1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1898 November 6, 1900 1902 →
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Nominee Robert M. La Follette Louis G. Bomrich
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 264,419 160,674
Percentage 59.83% 36.35%

Governor before election

Edward Scofield
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

The 1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.

Republican nominee Robert M. La Follette defeated Democratic nominee Louis G. Bomrich with 59.83% of the vote.

General election[]

Candidates[]

Major party candidates

  • Louis G. Bomrich, Democratic, lawyer[1]
  • Robert M. La Follette, Republican, former U.S. Congressman

Other candidates

  • Jabez Burritt Smith, Prohibition, lawyer,[1] candidate for Wisconsin State Senate in 1896[2]
  • Howard Tuttle, Social Democrat, candidate for Governor in 1898
  • Frank R. Wilke, Socialist Labor, pressman[1]

Results[]

1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert M. La Follette 264,419 59.83%
Democratic Louis G. Bomrich 160,674 36.35%
Prohibition J. Burritt Smith 9,707 2.20%
Social Democratic Howard Tuttle 6,590 1.49%
Socialist Labor Frank R. Wilke 507 0.11%
Scattering 88 0.02%
Majority 103,745 23.48%
Turnout 441,985
Republican hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Election Notice". Northern Wisconsin advertiser. Wabeno, Wis. November 1, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "J. Burritt Smith sails on".
  3. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  4. ^ "WI Governor, 1900". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1901, pp. 328.
  6. ^ 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.
  • Froehlich, Wm. H., ed. (1901). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Northwestern Litho. Co.
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