1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1906 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1910 November 3, 1908 File:James Ole Davidson, 1906 portrait from Bain Collection retouched.jpg 150x150px James O. Davidson Republican Party (United States) 242,935 54.03% File:John A. Aylward Crop.jpg John A. Aylward Democratic Party (United States) 165,977 36.91% 3x4.svg Harvey Dee Brown Socialist Party of America 28,583 6.36% 1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Davidson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Aylward: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor James O. Davidson Republican Party (United States) James O. Davidson Republican Party (United States) The 1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Primary elections were held on September 1, 1908. Incumbent Republican Governor James O. Davidson won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee John A. Aylward and Social Democratic nominee Harvey Dee Brown, with 54.03% of the vote. Primary election Republican party Candidates James O. Davidson, incumbent Governor Results Republican primary results James O. Davidson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 158,867 99.12% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 1,406 0.88% 160,273 100.00% Democratic party Candidates John A. Aylward, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1906 Adolph J. Schmitz, lawyer, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1894Bruce 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 Results Democratic primary results For State Officers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040723/1908-09-25/ed-1/seq-2/ Weekly Watertown leader Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis. September 25, 1908 2 7 August 2021 John A. Aylward Democratic Party (United States) 25,273 61.47% Adolph J. Schmitz Democratic Party (United States) 15,813 38.46% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 28 0.07% 41,114 100.00% Socialist party Candidates Harvey Dee Brown, preacher The Journal Times from Racine, Wisconsin on January 21, 1908 · 5 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/334099579/ The Journal Times Racine, Wisconsin January 21, 1908 5 7 August 2021 Death Claims Health Chief https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/135800434/ Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York August 23, 1937 16 7 August 2021 Results Socialist primary results Harvey Dee Brown Socialist Party of America 4,071 100.00% 4,071 100.00% Prohibition party Candidates Winfred Douglas Cox, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in 1900 and 1902 Results Prohibition primary results Winfred Douglas Cox Prohibition Party 1,941 100.00% 1,941 100.00% General election Results 1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of Canvassers of the State of Wisconsin for General Election held November 3, 1908Chicago Daily News Almanac https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=ERgfAQAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA454 Chicago Daily News Company 12 February 2025 448 en 1911Beck J. D. 1909 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Population, 1905, Vote And Pluralities For Governor, 1908 469 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AKQ2ESFGDC6BPH9C/full/AENA5OQRPWD3D28HOne 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 Davidson, Cox, Bottema, and Scattering are incorrect and it also contains numerous mistakes in the county figures. Republican Party (United States) James O. Davidson (incumbent) 242,935 54.03% -3.33% Democratic Party (United States) John A. Aylward 165,977 36.91% +4.63% #FF3300 Social Democratic Harvey Dee Brown 28,583 6.36% -1.28% Prohibition Party Winfred D. Cox 11,760 2.62% +0.05% Socialist Labor Party of America Herman Bottema 393 0.09% -0.05% Scattering 8 0.00% 76,958 17.11% 449,656 100.00% Republican Party (United States) -7.96% Results by county County James O. DavidsonRepublican John A. AylwardDemocratic Harvey Dee BrownSocial Democratic Winfred D. CoxProhibition Herman BottemaSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,18671.23%40224.14%211.26%553.30%10.06%78447.09%1,665Ashland2,21154.15%1,56338.28%2045.00%1042.55%10.02%64815.87%4,083Barron3,43471.33%99220.61%1182.45%2635.46%70.15%2,44250.73%4,814Bayfield1,98572.95%50018.38%1625.95%702.57%40.15%1,48554.58%2,721Brown4,94456.01%3,24936.81%4855.49%1391.57%100.11%1,69519.20%8,827Buffalo1,93364.56%98232.80%200.67%591.97%00.00%95131.76%2,994Burnett1,26878.86%20112.50%543.36%825.10%30.19%1,06766.36%1,608Calumet1,56746.78%1,67650.03%712.12%351.04%10.03%-109-3.25%3,350Chippewa3,49159.54%2,16036.84%791.35%1332.27%00.00%1,33122.70%5,863Clark3,47766.56%1,50328.77%781.49%1623.10%40.08%1,97437.79%5,224Columbia4,04660.41%2,34134.95%1291.93%1822.72%00.00%1,70525.46%6,698Crawford2,01453.86%1,60242.85%431.15%782.09%20.05%41211.02%3,739Dane9,34152.30%7,81543.76%2481.39%4532.54%30.02%1,5268.54%17,860Dodge3,76237.51%6,03360.16%600.60%1741.73%00.00%-2,271-22.64%10,029Door2,48176.39%64819.95%561.72%561.72%70.22%1,83356.43%3,248Douglas3,61257.61%1,61625.77%62710.00%2804.47%1352.15%1,99631.83%6,270Dunn3,36978.42%71316.60%1052.44%1092.54%00.00%2,65661.82%4,296Eau Claire3,90364.00%1,84230.21%1572.57%1943.18%20.03%2,06133.80%6,098Florence54181.60%10515.84%40.60%131.96%00.00%43665.76%663Fond du Lac5,67650.11%5,23146.18%1731.53%2452.16%30.03%4453.93%11,328Forest1,03073.89%28320.30%423.01%382.73%10.07%74753.59%1,394Grant4,88354.60%3,66640.99%880.98%3063.42%00.00%1,21713.61%8,943Green2,42951.91%1,91540.93%1152.46%2204.70%00.00%51410.99%4,649Green Lake2,01853.86%1,63743.69%290.77%631.68%00.00%38110.17%3,747Iowa2,93355.68%2,07639.41%160.30%2434.61%00.00%85716.27%5,268Iron1,11874.63%29219.49%422.80%453.00%10.07%82655.14%1,498Jackson2,66081.22%52015.88%361.10%581.77%10.03%2,14065.34%3,275Jefferson3,05838.83%4,58058.15%610.77%1762.23%10.01%-1,522-19.32%7,876Juneau2,49858.98%1,62538.37%360.85%731.72%30.07%87320.61%4,235Kenosha3,34953.69%2,02932.53%63010.10%2303.69%00.00%1,32021.16%6,238Kewaunee1,60347.26%1,71450.53%481.42%270.80%00.00%-111-3.27%3,392La Crosse4,39950.73%3,97045.78%1031.19%1972.27%30.03%4294.95%8,672Lafayette2,84456.37%2,07941.21%220.44%991.96%00.00%76515.16%5,045"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteLanglade1,80755.24%1,36741.79%270.83%702.14%00.00%44013.45%3,271Lincoln2,27653.12%1,84943.15%942.19%661.54%00.00%4279.96%4,285Manitowoc4,09845.12%3,99343.96%92610.19%630.69%30.03%1051.16%9,083Marathon5,08949.42%4,80446.65%2552.48%1491.45%00.00%2852.77%10,297Marinette3,47765.62%1,45127.38%1242.34%2454.62%20.04%2,02638.23%5,299Marquette1,52162.90%83134.37%190.79%461.90%10.04%69028.54%2,418Milwaukee26,24335.91%26,91736.83%18,42325.21%1,3961.91%1070.15%-674-0.92%73,086Monroe3,30458.75%2,11737.64%951.69%1071.90%10.02%1,18721.11%5,624Oconto2,94463.24%1,50832.40%1012.17%1002.15%20.04%1,43630.85%4,655Oneida1,45357.57%68427.10%35113.91%361.43%00.00%76930.47%2,524Outagamie4,97151.46%4,36645.20%1101.14%2032.10%90.09%6056.26%9,659Ozaukee1,11735.87%1,91361.43%581.86%240.77%20.06%-796-25.56%3,114Pepin99567.14%44429.96%40.27%392.63%00.00%55137.18%1,482Pierce2,98474.60%83720.93%431.08%1363.40%00.00%2,14753.68%4,000Polk3,02478.34%57014.77%1213.13%1433.70%20.05%2,45463.58%3,860Portage3,26656.33%2,38641.15%460.79%971.67%30.05%88015.18%5,798Price1,70765.70%54621.02%26010.01%823.16%10.04%1,16144.69%2,598Includes 2 Scattering votesRacine5,02948.66%4,03539.05%7817.56%4854.69%30.03%9949.62%10,334"one"Richland2,34353.24%1,72439.17%511.16%2806.36%30.07%61914.06%4,401Rock7,78167.12%3,13027.00%2622.26%4023.47%170.15%4,65140.12%11,592Rusk1,43971.45%44221.95%844.17%462.28%30.15%99749.50%2,014Sauk3,78856.62%2,53637.91%310.46%3344.99%10.01%1,25218.71%6,690Sawyer84974.28%26022.75%141.22%201.75%00.00%58951.53%1,143Shawano3,34464.62%1,70933.02%280.54%941.82%00.00%1,63531.59%5,175Sheboygan5,83351.82%4,48639.85%6836.07%2442.17%100.09%1,34711.97%11,256St. Croix3,32564.70%1,65032.11%711.38%921.79%10.02%1,67532.59%5,139Taylor1,60161.11%89634.20%863.28%371.41%00.00%70526.91%2,620Trempealeau3,61673.81%1,12222.90%280.57%1312.67%20.04%2,49450.91%4,899Vernon4,12269.82%1,53926.07%420.71%1993.37%20.03%2,58343.75%5,904Vilas79472.38%26223.88%222.01%191.73%00.00%53248.50%1,097Walworth4,26364.51%1,84627.94%701.06%4266.45%30.05%2,41736.58%6,608Washburn1,13473.54%31820.62%523.37%372.40%10.06%81652.92%1,542Washington2,49147.21%2,66750.55%751.42%400.76%00.00%-176-3.34%5,276Includes 3 Scattering votesWaukesha4,54654.40%3,28239.28%2142.56%3123.73%20.02%1,26415.13%8,356Waupaca4,72871.55%1,50522.78%1422.15%2323.51%10.02%3,22348.77%6,608Waushara2,74978.79%51514.76%832.38%1283.67%140.40%2,23464.03%3,489Winnebago6,81452.79%5,38741.74%2892.24%4143.21%20.02%1,42711.06%12,907"one"Wood3,00750.85%2,52342.67%2564.33%1252.11%20.03%4848.19%5,913Total242,93554.03%165,97736.91%28,5836.36%11,7602.62%3930.09%76,95817.11%449,656 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kewaunee 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. 1909 The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1909 Democrat Printing Co., State Printer Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Blue Book 1909 1908 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1908 in the United States