1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Nominee
Orland S. Loomis
Julius P. Heil
William C. Sullivan
Party
Progressive
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
397,664
291,945
98,153
Percentage
49.65%
36.45%
12.25%
County resultsLoomis: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Heil : 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election
Julius P. Heil
Republican
Elected Governor
Walter Samuel Goodland [a]
Republican
The 1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.
Incumbent Republican Governor Julius P. Heil was defeated by Progressive nominee Orland S. Loomis in a rematch of the 1940 election with 49.65% of the vote.
Loomis died of a heart attack on December 7, 1942, a month before he was to take office. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland would serve Orland Loomis's term as governor, overriding the view of Governor Julius Heil that he should continue in office.[1] [2]
Primary elections [ ]
Primary elections were held on September 15, 1942.
Democratic primary [ ]
Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Raymond J. Cannon , former U.S. Representative
Joseph H. Conlin, concert singer[3]
Stanley Z. Fajkowski, former tavern keeper[4]
Gustav J. Keller, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1940
William C. Sullivan, dentist,[5] former mayor of Kaukauna [6]
Albert J. Wilde, real estate broker[3]
Results [ ]
Lieutenant Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
John M. Brophy, unsuccessful candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly in 1940[9]
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Julius P. Heil , incumbent Governor
Milton T. Murray , State Senator
James K. Robinson, dentist,[6] unsuccessful candidate for Progressive nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 1936 and unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1940
Results [ ]
Lieutenant Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Progressive primary [ ]
Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Orland S. Loomis , former Attorney General of Wisconsin and nominee for Governor in 1940
Results [ ]
Lieutenant Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Henry J. Berquist , Wisconsin State Assembly member[3]
Philip E. Nelson , State Senator [3]
Results [ ]
In the September Primary, Nelson won with a commanding 71% of the vote. Nelson, however, had already been appointed to the federal War Production Board and, on the eve of the Progressive Party state convention, declined the nomination.[12] On October 5, the Progressives formally nominated Henry Berquist in place of Nelson.[13]
Socialist primary [ ]
Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Frank P. Zeidler , former county surveyor,[3] member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors
Results [ ]
Lieutenant Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Arthur C. Ochsner, farmer[3]
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Governor [ ]
Major party candidates
William C. Sullivan, Democratic
Julius P. Heil , Republican
Orland S. Loomis , Progressive
Other candidates
Fred B. Blair , Independent Communist, Communist nominee for Governor in 1932 and 1940
Georgia Cozzini , Independent Socialist Labor
Frank P. Zeidler , Socialist, member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors
Results [ ]
Lieutenant Governor [ ]
Major party candidates
John M. Brophy, Democratic
Walter Samuel Goodland , Republican
Henry J. Berquist , Progressive
Other candidates
Adolf Wiggert, Independent Socialist Labor, perennial candidate
Arthur C. Ochsner, Socialist
Results [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Orland S. Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office. Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term.
References [ ]
^ "Goodland Governor By Wisconsin Ruling; Court Holds Lieutenant Governor Must Fill Death Vacancy" . New York Times . December 30, 1942. p. E10.
^ Richardson, Darcy G. (November 10, 2012). "Time Capsule: Wisconsin's Progressive Party Cheated by the Grim Reaper" . Darcy Richardson’s Uncovered Politics . Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g "These Men Seek State Nominations" . Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. September 13, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ "LaFollette, Once Progressive Chief Seeks GOP Nod" . Dixon Evening Telegraph . Dixon, Illinois. 12 August 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ "GOP Nominates Heil" . Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. September 16, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ a b "Primary" . Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 9, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ "WI Governor, 1942 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G. L., eds. (1942). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 . State of Wisconsin. p. 670.
^ "WI Governor, 1942 - R Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ "Nelson Declines Candidacy on Progressive Ticket" . Rhinelander Daily News . September 28, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Progressives Pick Henry J. Berquist" . Wisconsin State Journal . October 5, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "WI Governor, 1942" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ "WI Lt. Governor, 1942" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
Bibliography [ ]
Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1944). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1944 . State of Wisconsin.
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