1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1881 1886 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1886 November 4, 1884 x150px Jeremiah McLain Rusk Republican Party (United States) 163,214 51.00% x150px Nicholas D. Fratt Democratic Party (United States) 143,945 44.98% 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRusk : #ffb2b2ff 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #a80000ff >90%Fratt : #a5b0ffff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Jeremiah McLain Rusk Republican Party (United States) Jeremiah McLain Rusk Republican Party (United States) The 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884. Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 51.00% of the vote. This was the first Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an even-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years.July 2021 General election Candidates Major party candidates Nicholas D. Fratt, Democratic, President of the Racine County Bank, Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1881 Jeremiah McLain Rusk, Republican, incumbent Governor Other candidates Samuel D. Hastings, Prohibition, former State Treasurer, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in 1882 William L. Utley, Greenback, former State Senator Results 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes polled for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and State Superintendent at the general election held in the several towns, wards, villages and election districts in the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday, being the fourth day in November A.D. 1884Heg James E. 1885 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Vote for State Officers, 1884 - By Counties 247 Democrat Printing Co., State Printers Madison, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AXRTDPQTDAZEGI9E/full/ATNO6Y3OQETZXV82 Republican Party (United States) Jeremiah M. Rusk (incumbent) 163,214 51.00% +3.43% Democratic Party (United States) Nicholas D. Fratt 143,945 44.98% +4.37% Prohibition Party Samuel D. Hastings 8,545 2.67% -5.03% Greenback Party William L. Utley 4,274 1.34% -2.74% Scattering 19 0.01% 19,269 6.02% 319,997 100.00% Republican Party (United States) -0.94% Results by county County Jeremiah M. RuskRepublican Nicholas D. FrattDemocratic Samuel D. HastingsProhibition William L. UtleyGreenback ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,01768.81%44530.11%90.61%50.34%20.14%57238.70%1,478Ashland1,10762.23%65436.76%170.96%00.00%10.06%45325.46%1,779Barron1,71466.64%78030.33%662.57%110.43%10.04%93436.31%2,572Bayfield43864.89%23634.96%10.15%00.00%00.00%20229.93%675Brown2,95043.99%3,63854.25%861.28%320.48%00.00%-688-10.26%6,706Buffalo1,70960.93%1,07238.22%20.07%220.78%00.00%63722.71%2,805Burnett60194.65%274.25%10.16%60.94%00.00%57490.39%635Calumet1,04231.74%2,05762.66%501.52%1344.08%00.00%-1,015-30.92%3,283Chippewa2,55049.54%2,50348.63%410.80%531.03%00.00%470.91%5,147Clark2,00059.52%1,20835.95%561.67%962.86%00.00%79223.57%3,360Columbia3,47954.61%2,62341.17%2654.16%40.06%00.00%85613.44%6,371Crawford1,55648.22%1,59449.40%401.24%371.15%00.00%-38-1.18%3,227Dane6,39048.20%6,22946.99%6174.65%210.16%00.00%1611.21%13,257Dodge3,16033.26%6,12164.43%1011.06%1181.24%00.00%-2,961-31.17%9,500Door1,83059.86%1,11136.34%612.00%551.80%00.00%71923.52%3,057Douglas27953.14%24546.67%10.19%00.00%00.00%346.48%525Dunn2,53965.62%1,19930.99%601.55%711.84%00.00%1,34034.63%3,869Eau Claire3,64453.73%2,91743.01%1612.37%590.87%10.01%72710.72%6,782Florence36170.92%14227.90%61.18%00.00%00.00%21943.03%509Fond du Lac4,28144.35%4,85750.32%2412.50%2742.84%00.00%-576-5.97%9,653Grant4,14952.87%3,21040.91%3874.93%1011.29%00.00%93911.97%7,847Green2,56850.51%1,86536.68%3847.55%2655.21%20.04%70313.83%5,084Green Lake1,52251.06%1,29543.44%1585.30%60.20%00.00%2277.61%2,981Iowa2,46047.76%2,29244.50%3967.69%20.04%10.02%1683.26%5,151Jackson2,05865.21%96130.45%662.09%702.22%10.03%1,09734.76%3,156Jefferson2,91939.63%4,21057.16%2313.14%50.07%00.00%-1,291-17.53%7,365Juneau2,01151.91%1,70944.11%1343.46%190.49%10.03%3027.80%3,874Kenosha1,71552.03%1,54546.88%361.09%00.00%00.00%1705.16%3,296Kewaunee74927.12%2,00372.52%100.36%00.00%00.00%-1,254-45.40%2,762La Crosse3,78751.41%3,43046.57%1361.85%130.18%00.00%3574.85%7,366Lafayette2,48049.92%2,20844.44%2424.87%380.76%00.00%2725.48%4,968Langlade55744.96%62850.69%272.18%272.18%00.00%-71-5.73%1,239Lincoln1,08151.26%99447.13%130.62%211.00%00.00%874.13%2,109Manitowoc2,61538.58%4,12660.86%370.55%10.01%00.00%-1,511-22.29%6,779Marathon2,17038.83%3,33059.58%260.47%631.13%00.00%-1,160-20.76%5,589Marinette2,04366.87%90929.75%1033.37%00.00%00.00%1,13437.12%3,055Marquette94345.64%1,07952.23%371.79%70.34%00.00%-136-6.58%2,066Milwaukee17,87652.16%15,23544.46%2740.80%8832.58%20.01%2,6417.71%34,270Monroe2,64952.62%2,17743.25%1432.84%641.27%10.02%4729.38%5,034Oconto1,49657.85%1,03139.87%572.20%20.08%00.00%46517.98%2,586Outagamie2,63037.16%4,18259.08%851.20%1812.56%00.00%-1,552-21.93%7,078Ozaukee78426.92%2,10372.22%50.17%200.69%00.00%-1,319-45.30%2,912Pepin98570.36%37827.00%282.00%90.64%00.00%60743.36%1,400Pierce2,47965.22%1,11729.39%1744.58%310.82%00.00%1,36235.83%3,801Polk1,75772.01%59124.22%913.73%00.00%10.04%1,16647.79%2,440Portage2,32849.50%2,24847.80%831.76%440.94%00.00%801.70%4,703Price79670.69%32829.13%20.18%00.00%00.00%46841.56%1,126Racine4,00151.03%3,49644.59%3174.04%260.33%00.00%5056.44%7,840Richland2,46454.71%1,78739.68%2164.80%370.82%00.00%67715.03%4,504Rock6,26261.57%3,38133.24%4744.66%530.52%00.00%2,88128.33%10,170Sauk3,53156.48%2,32537.19%3275.23%681.09%10.02%1,20619.29%6,252Sawyer28669.59%12129.44%40.97%00.00%00.00%16540.15%411Shawano1,40547.98%1,40247.88%421.43%792.70%00.00%30.10%2,928Sheboygan3,52845.17%3,97550.90%770.99%2302.94%00.00%-447-5.72%7,810St. Croix2,50851.60%2,23946.07%1102.26%20.04%10.02%2695.53%4,860Taylor79656.94%60142.99%10.07%00.00%00.00%19513.95%1,398Trempealeau2,28962.42%1,18332.26%982.67%972.65%00.00%1,10630.16%3,667Vernon3,01962.39%1,44529.86%2114.36%1613.33%30.06%1,57432.53%4,839Walworth4,23362.19%2,07130.42%4847.11%190.28%00.00%2,16231.76%6,807Washburn28160.43%13729.46%4710.11%00.00%00.00%14430.97%465Washington1,66136.01%2,91163.10%190.41%220.48%00.00%-1,250-27.10%4,613Waukesha3,18846.87%3,26347.97%2874.22%640.94%00.00%-75-1.10%6,802Waupaca3,01459.59%1,76034.80%1242.45%1603.16%00.00%1,25424.79%5,058Waushara2,14174.57%60521.07%923.20%331.15%00.00%1,53653.50%2,871Winnebago4,88547.83%4,67845.80%3613.53%2892.83%00.00%2072.03%10,213Wood1,46845.00%1,72352.82%70.21%641.96%00.00%-255-7.82%3,262Total163,21451.00%143,94544.98%8,5452.67%4,2741.34%190.01%19,2696.02%319,997 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Chippewa Dane Douglas Eau Claire Iowa St. Croix Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Crawford Langlade 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 1884 Wisconsin Gubernatorial