1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:Wisconsin
Flag Year:1913
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:1922
Election Date:November 2, 1920
Image1:File:John J. Blaine.jpg
Nominee1:John J. Blaine
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:366,247
Percentage1:52.98%
Nominee2:Robert McCoy
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:247,746
Percentage2:35.84%
Image3:File:William Coleman of Milwaukee.png
Party3:Socialist Party of America
Popular Vote3:71,126
Percentage3:10.29%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Emanuel L. Philipp
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:John J. Blaine
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1920.

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

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

Results

Socialist primary

Nominee

Results

Prohibition primary

Nominee

Results

General election

Results

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Seaman, Gilbert Edmund 1869 – 1941 . 4 August 2021 . www.wisconsinhistory.org . Wisconsin Historical Society . Madison, WI.