1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1913
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1920
Next Election:	1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1924
Election Date:	November 7, 1922
Image1:	File:John J. Blaine.jpg
Nominee1:	John J. Blaine
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	367,929
Percentage1:	76.36%
Nominee2:	Arthur A. Bentley
Party2:	Independent Democrat
Popular Vote2:	51,061
Percentage2:	10.60%
Image3:	File:Louis A Arnold.png
Nominee3:	Louis A. Arnold
Party3:	Socialist Party of America
Popular Vote3:	39,570
Percentage3:	8.21%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	John J. Blaine
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	John J. Blaine
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Primary elections were held on September 5, 1922.

Incumbent Republican Governor John J. Blaine won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Arthur A. Bentley and Socialist nominee Louis A. Arnold.

As of 2022, this is the only time any gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin has won every county in the state.

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

• John J. Blaine, incumbent Governor
• A. C. McHenry, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1920
• William J. Morgan, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin

Results

Democratic party

Candidates

• Arthur A. Bentley, mayor of La Crosse,^[1] Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in 1918
• Karl Mathie, paper manufacturer,^[2] former president of the Friends of German Democracy^[3]

Aftermath

The Democratic Party was forced to run candidates as independents, as they lost legal party recognition due to failing to poll the required number of votes in the primary election.^{[4] [5]}

Socialist party

Candidates

• Louis A. Arnold, Tax Commissioner of Milwaukee

Results

Prohibition party

Candidates

• M. L. Welles

Results

Other party nominations

• Arthur A. Dietrich, Independent Socialist Labor

General election

Results by county

County	John J. Blaine Republican		Arthur A. Bentley Democratic		Louis A. Arnold Socialist		M. L. Welles Prohibition		Arthur A. Dietrich Socialist Labor		Scattering Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		921		89.24%		62		6.01%		13		1.26%		33		3.20%		2		0.19%		1		0.10%		859		83.24%		1,032
	Ashland		2,997		87.27%		192		5.59%		46		1.34%		192		5.59%		3		0.09%		4		0.12%		2,805		81.68%		3,434
	Barron		4,133		85.96%		261		5.43%		30		0.62%		351		7.30%		10		0.21%		23		0.48%		3,782		78.66%		4,808
	Bayfield		2,471		87.50%		123		4.36%		34		1.20%		185		6.55%		7		0.25%		4		0.14%		2,286		80.95%		2,824
	Brown		12,159		77.25%		2,915		18.52%		124		0.79%		501		3.18%		40		0.25%		0		0.00%		9,244		58.73%		15,739
	Buffalo		1,755		86.67%		151		7.46%		24		1.19%		90		4.44%		2		0.10%		3		0.15%		1,604		79.21%		2,025
	Burnett		1,332		90.24%		33		2.24%		28		1.90%		75		5.08%		1		0.07%		7		0.47%		1,257		85.16%		1,476
	Calumet		3,208		86.98%		362		9.82%		61		1.65%		55		1.49%		2		0.05%		0		0.00%		2,846		77.17%		3,688
	Chippewa		4,747		86.06%		465		8.43%		54		0.98%		227		4.12%		11		0.20%		12		0.22%		4,282		77.63%		5,516
	Clark		3,631		83.01%		429		9.81%		109		2.49%		199		4.55%		6		0.14%		0		0.00%		3,202		73.21%		4,374
	Columbia		3,705		77.17%		624		13.00%		68		1.42%		367		7.64%		6		0.12%		31		0.65%		3,081		64.17%		4,801
	Crawford		2,060		77.56%		469		17.66%		14		0.53%		102		3.84%		8		0.30%		3		0.11%		1,591		59.90%		2,656
	Dane		14,032		82.22%		1,888		11.06%		108		0.63%		951		5.57%		80		0.47%		8		0.05%		12,144		71.15%		17,067
	Dodge		7,633		74.66%		1,747		17.09%		436		4.26%		365		3.57%		42		0.41%		0		0.00%		5,886		57.58%		10,223
	Door		3,011		87.48%		231		6.71%		16		0.46%		168		4.88%		15		0.44%		1		0.03%		2,780		80.77%		3,442
	Douglas		7,876		85.44%		616		6.68%		94		1.02%		591		6.41%		41		0.44%		0		0.00%		7,260		78.76%		9,218
	Dunn		3,386		87.04%		250		6.43%		22		0.57%		199		5.12%		22		0.57%		11		0.28%		3,136		80.62%		3,890
	Eau Claire		5,316		81.87%		783		12.06%		39		0.60%		319		4.91%		34		0.52%		2		0.03%		4,533		69.81%		6,493
	Florence		1,105		94.12%		45		3.83%		10		0.85%		13		1.11%		1		0.09%		0		0.00%		1,060		90.29%		1,174
	Fond du Lac		7,786		78.48%		1,465		14.77%		101		1.02%		569		5.74%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		6,321		63.71%		9,921
	Forest		1,313		85.87%		125		8.18%		11		0.72%		67		4.38%		7		0.46%		6		0.39%		1,188		77.70%		1,529
	Grant		6,313		78.37%		1,213		15.06%		32		0.40%		452		5.61%		26		0.32%		19		0.24%		5,100		63.31%		8,055
	Green		4,619		85.36%		341		6.30%		21		0.39%		397		7.34%		7		0.13%		26		0.48%		4,222		78.03%		5,411
	Green Lake		2,891		77.36%		606		16.22%		42		1.12%		164		4.39%		24		0.64%		10		0.27%		2,285		61.15%		3,737
	Iowa		2,640		81.66%		338		10.45%		15		0.46%		230		7.11%		10		0.31%		0		0.00%		2,302		71.20%		3,233
	Iron		1,667		94.45%		36		2.04%		30		1.70%		27		1.53%		5		0.28%		0		0.00%		1,631		92.41%		1,765
	Jackson		3,446		90.12%		214		5.60%		17		0.44%		131		3.43%		9		0.24%		7		0.18%		3,232		84.52%		3,824
	Jefferson		6,413		79.13%		1,273		15.71%		63		0.78%		313		3.86%		37		0.46%		5		0.06%		5,140		63.43%		8,104
	Juneau		2,972		83.41%		379		10.64%		46		1.29%		146		4.10%		16		0.45%		4		0.11%		2,593		72.78%		3,563
	Kenosha		6,876		83.14%		830		7.62%		252		3.05%		471		5.70%		41		0.50%		0		0.00%		6,246		75.53%		8,270
	Kewaunee		3,351		87.42%		395		10.31%		23		0.60%		56		1.46%		5		0.13%		3		0.08%		2,956		77.12%		3,833
	La Crosse		6,632		72.31%		1,693		18.46%		45		0.49%		765		8.34%		34		0.37%		3		0.03%		4,939		53.85%		9,172
	Lafayette		3,126		79.44%		561		14.26%		15		0.38%		221		5.62%		9		0.23%		3		0.08%		2,565		65.18%		3,935
	Langlade		3,660		78.95%		654		14.11%		45		0.97%		260		5.61%		17		0.37%		0		0.00%		3,006		64.84%		4,636
	Lincoln		4,198		82.04%		704		13.76%		40		0.78%		159		3.11%		16		0.31%		0		0.00%		3,494		68.28%		5,117
	Manitowoc		8,943		86.62%		927		8.98%		281		2.72%		140		1.36%		33		0.32%		0		0.00%		8,016		77.64%		10,324
	Marathon		10,652		86.37%		1,004		8.14%		257		2.08%		364		2.95%		56		0.45%		0		0.00%		9,648		78.23%		12,333
	Marinette		4,792		82.24%		557		9.56%		113		1.94%		342		5.87%		23		0.39%		0		0.00%		4,235		72.68%		5,827
	Marquette		1,702		78.43%		320		14.75%		12		0.55%		127		5.85%		9		0.41%		0		0.00%		1,382		63.69%		2,170
	Milwaukee		57,310		55.99%		9,582		9.36%		33,103		32.34%		2,178		2.13%		168		0.16%		15		0.01%		24,207		23.65%		102,356
	Monroe		3,129		86.87%		210		5.83%		27		0.75%		225		6.25%		9		0.25%		2		0.06%		2,904		80.62%		3,602
	Oconto		4,405		85.75%		494		9.62%		32		0.62%		196		3.82%		6		0.12%		4		0.08%		3,911		76.13%		5,137
	Oneida		3,058		78.94%		543		14.02%		107		2.76%		139		3.59%		27		0.70%		0		0.00%		2,515		64.92%		3,874
	Outagamie		10,910		84.40%		1,427		11.04%		72		0.56%		496		3.84%		21		0.16%		0		0.00%		9,483		73.36%		12,926
	Ozaukee		2,945		83.71%		451		12.82%		65		1.85%		41		1.17%		16		0.45%		0		0.00%		2,494		70.89%		3,518
	Pepin		927		74.16%		151		12.08%		21		1.68%		132		10.56%		18		1.44%		1		0.08%		776		62.08%		1,250
	Pierce		1,755		77.72%		228		10.10%		32		1.42%		234		10.36%		2		0.09%		7		0.31%		1,521		67.36%		2,258
	Polk		3,950		88.74%		143		3.21%		35		0.79%		275		6.18%		31		0.70%		17		0.38%		3,675		82.57%		4,451
	Portage		4,565		75.17%		1,283		21.13%		36		0.59%		147		2.42%		35		0.58%		7		0.12%		3,282		54.04%		6,073
	Price		1,874		87.65%		134		6.27%		38		1.78%		81		3.79%		7		0.33%		4		0.19%		1,740		81.38%		2,138
	Racine		14,219		82.85%		1,608		9.37%		420		2.45%		820		4.78%		92		0.54%		3		0.02%		12,611		73.48%		17,162
	Richland		2,433		73.02%		498		14.95%		37		1.11%		350		10.50%		0		0.00%		14		0.42%		1,935		58.07%		3,332
	Rock		5,879		73.62%		826		10.34%		46		0.58%		1,212		15.18%		23		0.29%		0		0.00%		4,667		58.44%		7,986
	Rusk		2,030		82.39%		201		8.16%		53		2.15%		171		6.94%		9		0.37%		0		0.00%		1,829		74.23%		2,464
	Sauk		3,796		82.29%		342		7.41%		60		1.30%		411		8.91%		4		0.09%		0		0.00%		3,385		73.38%		4,613
	Sawyer		1,416		84.19%		130		7.73%		256		1.49%		103		6.12%		8		0.48%		0		0.00%		1,286		76.46%		1,682
	Shawano		4,873		90.21%		336		6.22%		56		1.04%		110		2.04%		12		0.22%		15		0.28%		4,537		83.99%		5,402
	Sheboygan		8,328		76.78%		926		8.54%		1,354		12.48%		217		2.00%		18		0.17%		3		0.03%		6,974		64.30%		10,846
	St. Croix		3,307		81.41%		244		6.01%		78		1.92%		424		10.44%		6		0.15%		3		0.07%		2,883		70.97%		4,062
	Taylor		2,592		86.63%		177		5.92%		84		2.81%		128		4.28%		10		0.33%		1		0.03%		2,415		80.72%		2,992
	Trempealeau		2,397		86.38%		206		7.42%		12		0.43%		142		5.12%		9		0.32%		9		0.32%		2,191		78.95%		2,775
	Vernon		3,146		87.61%		238		6.63%		15		0.42%		186		5.18%		6		0.17%		0		0.00%		2,908		80.98%		3,591
	Vilas		914		85.26%		57		5.32%		52		4.85%		44		4.10%		5		0.47%		0		0.00%		857		79.94%		1,072
	Walworth		3,021		70.53%		705		16.46%		29		0.68%		474		11.07%		28		0.65%		26		0.61%		2,316		54.07%		4,283
	Washburn		1,535		83.65%		117		6.38%		40		2.18%		128		6.98%		10		0.54%		5		0.27%		1,407		76.68%		1,835
	Washington		4,180		83.63%		545		10.90%		171		3.42%		96		1.92%		0		0.00%		6		0.12%		3,635		72.73%		4,998
	Waukesha		5,718		71.47%		1,423		17.79%		178		2.22%		644		8.05%		36		0.45%		2		0.02%		4,295		53.68%		8,001
	Waupaca		5,883		84.98%		613		8.85%		112		1.62%		292		4.22%		13		0.19%		10		0.14%		5,270		76.12%		6,923
	Waushara		1,744		84.46%		186		9.01%		34		1.65%		95		4.60%		3		0.15%		3		0.15%		1,558		75.45%		2,065
	Winnebago		10,112		81.14%		1,501		12.04%		175		1.40%		594		4.77%		56		0.45%		25		0.20%		8,611		69.09%		12,463
	Wood		6,108		86.53%		455		6.45%		180		2.55%		269		3.81%		39		0.55%		8		0.11%		5,653		80.08%		7,059
Total	367,929	76.36%	51,061	10.60%	39,570	8.21%	21,438	4.45%	1,444	0.30%	386	0.08%	316,868	65.76%	481,828

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Kenosha
• Langlade
• Oneida
• Racine
• Rock
• Walworth
• Waukesha
• Winnebago

Bibliography

• Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . .
• Book: . 1923 . The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1923 . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Photographers of Fargo - Exhibition - A. A. Bentley. Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University. 2001.
2. News: . Karl Mathie: Leader in Paper Manufacturing in Wisconsin Dies on Coast . New York Times . New York, NY . December 10, 1938 . 17 . 11 July 2021.
3. News: . Democrats Hold State Meeting . Wausau pilot . Wausau, Wis. . June 29, 1922 . 3 . 11 July 2021.
4. Nichols . John . Summer 2020 . Daniel Webster-Hoan: The Socialist Mayor Who Jump-started Wisconsin's Modern Democratic Party . Wisconsin Magazine of History . Madison, Wisconsin . Wisconsin Historical Society . 103 . 4 . 4–17 . 11 July 2021.
5. News: . October 11, 1922 . The State Candidates . 11 July 2021 . Vernon County censor . Viroqua, Wis. . 5.