1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.
Incumbent Progressive Governor Philip La Follette won re-election, defeating Republican nominee Alexander Wiley and Democratic nominee Arthur W. Lueck.
Primary elections[]
Primary elections were held on September 15, 1936.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Arthur W. Lueck, attorney[1]
- William D. Carroll, incumbent State Senator
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Arthur W. Lueck | 86,912 | 59.22 | |
Democratic | William D. Carroll | 59,855 | 40.78 | |
Total votes | 146,767 | 100.00 |
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
- John Bowman Chapple, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1932 and 1934
- Alexander Wiley, farmer and former Chippewa County district attorney[4]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alexander Wiley | 86,090 | 51.81 | |
Republican | John Bowman Chapple | 80,065 | 48.19 | |
Total votes | 166,155 | 100.00 |
Progressive primary[]
Candidates[]
- Philip La Follette, incumbent Governor
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Philip La Follette (incumbent) | 178,134 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 178,134 | 100.00 |
General election[]
Candidates[]
Major party candidates
- Arthur W. Lueck, Democratic
- Alexander Wiley, Republican
- Philip La Follette, Progressive
Other candidates
- August F. Fehlandt, Prohibition, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1906
- Joseph Ehrhardt, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1928, 1932 and 1934
- Joseph F. Walsh, Union, merchant and farmer[6]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | Philip La Follette (incumbent) | 573,724 | 46.38% | ||
Republican | Alexander Wiley | 363,973 | 29.42% | ||
Democratic | Arthur W. Lueck | 268,530 | 21.71% | ||
Union | Joseph F. Walsh | 27,934 | 2.26% | ||
Socialist Labor | Joseph Ehrhardt | 1,738 | 0.14% | ||
Prohibition | August F. Fehlandt | 1,008 | 0.08% | ||
Scattering | 188 | 0.02% | |||
Majority | 209,751 | 16.96% | |||
Turnout | 1,237,095 | 100.00% | |||
Progressive hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Democrats Name Arthur W. Lueck Governor Choice". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. June 15, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, p. 347.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1936 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Wiley
- ^ "WI Governor, 1936 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Union Party May Have Gubernatorial Nominee". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. October 2, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, p. 420.
Bibliography[]
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1937). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1937. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.
Categories:
- Wisconsin gubernatorial elections
- 1936 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1936 Wisconsin elections
- November 1936 events