1892 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 June 2022 1892 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1890 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1894 November 8, 1892 File:George W Peck by Klein & Guttenstein (1).jpg 150x150px George Wilbur Peck Democratic Party (United States) 178,095 47.93% File:Portrait_of_John_Coit_Spooner.jpg John Coit Spooner Republican Party (United States) 170,497 45.89% 1892 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsPeck : #a5b0ffff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Spooner : #ffb2b2ff 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor George Wilbur Peck Democratic Party (United States) George Wilbur Peck Democratic Party (United States) The 1892 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Incumbent Democratic Governor George Wilbur Peck narrowly defeated Republican nominee John Coit Spooner, becoming the first Democratic governor of Wisconsin to be reelected since Nelson Dewey in 1849.William A. Barstow's reelection in 1855 was declared illegitimate by the state Supreme Court in early 1856, although Barstow had begun serving the new term before being forced to resign. During this era, Wisconsin leaned Republican but was competitive, with all but two gubernatorial elections since the Civil War having been decided by single digits. The Democrats had been swept to power in the state in 1890 due to backlash against the Bennett Law and other national Republican policies such as the McKinley Tariff. The state election was held at the same time as the presidential election, with Peck eking out a similar plurality to that of Grover Cleveland. After this election, however, the state would swing heavily in favor of the Republican Party as the existing Democratic Party's coalition disintegrated during the mid-1890s. Wisconsin would not elect another Democrat as governor until 1932. General election Candidates Major party candidates George Wilbur Peck, Democratic, incumbent Governor John Coit Spooner, Republican, former U.S. Senator Other candidates Thomas C. Richmond, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in 1888 Cyrus M. Butt, Populist, former Republican State Senator Results 1892 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of 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 towns, wards, villages and election districts in the several counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday being the 8th day of November, A.D. 1892Cunningham Thomas J. 1893 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Tabular Statement of 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 towns, wards, villages and election districts in the several counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday being the 8th day of November, A.D. 1892 300–301 The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AXWAJOZCVI4X3Q8O/pages/AQXWUFULLIVSDK8RThe Blue Book is an unreliable source for election data in Wisconsin from about 1890 to 1920. In this case, it has the correct totals but contains many mistakes in the county figures. Democratic Party (United States) George W. Peck (incumbent) 178,095 47.93% -3.93% Republican Party (United States) John C. Spooner 170,497 45.89% +3.18% Prohibition Party Thomas C. Richmond 13,185 3.55% -0.09% People's Party (United States) Cyrus M. Butt 9,638 2.59% +0.83% Scattering 2 0.00% Blank 142 0.04% 7,598 2.04% 371,559 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -7.12% Results by county Peck was the first Democrat since James B. Cross in 1857 to win Juneau County. However, Juneau County, along with Oconto County and Shawano County would not vote Democratic again until the next Democratic victory in 1932. Marinette County would also not vote Democratic again until 1934. This was the last election until 1958 in which Clark County, Green County, and Waupaca County voted for the losing candidate. Even more impressively, however, this was the last time until 1978 that St. Croix County failed to vote for the statewide winner; its bellwether streak that would begin in the next election would reach 40 consecutive elections of voting for the winning candidate. County George W. PeckDemocratic John C. SpoonerRepublican Thomas C. RichmondProhibition Cyrus M. ButtPopulist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Adams40828.94%96768.58%221.56%130.92%-559-39.65%1,410Ashland2,44448.52%2,39647.57%1442.86%531.05%480.95%5,037Barron78124.70%1,78456.42%1966.20%39912.62%-1,003-31.72%3,162Includes 2 Blank votesBayfield1,39147.80%1,42148.83%682.34%301.03%-30-1.03%2,910Brown3,68254.61%2,84242.15%1812.68%370.55%84012.46%6,742Buffalo1,39645.43%1,51349.24%632.05%1013.29%-117-3.81%3,073Burnett557.70%40356.44%16523.11%9112.75%-238Spooner's margin over Richmond-33.33%714Calumet1,87164.63%91931.74%240.83%812.80%95232.88%2,895Chippewa2,57351.27%1,95038.85%1903.79%3066.10%62312.41%5,019Clark1,72843.54%2,04651.55%1553.91%401.01%-318-8.01%3,969Columbia2,99444.45%3,28848.82%4046.00%490.73%-294-4.37%6,735Crawford1,61246.52%1,72749.84%521.50%742.14%-115-3.32%3,465Dane6,73846.88%6,58845.83%9766.79%710.49%1501.04%14,374"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteDodge6,83370.39%2,63127.10%2022.08%410.42%4,20243.29%9,707Door1,02037.39%1,57457.70%662.42%682.49%-554-20.31%2,728Douglas2,23139.02%2,93251.29%1943.39%3606.30%-701-12.26%5,717Dunn1,27929.86%2,17650.81%2215.16%60714.17%-897-20.94%4,283Eau Claire2,41942.45%2,70947.54%3916.86%1793.14%-290-5.09%5,698Florence19829.95%44767.62%111.66%50.76%-249-37.67%661Fond du Lac5,31854.67%4,07741.91%2402.47%930.96%1,24112.76%9,728Forest23949.90%22146.14%142.92%51.04%183.76%479Grant3,69043.92%4,20650.07%4335.15%710.85%-516-6.14%8,401"one"Green2,07140.88%2,31145.62%3637.17%3216.34%-240-4.74%5,066Green Lake1,81753.88%1,43442.53%992.94%220.65%38311.36%3,372Iowa2,34646.93%2,26045.21%3647.28%290.58%861.72%4,999Jackson1,18934.07%2,06659.20%2085.96%270.77%-877-25.13%3,490Jefferson4,67661.74%2,66835.23%2132.81%170.22%2,00826.51%7,574Juneau2,01448.68%1,92946.63%1463.53%481.16%852.05%4,137Kenosha1,95951.74%1,60842.47%721.90%130.34%3519.27%3,786Includes 134 Blank votesKewaunee2,03978.42%53020.38%70.27%240.92%1,50958.04%2,600La Crosse3,81644.17%3,71342.98%3524.07%7588.77%1031.19%8,639Lafayette2,29546.34%2,36747.79%2144.32%771.55%-72-1.45%4,953Langlade1,29858.76%85338.61%462.08%120.54%44520.14%2,209Lincoln1,47950.22%98133.31%852.89%40013.58%49816.91%2,945Manitowoc4,34765.06%2,25433.73%280.42%530.79%2,09331.32%6,682Marathon3,82064.72%1,90132.21%741.25%1071.81%1,91932.51%5,902Marinette1,98546.56%1,81742.62%2024.74%2596.08%1683.94%4,263Marquette1,20556.33%87540.91%532.48%60.28%33015.43%2,139Milwaukee24,46548.23%24,48048.26%4950.98%1,2822.53%-15-0.03%50,722Monroe2,47946.00%2,53046.95%2705.01%1102.04%-51-0.95%5,389Oconto1,52151.44%1,26842.88%391.32%1294.36%2538.56%2,957Oneida1,32251.90%1,14344.88%361.41%461.81%1797.03%2,547Outagamie4,61260.30%2,71835.53%2212.89%981.28%1,89424.76%7,649Ozaukee2,12175.80%62022.16%100.36%471.68%1,50153.65%2,798Pepin53535.88%86057.68%865.77%100.67%-325-21.80%1,491Pierce1,24430.79%2,31957.40%3007.43%1774.38%-1,075-26.61%4,040Polk59924.48%1,45059.26%1837.48%2158.79%-851-34.78%2,447Portage2,60550.72%2,26544.10%2184.24%480.93%3406.62%5,136Price89142.82%1,09052.38%733.51%271.30%-199-9.56%2,081Racine3,76244.11%3,92446.01%3534.14%4895.73%-162-1.90%8,528Richland1,69638.57%2,20050.03%2335.30%2686.10%-504-11.46%4,397Rock4,25138.78%6,01754.88%5785.27%1171.07%-1,766-16.11%10,963Sauk3,18346.30%3,25047.27%3985.79%440.64%-67-0.97%6,875Sawyer33042.09%41152.42%374.72%60.77%-81-10.33%784Shawano2,05555.63%1,32635.90%471.27%2667.20%72919.73%3,694Sheboygan5,14256.99%3,61840.10%991.10%1641.82%1,52416.89%9,023St. Croix2,21842.78%2,51248.45%3887.48%671.29%-294-5.67%5,185Taylor92153.99%72442.44%301.76%311.82%19711.55%1,706Trempealeau1,52638.61%2,11353.47%2746.93%390.99%-587-14.85%3,952Vernon1,41727.34%3,07159.25%2404.63%4558.78%-1,654-31.91%5,183Walworth2,14832.34%3,91158.89%5087.65%741.11%-1,763-26.55%6,641Washburn32238.29%47256.12%323.80%151.78%-150-17.84%841Washington2,65060.93%1,67238.45%200.46%70.16%97822.49%4,349Waukesha3,62547.96%3,60347.67%2413.19%831.10%220.29%7,558Includes 6 Blank votesWaupaca2,20637.16%3,38557.02%3045.12%420.71%-1,179-19.86%5,937Waushara78825.74%2,09768.51%1444.70%321.05%-1,309-42.76%3,061Winnebago5,95550.17%5,30544.70%3372.84%2722.29%6505.48%11,869Wood2,25054.97%1,75942.98%531.29%310.76%49112.00%4,093Total178,09547.93%170,49745.89%13,1853.55%9,6382.59%7,5982.04%371,559 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Ashland Juneau Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Buffalo Crawford Eau Claire Green Milwaukee Monroe Price Racine Sauk Washburn Notes References 1892 Wisconsin Gubernatorial