1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1904 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1904 1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1908 November 6, 1906 File:James Ole Davidson, 1906 portrait from Bain Collection retouched.jpg 150x150px James O. Davidson Republican Party (United States) 183,558 57.36% File:John A. Aylward Crop.jpg John A. Aylward Democratic Party (United States) 103,311 32.28% File:Winfield R. Gaylord.png Winfield R. Gaylord Socialist Party of America 24,437 7.64% 1906 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: #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 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Primary elections were held on September 4, 1906. Incumbent Republican Governor James O. Davidson won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee John A. Aylward and Socialist nominee Winfield R. Gaylord, with 57.39% of the vote. Primary election Wisconsin voters passed a constitutional amendment in the 1904 general election to implement primary elections for nominations. The first direct primary took place on September 4, 1906. Republican party Candidates James O. Davidson, acting governor Governor Irvine Lenroot, incumbent Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Results Republican primary resultsBeck J. D. 1907 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Primary Vote For Governor, 1906 387–389 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AHDADZXSF7V6GS8Z/pages/ARPVLDARSIDEO28L James O. Davidson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 109,583 64.15% Irvine L. Lenroot Republican Party (United States) 61,178 35.82% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 53 0.03% 170,814 100.00% Democratic party Candidates John A. Aylward, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in 1900 Ernst Merton, incumbent State Senator Results Democratic primary results John A. Aylward Democratic Party (United States) 21,470 71.94% Ernst Merton Democratic Party (United States) 8,278 27.74% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 96 0.32% 29,844 100.00% Social Democratic party Candidates Winfield R. Gaylord, Socialist nominee for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in 1904 Results Socialist primary results Winfield R. Gaylord #FF3300 Social Democratic 4,075 99.61% Scattering #FF3300 Social Democratic 16 0.39% 4,091 100.00% Prohibition party Candidates Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in 1892 Results Prohibition primary results Ephraim L. Eaton Prohibition Party 1,573 98.56% Scattering Prohibition Party 23 1.44% 1,596 100.00% General election Results 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Insurance at the General Election held in the several Towns, Wards, Villages and Election Districts in the several Counties in the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the First Monday, being the Sixth day of November, A.D. 1906Beck J. D. 1907 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Population, 1900, Vote And Pluralities For Governor, 1906 469 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AHDADZXSF7V6GS8Z/full/ANAN6FR2VUPYJ28YOne 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 all candidates are incorrect and it also has numerous mistakes in the county figures. Republican Party (United States) James O. Davidson (incumbent) 183,558 57.36% +6.81% Democratic Party (United States) John A. Aylward 103,311 32.28% -6.93% #FF3300 Social Democratic Winfield R. Gaylord 24,437 7.64% +2.11% Prohibition Party Ephraim L. Eaton 8,211 2.57% +0.62% Socialist Labor Party of America Ole T. Rosaas 455 0.14% +0.09% Scattering 31 0.01% 80,247 25.08% 320,003 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +13.74% Results by county County James O. DavidsonRepublican John A. AylwardDemocratic Winfield R. GaylordSocial Democratic Ephraim L. EatonProhibition Ole T. RosaasSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams69974.52%21222.60%90.96%161.71%00.00%48751.92%938"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesAshland1,79662.38%76826.68%2297.95%822.85%30.10%1,02835.71%2,879"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBarron1,79775.35%30312.70%1235.16%1536.42%70.29%1,49462.64%2,385"two"Bayfield1,35681.54%1599.56%925.53%523.13%40.24%1,19771.98%1,663Brown3,31460.38%1,85433.78%2244.08%911.66%60.11%1,46026.60%5,489Buffalo1,44967.84%63729.82%90.42%391.83%20.09%81238.01%2,136Burnett1,04087.03%594.94%383.18%484.02%100.84%98182.09%1,195Calumet1,14344.91%1,26849.82%993.89%351.38%00.00%-125-4.91%2,545Chippewa2,34360.08%1,40636.05%491.26%992.54%30.08%93724.03%3,900Clark2,46275.54%67220.62%341.04%872.67%40.12%1,79054.92%3,259Columbia3,20066.57%1,37128.52%1022.12%1312.73%30.06%1,82938.05%4,807Crawford1,71057.69%1,17739.71%421.42%351.18%00.00%53317.98%2,964Dane6,84354.66%5,12040.89%1721.37%3803.04%50.04%1,72313.76%12,520Dodge2,74935.94%4,73461.90%470.61%1161.52%20.03%-1,985-25.95%7,648Door1,69982.64%27713.47%411.99%371.80%20.10%1,42269.16%2,056Douglas2,39162.14%98725.65%3338.65%1112.88%260.68%1,40436.49%3,848Dunn1,87483.47%25811.49%562.49%562.49%10.04%1,61671.98%2,245Eau Claire2,83768.39%1,06625.70%1232.97%1162.80%40.10%1,77142.70%4,148"two"Florence33584.81%5513.92%20.51%30.76%00.00%28070.89%395Fond du Lac4,07349.76%3,77946.16%1241.51%2052.50%50.06%2943.59%8,186Forest88483.79%11310.71%262.46%262.46%60.57%77173.08%1.055Grant4,24962.39%2,29433.69%400.59%2223.26%30.04%1,95528.71%6,810"two"Green1,90558.31%1,11234.04%1133.46%1354.13%10.03%79324.27%3,267"one"Green Lake1,71655.11%1,30241.81%311.00%652.09%00.00%41413.29%3,114Iowa2,63561.78%1,47234.51%130.30%1453.40%00.00%1,16327.27%4,265Iron1,02577.36%22116.68%503.77%261.96%30.23%80460.68%1,325Jackson1,87183.16%32314.36%130.58%431.91%00.00%1,54868.80%2,250Jefferson2,62243.37%3,21753.21%851.41%1201.98%20.03%-595-9.84%6,046Juneau2,40667.08%1,10030.67%270.75%511.42%20.06%1,30636.41%3,587"one"Kenosha2,09049.69%1,63538.87%2846.75%1874.45%100.24%45510.82%4,206Kewaunee1,36251.26%1,19444.94%692.60%291.09%30.11%1686.32%2,657La Crosse4,25959.39%2,58436.03%1291.80%1962.73%30.04%1,67523.36%7,171Lafayette2,23858.19%1,52639.68%180.47%631.64%10.03%71218.51%3,846Langlade1,36551.10%1,23546.24%260.97%431.61%20.07%1304.87%2,671Lincoln1,65258.62%1,04737.15%682.41%511.81%00.00%60521.47%2,818Manitowoc3,48648.38%2,97441.28%6689.27%751.04%20.03%5127.11%7,205Marathon3,69549.70%3,43546.20%1502.02%1381.86%170.23%2603.50%7,435Marinette2,65867.58%1,00625.58%1072.72%1614.09%10.03%1,65242.00%3,933Marquette1,35960.48%81236.14%130.58%632.80%00.00%54724.34%2,247Milwaukee24,52144.13%12,85623.13%17,03130.65%1,0391.87%1240.22%7,490Davidson's margin over Gaylord13.48%55,571Monroe2,33464.48%1,15631.93%401.10%872.40%20.06%1,17832.54%3,620"one"Oconto1,96766.03%87029.20%802.69%612.05%10.03%1,09736.82%2,979Oneida1,19759.73%61330.59%1467.29%482.40%00.00%58429.14%2,004Outagamie3,79453.83%3,02642.93%761.08%1472.09%50.07%76810.90%7,048Ozaukee1,01236.21%1,66459.53%903.22%291.04%00.00%-652-23.33%2,795Pepin65768.94%26127.39%40.42%313.25%00.00%39641.55%953Pierce1,88079.73%34214.50%441.87%893.77%30.13%1,53865.22%2,358Polk1,56678.93%1829.17%1668.37%613.07%70.35%1,38469.76%1,984"two"Portage2,26555.58%1,67541.10%360.88%982.40%10.02%59014.48%4,075Price1,51267.56%52723.55%1054.69%873.89%50.22%98544.01%2,238"two"Racine3,54751.89%2,06530.21%89113.03%2423.54%901.32%1,48221.68%6,836"one"Richland2,07061.59%1,03530.79%451.34%2086.19%30.09%1,03530.79%3,361Rock3,91768.67%1,32123.16%1532.68%2995.24%130.23%2,59645.51%5,704"one"Rusk1,04982.47%15111.87%312.44%362.83%50.39%89870.60%1,272Sauk3,10262.83%1,50930.57%220.45%3026.12%10.02%1,59332.27%4,937"one"Sawyer73574.62%22923.25%101.02%111.12%00.00%50651.37%985Shawano1,85069.21%73827.61%381.42%451.68%20.07%1,11241.60%2,673Sheboygan4,15150.45%3,36640.91%5026.10%2032.47%60.07%7859.54%8,228St. Croix2,35461.62%1,28733.69%902.36%862.25%30.08%1,06727.93%3,820Taylor1,23760.55%70734.61%602.94%361.76%30.15%53025.94%2,043Trempealeau1,90177.09%47619.30%90.36%753.04%20.08%1,42557.79%2,466Includes 3 Scattering votesVernon3,11879.91%63816.35%190.49%1263.23%00.00%2,48063.56%3,902"one"Vilas68275.11%18720.59%252.75%121.32%20.22%49554.52%908Walworth2,85869.72%98624.05%611.49%1914.66%30.07%1,87245.67%4,099Washburn90078.13%18415.97%453.91%211.82%20.17%71662.15%1,152Washington1,97243.84%2,34652.16%1302.89%481.07%10.02%-374-8.31%4,498"one"Waukesha3,91258.69%2,43136.47%1301.95%1922.88%10.02%1,48122.22%6,666Waupaca2,68376.14%60717.22%902.55%1373.89%20.06%2,07658.91%3,524Includes 5 Scattering votesWaushara2,07487.00%2128.89%170.71%783.27%10.04%1,86278.10%2,384"two"Winnebago5,47157.91%3,46936.72%2182.31%2712.87%190.20%2,00221.19%9,448Wood2,68361.56%1,43132.84%1553.56%841.93%50.11%1,25228.73%4,358Total183,55857.36%103,31139.28%24,4377.64%8,2112.57%4550.14%80,24725.08%320,003 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Crawford Door Florence Fond du Lac Green Lake Kewaunee Manitowoc Marquette Winnebago 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. 1907 The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1907 Democrat Printing Co., State Printer Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Blue Book 1907 1906 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1906 in the United States