1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1913
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1944 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1944
Next Election:	1948 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1948
Election Date:	November 5, 1946
Image1:	Walter Samuel Goodland.jpg
Nominee1:	Walter Samuel Goodland
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	621,970
Percentage1:	59.78%
Nominee2:	Daniel Hoan
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	406,499
Percentage2:	39.07%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	Walter Samuel Goodland
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Walter Samuel Goodland
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.

Incumbent Republican Governor Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Hoan in a rematch of the 1944 election with 59.78% of the vote.

Goodland was the last Republican until Tommy Thompson in 1990 to win Milwaukee County.

Primary election

Primary elections were held on August 13, 1946.

Democratic party

Candidates

• Daniel W. Hoan, former Mayor of Milwaukee and Democratic candidate for governor in 1944
• Stanley Z. Fajkowski, former tavern keeper^[1] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1942

Results

Republican party

Candidates

• Ralph F. Amoth, unsuccessful candidate for Progressive nomination for governor in 1944
• Walter S. Goodland, incumbent governor
• Ralph M. Immell, former Wisconsin Adjutant General
• Delbert J. Kenny, businessman and unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for governor in 1944
• Otto R. Werkmeister, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 1944

Results

Socialist party

Candidates

• Walter H. Uphoff, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1944

Results

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Walter S. Goodland, Democratic
• Daniel W. Hoan, Republican

Other candidates

• Sigmund G. Eisenscher, Communist
• Jerry R. Kenyon, Socialist Labor
• Walter H. Uphoff, Socialist

Results by county

County	Walter S. Goodland Republican		Daniel W. Hoan Democratic		Walter H. Uphoff Socialist		All Others Various		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		1,387		63.19%		790		35.99%		14		0.64%		4		0.18%		597		27.20%		2,195
	Ashland		2,705		46.41%		3,066		52.60%		23		0.39%		35		0.60%		-361		-6.19%		5,829
	Barron		5,172		63.48%		2,938		36.06%		29		0.36%		8		0.10%		2,234		27.42%		8,147
	Bayfield		2,082		46.75%		2,345		52.66%		16		0.36%		10		0.22%		-263		-5.91%		4,453
	Brown		17,966		57.38%		13,302		42.48%		36		0.11%		6		0.02%		4,664		14.90%		31,310
	Buffalo		3,131		72.26%		1,167		26.93%		25		0.58%		10		0.23%		1,964		45.33%		4,333
	Burnett		1,591		57.11%		1,173		42.10%		10		0.36%		12		0.43%		418		15.00%		2,786
	Calumet		4,241		67.69%		2,001		31.94%		22		0.35%		1		0.02%		2,240		35.75%		6,265
	Chippewa		7,410		62.60%		4,332		36.60%		59		0.50%		36		0.30%		3,078		26.00%		11,837
	Clark		6,058		69.65%		2,538		29.18%		65		0.75%		37		0.43%		3,520		40.47%		8,698
	Columbia		7,250		70.97%		2,937		28.75%		29		0.28%		0		0.00%		4,313		42.22%		10,216
	Crawford		3,887		64.95%		2,089		34.90%		8		0.13%		1		0.02%		1,798		30.04%		5,985
	Dane		28,237		55.58%		21,942		43.19%		580		1.14%		42		0.08%		6,295		12.39%		50,801
	Dodge		10,297		67.49%		4,903		32.13%		50		0.33%		8		0.05%		5,394		35.35%		15,258
	Door		4,579		80.25%		1,110		19.45%		8		0.14%		9		0.16%		3,469		60.80%		5,706
	Douglas		6,515		44.42%		8,037		54.80%		80		0.55%		34		0.23%		-1,522		-10.38%		14,666
	Dunn		4,909		69.51%		2,115		29.95%		28		0.40%		10		0.14%		2,794		39.56%		7,062
	Eau Claire		9,547		60.93%		6,050		38.61%		62		0.40%		11		0.07%		3,497		22.32%		15,670
	Florence		615		57.00%		458		42.45%		5		0.46%		1		0.09%		157		14.55%		1,079
	Fond du Lac		14,139		69.69%		6,036		29.75%		67		0.33%		45		0.22%		8,103		39.94%		20,287
	Forest		1,260		41.04%		1,796		58.50%		10		0.33%		4		0.13%		-536		-17.46%		3,070
	Grant		9,615		75.57%		3,050		23.97%		27		0.21%		32		0.25%		6,565		51.60%		12,724
	Green		4,987		77.20%		1,454		22.51%		17		0.26%		2		0.03%		3,533		54.69%		6,460
	Green Lake		3,824		78.93%		1,008		20.80%		5		0.10%		8		0.17%		2,816		58.12%		4,845
	Iowa		5,168		75.73%		1,649		24.16%		4		0.06%		3		0.04%		3,519		51.57%		6,824
	Iron		1,465		41.63%		2,028		57.63%		16		0.45%		10		0.28%		-563		-16.00%		3,519
	Jackson		2,768		65.01%		1,457		34.22%		20		0.47%		13		0.31%		1,311		30.79%		4,258
	Jefferson		9,202		71.03%		3,718		28.70%		32		0.25%		3		0.02%		5,484		42.33%		12,955
	Juneau		3,776		73.74%		1,318		25.74%		24		0.47%		3		0.06%		2,458		48.00%		5,121
	Kenosha		11,839		44.80%		14,101		53.36%		214		0.81%		273		1.03%		-2,262		-8.56%		26,427
	Kewaunee		3,179		58.78%		2,220		41.05%		8		0.15%		1		0.02%		959		17.73%		5,408
	La Crosse		10,904		63.57%		6,089		35.50%		122		0.71%		37		0.22%		4,815		28.07%		17,152
	Lafayette		4,293		69.75%		1,843		29.94%		11		0.18%		8		0.13%		2,450		39.81%		6,155
	Langlade		3,991		56.27%		3,042		42.89%		33		0.47%		27		0.38%		949		13.38%		7,093
	Lincoln		4,154		65.15%		2,161		33.89%		44		0.69%		17		0.27%		1,993		31.26%		6,376
	Manitowoc		11,266		53.93%		9,532		45.63%		62		0.30%		29		0.14%		1,734		8.30%		20,889
	Marathon		12,688		55.22%		10,004		43.54%		266		1.16%		19		0.08%		2,684		11.68%		22,977
	Marinette		6,128		67.23%		2,947		32.33%		34		0.37%		6		0.07%		3,181		34.90%		9,115
	Marquette		2,116		81.83%		462		17.87%		4		0.15%		4		0.15%		1,654		63.96%		2,586
	Milwaukee		148,533		52.35%		129,099		45.50%		4,513		1.59%		1,611		0.57%		19,434		6.85%		283,756
	Monroe		5,693		71.75%		2,206		27.80%		31		0.39%		5		0.06%		3,487		43.94%		7,935
	Oconto		5,576		69.61%		2,374		29.64%		51		0.64%		9		0.11%		3,202		39.98%		8,010
	Oneida		3,113		53.86%		2,636		45.61%		21		0.36%		10		0.17%		477		8.25%		5,780
	Outagamie		15,482		65.31%		8,095		34.15%		97		0.41%		31		0.13%		7,387		31.16%		23,705
	Ozaukee		4,588		66.08%		2,323		33.46%		22		0.32%		10		0.14%		2,265		32.62%		6,943
	Pepin		1,487		67.32%		716		32.41%		4		0.18%		2		0.09%		771		34.90%		2,209
	Pierce		4,926		73.30%		1,756		26.13%		30		0.45%		8		0.12%		3,170		47.17%		6,720
	Polk		4,245		61.98%		2,581		37.68%		20		0.29%		3		0.04%		1,664		24.30%		6,849
	Portage		6,087		52.42%		5,499		47.35%		21		0.18%		6		0.05%		588		5.06%		11,613
	Price		2,718		50.34%		2,594		48.05%		50		0.93%		37		0.69%		124		2.30%		5,399
	Racine		17,265		48.60%		17,989		50.64%		183		0.52%		89		0.25%		-724		-2.04%		35,526
	Richland		4,443		77.97%		1,242		21.80%		12		0.21%		1		0.02%		3,201		56.18%		5,698
	Rock		18,001		66.82%		8,744		32.46%		157		0.58%		38		0.14%		9,257		34.36%		26,940
	Rusk		3,296		63.17%		1,885		36.12%		21		0.40%		16		0.31%		1,411		27.04%		5,218
	Sauk		8,305		74.54%		2,636		23.66%		187		1.68%		14		0.13%		5,669		50.88%		11,142
	Sawyer		2,049		53.79%		1,705		44.76%		27		0.71%		28		0.74%		344		9.03%		3,809
	Shawano		6,113		74.11%		2,106		25.53%		22		0.27%		8		0.10%		4,007		48.58%		8,249
	Sheboygan		13,239		53.28%		10,813		43.51%		750		3.02%		47		0.19%		2,426		9.76%		24,849
	St. Croix		5,459		67.55%		2,598		32.15%		19		0.24%		5		0.06%		2,861		35.40%		8,081
	Taylor		2,660		52.15%		2,204		43.21%		217		4.25%		20		0.39%		456		8.94%		5,101
	Trempealeau		4,468		63.96%		2,489		35.63%		16		0.23%		13		0.19%		1,979		28.33%		6,986
	Vernon		4,665		66.41%		2,336		33.25%		14		0.20%		10		0.14%		2,329		33.15%		7,025
	Vilas		1,443		43.19%		1,865		55.82%		8		0.24%		25		0.75%		-422		-12.63%		3,341
	Walworth		9,114		80.75%		2,134		18.91%		27		0.24%		12		0.11%		6,980		61.84%		11,287
	Washburn		1,707		55.95%		1,331		43.63%		7		0.23%		6		0.20%		376		12.32%		3,051
	Washington		7,283		66.40%		3,653		33.30%		31		0.28%		2		0.02%		3,630		33.09%		10,969
	Waukesha		17,713		72.56%		6,544		26.81%		112		0.46%		43		0.18%		11,169		45.75%		24,412
	Waupaca		7,924		78.15%		2,186		21.56%		20		0.20%		10		0.10%		5,738		56.59%		10,140
	Waushara		3,402		80.43%		806		19.05%		21		0.50%		1		0.02%		2,596		61.37%		4,230
	Winnebago		16,906		68.31%		7,728		31.23%		83		0.34%		31		0.13%		9,178		37.09%		24,748
	Wood		9,726		68.56%		4,418		31.14%		33		0.23%		9		0.06%		5,308		37.42%		14,186
Total	621,970	59.78%	406,499	39.07%	8,996	0.86%	2,979	0.29%	215,471	20.71%	1,040,444

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Brown
• Langlade
• Milwaukee
• Portage

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Ashland
• Bayfield

Bibliography

• Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . .
• Book: Ohm . Howard F. . Kuehn . Hazel L. . 1948 . The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1948 . State of Wisconsin . .

Notes and References

1. News: . LaFollette, Once Progressive Chief Seeks GOP Nod . Dixon Evening Telegraph . Dixon, Illinois . 12 August 1946 . 2 . 6 December 2020 .