1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1908 1912 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1912 November 8, 1910 Francis E. McGovern.jpg Francis E. McGovern Republican Party (United States) 161,619 50.58% Adolph J. Schmitz Crop.jpg Adolph J. Schmitz Democratic Party (United States) 110,442 34.56% W. A. Jacobs 1910.jpg William A. Jacobs Socialist Party of America 39,547 12.38% 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results McGovern: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Schmitz: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Jacobs: #FF7644 30–40% Governor James O. Davidson Republican Party (United States) Francis E. McGovern Republican Party (United States) The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Primary elections were held on September 6, 1910. Republican nominee Francis E. McGovern defeated Democratic nominee Adolph J. Schmitz and Socialist nominee William A. Jacobs, with 50.57% of the vote. Primary election Republican party Candidates Henry W. Barker, State Senator Edward T. Fairchild, State Senator August 12, 1910 From Stable Boy to State Senator https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040705/1910-08-12/ed-1/seq-8/ 8 August 2021 Northern Wisconsin advertiser Wabeno, Wis. 8 William Mitchell Lewis, automobile manufacturer January 28, 1910 Lewis Gives His Platform https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86086586/1910-01-28/ed-1/seq-3/ 8 August 2021 The Wisconsin tobacco reporter Edgerton, Wis. 3 Francis E. McGovern, former District attorney March 24, 1910 The Race for Governor https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040245/1910-03-24/ed-1/seq-1/ 8 August 2021 Ladysmith news-budget Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis. 1 John Strange, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Results Republican primary results LaFollette wins by 102,870 votes https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/data/batches/whi_carrie_ver01/data/sn85033078/00271768679/1910092901/0402.pdf Wood County reporter Grand Rapids, Wis. September 29, 1910 1 8 August 2021 Francis E. McGovern Republican Party (United States) 82,265 43.09% Edward T. Fairchild Republican Party (United States) 55,933 29.30% William Mitchell Lewis Republican Party (United States) 40,879 21.41% Henry W. Barker Republican Party (United States) 5,973 3.13% John Strange Republican Party (United States) 5,845 3.06% 190,895 100.00% Democratic party Candidates Adolph J. Schmitz, lawyer, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1894,Bruce William George Currey Josiah Seymour 1922 History of Milwaukee City and County II https://archive.org/details/historyofmilwauk02bruc Milwaukee The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 404–407 unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1908 Results Democratic primary results La Follette's majority 102,870 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040245/1910-09-23/ed-1/seq-1/ Ladysmith news-budget Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis. September 23, 1910 1 8 August 2021 La Follette's vote https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86072041/1910-09-28/ed-1/seq-4/ The Wenatchee daily world Wenatchee, Wash. September 28, 1910 4 8 August 2021 Official Count Gives "Bob" Lead https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033078/1910-10-06/ed-1/seq-3/ Wood County reporter Grand Rapids, Wis. October 6, 1910 3 8 August 2021 Crabtree L. T. 1912 The Wayback Club: a text book on progressivism in Wisconsin, with an analysis of initiative, referendum, recall https://archive.org/details/waybackclubtextb00crab/ Crandon, Wis. Crandon Publishing Co. 120 Adolph J. Schmitz Democratic Party (United States) 48,071 100.00% 48,071 100.00% Socialist party Candidates William A. Jacobs, Social-Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908 Results Socialist primary results William A. Jacobs Socialist Party of America 12,491 100.00% 12,491 100.00% Prohibition party Candidates Byron E. Van Keuren, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1908 Results Prohibition primary results Get Final Figures https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040310/1910-09-22/ed-1/seq-4/ The Telegraph-Courier Kenosha, Wisconsin September 22, 1910 4 26 August 2024 Byron E. Van Keuren Prohibition Party 1,802 100.00% 1,802 100.00% General election Results 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of Canvassers of the State of Wisconsin for General Election held November 8, 1910Chicago Daily News Almanac https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=ERgfAQAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA454 Chicago Daily News Company 12 February 2025 447–448 en 1911Beck J. D. 1911 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Population, 1905, Vote And Pluralities For Governor, 1910 469 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A3N2CL32GSENEQ8D/full/AD5UXYW5Z76P658SOne 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. In this case, the Blue Book's totals for all candidates are incorrect and it also contains numerous mistakes in the county figures. Republican Party (United States) Francis E. McGovern 161,619 50.58% -3.45% Democratic Party (United States) Adolph Schmitz 110,442 34.56% -2.35% #FF3300 Social Democratic William A. Jacobs 39,547 12.38% +6.02% Prohibition Party Byron E. Van Keuren 7,450 2.33% -0.28% Socialist Labor Party of America Fred G. Kremer 430 0.13% +0.05% Scattering 34 0.01% 51,177 16.02% 319,522 100.00% Republican Party (United States) -1.10% Results by county Schmitz was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1892 to carry Kenosha County. This was also the first time since 1875 that Kenosha County did not vote for the winning candidate. Social Democratic candidate William A. Jacobs received 37.93% of the vote in Milwaukee County and won the county over McGovern; this was the best performance ever by a Socialist gubernatorial candidate in Milwaukee County. County Francis E. McGovernRepublican Adolph SchmitzDemocratic William A. JacobsSocial Democratic Byron E. Van KeurenProhibition Fred G. KremerSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams60272.36%15818.99%425.05%293.49%00.00%44453.37%832"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteAshland1.38159.22%47320.28%38616.55%612.62%311.33%90838.94%2,332Barron1,67673.16%2099.12%26211.44%1416.15%30.13%1,414"McGovernJacobs" McGovern's margin over Jacobs61.72%2,291Bayfield1,05776.21%976.99%19113.77%402.88%20.14%866"McGovernJacobs"62.44%1,387Brown3,26748.17%2,62038.62%79311.69%911.34%110.16%6479.54%6,782Buffalo1,00865.93%47030.74%291.90%221.44%00.00%53835.19%1,529Burnett84872.17%756.38%19316.43%595.02%00.00%655"McGovernJacobs"55.74%1,175Calumet1,17643.31%1,38450.98%1324.86%200.74%20.07%-208-7.66%2,715"one"Chippewa2,17055.76%1,41836.43%1944.98%1042.67%60.15%75219.32%3,892Clark2,08768.72%72023.71%1404.61%872.86%30.10%1,36745.01%3,037Columbia2,65361.36%1,37931.89%1723.98%1022.36%180.42%1,27429.46%4,324Crawford1,57054.80%1,17641.05%602.09%561.95%30.10%39413.75%2,865Dane6,39252.74%5,11342.19%2892.38%3162.61%40.03%1,27910.55%12,120Includes 6 Scattering votesDodge2,69235.12%4,72761.66%1471.92%1001.30%00.00%-2,035-26.55%7,666Door1,75780.49%27912.78%884.03%542.47%50.23%1,47867.70%2,183Douglas2,58266.36%45411.67%69517.86%1363.50%240.62%1,887"McGovernJacobs"48.50%3,891Dunn2,17986.33%1566.18%1234.87%572.26%80.32%2,02380.15%2,524"one"Eau Claire2,39969.44%57316.58%35010.13%1002.89%330.96%1,82652.85%3,455Florence46779.83%10417.78%71.20%71.20%00.00%36362.05%585Fond du Lac3,83447.33%3,78046.66%3123.85%1712.11%40.05%540.67%8,101Forest72679.00%12213.28%535.77%171.85%10.11%60465.72%919Grant2,90859.08%1,77536.06%841.71%1402.84%150.30%1,13323.02%4,922Green1,65953.71%1,18638.39%882.85%1534.95%20.06%47315.31%3,089"one"Green Lake1,49551.20%1,27343.60%642.19%883.01%00.00%2227.60%2,920Iowa2,00457.47%1,29437.11%421.20%1464.19%10.03%71020.36%3,487Iron73863.08%32327.61%685.81%383.25%30.26%41535.47%1,170Jackson1,43878.02%28215.30%663.58%563.04%10.05%1,15662.72%1,843Jefferson1,93932.78%3,58160.53%2864.83%1071.81%30.05%-1,642-27.76%5,916Juneau1,57160.24%72227.68%2609.97%521.99%30.12%84932.55%2,608Kenosha1,89140.14%2,20746.85%48710.34%1232.61%30.06%-316-6.71%4,711Kewaunee1,53047.60%1,62850.65%331.03%200.62%30.09%-98-3.05%3,214La Crosse3,28948.74%2,87442.59%4136.12%1552.30%170.25%4156.15%6,748Lafayette2,11953.99%1,72543.95%180.46%621.58%10.03%39410.04%3,925Langlade1,29849.62%1,20746.14%682.60%401.53%30.11%913.48%2,616Lincoln1,53346.90%1,53246.86%1634.99%401.22%10.03%10.03%3,269Manitowoc2,65536.09%3,91953.28%7299.91%510.69%20.03%-1,264-17.18%7,356Marathon2,95238.04%4,08752.66%5557.15%1582.04%90.12%-1,135-14.62%7,761Marinette2,42363.50%61716.17%58815.41%1674.38%210.55%1,80647.33%3,816Marquette1,28264.20%64232.15%211.05%502.50%20.10%64032.05%1,997Milwaukee20,29133.09%16,89627.55%23,26437.93%8191.34%570.09%-2,973Jacobs' margin over McGovern-4.84%61,327Monroe2,38958.68%1,41934.86%1654.05%922.26%60.15%97023.83%4,071Oconto2,03659.72%1,14833.68%1775.19%431.26%50.15%88826.05%3,409Oneida1,10957.91%44123.03%34718.12%180.94%00.00%66834.88%1,915Outagamie3,48847.95%3,42547.08%2142.94%1431.97%50.07%630.87%7,275Ozaukee66232.03%1,30463.09%864.16%140.68%10.05%-642-31.06%2,067Pepin63359.21%39236.67%171.59%262.43%10.09%24122.54%1,069Pierce1,63581.59%1889.38%874.34%874.34%40.20%1,44772.21%2,004"three" Includes 3 Scattering votesPolk1,49479.30%834.41%23312.37%733.87%00.00%1,261"McGovernJacobs"66.93%1,884"one"Portage2.07953.90%1,55940.42%1443.73%701.81%00.00%52013.48%3,857Includes 5 Scattering votesPrice1,63872.35%2219.76%33214.66%642.83%60.27%1,306"McGovernJacobs"57.69%2,264"three"Racine3,20651.30%1,82429.18%92514.80%2774.43%180.29%1,38222.11%6,250Richland1,61154.76%99733.89%923.13%2388.09%30.10%61420.87%2,942"one"Rock3,16866.06%1,05922.08%3186.63%2284.75%230.48%2,10943.97%4,796Rusk99274.81%916.86%21115.91%292.19%30.23%781"McGovernJacobs"58.90%1,326Sauk2,31852.11%1,81540.80%420.94%2726.12%10.02%50311.31%4,448Sawyer63486.85%648.77%162.19%141.92%20.27%57078.08%730Shawano1,99561.50%1,12134.56%631.94%641.97%10.03%87426.94%3,244Sheboygan3,95144.00%3,87043.10%1,01311.28%1341.49%80.09%810.90%8,980"four" Includes 4 Scattering votesSt. Croix2,35460.78%1,26132.56%1483.82%1072.76%30.08%1,09328.22%3,873Taylor1,07453.04%62330.77%29514.57%321.58%00.00%45122.27%2,025"one"Trempealeau1,84462.28%99433.57%371.25%842.84%20.07%85028.71%2,961Vernon2,27772.75%63520.29%842.68%1324.22%20.06%1,64252.46%3,130Vilas53272.09%5912.87%8912.06%182.44%40.54%43759.21%738Walworth2,53360.35%1,29530.86%992.36%2686.39%10.02%1,23829.50%4,197"one"Washburn85575.53%13812.19%11510.16%232.03%10.09%71763.34%1,132Washington2,06845.01%2,29349.90%1984.31%350.76%10.02%-225-4.90%4,595Waukesha3,60152.31%2,50836.43%5998.70%1762.56%00.00%1,09315.88%6,884Waupaca2,90377.54%51013.62%2125.66%1153.07%40.11%2,39363.92%3,744Waushara1,59779.06%27313.51%944.65%522.57%00.00%1,32465.54%2,020"four"Winnebago5,47454.61%3,75937.50%5825.81%1931.93%150.15%1,71517.11%10,023Wood1,93144.20%1,78040.74%55812.77%942.15%50.11%1513.46%4,369"one"Total161,61950.58%110,44234.56%39,54712.38%7,4502.33%4300.13%51,17716.02%316,522 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kenosha Manitowoc Marathon Counties that flipped from Democratic to Social Democratic Milwaukee 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 Beck J. D. 1911 The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1911 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Blue Book 1911 1910 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1910 in the United States