1851 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1851 Wisconsin gubernatorial election presidential no 1849 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1849 1853 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1853 November 4, 1851 x150px Leonard J. Farwell Whig Party (United States) 22,319 50.51% x150px Don A. J. Upham Democratic Party (United States) 21,812 49.36% 1851 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsFarwell: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% Upham: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor Nelson Dewey Democratic Party (United States) Leonard J. Farwell Whig Party (United States) The 1851 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1851. Whig candidate Leonard J. Farwell won the election with 51% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin. Farwell defeated Democratic candidate Don A. J. Upham.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 Democratic Party Don A. J. Upham had been Mayor of Milwaukee for two years just prior to his run for governor. Before that, he had served extensively in the government of the Wisconsin Territory prior to statehood—as a member of the Council (upper chamber of the legislature) and as President of the first Constitutional Convention. Whig Party Leonard J. Farwell owned a considerable amount of land in the Madison area and had invested in improvements. He had been active in establishing the Wisconsin Historical Society, the state agricultural society, the state public school system, and the state university. Results 1851 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, A Tabular Statement showing the number of votes cast for State Officers and upon the question of Banks at the general election held in the several towns and wards in the State of Wisconsin on the tuesday next succeeding the first monday, being the fourth day, of November A.D. 1851 Whig Party (United States) Leonard J. Farwell 22,319 50.51% +14.87% Democratic Party (United States) Don A. J. Upham 21,812 49.36% -3.06% Scattering 59 0.13% 507 1.15% 44,190 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +17.94% Results by county County Don A. J. UphamDemocratic Leonard J. FarwellWhig ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bad Ax5237.68%8662.32%00.00%-34-24.64%138Brown29947.84%31850.88%81.28%-19-3.04%625Calumet6332.64%12966.84%10.52%-66-34.20%193Columbia71449.14%73850.79%10.07%-24-1.65%1,453Crawford4828.07%12371.93%00.00%-75-43.86%171Dane1,45458.14%1,04741.86%00.00%40716.27%2,501Dodge1,30248.17%1,40151.83%00.00%-99-3.66%2,703Fond du Lac87750.32%86549.63%10.06%120.69%1,743Grant1,02651.02%98548.98%00.00%412.04%2,011Green50448.74%53051.26%00.00%-26-2.51%1,034Iowa65949.25%67950.75%00.00%-20-1.49%1,338Jefferson1,12149.21%1,15250.57%50.22%-31-1.36%2,278Kenosha80968.73%36731.18%10.08%44237.55%1,177La Crosse6823.69%21976.31%00.00%-151-52.61%287Lafayette46739.61%71260.39%00.00%-245-20.78%1,179Manitowoc9322.04%32877.73%10.24%-235-55.69%422Marathon11354.33%9545.67%00.00%188.65%208Marquette68148.54%72251.46%00.00%-41-2.92%1,403Milwaukee2,55451.82%2,37348.14%20.04%1813.67%4,929Outagamie21640.75%31459.25%00.00%-98-18.49%530Portage14242.90%18957.10%00.00%-47-14.20%331Racine1,08760.02%71639.54%80.44%37120.49%1,811Richland11745.88%13653.33%20.78%-19-7.45%255Rock1,77160.71%1,14139.12%50.17%63021.60%2,917Sauk47449.12%49050.78%10.10%-16-1.66%965Sheboygan55235.32%1,01064.62%10.06%-458-29.30%1,563St. Croix7843.58%10055.87%10.56%-22-12.29%179Walworth1,64165.67%85834.33%00.00%78331.33%2,499Washington52022.65%1,76076.66%160.70%-1,240-54.01%2,296Waukesha1,54150.56%1,50749.44%00.00%341.12%3,048Waupaca5845.67%6651.97%32.36%-8-6.30%127Waushara19568.90%8630.39%20.71%10938.52%283Winnebago1,02364.22%57035.78%00.00%45328.44%1,593Total22,31950.51%21,81249.36%590.13%5071.15%44,190 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Fond du Lac Milwaukee Waukesha Counties that flipped from Free Soil to Whig Racine Walworth Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Columbia References Category:1851 Wisconsin elections 1851 Wisconsin Category:November 1851