1916 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1916 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1914 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1914 1918 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1918 November 7, 1916 125px Edward Dithmar Republican Party (United States) 230,293 55.44% 125px John Cudahy Democratic Party (United States) 145,383 35.00% 125px Ellis B. Harris Socialist Party of America 31,411 7.56% Lieutenant Governor Edward Dithmar Republican Party (United States) Edward Dithmar Republican Party (United States) The 1916 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Edward Dithmar defeated Democratic nominee John Cudahy, Socialist nominee Ellis B. Harris and Prohibition nominee Charles H. Mott. Republican primary The Republican primary election was held on September 5, 1916. Incumbent lieutenant governor Edward Dithmar received a majority of the votes (54.42%) against Wisconsin National Guard Colonel and candidate for lieutenant governor in the previous election Marshall Cousins, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AOTX7AEYW2333W82/full/A36CIRMVO5FJTU9B election statistics library.wisc.edu 1917 2025-11-10 Results 1916 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary Edward Dithmar (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 82,712 54.42% Marshall Cousins Republican Party (US) 69,265 45.58% 151,977 100.00% General election On election day, November 7, 1916, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Edward Dithmar won re-election by a margin of 84,910 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John Cudahy, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Dithmar was sworn in for his second term on January 1, 1917.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1916&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1916 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-10 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1916 Republican Party (United States) Edward Dithmar (incumbent) 230,293 55.44 Democratic Party (United States) John Cudahy 145,383 35.00 Socialist Party of America Ellis B. Harris 31,411 7.56 Prohibition Party Charles H. Mott 8,279 1.99 Scattering 30 0.01 415,396 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1916 Wisconsin elections Category:1916 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1916 in the United States Category:1916 elections in the United States Category:1910s Wisconsin elections Category:1910s in Wisconsin Category:1910s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Category:1916 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:20th century in Wisconsin Category:20th-century elections in North America Category:20th-century elections Category:20th-century elections in the United States