1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 presidential no 1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1863 1867 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1867 November 7, 1865 x150px Lucius Fairchild National Union Party (United States) 58,332 54.69% x150px Harrison Carroll Hobart Democratic Party (United States) 48,330 45.31% 1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsFairchild : #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18ff 80–90% #a80000ff >90%Hobart : #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5ff 80–90% Governor James T. Lewis National Union Party (United States) Lucius Fairchild National Union Party (United States) The 1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1865. Union candidate Lucius Fairchild won the election with nearly 55% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate Harrison Carroll Hobart.Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature 2015 Wisconsin Blue Book 2015–2016 Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Administration 699–701 978-0-9752820-7-6 The incumbent Governor, James T. Lewis, refused nomination for re-election. The American Civil War had concluded just a few months before this election was held; both major party candidates in this election were retired brigadier generals who had served with distinction in the war. Nominations Union party Lucius Fairchild was the incumbent Wisconsin Secretary of State at the time of the 1865 election, having been elected in the 1863 election on the Union Party ticket. Fairchild was one of the first Wisconsin men to volunteer for service in the Union Army, rising from captain to colonel with the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment in the famous Iron Brigade in the eastern theater of the war. He led the regiment in fierce fighting during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. At Gettysburg, Fairchild was wounded and captured. He was quickly released from captivity, but his left arm had been crushed and had to be amputated. He returned to Madison to recuperate, and was then nominated for Wisconsin Secretary of State. President Lincoln awarded him an honorary promotion to brigadier general. Democratic party Harrison Carroll Hobart had served as a Union Army officer through the entire war, rising from captain to brigadier general, operating as colonel of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and brigadier in XIV Corps in the western theater of the war. He was captured and escaped captivity during the war. Prior to the war, Hobart had served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and had served as Speaker of the Assembly in the 1849 session. He had also served as in the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature. This was Hobart's second attempt at election for Governor of Wisconsin, having been defeated by Alexander Randall in the 1859 election. Results 1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes polled in the several counties of the State of Wisconsin, at an election held on the seventh day of November 1865. for State Officers, and on the proposition to amend the Constitution of said StateWisconsin Secretary of State Annual Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Wisconsin for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30th, 1866 Appendix "G" 1866 146–148 William J. Park, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064687791&seq=160 National Union Party (United States) Lucius Fairchild 58,332 54.68% -4.91% Democratic Party (US) Harrison Carroll Hobart 48,330 45.31% +5.11% Scattering 12 0.01% 10,002 9.38% 106,674 100.00% National Union Party (United States) -10.02% Results by county County Lucius FairchildNational Union Harrison C. HobartDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Adams59482.50%12617.50%46865.00%720Ashland2955.77%2344.23%611.54%52Brown44734.57%84665.43%-399-30.86%1,293Buffalo52371.25%21128.75%31242.51%734Burnett27100.00%00.00%27100.00%27Calumet48545.63%57854.37%-93-8.75%1,063Chippewa20047.28%22352.72%-23-5.44%423Clark10973.65%3926.35%7047.30%148Columbia2,02165.03%1,08734.97%93430.05%3,108Crawford51747.09%58152.91%-64-5.83%1,098Dane3,53557.05%2,66042.93%87514.12%6,196"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteDodge2,70243.01%3,58056.99%-878-13.98%6,282Door30981.96%6818.04%24163.93%377Douglas4545.45%5454.55%-9-9.09%99Dunn41761.87%25738.13%16023.74%674Eau Claire42257.41%31242.45%11014.97%735"one"Fond du Lac2,87150.97%2,75948.98%1121.99%5,633Includes 3 Scattering votesGrant2,57769.50%1,13130.50%1,44639.00%3,708Green1,55268.07%72831.93%82436.14%2,280Green Lake1,02770.88%42229.12%60541.75%1,449Iowa1,10251.09%1,05148.73%512.36%2,157Includes 4 Scattering votesJackson50672.29%19427.71%31244.57%700Jefferson2,00346.17%2,33553.83%-332-7.65%4,338Juneau62752.96%55646.96%716.00%1,184"one"Kenosha1,03565.22%55234.78%48330.43%1,587Kewaunee12224.16%38375.84%-261-51.68%505La Crosse1,12760.82%72539.13%40221.69%1,853"one"La Pointe2964.44%1635.56%1328.89%45Lafayette1,21346.96%1,37053.04%-157-6.08%2,583Manitowoc1,01336.11%1,79263.89%-779-27.77%2,805Marathon11218.33%49981.67%-387-63.34%611Marquette44643.47%58056.53%-134-13.06%1,026Milwaukee2,27131.07%5,03868.92%-2,767-37.85%7,310"one"Monroe1,00663.39%58136.61%42526.78%1,587Oconto35259.36%24140.64%11118.72%593Outagamie73942.33%1,00757.67%-268-15.35%1,746Ozaukee26313.80%1,64386.20%-1,380-72.40%1,906Pepin23175.24%7624.76%15550.49%307Pierce54069.41%23830.59%30238.82%778Polk19763.75%11236.25%8527.51%309Portage59761.80%36938.20%22823.60%966Racine1,49956.54%1,15243.46%34713.09%2,651Richland96760.32%63639.68%33120.65%1,603Rock3,19073.98%1,12226.02%2,06847.96%4,312Sauk1,68169.15%75030.85%93138.30%2,431Shawano13854.33%11645.67%228.66%254Sheboygan1,60549.02%1,66950.98%-64-1.95%3,274St. Croix54369.26%24130.74%30238.52%784Trempealeau41589.83%4710.17%36879.65%462Vernon1,16490.65%1209.35%1,04481.31%1,284Walworth2,89077.23%85222.77%2,03854.46%3,742Washington59923.33%1,96976.67%-1,370-53.35%2,568Waukesha1,93948.92%2,02551.08%-86-2.17%3,964Waupaca1,10969.27%49230.73%61738.54%1,601Waushara1,05080.09%26119.91%78960.18%1,311Winnebago2,18062.66%1,29937.34%88125.32%3,749Wood22346.27%25953.73%-36-7.47%482Soldiers1,20081.25%27718.75%92362.49%1,477Total58,33254.68%48,33045.31%10,0029.38%106,674 Counties that flipped from National Union to Democratic Crawford Lafayette Sheboygan Waukesha Notes References 1865 gub Wisconsin