1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Election
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The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.
Incumbent Republican Governor Francis E. McGovern retired to run for U.S. Senate .
Republican nominee Emanuel L. Philipp defeated Democratic nominee John C. Karel , Progressive nominee John J. Blaine and Socialist nominee Oscar Ameringer , with 43.26% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 1, 1914.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- John C. Karel , Milwaukee County Court judge, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1912
- John A. Aylward, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1906 and 1908
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John C. Karel | 38,995 | 53.45 | |
Democratic | John A. Aylward | 33,937 | 46.52 | |
Scattering | 20 | 0.03 | ||
Total votes | 72,952 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Andrew H. Dahl , former State Treasurer of Wisconsin
- William H. Hatton , former State Senator
- Merlin Hull , Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Emanuel L. Philipp , Milwaukee Police Commissioner [3]
- Henry E. Roethe , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Bruce W. Utman [lower-alpha 1]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp | 43,733 | 35.09 | |
Republican | Andrew H. Dahl | 27,619 | 22.16 | |
Republican | William H. Hatton | 23,275 | 18.68 | |
Republican | Henry E. Roethe | 12,411 | 9.96 | |
Republican | Merlin Hull | 10,841 | 8.70 | |
Republican | Bruce W. Utman | 6,735 | 5.41 | |
Scattering | 2 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 124,616 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
Candidates
- Oscar Ameringer , newspaper editor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Oscar Ameringer | 12,678 | 99.98 | |
Scattering | 2 | 0.02 | ||
Total votes | 12,680 | 100.00 |
Prohibition primary
Candidates
- David W. Emerson, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 11th congressional district in 1912
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | David W. Emerson | 1,936 | 99.90 | |
Scattering | 2 | 0.10 | ||
Total votes | 1,938 | 100.00 |
General election
Candidates
The Republican Party (United States) backed Emanuel L. Philipp a railroad executive for his first of three successful campaigns, the Democratic Party (United States) backed John C. Karel a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a failed candidate for governor in 1912, the Progressive Party backed the future governor , Senator and Attorney General of Wisconsin John J. Blaine and the Socialist Party of America backed Socialist editor, author, and organizer Oscar Ameringer .
Major party candidates
- Emanuel L. Philipp , Republican
- John C. Karel , Democratic
Other candidates
- John J. Blaine , Progressive
- David W. Emerson, Prohibition
- Oscar Ameringer , Socialist ( Social-Democratic Party of Wisconsin )
- John Vierthaler, Socialist Labor, Socialist Labor nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1912
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp | 140,385 | 43.26% | ||
Democratic | John C. Karel | 119,567 | 36.73% | ||
Progressive | John J. Blaine | 32,543 | 10.00% | ||
Socialist | Oscar Ameringer | 25,940 | 7.97% | ||
Prohibition | David W. Emerson | 6,311 | 1.94% | ||
Scattering | 363 | 0.11% | |||
Majority | 21,268 | 6.53% | |||
Turnout | 325,559 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Contemporary sources give the name of this candidate as Bernice W. Utman.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Wisconsin Blue Book 1915 , pp. 236–237.
- ↑ "WI Governor, 1914 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
- ↑ "Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission 125th Anniversary Report" (PDF) . Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission . Retrieved May 21, 2014 .
- ↑ "WI Governor, 1914 - R Primary" . Our Campaigns . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998 , p. 87.
- ↑ "WI Governor, 1914" . Our Campaigns . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
- ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book 1915 , p. 222.
- ↑ Glashan 1979 , pp. 340–341.
Bibliography
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
- The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1915 . Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer. 1915.
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