1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
November 6, 1888
 
Nominee William D. Hoard James Morgan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 175,696 155,423
Percentage 49.53% 43.82%
County results
Hoard :      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Morgan :      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Republican

 Elected Governor

William D. Hoard
Republican

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

Other candidates

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

Results

1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William D. Hoard 175,696 49.53%
Democratic James Morgan 155,423 43.82%
Prohibition E. G. Durant 14,373 4.05%
Labor David Frank Powell 9,196 2.59%
Scattering 26 0.01%
Majority 20,273 5.71%
Turnout 354,714 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "For Governor of Wisconsin". Iowa County democrat. Mineral Point, Wis. September 28, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hoard, William Dempster 1836–1918". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  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. ↑ "Dr. D. F. Powell". The Daily times. Richmond, Va. August 4, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  6. ↑ "WI Governor, 1888". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book 1889, p. 251.
  8. ↑ Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.

Bibliography

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