1914 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1914 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1912 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1912 1916 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1916 November 3, 1914 125px Edward Dithmar Republican Party (United States) 154,503 50.20% 125px Melvin A. Hoyt Democratic Party (United States) 118,082 38.37% 125px Robert C. McCaleb Social Democratic Party of America 27,062 8.79% Lieutenant Governor Thomas Morris Republican Party (United States) Edward Dithmar Republican Party (United States) The 1914 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee Edward Dithmar defeated Democratic nominee Melvin A. Hoyt, Social Democratic nominee Robert C. McCaleb and Prohibition nominee Frank R. Derrick. Republican primary The Republican primary election was held on September 1, 1914. Candidate Edward Dithmar received a plurality of the votes (29.09%) against candidate Marshall Cousins, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Hubert H. Peavey and candidate C. F. Stout, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85040705/1914-08-21/ed-1/?sp=5&r=0.427,0.292,0.308,0.156,0 list of candidates loc.gov August 21, 1914 2025-11-10 Results 1914 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary Edward Dithmar Republican Party (US) 31,562 29.09% Marshall Cousins Republican Party (US) 30,804 28.39% Hubert H. Peavey Republican Party (US) 23,665 21.81% C. F. Stout Republican Party (US) 22,468 20.71% 108,509 100.00% Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on September 1, 1914. Candidate Melvin A. Hoyt received a majority of the votes (51.26%) against former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Willis Ludlow, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AMDGH3X7LTLI3O8A/pages/A3DJ5ID6OCOOXU9D primary vote for lieutenant governor library.wisc.edu 1915 2025-11-10 Results 1914 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Melvin A. Hoyt Democratic Party (US) 32,932 51.26% Willis Ludlow Democratic Party (US) 31,291 48.74% 64,242 100.00% General election On election day, November 3, 1914, Republican nominee Edward Dithmar won the election by a margin of 36,421 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Melvin A. Hoyt, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Dithmar was sworn in as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 4, 1915.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1914&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1914 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-10 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1914 Republican Party (United States) Edward Dithmar 154,503 50.20 Democratic Party (United States) Melvin A. Hoyt 118,082 38.37 Social Democratic Party of America Robert C. McCaleb 27,062 8.79 Prohibition Party Frank R. Derrick 7,351 2.39 Scattering 769 0.25 307,767 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1914 Wisconsin elections Category:1914 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1914 in the United States Category:1914 elections in the United States Category:1910s Wisconsin elections Category:1910s in Wisconsin Category:1910s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Category:1914 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:20th century in Wisconsin Category:20th-century elections in the United States