1912 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1912 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1910 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1910 1914 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1914 November 5, 1912 125px Thomas Morris Republican Party (United States) 178,694 46.81% 125px Harry W. Bolens Democratic Party (United States) 156,010 40.87% 125px Henry M. Parks Social Democratic Party of America 35,155 9.21% Lieutenant Governor Thomas Morris Republican Party (United States) Thomas Morris Republican Party (United States) The 1912 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Thomas Morris defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Mayor of Port Washington Harry W. Bolens (in a rematch of the previous election), Social Democratic nominee Henry M. Parks, Prohibition nominee Joseph V. Collins and Socialist Labor nominee John Vierthaler. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on September 3, 1912. Incumbent Mayor of Port Washington and nominee for lieutenant governor in the previous election Harry W. Bolens received a majority of the votes (66.14%) against former nominee for U.S. House in Wisconsin's 1st district in 1908 Henry A. Moehlenpah, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ALGTKLQSRXWSF786/full/ACZS2G6IBFDEPC9A election statistics library.wisc.edu 1913 2025-11-10 Results 1912 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Harry W. Bolens Democratic Party (US) 49,295 66.14% Henry A. Moehlenpah Democratic Party (US) 25,239 33.86% 74,534 100.00% General election On election day, November 5, 1912, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Thomas Morris won re-election by a margin of 22,684 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Harry W. Bolens, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Morris was sworn in for his second term on January 6, 1913.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1912&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1912 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-10 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Thomas Morris (incumbent) 178,694 46.81 Democratic Party (United States) Harry W. Bolens 156,010 40.87 Social Democratic Party of America Henry M. Parks 35,155 9.21 Prohibition Party Joseph V. Collins 8,784 2.30 Socialist Labor Party of America John Vierthaler 3,048 0.80 Scattering 18 0.01 381,709 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1912 Wisconsin elections Category:1912 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1912 in the United States Category:1912 elections in the United States Category:1910s Wisconsin elections Category:1910s in Wisconsin Category:1910s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Category:1912 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:20th century in Wisconsin Category:20th-century elections in the United States