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1918 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1916 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1916 1920 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1920 November 5, 1918 125px Edward Dithmar Republican Party (United States) 165,401 51.72% 125px John W. Hogan Democratic Party (United States) 92,889 29.05% 125px James Vint Socialist Party of America 56,374 17.63% Lieutenant Governor Edward Dithmar Republican Party (United States) Edward Dithmar Republican Party (United States)
The 1918 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Edward Dithmar defeated Democratic nominee John W. Hogan, Socialist nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly James Vint and Prohibition nominee Clyde D. Mead.
Republican primary
The Republican primary election was held on September 3, 1918. Incumbent lieutenant governor Edward Dithmar received a plurality of the votes (44.94%) against incumbent state senator Charles H. Everett and candidate Harley Nickerson, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AHJ36XSBOIV4J28N/full/AIBVKRVFURFAJN8A Wisconsin blue book library.wisc.edu 1919 2025-11-10
Results
1918 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary
Edward Dithmar (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 74,402 44.94%
Charles H. Everett Republican Party (US) 53,266 32.17%
Harley Nickerson Republican Party (US) 37,895 22.89%
165,563 100.00%
General election
On election day, November 5, 1918, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Edward Dithmar won re-election by a margin of 72,512 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John W. Hogan, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Dithmar was sworn in for his third term on January 6, 1919.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1918&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1918 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-10
Results
Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1918
Republican Party (United States)
Edward Dithmar (incumbent)
165,401
51.72
Democratic Party (United States)
John W. Hogan
92,889
29.05
Socialist Party of America
James Vint
56,374
17.63
Prohibition Party
Clyde D. Mead
5,084
1.59
Scattering
31
0.01
319,779
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
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