1857 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1857 Wisconsin gubernatorial election presidential no 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1855 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1859 November 3, 1857 x150px Alexander W. Randall Republican Party (United States) 45,059 50.03% x150px James B. Cross Democratic Party (United States) 44,941 49.90% 1857 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRandall: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Cross: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5ff 80–90% Governor Coles Bashford Republican Party (United States) Alexander W. Randall Republican Party (United States) The 1857 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1857. After incumbent Governor Coles Bashford declined to seek re-election, Republican Party candidate Alexander Randall narrowly defeated Democratic candidate James B. Cross by a margin of just 118 votes.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 Richland County would not vote for a Democrat again until 1924, nor would Polk County until 1918 and Juneau County until 1892. Conversely, Marquette County would not vote for a Republican again until 1886. Nominations Republican party Alexander W. Randall was a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee prior to the 1857 gubernatorial election, having been appointed by the previous Governor, Coles Bashford. Randall had been an attorney for Governor Bashford in his challenge of the 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results. 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. Randall served as a Democrat in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1855, but became a Republican later that year when he ran unsuccessfully for election to be Attorney General of Wisconsin. Randall became a compromise choice for gubernatorial nominee at the 1857 Wisconsin Republican Convention after delegates became deadlocked between the two leading candidates, Edward Holton and Walter McIndoe. Other candidates Edward D. Holton, of Milwaukee, had previously been a candidate for Governor in the 1853 election, running as an independent. Holton was a strident abolitionist and was well-connected to the Milwaukee elite as a businessman and banker. Walter D. McIndoe, of Wausau, had served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the frontier northern counties of the state. McIndoe was a Scottish immigrant and worked in the lumber industry. Democratic party James B. Cross was the incumbent Mayor of Milwaukee at the time of the 1857 gubernatorial election, serving his third consecutive term in that role. He had also represented Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Assembly for three terms. Cross was a lawyer and had previously served as a probate judge in Milwaukee County. He was a Wisconsin delegate to the 1856 Democratic National Convention. James B. Cross was nominated on the third ballot at the Wisconsin Democratic Party Convention. He received 89 votes; Jairus C. Fairchild received 37; Francis Huebschmann received 14.https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jBCvxBTJQHYC An Illustrated History of the State of Wisconsin Tuttle Charles R. B. B. Russell & Co. 341 1875 June 13, 2019 Other candidates Jairus C. Fairchild, of Madison, had been the first State Treasurer of Wisconsin. He was also the first mayor of Madison after its incorporation as a city in 1856. Francis Huebschmann, of Milwaukee, was a physician and German American immigrant. He had served in the Wisconsin State Senate in the 1851 and 1852 sessions of the legislature, and was a member of the Milwaukee City Council and County Board. Results 1857 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 succeeding the first Monday, being the 3rd day of November 1857There are two certificates from the Board of State Canvassers for the 1857 election. The second one includes additional votes from Adams County and Dodge County. These additional votes did not affect the final outcome, although the final result is significantly closer in the latter canvass and Cross wins Dodge County instead of Randall. The figures below are from the second canvass, including the additional votes. Republican Party (United States) Alexander Randall 45,059 50.03% +0.17% Democratic Party (United States) James B. Cross 44,941 49.90% -0.17% Scattering 58 0.06% 118 0.13% 90,058 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +0.35% Results by county County Alexander RandallRepublican James B. CrossDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adams39760.33%26139.67%00.00%13620.67%658Bad Ax54955.23%44544.77%00.00%10410.46%994Brown14319.92%57580.08%00.00%-432-60.17%718Buffalo17933.09%36266.91%00.00%-183-33.83%541Calumet36142.52%48857.48%00.00%-127-14.96%849Chippewa7021.47%25678.53%00.00%-186-57.06%326Clark5960.20%3939.80%00.00%2020.41%98Columbia1,73157.47%1,28042.50%10.03%45114.97%3,012Crawford27843.17%36656.83%00.00%-88-13.66%644Dane2,66847.30%2,95952.46%140.25%-291-5.16%5,641Dodge2,64748.43%2,81951.57%00.00%-172-3.15%5,466Door3950.65%3849.35%00.00%11.30%77Douglas2816.18%14583.82%00.00%-117-67.63%173Dunn20464.76%11135.24%00.00%9329.52%315Eau Claire19959.94%13340.06%00.00%6619.88%332Fond du Lac2,09753.44%1,82646.53%10.03%2716.91%3,924Grant1,68157.16%1,26042.84%00.00%42114.31%2,941Green1,15658.15%83241.85%00.00%32416.30%1,988Iowa76545.54%91554.46%00.00%-150-8.93%1,680Jackson33650.91%32449.09%00.00%121.82%660Jefferson1,80451.32%1,71148.68%00.00%932.65%3,515Juneau49949.70%50550.30%00.00%-6-0.60%1,004Kenosha93257.35%69342.65%00.00%23914.71%1,625Kewaunee5122.27%17877.73%00.00%-127-55.46%229La Crosse68444.19%86155.62%30.19%-177-11.43%1,548La Pointe00.00%43100.00%00.00%-43-100.00%43Lafayette75835.79%1,36064.21%00.00%-602-28.42%2,118Manitowoc63133.67%1,24166.22%20.11%-610-32.55%1,874Marathon19748.52%20951.48%00.00%-12-2.96%406Marquette1,47555.10%1,20244.90%00.00%27310.20%2,677Milwaukee2,24828.81%5,53170.89%230.29%-3,283-42.08%7,802Monroe55556.12%43443.88%00.00%12112.23%989Oconto16046.24%18653.76%00.00%-26-7.51%346Outagamie41642.06%57357.94%00.00%-157-15.87%989Ozaukee26618.56%1,16781.44%00.00%-901-62.88%1,433Pierce30664.15%17135.85%00.00%13528.30%477Polk11141.89%15458.11%00.00%-43-16.23%265Portage57153.62%49446.38%00.00%777.23%1,065Racine1,75254.68%1,45245.32%00.00%3009.36%3,204Richland53846.95%60853.05%00.00%-70-6.11%1,146Rock3,42567.71%1,63332.29%00.00%1,79235.43%5,058Sauk1,23959.74%83540.26%00.00%40419.48%2,074Shawano1520.27%5979.73%00.00%-44-59.46%74Sheboygan1,27654.91%1,04745.05%10.04%2299.85%2,324St. Croix35847.99%38852.01%00.00%-30-4.02%746Trempealeau16475.23%5424.77%00.00%11050.46%218Walworth2,33568.16%1,08931.79%20.06%1,24636.38%3,426Washington34119.10%1,43380.28%110.62%-1,092-61.18%1,785Waukesha2,26954.83%1,86945.17%00.00%4009.67%4,138Waupaca93665.27%49834.73%00.00%43830.54%1,434Waushara97877.25%28822.75%00.00%69054.50%1,266Winnebago2,05859.00%1,43041.00%00.00%62818.00%3,488Wood12452.77%11147.23%00.00%135.53%235Total45,05950.03%44,94149.90%580.06%1180.13%90,058 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clark Dunn Racine Sheboygan Waupaca Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Dane Outagamie Richland Shawano Notes References 1857 Category:1857 Wisconsin elections Wisconsin