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The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918.
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Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 46.99% of the vote, winning his third and last term as governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Henry A. Moehlenpah and Socialist candidate Emil Seidel.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
editEmanuel L. Philipp, incumbent Governor
Eliminated in primary
edit- James N. Tittemore, president of the Wisconsin Society of Equity[1]
- Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) | 71,614 | 38.06 | |
Republican | Roy P. Wilcox | 71,174 | 37.83 | |
Republican | James N. Tittemore | 45,357 | 24.11 | |
Total votes | 188,145 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
editNominee
edit- Henry A. Moehlenpah, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 27,469 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 27,469 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
editNominee
edit- Emil Seidel, former Mayor of Milwaukee
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Emil Seidel | 22,103 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 22,103 | 100.00 |
Prohibition primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- William C. Dean, Prohibition nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1910, Socialist candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1916
Eliminated in primary
edit- Anthony J. Benjamin, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1918 special election
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | William C. Dean | 1,017 | 53.87 | |
Prohibition | Anthony J. Benjamin | 871 | 46.13 | |
Total votes | 1,888 | 100.00 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) | 155,799 | 46.99% | ||
Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 112,576 | 33.95% | ||
Socialist | Emil Seidel | 57,523 | 17.35% | ||
Prohibition | William C. Dean | 5,296 | 1.60% | ||
Scattering | 388 | 0.12% | |||
Majority | 43,223 | 13.04% | |||
Turnout | 331,582 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Its all settled now". Vernon County censor. Viroqua, Wis. May 8, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book 1919, p. 93.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1918 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1918 - PRB Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1919, p. 149.
- ^ 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.
- Hunter, Paul F., ed. (1919). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1919. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer.