1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1879 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1879 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1884 November 8, 1881 x150px Jeremiah McLain Rusk Republican Party (United States) 81,754 47.57% x150px Nicholas D. Fratt Democratic Party (United States) 69,797 40.61% x150px Theodore D. Kanouse Prohibition Party 13,225 7.70% 1881 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 : #bdd3ffff 30–40% #a5b0ffff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor William E. Smith Republican Party (United States) Jeremiah McLain Rusk Republican Party (United States) The 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881. Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 47.57% of the vote. This was the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an odd-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections to even-numbered years. General election Candidates Major party candidates Nicholas D. Fratt, Democratic, President of the Racine County Bank, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1874 Jeremiah McLain Rusk, Republican, former member of the United States House of Representatives Other candidates Theodore D. Kanouse, Prohibitionhttp://www.prohibitionists.org/History/votes/Theodore_D_Kanouse_bio.html Theodore D. Kanouse Seaman Adam prohibitionists.org 6 July 2021 Former S.D. Gubernatorial Candidate Dies On Cast https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2020/8/85732825_78a0c132-e08c-40d1-8d2d-2c2aefb09737.jpeg Argus-Leader Sioux Falls, South Dakota 4 June 1927 1 6 July 2021 Edward P. Allis, Greenback, Greenback nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1877 Results 1881 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, for the term commencing on the first Monday of January A.D. 1882, for Railroad Commissioner for the term commencing on the fifteenth day of February, A.D. 1882, for Commissioner of Insurance for the term commencing on the first Monday of April A.D. 1882, and on the question for the proposed amendment of the constitution, 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 in November A.D. 1881, being the eighth day of said monthWisconsin Secretary of State Annual Reports of the Secretary of State and Commissioners of Public Printing of the State of Wisconsin for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1882 Appendix "O" 1882 192–193 David Atwood, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89092833912&seq=198Wisconsin Secretary of State The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Vote for State Officers, 1881 1882 308–309 Madison, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A742ZPKF2KGL2D8H/pages/AHJELRVAPGIA6M82 Republican Party (United States) Jeremiah M. Rusk 81,754 47.57% -5.62% Democratic Party (United States) Nicholas D. Fratt 69,797 40.61% +0.92% Prohibition Party Theodore D. Kanouse 13,225 7.70% +7.49% Greenback Party Edward P. Allis 7,002 4.07% -2.80% Scattering 78 0.05% 11,957 6.96% 171,856 100.00% Republican Party (United States) -6.54% Results by county Douglas County would note vote for a Democrat again until 1944 nor would St. Croix County until 1932. This was the last election until 1916 in which Iowa County would not back the winning candidate. County Jeremiah M. RuskRepublican Nicholas D. FrattDemocratic Theodore D. KanouseProhibition Edward P. AllisGreenback ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams59974.60%15619.43%435.35%50.62%00.00%44355.17%803Ashland22858.76%15439.69%20.52%41.03%00.00%7419.07%388Barron69861.82%29826.40%776.82%494.34%70.62%40035.43%1,129Bayfield12899.22%10.78%00.00%00.00%00.00%12798.45%129Brown1,62040.83%2,08452.52%1834.61%791.99%20.05%-464-11.69%3,968Buffalo1,23362.75%62431.76%974.94%110.56%00.00%60930.99%1,965Burnett55692.36%365.98%40.66%40.66%20.33%52086.38%602Calumet64132.96%1,05154.04%1115.71%1417.25%10.05%-410-21.08%1,945Chippewa51428.34%88949.01%21511.85%19610.80%00.00%-375-20.67%1,814Clark86953.21%44727.37%28817.64%291.78%00.00%42225.84%1,633Columbia1,65647.64%1,16433.49%63418.24%210.60%10.03%49214.15%3,476Crawford74641.56%63635.43%1136.30%29916.66%10.03%1106.131,795Dane3,21041.17%3,49144.78%96812.42%1181.51%90.12%-281-3.60%7,796Dodge1,79631.83%3,31958.82%3476.15%1783.15%30.05%-1,523-26.99%5,643Door86668.35%30824.31%90.71%836.55%10.08%55844.04%1,267Douglas3333.33%6262.63%44.04%00.00%00.00%-29-29.29%99Dunn1,12654.77%66932.54%23911.62%221.07%00.00%45722.23%2,056Eau Claire1,01233.10%1,32543.34%65521.43%642.09%10.03%-313-10.24%3,057Fond du Lac2,51842.11%269945.14%2003.35%5619.38%10.02%-181-3.03%5,979Grant2,51257.56%1,32330.32%4059.28%1232.82%10.02%1,18927.25%4,364Green1,64360.21%67424.70%1595.83%2539.27%00.00%96935.51%2,729Green Lake98352.57%62433.37%1518.07%1125.99%00.00%35919.20%1,870Iowa1,37742.02%1,38242.17%50415.38%140.43%00.00%-5-0.15%3,277Jackson1,19058.36%52225.60%24612.06%803.92%10.05%66832.76%2,039Jefferson1,63635.63%2,36051.39%48710.61%1092.37%00.00%-724-15.77%4,592Juneau98641.52%98541.47%35414.91%502.11%00.00%10.04%2,375Kenosha1,17254.08%94943.79%452.08%10.05%00.00%22310.29%2,167Kewaunee30621.92%1,08777.87%30.21%00.00%00.00%-781-55.95%1,396La Crosse2,14351.65%1,59838.52%2816.77%1232.96%40.10%54513.14%4,149Lafayette1,47646.58%1,42544.97%2176.85%501.58%10.03%511.61%3,169Langlade13161.50%6630.99%00.00%167.51%00.00%6530.52%213Lincoln25457.73%11125.23%00.00%7517.05%00.00%14332.50%440Manitowoc1,67240.78%2,41158.80%170.41%00.00%00.00%-739-18.02%4,100Marathon69629.90%1,30756.14%803.44%24510.52%00.00%-611-26.25%2,328Marinette1,13869.60%44827.40%462.81%10.06%20.12%69042.20%1,635Marquette49536.18%77356.51%1007.31%00.00%00.00%-278-20.32%1,368Milwaukee7,39848.49%6,98945.81%4102.69%4603.01%10.01%4092.68%15,258Monroe1,52050.96%1,01834.13%2578.62%1886.30%00.00%50216.83%2,983Oconto73448.97%55637.09%20013.34%90.60%00.00%17811.87%1,499Outagamie95529.29%1,75353.76%2507.67%3039.29%00.00%-798-24.47%3,261Ozaukee41324.63%1,19871.44%70.42%593.52%00.00%-785-46.81%1,677Pepin80760.77%31623.80%20515.44%00.00%00.00%49136.97%1,328Pierce86548.46%40822.86%47926.83%181.01%150.84%45725.60%1,785Polk1,10573.57%22314.85%16110.72%30.20%100.67%88258.72%1,502Portage1,08048.56%92741.68%1898.50%281.26%00.00%1536.88%2,224Price17157.38%12541.95%00.00%20.67%00.00%4615.44%298Racine2,02646.13%2,02346.06%2595.90%841.91%00.00%30.07%4,392Richland1,38355.72%68627.64%1857.45%2269.11%20.08%69728.08%2,482Rock2,78357.79%1,27626.50%63013.08%1272.64%00.00%1,50731.29%4,816Sauk1,69449.16%1,08431.46%55115.99%1173.40%00.00%61017.70%3,446Shawano50049.75%46245.97%343.38%50.50%40.40%383.78%1,005Sheboygan1,99944.55%2,05545.80%671.49%3668.16%00.00%-56-1.25%4,487St. Croix1,18340.44%1,35746.39%38113.03%40.14%00.00%-174-5.95%2,925Taylor35453.15%29243.84%152.25%50.75%00.00%629.31%666Trempealeau1,21969.62%24914.22%824.68%20111.48%00.00%97055.40%1,751Vernon2,02270.60%35812.50%1535.34%32611.38%50.17%1,66458.10%2,864Walworth2,32564.39%87624.26%3118.61%992.74%00.00%1,44940.13%3,611Washington1,21739.22%1,73255.82%662.13%882.84%00.00%-515-16.60%3,103Waukesha1,84139.34%2,23347.71%47610.17%1282.74%20.04%-392-8.38%4,680Waupaca1,77958.08%88528.89%1193.89%2809.14%00.00%89429.19%3,063Waushara1,57179.79%26713.56%713.61%603.05%00.00%1,30466.23%1,969Winnebago2,49943.89%2,49443.80%3265.73%3746.57%10.02%50.09%5,694Wood45233.93%49737.31%574.28%32624.47%00.00%-45-3.38%1,332Total81,75447.57%69,79740.61%13,2257.70%7,0024.07%780.05%11,9576.96%171,856 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Price Shawano Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chippewa Dane Douglas Eau Claire Iowa St. Croix Waukesha Wood 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 1881 Wisconsin Gubernatorial