1916 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Nominee
Emanuel Lorenz Philipp
Burt Williams
Rae Weaver
Party
Republican
Democratic
Socialist
Popular vote
227,896
164,633
30,813
Percentage
52.70%
38.07%
7.13%
County results
Philipp: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election
Emanuel L. Philipp
Republican
Elected Governor
Emanuel L. Philipp
Republican
The 1916 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 52.70% of the vote, winning his second term as Governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Burt Williams and Socialist candidate Rae Weaver.
Primary elections [ ]
Primary elections were held on September 5, 1916.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Emanuel L. Philipp , incumbent Governor
William H. Hatton , former State Senator and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1914
Francis E. McGovern , former Governor
Don C. Hall , former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Results [ ]
Socialist primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Prohibition primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Major party candidates
Emanuel L. Philipp , Republican
Burt Williams, Democratic
Other candidates
George McKerrow, Prohibition
Rae Weaver, Socialist
Results [ ]
References [ ]
Bibliography [ ]
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917 . Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer. 1917.
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