1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1934 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1934 1938 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1938 November 3, 1936 125px Henry Gunderson Wisconsin Progressive Party 465,918 41.68% 125px Roland J. Steinle Republican Party (United States) 355,340 31.79% 125px Edward H. Gervais Democratic Party (United States) 289,964 25.94% Lieutenant Governor Vacant Henry Gunderson Wisconsin Progressive Party The 1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Progressive nominee Henry Gunderson defeated Republican nominee Roland J. Steinle, Democratic nominee Edward H. Gervais and Socialist Labor nominee Alfred Potter.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AXHRYO3YEVDUIK8X/full/ARWTIAYUQXH7II8L The general election library.wisc.edu 1937 2025-11-11https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AXHRYO3YEVDUIK8X/full/AK7WXQ7B2BXXYG8P Wisconsin blue book library.wisc.edu 1937 2025-11-11 This election marked the first time and only in the state's history a lieutenant governor was elected who wasn't either a member of the Republican or Democratic Party. General election On election day, November 3, 1936, Progressive nominee Henry Gunderson won the election by a margin of 110,578 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Roland J. Steinle, thereby gaining Progressive control over the office of lieutenant governor. Gunderson was sworn in as the 27th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 4, 1937.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1936&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1936 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-11 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1936 Wisconsin Progressive Party Henry Gunderson 465,918 41.68 Republican Party (United States) Roland J. Steinle 355,340 31.79 Democratic Party (United States) Edward H. Gervais 289,964 25.94 Socialist Labor Party of America Alfred Potter 3,882 0.35 Scattering 2,694 0.24 1,117,798 100.00 Wisconsin Progressive Party Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1936 Wisconsin elections Category:1936 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1936 in the United States Category:1936 elections in the United States Category:1930s Wisconsin elections Category:1930s in Wisconsin Category:1930s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Wisconsin Category:20th century in Wisconsin Category:20th-century elections in the United States Category:20th-century elections Category:20th-century elections in North America