1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 46.99% of the vote, winning his third and last term as Governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Henry A. Moehlenpah and Socialist candidate Emil Seidel.
Primary elections[]
Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Henry A. Moehlenpah, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 27,469 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 27,469 | 100.00 |
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
- Emanuel L. Philipp, incumbent Governor
- James N. Tittemore, president of the Wisconsin Society of Equity[2]
- Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) | 71,614 | 38.06 | |
Republican | Roy P. Wilcox | 71,174 | 37.83 | |
Republican | James N. Tittemore | 45,357 | 24.11 | |
Total votes | 188,145 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary[]
Candidates[]
- Emil Seidel, former Mayor of Milwaukee
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Emil Seidel | 22,103 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 22,103 | 100.00 |
Prohibition primary[]
Candidates[]
- Anthony J. Benjamin, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1918 special election
- William C. Dean, Prohibition nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1910, Socialist candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1916
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | William C. Dean | 1,017 | 53.87 | |
Prohibition | Anthony J. Benjamin | 871 | 46.13 | |
Total votes | 1,888 | 100.00 |
General election[]
Candidates[]
Major party candidates
- Emanuel L. Philipp, Republican
- Henry A. Moehlenpah, Democratic
Other candidates
- William C. Dean, Prohibition
- Emil Seidel, Socialist
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) | 155,799 | 46.99% | ||
Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 112,576 | 33.95% | ||
Socialist | Emil Seidel | 57,523 | 17.35% | ||
Prohibition | William C. Dean | 5,296 | 1.60% | ||
Scattering | 388 | 0.12% | |||
Majority | 43,223 | 13.04% | |||
Turnout | 331,582 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book 1919, p. 93.
- ^ "Its all settled now". Vernon County censor. Viroqua, Wis. May 8, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1918 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1918 - PRB Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1919, p. 149.
- ^ Glashan 1979, p. 340-341.
Bibliography[]
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Hunter, Paul F., ed. (1919). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1919. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer.
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- Wisconsin gubernatorial elections
- 1918 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1918 Wisconsin elections
- November 1918 events