1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1918 1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1922 November 2, 1920 File:John J. Blaine.jpg 150x150px John J. Blaine Republican Party (United States) 366,247 52.98% File:Robert B. McCoy.jpg Robert McCoy Democratic Party (United States) 247,746 35.84% File:William Coleman of Milwaukee.png William Coleman Socialist Party of America 71,126 10.29% 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Blaine: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% McCoy: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Emanuel L. Philipp Republican Party (United States) John J. Blaine Republican Party (United States) The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1920. Republican candidate John J. Blaine won the election with 52.98% of the vote, winning his first of three terms as Governor of Wisconsin. Blaine defeated Democratic Party candidate Robert McCoy, Socialist candidate William Coleman and Prohibition Party candidate Henry H. Tubbs. Republican party Candidates Nominee John J. Blaine, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin Eliminated in primary Edward Dithmar, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Merlin Hull, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin Gilbert E. Seaman, regent of the University of Wisconsin Seaman, Gilbert Edmund 1869 – 1941 https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS12812 4 August 2021 www.wisconsinhistory.org Wisconsin Historical Society Madison, WI James N. Tittemore, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1918 Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1918 Declined Joseph D. Beck, former chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission (1915–1917)April 6, 1920 Beck to Run Against Esch? https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-times-beck-congress/148856856/ March 24, 2025 The Capital Times 1 Newspapers.com Results Republican primary resultsState Printing Board 1921 The Wisconsin Blue Book Summary of Primary Vote for Governor, 1920 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AQEHAMYTSP3ADT86/full/AK6HLZRPYDSGRH8G 70County Clerk's List of Candidates https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040613/1920-08-25/ed-1/seq-6/ The Vilas County News Eagle River, Wisconsin August 25, 1920 6 26 August 2024 John J. Blaine Republican Party (United States) 113,001 29.87% Roy P. Wilcox Republican Party (United States) 102,199 27.02% Gilbert E. Seaman Republican Party (United States) 59,008 15.60% Merlin Hull Republican Party (United States) 45,308 11.98% Edward F. Dithmar Republican Party (United States) 31,399 8.30% James N. Tittemore Republican Party (United States) 27,348 7.23% 378,263 100.00% Democratic party Nominee Robert Bruce McCoy, general in the National Guard, former Monroe County Court judge and Mayor of Sparta Results Democratic primary results Robert B. McCoy Democratic Party (United States) 22,435 100.00% 22,435 100.00% Socialist party Nominee William Coleman, union organizer, unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin House of Representatives in 1908 Results Socialist primary results William Coleman Socialist Party of America 33,213 100.00% 33,213 100.00% Prohibition party Nominee Henry H. Tubbs, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1904 Results Prohibition primary results Henry H. Tubbs Prohibition Party 2,663 100.00% 2,663 100.00% General election Results 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers - Election of State Officers - November 2, 1920 Republican Party (United States) John J. Blaine 366,247 52.98% +5.99% Democratic Party (United States) Robert B. McCoy 247,746 35.84% +1.89% Socialist Party of America William Coleman 71,126 10.29% -7.06% Prohibition Party Henry H. Tubbs 6,047 0.87% -0.72% Scattering 128 0.02% 118,501 17.14% 691,294 Republican Party (United States) +4.11% Results by county McCoy was the first Democrat to ever win Rock County. He was also the first Democrat since Nelson Dewey in 1848 to win Walworth County and the first since George W. Peck in 1892 to win Oneida County. County John J. BlaineRepublican Robert B. McCoyDemocratic William ColemanSocialist Henry H. TubbsProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,31967.75%57429.48%321.64%211.08%10.05%74538.26%1,947Ashland3,17256.42%2,19939.11%1883.34%621.10%10.02%97317.31%5,622Barron5,14164.34%2,63733.00%871.09%1211.51%40.05%2,50431.34%7,990Bayfield2,05961.78%1,03330.99%1935.79%471.41%10.03%1,02630.78%3,333Brown7,41351.71%6,07642.39%7365.13%1090.76%10.01%1,3379.33%14,335Buffalo2,55373.13%80122.94%1093.12%270.77%10.03%1,75250.19%3,491Burnett1,93777.95%36014.49%1355.43%522.09%10.04%1,57763.46%2,485Calumet3,32570.55%93019.73%4238.98%350.74%00.00%2,39550.82%4,713Chippewa5,17163.56%2,79434.35%841.03%841.03%20.02%2,37729.22%8,135Clark4,82262.11%2,16027.82%6688.60%1141.47%00.00%2,66234.29%7,764Columbia5,54862.74%3,18936.06%570.64%480.54%10.01%2,35926.68%8,843Crawford2,85359.15%1,89839.35%240.50%481.00%00.00%95519.80%4,823Dane18,10961.89%10,79636.90%1530.52%1970.67%60.02%7,31324.99%29,261Dodge8,55459.27%4,91134.03%8876.15%790.55%20.01%3,64325.24%14,433Door3,00172.35%1,05425.41%581.40%350.84%00.00%1,94746.94%4,148Douglas6,28559.24%3,70934.96%5064.77%1071.01%20.02%2,57624.28%10,609Dunn4,04964.42%2,05432.68%610.97%1161.85%50.08%1,99531.74%6,285Eau Claire5,09555.03%3,97242.90%750.81%1111.20%60.06%1,12312.13%9,259Florence75876.18%20320.40%202.01%141.41%00.00%55555.78%995Fond du Lac9,36156.72%6,64540.27%3742.27%1230.75%00.00%2,71616.46%16,503Forest94450.83%86846.74%331.78%120.65%00.00%764.09%1,857Grant6,99659.29%4,61339.10%500.42%1321.12%80.07%2,38320.20%11,799Green3,97462.98%2,16034.23%420.67%1322.09%20.03%1,81428.75%6,310Green Lake2,38153.45%1,88542.31%1523.41%370.83%00.00%49611.13%4,455Iowa3,76757.81%2,61040.06%210.32%1141.75%40.06%1,15717.76%6,516Iron1,42669.83%48623.80%1035.04%271.32%00.00%94046.03%2,042Jackson2,83868.19%1,22729.48%451.08%441.06%80.19%1,61138.71%4,162Jefferson6,19556.32%4,62342.03%930.85%880.80%00.00%1,57214.29%10,999Juneau3,19660.70%1,93536.75%851.61%460.87%30.06%1,26123.95%5,265Kenosha5,45044.13%6,22750.42%6114.95%620.50%00.00%-777-6.29%12,350Kewaunee2,35472.72%80724.93%601.85%160.49%00.00%1,54747.79%3,237La Crosse8,17860.40%4,97036.71%2171.60%1641.21%110.08%3,20823.69%13,540Lafayette3,78259.03%2,52539.41%190.30%781.22%30.05%1,25719.62%6,407Langlade2,70044.66%3,27354.13%550.91%180.30%00.00%-573-9.48%6,046Lincoln3,08560.44%1,60331.41%3757.35%400.78%10.02%1,48229.04%5,104Manitowoc6,83451.97%3,54026.92%2,72820.75%480.37%00.00%3,29425.05%13,150Marathon7,72945.11%5,40231.53%3,90322.78%960.56%40.02%2,32713.58%17,134Marinette4,79560.66%2,56432.44%4585.79%881.11%00.00%2,23128.22%7,905Marquette1,80858.70%1,22139.64%300.97%210.68%00.00%58719.06%3,080Milwaukee54,59438.56%41,95829.63%44,41831.37%6190.44%00.00%10,176Blaine's margin over Coleman7.19%141,589Monroe5,00461.46%2,96936.47%700.86%991.22%00.00%2,03524.99%8,142Oconto3,93565.19%1,90331.53%1572.60%390.65%20.03%2,03233.66%6,036Oneida1,57143.42%1,70447.10%3158.71%260.72%20.06%-133-3.68%3,618Outagamie7,69154.12%6,24643.95%1791.26%940.66%00.00%1,44510.17%14,210Ozaukee3,16769.09%1,18925.94%2104.58%180.39%00.00%1,97843.15%4,584Pepin1,11355.32%84341.90%301.49%251.24%10.05%27013.42%2,012Pierce3,13460.41%1,91736.95%771.48%581.12%20.04%1,21723.46%5,188Polk4,14671.98%1,38624.06%1312.27%971.68%00.00%2,76047.92%5,760Portage4,42952.22%3,89445.91%1091.29%480.57%20.02%5356.31%8,482Price2,60765.72%1,01125.49%3177.99%320.81%00.00%1,59640.23%3,967Racine8,18141.87%9,95350.94%1,2056.17%2011.03%00.00%-1,772-9.07%19,540Richland2,76053.58%2,18742.46%260.50%1763.42%20.04%57311.12%5,151Rock8,61846.07%9,67851.73%1670.89%2401.28%40.02%-1,060-5.67%18,707Rusk2,07863.92%1,00030.76%1183.63%551.69%00.00%1,07833.16%3,251Sauk5,58259.21%3,58538.03%370.39%2162.29%80.08%1,99721.18%9,428Sawyer1,17857.83%77638.10%562.75%261.28%10.05%40219.73%2,037Shawano5,03664.23%1,42118.13%1,33517.03%460.59%20.03%3,61546.11%7,840Sheboygan8,46649.28%5,25530.59%3,38419.70%730.42%00.00%3,21118.69%17,178St. Croix4,25156.61%3,12341.59%560.75%781.04%10.01%1,12815.02%7,509Taylor2,00954.05%99226.69%68118.32%350.94%00.00%1,01727.36%3,717Trempealeau3,60065.66%1,79032.65%250.46%641.17%40.07%1,81033.01%5,483Vernon4,68571.91%1,64525.25%250.38%1592.44%10.02%3,04046.66%6,515Vilas69652.85%45034.17%16012.15%110.84%00.00%24618.68%1,317Walworth4,91347.71%5,07449.27%640.62%2452.38%20.02%-161-1.56%10,298Washburn1,50660.43%87535.11%793.17%311.24%10.04%63125.32%2,492Washington5,19468.51%1,97126.00%3744.93%340.45%80.11%3,22342.51%7,581Waukesha5,59346.77%5,89849.32%3613.02%1060.89%00.00%-305-2.55%11,958Waupaca6,16962.83%3,08231.39%5035.12%590.60%60.06%3,08731.44%9,819Waushara2,70256.00%1,94940.39%1453.01%280.58%10.02%75315.61%4,825Winnebago7,81446.20%8,00547.32%9695.73%1270.75%00.00%-191-1.13%16,915Wood4,86849.61%3,48335.49%1,39314.20%690.70%00.00%1,38514.11%9,813Total366,24752.98%247,74635.84%71,12610.29%6,0470.87%1280.02%118,50117.14%691,294 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Ashland Bayfield Brown Polk Portage Counties that flipped from Socialist to Republican Calumet Manitowoc Marathon Milwaukee Sheboygan Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kenosha Langlade Oneida Racine Rock Walworth Waukesha Winnebago Notes References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 1921 The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1921 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1921 Wisconsin Blue Book 1921 1920 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1920 in the United States