1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election presidential no 1853 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1853 1857 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1857 November 6, 1855 Coles Bashford.png Coles Bashford Republican Party (United States) 36,198 49.86% William_A_Barstow_by_William_F_Cogswell,_c1850s.jpg William A. Barstow Democratic Party (United States) 36,355 50.08% 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBashford: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Barstow: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor William A. Barstow Democratic Party (United States) Coles Bashford Republican Party (United States) The 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1855. Republican Party candidate Coles Bashford was declared the winner after a court challenge, defeating Democratic incumbent William A. Barstow. Barstow was initially declared the winner of the election, having apparently received just over 50% of the vote.Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature 2015 Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016 Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Administration 699–701 978-0-9752820-7-6 However, Bashford and the Wisconsin Attorney General, George Baldwin Smith, filed suit in the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the case Atty. Gen. ex rel. Bashford v. Barstow.https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/docs/famouscases02.pdf Attorney General ex rel. Bashford v. Barstow Wisconsin Court System August 20, 2016http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/legislating_in_wisconsin/lrb_legislating_in_wisconsin_no_4.pdf The Legislature’s Relationship with the Courts: The Role of Judicial Review in Legislating Wisconsin Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau May 2016 August 20, 2016 They alleged that Barstow's allies had created fraudulent election returns in several fake precincts in Wisconsin's northern counties. The court found that Bashford had won the election, and was entitled to the governorship. Before the court could formally remove him from office, Barstow resigned, leaving his Lieutenant Governor Arthur MacArthur Sr., as acting Governor, until Bashford was sworn in four days later. Results These are the results as originally certified by the Board of State Canvassers. Barstow ultimately did take office for the new term prior to the court rendering its decision that Bashford was the true winner. 1855 Wisconsin Gubernatorial ElectionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of Votes Polled for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Seceretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, State Superintendent, Bank Comptroller and State Prison Commissioner, at a General Election held in the several Counties in the State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, being the Sixth day of November, A.D. 1855 Democratic Party (US) William A. Barstow (incumbent) 36,355 50.08% -4.53% Republican Party (US) Coles Bashford 36,198 49.86% Scattering 45 0.06% 157 0.22% 72,598 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) -15.08% Results by county There were no votes from Kewaunee County, La Crosse County, La Pointe County,Some sources credit Barstow with 38 votes in La Pointe County, although these are not listed on the official canvass. The 1856 Tribune Almanac indicates that La Pointe County voted with Douglas County in this election. and St. Croix County. Dunn County would not vote for a Democrat again until 1970 and Waupaca County would not vote for a Democrat again until 1932. County William A. BarstowDemocratic Coles BashfordRepublican ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adams37638.10%61161.90%00.00%-235-23.81%987Bad Ax29849.34%30650.66%00.00%-8-1.32%604Brown33562.50%20137.50%00.00%13425.00%536Buffalo11593.50%86.50%00.00%10786.99%123Calumet37754.24%31845.76%00.00%598.49%695Chippewa12161.11%7738.89%00.00%4422.22%198Clark4586.54%713.46%00.00%3873.08%52Columbia90636.34%1,58063.38%70.28%-674-27.04%2,493Crawford16357.60%12042.40%00.00%4315.19%283Dane2,36749.73%2,38750.15%60.13%-20-0.42%4,760Dodge2,36451.97%2,18548.03%00.00%1793.93%4,549Door00.00%81100.00%00.00%-81-100.00%81Douglas8891.67%88.33%00.00%8083.33%96Dunn12474.25%4325.75%00.00%8148.50%167Fond du Lac1,72246.40%1,98953.60%00.00%-267-7.19%3,711Grant1,11241.19%1,58858.81%00.00%-476-17.63%2,700Green60034.78%1,12365.10%20.12%-523-30.32%1,725Iowa1,09258.71%76841.29%00.00%32417.42%1,860Jackson11439.31%17660.69%00.00%-62-21.38%290Jefferson1,55847.07%1,74652.75%60.18%-188-5.68%3,310Kenosha61038.01%99561.99%00.00%-385-23.99%1,605Lafayette1,19961.74%74338.26%00.00%45623.48%1,942Manitowoc94164.06%52835.94%00.00%41328.11%1,469Marathon10453.61%8845.36%21.03%168.25%194Marquette85841.91%1,18757.99%20.10%-329-16.07%2,047Milwaukee4,62772.52%1,74927.41%40.06%28.7845.11%6,380Monroe9230.16%21369.84%00.00%-121-39.67%305Oconto13159.82%8840.18%00.00%4319.63%219Outagamie38247.69%41451.69%50.62%-32-4.00%801Ozaukee1,58685.36%27114.59%10.05%1,31570.78%1,858Pierce5527.23%14772.77%00.00%-92-45.54%202Polk14988.17%2011.83%00.00%12976.33%169Portage23536.21%41463.79%00.00%-179-27.58%649Racine1,34451.91%1,24548.09%00.00%993.82%2,589Richland18629.34%44870.66%00.00%-262-41.32%634Rock1,01827.43%2,69072.49%30.08%-1,672-45.06%3,711Sauk48233.61%95066.25%20.14%-468-32.64%1,434Shawano3846.34%4453.66%00.00%-6-7.32%82Sheboygan1,30654.08%1,10845.88%10.04%1988.20%2,415Trempealeau1827.69%4772.31%00.00%-29-44.62%65Walworth1,11234.83%2,08165.17%00.00%-969-30.35%3,193Washington2,30181.31%52818.66%10.04%1,77362.65%2,830Waukesha1,51239.42%2,32460.58%00.00%-812-21.17%3,836Waupaca80667.67%38532.33%00.00%42135.35%1,191Waushara24834.16%47865.84%00.00%-230-31.68%726Winnebago1,13840.18%1,69159.71%30.11%-553-19.53%2,832Total36,33550.08%36,19849.86%450.06%1570.22%72,598 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Brown Marathon Oconto Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic Iowa Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adams Bad Ax Columbia Dane Fond du Lac Green Jackson Outagamie Pierce Portage Richland Sauk Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican Grant Jefferson Kenosha Marquette Rock Walworth Waukesha Waushara Winnebago See also 1857 Minnesota gubernatorial election Notes References 1855 Category:1855 Wisconsin elections Wisconsin