464.19%10.03%71020.36%3,487Iron73863.08%32327.61%685.81%383.25%30.26%41535.47%1,170Jackson1,43878.02%28215.30%663.58%563.04%10.05%1,15662.72%1,843Jefferson1,93932.78%3,58160.53%2864.83%1071.81%30.05%-1,642-27.76%5,916Juneau1,57160.24%72227.68%2609.97%521.99%30.12%84932.55%2,608Kenosha1,89140.14%2,20746.85%48710.34%1232.61%30.06%-316-6.71%4,711Kewaunee1,53047.60%1,62850.65%331.03%200.62%30.09%-98-3.05%3,214La Crosse3,28948.74%2,87442.59%4136.12%1552.30%170.25%4156.15%6,748Lafayette2,11953.99%1,72543.95%180.46%621.58%10.03%39410.04%3,925Langlade1,29849.62%1,20746.14%682.60%401.53%30.11%913.48%2,616Lincoln1,53346.90%1,53246.86%1634.99%401.22%10.03%10.03%3,269Manitowoc2,65536.09%3,91953.28%7299.91%510.69%20.03%-1,264-17.18%7,356Marathon2,95238.04%4,08752.66%5557.15%1582.04%90.12%-1,135-14.62%7,761Marinette2,42363.50%61716.17%58815.41%1674.38%210.55%1,80647.33%3,816Marquette1,28264.20%64232.15%211.05%502.50%20.10%64032.05%1,997Milwaukee20,29133.09%16,89627.55%23,26437.93%8191.34%570.09%-2,973-4.84%61,327Monroe2,38958.68%1,41934.86%1654.05%922.26%60.15%97023.83%4,071Oconto2,03659.72%1,14833.68%1775.19%431.26%50.15%88826.05%3,409Oneida1,10957.91%44123.03%34718.12%180.94%00.00%66834.88%1,915Outagamie3,48847.95%3,42547.08%2142.94%1431.97%50.07%630.87%7,275Ozaukee66232.03%1,30463.09%864.16%140.68%10.05%-642-31.06%2,067Pepin63359.21%39236.67%171.59%262.43%10.09%24122.54%1,069Pierce1,63581.59%1889.38%874.34%874.34%40.20%1,44772.21%2,004Polk1,49479.30%834.41%23312.37%733.87%00.00%1,26166.93%1,884Portage2.07953.90%1,55940.42%1443.73%701.81%00.00%52013.48%3,857Price1,63872.35%2219.76%33214.66%642.83%60.27%1,30657.69%2,264Racine3,20651.30%1,82429.18%92514.80%2774.43%180.29%1,38222.11%6,250Richland1,61154.76%99733.89%923.13%2388.09%30.10%61420.87%2,942Rock3,16866.06%1,05922.08%3186.63%2284.75%230.48%2,10943.97%4,796Rusk99274.81%916.86%21115.91%292.19%30.23%78158.90%1,326Sauk2,31852.11%1,81540.80%420.94%2726.12%10.02%50311.31%4,448Sawyer63486.85%648.77%162.19%141.92%20.27%57078.08%730Shawano1,99561.50%1,12134.56%631.94%641.97%10.03%87426.94%3,244Sheboygan3,95144.00%3,87043.10%1,01311.28%1341.49%80.09%810.90%8,980St. Croix2,35460.78%1,26132.56%1483.82%1072.76%30.08%1,09328.22%3,873Taylor1,07453.04%62330.77%29514.57%321.58%00.00%45122.27%2,025Trempealeau1,84462.28%99433.57%371.25%842.84%20.07%85028.71%2,961Vernon2,27772.75%63520.29%842.68%1324.22%20.06%1,64252.46%3,130Vilas53272.09%5912.87%8912.06%182.44%40.54%43759.21%738Walworth2,53360.35%1,29530.86%992.36%2686.39%10.02%1,23829.50%4,197Washburn85575.53%13812.19%11510.16%232.03%10.09%71763.34%1,132Washington2,06845.01%2,29349.90%1984.31%350.76%10.02%-225-4.90%4,595Waukesha3,60152.31%2,50836.43%5998.70%1762.56%00.00%1,09315.88%6,884Waupaca2,90377.54%51013.62%2125.66%1153.07%40.11%2,39363.92%3,744Waushara1,59779.06%27313.51%944.65%522.57%00.00%1,32465.54%2,020Winnebago5,47454.61%3,75937.50%5825.81%1931.93%150.15%1,71517.11%10,023Wood1,93144.20%1,78040.74%55812.77%942.15%50.11%1513.46%4,369Total161,61950.58%110,44234.56%39,54712.38%7,4502.33%4300.13%51,17716.02%316,522

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kenosha Manitowoc Marathon

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Social Democratic Milwaukee

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