1853 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1853 Wisconsin gubernatorial election presidential no 1851 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1851 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1855 November 8, 1853 x150px William A. Barstow Democratic Party (United States) 30,405 54.60% x150px Edward D. Holton Independent 21,886 39.30% x150px Henry S. Baird Whig Party (United States) 3,304 5.93% 1853 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBarstow: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Holton: #d4dcaf 40–50% #bfca87 50–60% #b8c57a 60–70% Baird: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% Governor Leonard J. Farwell Whig Party (United States) William A. Barstow Democratic Party (United States) The 1853 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1853. Democratic candidate William A. Barstow won the election with 55% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin. Barstow defeated Free Soil Party candidate Edward D. Holton and Whig candidate Henry S. Baird.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 would be the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election in which there was a Whig candidate on the ballot. This was the last election until 1932 in which Adams County and Bad Ax (Vernon) County voted for a Democrat. Additionally, Columbia County would not vote Democratic again until 1924, nor would Green County, Portage County, and Sauk County until 1890. Nominations Democratic party William A. Barstow was a resident of Waukesha County, and had previously served as Wisconsin's Secretary of State. Before Wisconsin became a state, he was instrumental in creating Waukesha County from what had been the western half of Milwaukee County. The Wisconsin Democratic Party Convention was held in Janesville in September 1853. Barstow did not intend to seek the nomination for Governor, and, in fact, was supporting A. Hyatt Smith for the nomination. Nevertheless, Barstow's popularity resulted in him receiving five votes on the first ballot, and after Smith deadlocked with Jairus C. Fairchild for seven ballots, Smith withdrew his name and instead endorsed Barstow. Barstow received the nomination on the 13th ballot. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52582060/barstow-nominated-1853/ State Ticket September 17, 1853 River Times Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin 2 June 1, 2020 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52581997/democratic-nomination-for-governor-1853/ Democratic State Convention September 17, 1853 River Times Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin 1–2 June 1, 2020 Newspapers.com Other candidates Jairus C. Fairchild, of Madison, had been the first State Treasurer of Wisconsin. A. Hyatt Smith was the Mayor of Janesville, and had previously served as United States Attorney for Wisconsin and Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory. Timothy Burns, of La Crosse, was the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. He died just days after the Democratic convention chose Barstow as the nominee. Whig party Henry S. Baird was a resident of Green Bay, and was said to be the first practicing lawyer in the Wisconsin Territory. He had served as Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory, appointed by Territorial Governor Henry Dodge, and served on the Territorial Council. He was a delegate to Wisconsin's first Constitutional Convention. Independent Edward D. Holton was a resident of Milwaukee. He was a businessman and banker, interested in building a railroad to stretch from Milwaukee to the Mississippi River. He was an avowed abolitionist, first as a member of the Liberty Party, and then its successor the Free Soil Party. He was also a supporter of temperance legislation in Wisconsin. The state ticket he headed in 1853 was referred to as the "People's Ticket" and stood in general opposition to the Democratic ticket. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040305/1853-11-04/ed-1/seq-2/ People's Ticket for State Officers November 4, 1853 Kenosha Telegraph Kenosha, Wisconsin 2 August 20, 2024 Chronicling America Results 1853 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, A Tabular Statement showing the number of votes cast for State Officers and upon the Prohibitory Liquor Law at the general election held in the State of Wisconsin on the tuesday next succeeding the first monday being the 8th day, of November A.D. 1853 Democratic Party (US) William A. Barstow 30,405 54.60% +5.24% Independent Edward D. Holton 21,886 39.31% Whig Party (United States) Henry S. Baird 3,304 5.93% -44.57% Scattering 88 0.16% 8,519 15.30% 55,683 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) +16.45% Results by county County William A. BarstowDemocratic Edward D. HoltonIndependent Henry S. BairdWhig ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Adams12251.91%3816.17%5724.26%187.66%65"BarstowBaird" Barstow's margin over Baird27.66%235Bad Ax20871.23%72.40%7726.37%00.00%131"BarstowBaird"44.86%292Brown25440.06%335.21%33452.68%132.05%-80"BairdBarstow" Baird's margin over Barstow-12.62%634Calumet25057.74%9020.79%9321.48%00.00%157"BarstowBaird"36.26%433Columbia81647.22%70640.86%20611.92%00.00%1106.37%1,728Crawford11869.01%2414.04%2916.96%00.00%89"BarstowBaird"52.05%171Dane1,62053.17%1,23440.50%1775.81%160.53%38612.67%3,047Dodge1,99257.89%1,41841.21%310.90%00.00%57416.68%3,441Fond du Lac1,48954.01%1,21744.14%511.85%00.00%2729.87%2,757Grant98844.73%1,02646.45%1958.83%00.00%-38-1.72%2,209Green76946.05%74844.79%1539.16%00.00%211.26%1,670Iowa40245.68%46452.73%141.59%00.00%-62-7.05%880Jackson11388.98%1411.02%00.00%00.00%9977.95%127Jefferson1,49046.71%1,59149.87%1083.39%10.03%-101-3.17%3,190Kenosha59041.96%81257.75%40.28%00.00%-222-15.79%1,406La Crosse27656.67%15030.80%6112.53%00.00%12625.87%487La Pointe3997.50%00.00%12.50%00.00%38"BarstowBaird"95.00%40Lafayette1,02659.44%42024.33%28016.22%00.00%60635.11%1,726Manitowoc85488.22%464.75%676.92%10.10%787"BarstowBaird"81.30%968Marathon20549.16%40.96%20849.88%00.00%-3"BairdBarstow"-0.72%417Marquette64142.53%85256.54%140.93%00.00%-211-14.00%1,507Milwaukee4,18475.20%1,33423.98%240.43%220.40%2,85051.22%5,564Oconto9042.86%00.00%12057.14%00.00%-30"BairdBarstow"-14.29%210Outagamie26754.38%20641.96%183.67%00.00%6114.29%491Ozaukee1,15586.58%17913.42%00.00%00.00%97673.16%1,334Pierce7167.62%00.00%3432.38%00.00%37"BarstowBaird"35.24%105Portage36763.49%569.69%15426.64%10.17%213"BarstowBaird"36.85%578Racine1,23950.39%1,21449.37%60.24%00.00%251.02%2,459Richland18556.92%12739.08%134.00%00.00%5817.85%325Rock1,37538.80%1,83251.69%3379.51%00.00%-457-12.90%3,544Sauk64154.74%47240.31%554.70%30.26%16914.43%1,171Sheboygan1,38967.07%67632.64%40.19%20.10%71334.43%2,071Walworth1,06237.28%1,58455.60%2037.13%00.00%-522-18.32%2,849Washington1,46282.46%31017.48%00.00%10.06%1,15264.97%1,773Waukesha1,59448.84%1,61049.33%541.65%60.18%-16-0.49%3,264Waupaca21751.79%15236.28%5011.93%00.00%6515.51%419Waushara13536.68%23263.04%10.27%00.00%-97-26.36%368Winnebago71039.60%1,00856.22%713.96%40.22%-298-16.62%1,793Total30,40554.60%21,88639.30%3,3045.93%880.16%8,51915.30%55,683 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Dane Fond du Lac Milwaukee Racine Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Brown Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent Iowa Jefferson Marquette Counties that flipped from Whig to Independent Grant Kenosha Rock Walworth Waukesha Waushara Winnebago Notes References collapsed 1853 Wisconsin Category:1853 Wisconsin elections