1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1894 1898 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1898 November 3, 1896 File:Edward Scofield.jpg 150x150px Edward Scofield Republican Party (United States) 264,981 59.67% File:Willis Chisholm Silverthorn.png Willis C. Silverthorn Democratic Party (United States) 169,257 38.11% 1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsScofield: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18ff 80–90%Silverthorn: #7996e2 50–60% Governor William H. Upham Republican Party (United States) Edward Scofield Republican Party (United States) The 1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. Incumbent Republican Governor William H. Upham retired.https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM64410 Governor William Upham | Painting | Wisconsin Historical Society wisconsinhistory.org 21 July 2021 Republican nominee Edward Scofield defeated Democratic nominee Willis C. Silverthorn with 59.67% of the vote. Scofield's popular vote share was the highest in the state's history for a gubernatorial candidate to that point, reflecting the state's transition from a Republican-leaning but competitive state to one dominated by the Republicans. General election Candidates Major party candidates Willis C. Silverthorn, Democratic, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1880, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1884 Edward Scofield, Republican, former State Senator Other candidates Joshua H. Berkey, Prohibition, temperance lecturer Christ Tuttrop, Socialist Labor Robert Henderson, National, Prohibitionist nominee for Wisconsin State Senate in 1892 Results 1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of votes given for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, State Superintendent, Railroad Commissioner and Commissioner of Insurance, at the General Election held in the several towns, wards, villages and election districts in the several Counties in the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday being the third day of November A.D. 1896Casson Henry 1897 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Tabular Statement of the votes given for state officers, by counties, at the general election held on the 3d day of November, A.D. 1896, as returned by the county clerks 304–305 The Henry Gugler Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ALSEEHVUYHTFTM8C/pages/ACGQP7WG2OQ5KZ8HOne must exercise caution using the Blue Book as a source for Wisconsin election data for the period of 1890-1920 as it was unreliable during this period. Republican Party (United States) Edward Scofield 264,981 59.67% +7.42% Democratic Party (United States) Willis C. Silverthorn 169,257 38.11% +0.22% Prohibition Party Joshua H. Berkey 8,144The 1897 Blue Book mistakenly gives Berkey's total as 8,140 1.83% -1.16% Socialist Labor Party of America Christ Tuttrop 1,306 0.29% #f09 National Robert Henderson 407 0.09% Scattering 15The 1897 Blue Book mistakenly gives the Scattering total as 16 0.00% 95,724 21.55% 444,110 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +7.20% Results by county Scofield was the first Republican to ever win Dodge County, Manitowoc County, and Washington County; Dodge County would not vote Republican again until 1916. Scofield was also the first Republican since 1855 to carry Outagamie County, the first since 1857 to carry Jefferson County, and the first since 1861 to carry Kewaunee County. County Edward ScofieldRepublican Willis C. SilverthornDemocratic Joshua H. BerkeyProhibition Christ TuttropSocialist Labor Robert HendersonNational Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,42777.09%39721.45%271.46%00.00%00.00%1,03055.65%1,851Ashland2,70059.18%1,78439.11%591.29%150.33%40.09%91620.08%4,562Barron2,76564.88%1,32831.16%1653.87%00.00%40.09%1,43733.72%4,262Bayfield2,22472.87%77625.43%461.51%50.16%10.03%1,44847.44%3,052Brown5,32457.13%3,87041.53%880.94%50.05%320.34%1,45415.60%9,319Buffalo2,30362.73%1,30235.47%611.66%10.03%40.11%1,00127.27%3,671Burnett80767.59%35529.73%282.35%30.25%10.08%45237.86%1,194Calumet1,53944.43%1,89754.76%270.78%10.03%00.00%-358-10.33%3,464Chippewa3,58753.95%2,96544.59%891.34%60.09%20.03%6229.35%6,649Clark3,29969.38%1,34128.20%1002.10%120.25%10.02%1,95841.18%4,755"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesColumbia4,74663.04%2,45732.64%3084.09%50.07%120.16%2,28930.41%7,528Crawford2,30759.49%1,52639.35%411.06%20.05%20.05%78120.14%3,878Dane8,74754.34%6,80442.27%5183.22%80.05%150.09%1,94312.07%16,098Includes 6 Scattering votesDodge5,57352.02%5,01946.85%1081.01%40.04%90.08%5545.17%10,713Door2,40271.74%89726.79%481.43%00.00%10.03%1,50544.95%3,348Douglas4,11361.29%2,49837.22%871.30%80.12%50.07%1,61524.06%6,711Dunn3,34067.89%1,43029.07%1432.91%50.10%20.04%1,91038.82%4,920Eau Claire4,44762.92%2,39733.91%2203.11%10.01%30.04%2,05029.00%7,068Florence49179.32%12219.71%50.81%00.00%00.00%36959.61%619"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteFond du Lac6,08953.87%5,03344.53%1701.50%70.06%40.04%1,0569.34%11,303Forest40868.69%16928.45%152.53%00.00%20.34%23940.24%594Grant5,28157.53%3,68540.14%2052.23%30.03%60.07%1,59617.39%9,180Green3,05454.60%2,33141.68%1933.45%110.20%40.07%72312.93%5,593Green Lake2,09155.94%1,58142.30%621.66%40.11%00.00%51013.64%3,738Iowa3,08056.68%2,14539.47%1963.61%20.04%90.17%93517.21%5,434"two"Iron1,29071.67%47826.56%301.67%10.06%10.06%81245.11%1,800Jackson2,70774.88%79221.91%1082.99%20.06%60.17%1,91552.97%3,615Jefferson4,27552.76%3,67245.32%1501.85%30.04%30.04%6037.44%8,103Juneau2,80561.00%1,71437.28%641.39%80.17%70.15%1,09123.73%4,598Kenosha2,80660.80%1,75037.92%531.15%50.11%00.00%1,05622.88%4,615"one"Kewaunee1,81251.36%1,70248.24%140.40%00.00%00.00%1103.12%3,528La Crosse6,20164.36%3,21533.37%2042.12%80.08%70.07%2,98630.99%9,635Lafayette2,91054.92%2,26542.74%1192.25%10.02%40.08%64512.17%5,299Langlade1,39457.25%1,01841.81%220.90%10.04%00.00%37615.44%2,435Lincoln1,67546.92%1,84951.79%431.20%30.08%00.00%-174-4.87%3,570Manitowoc4,40151.87%3,99547.09%650.77%120.14%110.13%4064.79%8,484Marathon3,66846.05%4,19852.70%730.92%250.31%20.03%-530-6.65%7,966Marinette4,35869.69%1,80828.91%761.22%90.14%20.03%2,55040.78%6,253Marquette1,47563.06%84035.91%230.98%00.00%10.04%63527.15%2,339Milwaukee35,46355.16%27,46442.72%6431.00%6791.06%400.06%7,99912.44%64,289Monroe3,66959.52%2,37438.51%1081.75%10.02%120.19%1,29521.01%6,164Oconto2,91168.88%1,25329.65%541.28%50.12%30.07%1,65839.23%4,226Oneida1,40568.91%60429.62%301.47%00.00%00.00%80139.28%2,039Outagamie5,37955.12%4,19643.00%1501.54%80.08%260.27%1,18312.12%9,759Ozaukee1,54643.26%1,98855.62%290.81%100.28%10.03%-442-12.37%3,574Pepin1,29572.71%44224.82%422.36%10.06%10.06%85347.89%1,781Pierce3,69769.75%1,41526.70%1823.43%30.06%20.04%2,28243.06%5,300"one"Polk2,84874.89%88623.30%651.71%30.08%10.03%1,96251.59%3,803Portage3,47653.28%2,95545.29%851.30%20.03%60.09%5217.99%6,524Price1,44470.71%55327.08%381.86%60.29%10.05%89143.63%2,042Racine5,73356.77%4,10140.61%2412.39%50.05%190.19%1,63216.16%10,099Richland2,63554.16%2,08842.92%1392.86%20.04%10.02%54711.24%4,865Rock8,22467.48%3,65730.01%2922.40%100.08%40.03%4,56737.47%12,187Sauk4,59461.16%2,63735.11%2633.50%90.12%80.11%1,95726.06%7,511Sawyer50655.97%37141.04%272.99%00.00%00.00%13514.93%904Shawano3,01964.34%1,60434.19%551.17%110.23%30.06%1,41530.16%4,692Sheboygan6,54362.99%3,42632.98%880.85%3133.01%180.17%3,11730.01%10,388St. Croix3,42456.13%2,47940.64%1873.07%60.10%40.07%94515.49%6,100Taylor1,35563.32%75935.47%200.93%20.09%40.19%59627.85%2,140Trempealeau3,30067.87%1,39028.59%1613.31%50.10%60.12%1,91039.28%4,862Vernon4,37871.50%1,63826.75%981.60%30.05%40.07%2,74044.75%6,123"two"Vilas73161.02%45938.31%80.67%00.00%00.00%27222.70%1,198Walworth5,29270.14%1,88925.04%3484.61%30.04%130.17%3,40345.10%7,545Washburn76573.42%25324.28%222.11%20.19%00.00%51249.14%1,042Washington2,83353.08%2,46146.11%300.56%60.11%70.13%3726.97%5,337Waukesha5,33160.61%3,28237.32%1772.01%20.02%30.03%2,04923.30%8,795Waupaca5,45675.54%1,59322.05%1391.92%30.04%320.44%3,86353.48%7,223Waushara3,20784.71%47012.41%1052.77%00.00%40.11%2,73772.29%3,786Winnebago7,83558.97%5,21339.24%2131.60%140.11%110.08%2,62219.74%13,286Wood2,76657.84%1,95240.82%521.09%60.13%60.13%81417.02%4,782Total264,98159.67%169,25738.11%8,1441.83%1,3060.29%4070.09%95,72421.55%444,110 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Dodge Jefferson Kewaunee Langlade Manitowoc Outagamie Washington Notes 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 Casson Henry 1897 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1897 The Henry Gugler Company Milwaukee Wisconsin Blue Book 1897 1896 Wisconsin Gubernatorial