1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election presidential no 1857 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1857 1861 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1861 November 8, 1859 120px Alexander W. Randall Republican Party (United States) 59,999 53.21% 100px Harrison Carroll Hobart Democratic Party (United States) 52,539 46.60% 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRandall: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Hobart: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Alexander W. Randall Republican Party (United States) Alexander W. Randall Republican Party (United States) The 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1859. Republican Party incumbent Governor Alexander Randall won re-election with 53% 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 This election was one of only four occasions in which a Democrat has carried Door County and the only time in the 19th century; Door County would not vote Democratic again until 1904.Besides 1859 and 1904, the only other two gubernatorial elections in which a Democrat has carried Door County are 2006 and 2022. Nominations Republican party Alexander W. Randall was the incumbent Governor, having been elected in the 1857 election. He had previously served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee, and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1855. Earlier, in 1846, Randall had been a delegate to the first Wisconsin constitutional convention and had successfully advocated for including a provision by which African American suffrage could be legalized via referendum. Democratic party Harrison Carroll Hobart was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly at the time of the election, representing Calumet County. He had previously served as Speaker of the Assembly in the 1849 session, and was state senator for the 1st district in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature. Results 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the Votes polled for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Seceretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, State Superintendent, Bank Comptroller and State Prison Commissioner, at a General Election held in the several Counties in the State of Wisconsin on Tuesday, being the Eighth day of November 1859 Republican Party (US) Alexander Randall (incumbent) 59,999 53.21% +3.18% Democratic Party (US) Harrison Carroll Hobart 52,539 46.60% -3.31% Scattering 217The canvass gives the Scattering total as 83, but the column for Scattering also notes 134 votes for "Harrison" in Dodge County and these are enumerated separately in the certificate. 0.19% 7,460 6.62% 112,755 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +6.49% Results by county County Alexander RandallRepublican Harrison C. HobartDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adams59466.89%29333.00%10.11%30133.90%888Bad Ax99561.65%61938.35%00.00%37623.30%1,614Brown42328.35%1,06671.45%30.20%-643-43.10%1,492Buffalo"rejected" The votes from this county were rejected by the Board of Canvassers and are not included in the statewide totals.26438.94%41461.06%00.00%-150-22.12%678Calumet51843.13%68356.87%00.00%-165-13.74%1,201Chippewa15638.61%24861.39%00.00%-92-22.77%404Clark7162.83%4237.17%00.00%2925.66%113Columbia2,59561.19%1,64538.79%10.02%95022.40%4,241Crawford61945.28%74854.72%00.00%-129-9.44%1,367Dane3,72748.99%3,88051.00%10.01%-153-2.01%7,608Dodge3,49246.65%3,85651.51%1381.84%-364-4.86%7,486Door"rejected"7248.00%7852.00%00.00%-6-4.00%150Douglas3436.17%6063.83%00.00%-26-27.66%94Dunn19252.32%17547.68%00.00%174.63%367Eau Claire"rejected"32057.87%23342.13%00.00%8715.73%553Fond du Lac3,21455.92%2,53044.02%30.05%68411.90%5,747Grant2,49659.22%1,71540.69%40.09%78118.53%4,215Green1,72660.20%1,14139.80%00.00%58520.40%2,867Green Lake1,45368.70%66231.30%00.00%79137.40%2,115Iowa1,45452.30%1,32047.48%60.22%1344.82%2,780Jackson49462.77%29337.23%00.00%20125.54%787Jefferson2,32748.08%2,51251.90%10.02%-185-3.82%4,840Juneau1,06054.81%87445.19%00.00%1869.62%1,934Kenosha1,32159.32%90640.68%00.00%41518.63%2,227Kewaunee16722.75%56777.25%00.00%-400-54.50%734La Crosse1,21953.99%1,03445.79%50.22%1858.19%2,258La Pointe7239.78%10960.22%00.00%-37-20.44%181Lafayette1,10242.11%1,51457.85%10.04%-412-15.74%2,617Manitowoc70424.76%2,13475.06%50.18%-1,430-50.30%2,843Marathon20628.81%50971.19%00.00%-303-42.38%715Marquette58642.53%79257.47%00.00%-206-14.95%1,378Milwaukee"rejected"2,81130.99%6,26169.01%00.00%-3,450-38.03%9,072Monroe93961.90%57838.10%00.00%36123.80%1,517Oconto35244.44%44055.56%00.00%-88-11.11%792Outagamie49440.23%73359.69%10.08%-239-19.46%1,228Ozaukee62728.45%1,57771.55%00.00%-950-43.10%2,204Pepin43262.88%25537.12%00.00%17725.76%687Pierce50662.39%30537.61%00.00%20124.78%811Polk16152.44%14145.93%51.63%206.51%307Portage74356.08%58243.92%00.00%16112.15%1,325Racine2,11156.32%1,63443.60%30.08%47712.73%3,748Richland74553.52%64746.48%00.00%987.04%1,392Rock4,08972.09%1,57827.82%50.09%2,51144.27%5,672Sauk1,65967.49%79932.51%00.00%86034.99%2,458Shawano10554.69%8745.31%00.00%189.38%192Sheboygan1,77248.67%1,83950.51%300.82%-67-1.84%3,641St. Croix51647.96%56052.04%00.00%-44-4.09%1,076Trempealeau36671.91%14328.09%00.00%22343.81%509Walworth3,13368.23%1,45931.77%00.00%1,67436.45%4,592Washington68424.50%2,10675.43%20.07%-1,422-50.93%2,792Waukesha2,78554.80%2,29545.16%20.04%4909.64%5,082Waupaca1,16765.16%62434.84%00.00%54330.32%1,791Waushara1,12674.77%38025.23%00.00%74649.54%1,506Winnebago2,23558.74%1,57041.26%00.00%66517.48%3,805Wood23545.63%28054.37%00.00%-45-8.74%515Total59,99953.21%52,53946.60%2170.19%7,4606.62%112,755 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Iowa Juneau La Crosse Polk Richland Shawano Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Door Jefferson Marquette Sheboygan Wood Notes References 1859 Category:1859 Wisconsin elections Wisconsin