The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1920.
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Republican candidate John J. Blaine won the election with 52.98% of the vote, winning his first of three terms as Governor of Wisconsin due to the popularity of Emanuel L. Philipp and it would lead to his victorious campaigns for U.S. Senate. Blaine defeated Democratic Party candidate Robert McCoy, Socialist candidate William Coleman and Prohibition Party candidate Henry H. Tubbs.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- John J. Blaine, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin
Eliminated in primary
edit- Edward Dithmar, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Merlin Hull, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin
- Gilbert E. Seaman, regent of the University of Wisconsin[1]
- James N. Tittemore, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1918
- Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1918
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John J. Blaine | 113,001 | 29.87 | |
Republican | Roy P. Wilcox | 102,199 | 27.02 | |
Republican | Gilbert E. Seaman | 59,008 | 15.60 | |
Republican | Merlin Hull | 45,308 | 11.98 | |
Republican | Edward Dithmar | 31,399 | 8.30 | |
Republican | James N. Tittemore | 27,348 | 7.23 | |
Total votes | 378,263 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
editNominee
edit- Robert Bruce McCoy, general in the National Guard, former Monroe County Court judge and Mayor of Sparta
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert Bruce McCoy | 22,435 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 22,435 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
editNominee
edit- William Coleman, union organizer, unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin House of Representatives in 1908
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | William Coleman | 33,213 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 33,213 | 100.00 |
Prohibition primary
editNominee
edit- Henry H. Tubbs, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1904
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prohibition | Henry H. Tubbs | 2,663 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 2,663 | 100.00 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John J. Blaine | 366,247 | 52.98% | ||
Democratic | Robert Bruce McCoy | 247,746 | 35.84% | ||
Socialist | William Coleman | 71,126 | 10.29% | ||
Prohibition | Henry H. Tubbs | 6,047 | 0.87% | ||
Scattering | 128 | 0.02% | |||
Majority | 118,501 | 17.14% | |||
Turnout | 691,294 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Seaman, Gilbert Edmund 1869 – 1941". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book 1921, p. 70.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1920 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Glashan 1979, p. 340-341.
Bibliography
edit- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1921. 1921.