1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Blaine (incumbent) | 336,453 | 67.22% | |
| Republican | William J. Morgan | 147,379 | 29.44% | |
| Republican | A. C. McHenry | 16,716 | 3.34% | |
| Total votes | 500,548 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic party
Candidates
- Arthur A. Bentley, mayor of La Crosse,[3] Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in 1918
- Karl Mathie, paper manufacturer,[4] former president of the Friends of German Democracy[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur A. Bentley | 10,313 | 54.57% | |
| Democratic | Karl Mathie | 8,584 | 45.43% | |
| Total votes | 18,897 | 100.00% | ||
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.[6][7]
Socialist party
Candidates
- Louis A. Arnold, Tax Commissioner of Milwaukee
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Louis A. Arnold | 17,375 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 17,375 | 100.00% | ||
Prohibition party
Candidates
- M. L. Welles
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | M. L. Welles | 1,520 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,520 | 100.00% | ||
Other party nominations
- Arthur A. Dietrich, Independent Socialist Labor
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Blaine (incumbent) | 367,929 | 76.36% | +23.38% | |
| Democratic[a] | Arthur A. Bentley | 51,061 | 10.60% | −25.24% | |
| Socialist | Louis A. Arnold | 39,570 | 8.21% | −2.08% | |
| Prohibition | M. L. Welles | 21,438 | 4.45% | +3.57% | |
| Socialist Labor[b] | Arthur A. Dietrich | 1,444 | 0.30% | ||
| Scattering | 386 | 0.08% | |||
| Majority | 316,868 | 65.76% | |||
| Total votes | 481,828 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +48.62% | |||
Results by county
| County[8][9] | 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[c] | 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[c] | 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[c] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 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[c] | 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[c] | 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[c] | 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[c] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 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[c] | 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[c] | 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
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "Summary of Primary Vote for Governor, 1922". The Wisconsin Blue Book. Madison, Wisconsin: State Printing Board. 1923. p. 501.
- ^ a b c d "Notice of Primary Election". The Wausau Pilot. Wausau, Wisconsin. August 10, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Photographers of Fargo - Exhibition - A. A. Bentley". Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University. 2001.
- ^ "Karl Mathie: Leader in Paper Manufacturing in Wisconsin Dies on Coast". New York Times. New York, NY. December 10, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Democrats Hold State Meeting". Wausau pilot. Wausau, Wis. June 29, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Nichols, John (Summer 2020). "Daniel Webster-Hoan: The Socialist Mayor Who Jump-started Wisconsin's Modern Democratic Party". Wisconsin Magazine of History. 103 (4). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society: 4–17. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "The State Candidates". Vernon County censor. Viroqua, Wis. October 11, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers - Election of State Officers - November 7, 1922
- ^ a b "Vote For Governor". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: State Printing Board. 1923. p. 565.
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- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
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