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1900 Wisconsin election
1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|
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Nominee
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Robert M. La Follette
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Louis G. Bomrich
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Party
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Republican
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Democratic
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Popular vote
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264,419
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160,674
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Percentage
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59.83%
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36.35%
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Governor before election
Edward Scofield
Republican
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Elected Governor
Robert M. La Follette
Republican
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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[]
References[]
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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