1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1890 United States gubernatorial elections 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1888 1892 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1892 November 4, 1890 File:George W Peck by Klein & Guttenstein (1).jpg 150x150px George Wilbur Peck Democratic Party (United States) 160,388 51.86% File:William D. Hoard.jpg William D. Hoard Republican Party (United States) 132,068 42.71% 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsPeck : #a5b0ffff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5ff 80–90%Hoard : #ffb2b2ff 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor William D. Hoard Republican Party (United States) George Wilbur Peck Democratic Party (United States) The 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Incumbent Republican Governor William D. Hoard was defeated by Democratic nominee George Wilbur Peck. Peck became the first Democratic Governor of Wisconsin since William Robert Taylor in 1876. General election Candidates Major party candidates George Wilbur Peck, Democratic, incumbent Mayor of Milwaukee William D. Hoard, Republican, incumbent Governor Other candidates Charles Alexander, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1888 Reuben May, Union Labor, Greenback nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1879 Results 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, State Superintendent, Railroad Commissioner and Commissioner of Insurance, at the General Election held in the several counties of the State of Wisconsin on the 4th day of November, A.D. 1890Cunningham Thomas J. 1891 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Vote for State Officers, 1890 256–257 The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AOL6UABEYESBUF8C/pages/A4GMTYOOIGNUHG8L Democratic Party (United States) George W. Peck 160,388 51.86% +8.05% Republican Party (United States) William D. Hoard (incumbent) 132,068 42.70% -6.83% Prohibition Party Charles Alexander 11,246 3.64% -0.42% Union Labor Party Reuben May 5,447"may" This stated total seems likely to be a mistake. The county figures add up to 5,347 1.76% -0.83% Blank 105 0.03% 28,320 9.16% 309,254 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +14.87% Results by county Peck was the first Democrat to ever win Marinette County, Monroe County and Washburn County. Additionally, Green County, Portage County, and Sauk County voted Democratic for the first time since 1853. After this election, Buffalo County, Green County, Monroe County, Price County, Sauk County, and Washburn County would not vote Democratic again until 1932 while Eau Claire County would not do so again until 1950. This was the first election in which Jackson County and Pierce County voted for the losing candidate, ending bellwether streaks that had extended back to 1851 and 1853, respectively. County George W. PeckDemocratic William D. HoardRepublican Charles AlexanderProhibition Reuben MayUnion Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Adams29227.42%71366.95%272.54%333.10%-421-39.53%1,065Ashland1,72847.14%1,76048.01%1022.78%762.07%-32-0.87%3,666Barron73132.39%1,14750.82%1727.62%2079.17%-416-18.43%2,257Bayfield43235.47%60049.26%695.67%1179.61%-168-13.79%1,218Brown3,08359.51%1,93837.41%971.87%631.22%1,14522.10%5,181Buffalo1,40852.56%1,15443.08%933.47%240.90%2549.48%2,679Burnett489.01%31258.54%14927.95%244.50%-163Hoard's margin over Alexander-30.59%533Calumet1,72066.46%76929.71%240.93%752.90%95136.75%2,588Chippewa2,17151.40%1,79242.42%2215.23%400.95%3798.97%4,224Clark1,49345.55%1,60048.81%1624.94%230.70%-107-3.26%3,278Columbia2,41845.26%2,62749.17%2434.55%551.03%-209-3.91%5,343Crawford1,50349.97%1,35645.08%672.23%822.73%1474.89%3,008Dane6,21249.13%5,63244.54%7425.87%590.47%5804.59%12,645Dodge6,59373.11%2,21024.51%1862.06%290.32%4,38348.60%9,018Door97845.79%1,06149.67%663.09%311.45%-83-3.89%2,136Douglas78135.09%99744.79%1526.83%29613.30%-216-9.70%2,226Dunn1,31740.26%1,66250.81%2357.18%571.74%-345-10.55%3,271Eau Claire1,99842.10%1,86139.21%62213.11%2655.58%1372.89%4,746Florence15538.18%21853.69%215.17%122.96%6315.52%406Fond du Lac4,98457.66%3,39939.32%2022.34%590.68%1,58518.34%8,644Forest12748.11%11342.80%114.17%134.92%145.30%264Grant3,34746.13%3,51348.42%3354.62%600.83%-166-2.29%7,255Green2,00346.06%1,98045.53%2836.51%831.91%230.53%4,349Green Lake1,69155.10%1,30142.39%632.05%140.46%39012.71%3,069Iowa2,10745.88%2,09445.60%3808.28%110.24%130.28%4,592Jackson1,00737.84%1,37151.52%2529.47%311.16%-364-13.68%2,661Jefferson4,19963.49%2,22233.60%1762.66%170.26%1,97729.89%6,614Juneau1,61845.09%1,82650.89%1133.15%310.86%-208-5.80%3,588Kenosha1,65752.06%1,37143.07%611.92%170.53%2868.99%3,183Includes 77 Blank votesKewaunee1,99276.70%54520.99%331.27%271.04%1,44755.72%2,597La Crosse3,81952.32%3,10142.49%2903.97%891.22%7189.84%7,299Lafayette2,14546.48%2,27049.19%1803.90%200.43%-125-2.71%4,615Langlade1,07759.40%66136.46%613.36%140.77%41622.95%1,813Lincoln1,39858.52%90137.71%552.30%351.47%49720.80%2,389Manitowoc4,08767.08%1,90531.27%520.85%490.80%2,18235.81%6,093Marathon3,50069.43%1,39127.59%691.37%811.61%2,10941.84%5,041Marinette1,37748.59%1,14040.23%1354.76%1826.42%2378.36%2,834Marquette1,18559.70%74337.43%492.47%80.40%44222.27%1,985Milwaukee24,52055.48%18,31341.44%1530.35%1,2082.73%6,20714.04%44,194Monroe2,13648.02%2,06046.31%1784.00%461.03%761.71%4,448Includes 28 Blank votesOconto1,14953.79%89641.95%492.29%421.97%25311.84%2,136Oneida80350.38%69743.73%442.76%503.14%1066.65%1,594Outagamie4,21364.35%2,06031.46%1822.78%921.41%2,15332.89%6,547Ozaukee2,32683.52%41114.76%150.54%331.18%1,91568.76%2,785Pepin43337.04%59951.24%13111.21%60.51%-166-14.20%1,169Pierce86731.13%1,56856.30%2519.01%993.55%-701-25.17%2,785Polk50726.60%1,15460.55%19410.18%512.68%-647-33.95%1,906Portage2,34255.70%1,74041.38%1002.38%230.55%60214.32%4,205Price65246.44%63345.09%725.13%473.35%191.35%1,404Racine3,42447.48%3,27445.40%2593.59%2543.52%1502.08%7,211Richland1,42538.79%1,87451.01%2587.02%1173.18%-449-12.22%3,674Rock3,41140.22%4,62954.59%4024.74%380.45%-1,218-14.36%8,480Sauk2,70948.42%2,46344.02%3786.76%450.80%2464.40%5,595Sawyer22036.97%30751.60%386.39%305.04%-87-14.62%595Shawano2,01062.04%1,11534.41%591.82%561.73%89527.62%3,240Sheboygan5,01362.74%2,81535.23%881.10%740.93%2,19827.51%7,990St. Croix1,70141.29%1,95547.45%3789.17%862.09%-254-6.17%4,120Taylor79559.77%48036.09%312.33%241.80%31523.68%1,330Trempealeau1,37345.97%1,38746.43%1986.63%290.97%-14-0.47%2,987Vernon1,40436.04%2,21656.88%1734.44%1032.64%-812-20.84%3,896Walworth1,90634.84%3,13457.29%3736.82%571.04%-1,228-22.45%5,470Washburn30845.97%30445.37%497.31%91.34%40.60%670Washington2,99069.10%1,27629.49%310.72%300.69%1,71439.61%4,327Waukesha3,22048.59%3,14547.46%2133.21%490.74%751.13%6,627Waupaca2,11743.23%2,56752.42%1783.63%350.71%-450-9.19%4,897Waushara83031.62%1,65162.90%1124.27%321.22%-821-31.28%2,625Winnebago5,22450.44%4,64644.86%3643.51%1221.18%5785.58%10,356Wood1,97956.25%1,44341.02%451.28%511.45%53615.24%3,518Total160,38851.86%132,06842.71%11,2463.64%5,447"may"1.76%28,3209.16%309,254 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Buffalo Chippewa Crawford Dane Eau Claire Forest Green Green Lake Iowa Kenosha La Crosse Lincoln Marinette Marquette Milwaukee Monroe Oconto Portage Price Racine Sauk Shawano Taylor Washburn Waukesha Winnebago Notes References Bibliography Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Cunningham Thomas J. 1891 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1891 The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co. Wisconsin Blue Book 1891 1890 Wisconsin Gubernatorial