1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1866
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1886 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1886
Next Election:	1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1890
Election Date:	November 6, 1888
Nominee1:	William D. Hoard
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	175,696
Percentage1:	49.53%
Nominee2:	James Morgan
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	155,423
Percentage2:	43.82%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	William D. Hoard
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.

Republican nominee William D. Hoard defeated Democratic nominee James Morgan and two other candidates with 49.53% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• James Morgan, Democratic, businessman^[1]
• William D. Hoard, Republican, dairy farmer and newspaper editor^[2]

Other candidates

• E. G. Durant, Prohibition
• David Frank Powell, Labor, former mayor of La Crosse^{[3] [4]}

Results

Bibliography

• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books . 1979 . 0-930466-17-9 .
• Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . .
• Book: Timme . Ernst G. . 1889 . The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co. . .

Notes and References

1. News: . For Governor of Wisconsin . Iowa County democrat . Mineral Point, Wis. . September 28, 1888 . 2 . 9 July 2021.
2. Web site: Hoard, William Dempster 1836–1918 . Dictionary of Wisconsin History . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611114329/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2246&keyword=hoard . 2011-06-11 . dead . 2020-01-19.
3. Benjamin F. Bryant (ed.). Memoirs of La Crosse County from Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1907, pp. 200-201.
4. News: . Dr. D. F. Powell . The Daily times . Richmond, Va. . August 4, 1888 . 4 . 9 July 2021.