Election Name: | 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Country: | Wisconsin |
Flag Year: | 1866 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1881 |
Next Election: | 1886 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1886 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1884 |
Nominee1: | Jeremiah McLain Rusk |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 163,214 |
Percentage1: | 51.00% |
Nominee2: | Nicholas D. Fratt |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 143,945 |
Percentage2: | 44.98% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jeremiah McLain Rusk |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jeremiah McLain Rusk |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 51.00% of the vote.
This was the first Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an even-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years.
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