1944 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1944 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1942 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1942 1946 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1946 November 7, 1944 125px Oscar Rennebohm Republican Party (United States) 672,462 54.21% 125px Marshall Whaling Democratic Party (United States) 477,554 38.50% 125px Clough Gates Wisconsin Progressive Party 79,068 6.37% 1944 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRennebohm: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Whaling: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Gates: #AAE5AA 30–40% Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland Republican Party (United States) Oscar Rennebohm Republican Party (United States) The 1944 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee Oscar Rennebohm defeated Democratic nominee Marshall Whaling, Progressive nominee Clough Gates and Socialist nominee George E. Helberg. General election On election day, November 7, 1944, Republican nominee Oscar Rennebohm won the election by a margin of 194,908 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Marshall Whaling, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Rennebohm was sworn in as the 30th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 1, 1945.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1944&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1944 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-10-11 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Oscar Rennebohm 672,462 54.21 Democratic Party (United States) Marshall Whaling 477,554 38.50 Wisconsin Progressive Party Clough Gates 79,068 6.37 Socialist Party of America George E. Helberg 11,167 0.90 Scattering 134 0.02 1,240,385 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1944 Wisconsin elections Category:1944 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1944 in the United States Category:1944 elections in the United States Category:1940s Wisconsin elections Category:1940s in Wisconsin Category:1940s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Category:1944 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:20th century in Wisconsin Category:20th-century elections in the United States