1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none August 2017 January 2025 September 2023 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1916 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1916 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1920 November 5, 1918 File:Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (cropped).jpg 150x150px Emanuel Lorenz Philipp Republican Party (United States) 155,799 46.99% File:Henry A. Moehlenpah.jpg Henry A. Moehlenpah Democratic Party (United States) 112,576 33.95% File:Seidell-Emil-1910.jpg Emil Seidel Socialist Party of America 57,523 17.35% 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsPhilipp: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Moehlenpah: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60%Seidel: #FF7644 30–40% #F8581E 40–50% Governor Emanuel L. Philipp Republican Party (United States) Emanuel L. Philipp Republican Party (United States) The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918. Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 46.99% of the vote, winning his third and last term as governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Henry A. Moehlenpah and Socialist candidate Emil Seidel. Primary election Republican party Candidates Emanuel L. Philipp, incumbent Governor James N. Tittemore, president of the Wisconsin Society of Equity May 8, 1918 Its all settled now https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040451/1918-05-08/ed-1/seq-4/ 14 August 2021 Vernon County censor Viroqua, Wis. 4 Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator Results Republican primary resultsHunter Paul F. 1919 The Wisconsin Blue Book Primary Election Vote for Governor, 1918 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AHJ36XSBOIV4J28N/full/AZUXOCCGXUKHZY8B 93 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 71,614 38.06% Roy P. Wilcox Republican Party (United States) 71,174 37.83% James N. Tittemore Republican Party (United States) 45,357 24.11% 188,145 100.00% Democratic party Candidates Henry A. Moehlenpah, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908 Results Democratic primary results Henry A. Moehlenpah Democratic Party (United States) 27,469 100.00% 27,469 100.00% Socialist party Candidates Emil Seidel, former Mayor of Milwaukee Results Socialist primary results Emil Seidel Socialist Party of America 22,103 100.00% 22,103 100.00% Prohibition party Candidates Anthony J. Benjamin, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1918 special election William C. Dean, Prohibition nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1910, Socialist candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1916 Results Prohibition primary results William C. Dean Prohibition Party 1,017 53.87% Anthony J. Benjamin Prohibition Party 871 46.13% 1,888 100.00% General election Results 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers - Election of State Officers - November 5, 1918Hunter Paul F. 1919 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Vote For Governor 149 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AHJ36XSBOIV4J28N/full/AQUEZ6XSMRACMS8KOne 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. For the 1918 election, the Blue Book has the correct totals although it does contain several mistakes in the county figures. The Blue Book also lists the military vote as a separate total, but those votes were actually tabulated by county. Republican Party (United States) Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) 155,799 46.99% -5.94% Democratic Party (United States) Henry A. Moehlenpah 112,576 33.95% -3.94% Socialist Party of America Emil Seidel 57,523 17.35% +10.29% Prohibition Party William C. Dean 5,296 1.60% -0.52% Scattering 388 0.12% 43,223 13.04% 331,582 100.00% Republican Party (United States) -2.07% Results by county Philipp was the first Republican to ever win Ozaukee County. Simultaneously, Moehlenpah was the first Democrat since 1857 to win Polk County, the first since 1886 to win Bayfield County, and the first since 1892 to win Ashland County. County Emanuel L. PhilippRepublican Henry A. MoehlenpahDemocratic Emil SeidelSocialist William C. DeanProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes castThese figures include the military vote, which was enumerated separately by county # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams55453.07%41739.94%434.12%302.87%00.00%13713.12%1,044Ashland94538.99%1,25551.77%1747.18%461.90%40.17%-310-12.79%2,424Barron1,67254.27%1,14337.10%1244.02%1304.22%120.39%52917.17%3,081Bayfield60142.62%66647.23%1057.45%382.70%00.00%-65-4.61%1,410Brown2,75039.86%3,79154.95%2703.91%881.28%00.00%-1,041-15.09%6,899Buffalo1,04464.72%38023.56%16210.04%231.43%40.25%66441.17%1,613Burnett671The 1919 Blue Book mistakenly gives Philipp 861 in this county; the correct figure is 661 plus 10 military votes.57.65%34129.30%11910.22%292.49%40.34%33028.35%1,164Calumet97435.82%59221.77%1,13241.63%170.63%40.15%-158"SeidelPhilipp" Seidel's margin over Philipp-5.81%2,719Chippewa2,02251.13%1,74144.02%1002.53%731.85%190.48%2817.10%3,955Clark1,84151.68%1,04029.20%59316.65%822.30%60.17%80122.49%3,562Columbia2,31951.38%1,85841.17%2555.65%791.75%20.04%46110.21%4,513Crawford1,40254.68%1,03540.37%622.42%632.46%20.08%36714.31%2,564Dane6,08353.54%4,60440.52%4233.72%2302.02%220.19%1,47913.02%11,362Dodge4,74153.50%2,71630.65%1,31514.84%891.00%00.00%2,02522.85%8,861Door1,27866.36%48625.23%1166.02%432.23%30.16%79241.12%1,926Douglas2,23348.92%1,46031.98%60313.21%2625.74%70.15%77316.93%4,565Dunn1,55167.94%57625.23%833.64%552.41%180.79%97542.71%2,283Eau Claire2,08253.28%1,46737.54%2466.29%1082.76%50.13%61515.74%3,908Florence31973.84%8720.14%173.94%92.08%00.00%23253.70%432Fond du Lac3,94048.21%3,36241.14%7609.30%1101.35%00.00%5787.07%8,172Forest41954.06%30739.61%303.87%192.45%00.00%11214.45%775Grant3,11559.41%1,91736.56%541.03%1482.82%90.17%1,19822.85%5,243Green1,57855.25%1,09238.24%742.59%1103.85%20.07%48617.02%2,856Green Lake1,36552.95%92836.00%2559.89%301.16%00.00%43716.95%2,578Iowa1,74955.88%1,20338.43%321.02%1414.50%50.16%54617.44%3,130Iron70673.24%18519.19%505.19%232.39%00.00%52154.05%964Jackson1,20466.23%50127.56%613.36%482.64%40.22%70338.67%1,818Jefferson3,15257.48%1,84033.55%4227.70%701.28%00.00%1,31223.92%5,484Juneau1,53958.94%96436.92%652.49%421.61%10.04%57522.02%2,611Kenosha2,91955.01%1,839The 1919 Blue Book mistakenly gives Moehlenpah 1,896 in this county; the correct figure is 1,806 plus 33 military votes.34.66%4909.23%551.04%30.06%1,08020.35%5,306Kewaunee1,24750.14%1,13245.52%863.46%170.68%50.20%1154.62%2,487La Crosse3,21458.71%1,90934.87%2604.75%901.64%10.02%1,30523.84%5,474Lafayette1,69349.40%1,63747.77%190.55%762.22%20.06%561.63%3,427Langlade1,30748.86%1,24346.47%863.21%381.42%10.04%642.39%2,675Lincoln1,12445.30%73329.54%58723.66%371.49%00.00%39115.76%2,481Manitowoc2,31230.79%2,22929.68%2,92438.94%400.53%40.05%-612"SeidelPhilipp"-8.15%7,509Marathon2,82733.71%1,94923.24%3,54442.26%660.79%00.00%-717"SeidelPhilipp"-8.55%8,386Marinette1,79650.99%1,35438.44%2888.18%842.39%00.00%44212.55%3,522Marquette84847.99%69239.16%20611.66%211.19%00.00%1568.83%1,767Milwaukee26,18235.60%20,10727.34%26,94336.64%3070.42%20.00%-761"SeidelPhilipp"-1.03%73,541Monroe1,69056.90%1,03834.95%1715.76%672.26%40.13%65221.95%2,970Oconto1,66550.14%1,33940.32%2758.28%381.14%40.12%3269.82%3,321Oneida88050.06%72341.13%141The 1919 Blue Book mistakenly gives Seidel 149 in this county; the correct figure is 140 plus 1 military vote.8.02%130.74%10.06%1578.93%1,758Outagamie3,67454.77%2,25033.54%6089.06%1041.55%721.07%1,42421.23%6,708Ozaukee1,31145.94%77527.15%75326.38%150.53%00.00%53618.78%2,854Pepin47655.54%33839.44%232.68%192.22%10.12%13816.10%857Pierce1,14856.03%74536.36%713.47%673.27%180.88%40319.67%2,049Polk1,14541.10%1,44751.94%1324.74%612.19%10.04%-302-10.84%2,786Portage1,84544.16%2,14951.44%1162.78%631.51%50.12%-304-7.28%4,178Price84549.74%63137.14%17510.30%442.59%40.24%21412.60%1,699Racine4,06148.83%3,21638.67%8169.81%2172.61%70.08%84510.16%8,317Richland1,23948.70%1,09242.92%411.61%1696.64%30.12%1475.78%2,544Rock3,74752.73%3,07943.33%1251.76%1542.17%10.01%6689.40%7,106Rusk66457.49%38833.59%716.15%262.25%60.52%27623.90%1,155Sauk2,68558.14%1,55633.69%2024.37%1663.59%90.19%1,12924.45%4,618Sawyer50363.83%22228.17%374.70%263.30%00.00%28135.66%788Shawano1,64545.57%70519.53%1,18732.88%541.50%190.53%458"PhilippSeidel" Philipp's margin over Seidel12.69%3,610Sheboygan2,79131.36%2,18124.50%3,86743.44%530.60%90.10%-1,076"SeidelPhilipp"-12.09%8,901St. Croix1,61849.72%1,46945.14%902.77%702.15%70.22%1494.58%3,254Taylor77239.94%52827.32%59230.63%361.86%50.26%180"PhilippSeidel"9.31%1,933Trempealeau1,48763.68%76632.81%361.54%461.97%00.00%72130.88%2,335Vernon1,47860.50%79432.50%642.62%984.01%90.37%68428.00%2,443Vilas34347.97%30943.22%527.27%111.54%00.00%344.76%715Walworth2,52655.54%1,82940.22%861.89%972.13%100.22%69715.33%4,548Washburn60060.85%31832.25%373.75%282.84%30.30%28228.60%986Washington2,30848.13%1,08522.63%1,37428.65%280.58%00.00%934"PhilippSeidel"19.48%4,795Waukesha3,01445.66%2,93744.49%5568.42%941.42%00.00%771.17%6,601Waupaca2,95559.93%1,28426.04%59612.09%881.78%80.16%1,67133.89%4,931Waushara1,42062.09%64328.12%1556.78%592.58%100.44%77733.97%2,287Winnebago4,20950.46%2,93235.15%1,04912.57%1421.70%100.12%1,27715.31%8,342Wood1,73746.92%1,03027.82%84722.88%772.08%110.30%70719.10%3,702Total155,79946.99%112,57633.95%57,52317.35%5,2961.60%3880.12%43,22313.04%331,582 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Dane Iowa Kewaunee La Crosse Ozaukee Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Ashland Bayfield Brown Polk Counties that flipped from Republican to Socialist Calumet Manitowoc Marathon Milwaukee Sheboygan Notes References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Hunter Paul F. 1919 The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1919 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1919 Democrat Printing Co., State Printer Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Blue Book 1919 1918 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1918 in the United States