1918_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election
1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Election
The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
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Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 46.99% of the vote, winning his third and last term as governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Henry A. Moehlenpah and Socialist candidate Emil Seidel.
Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Henry A. Moehlenpah, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 27,469 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 27,469 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Emanuel L. Philipp, incumbent Governor
- James N. Tittemore, president of the Wisconsin Society of Equity[2]
- Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) | 71,614 | 38.06 | |
| Republican | Roy P. Wilcox | 71,174 | 37.83 | |
| Republican | James N. Tittemore | 45,357 | 24.11 | |
| Total votes | 188,145 | 100.00 | ||
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Socialist primary
Candidates
- Emil Seidel, former Mayor of Milwaukee
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Socialist | Emil Seidel | 22,103 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 22,103 | 100.00 | ||
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Prohibition primary
Candidates
- Anthony J. Benjamin, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1918 special election
- William C. Dean, Prohibition nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1910, Socialist candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1916
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Prohibition | William C. Dean | 1,017 | 53.87 | |
| Prohibition | Anthony J. Benjamin | 871 | 46.13 | |
| Total votes | 1,888 | 100.00 | ||
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Candidates
Major party candidates
- Emanuel L. Philipp, Republican
- Henry A. Moehlenpah, Democratic
Other candidates
- William C. Dean, Prohibition
- Emil Seidel, Socialist
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) | 155,799 | 46.99% | ||
| Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 112,576 | 33.95% | ||
| Socialist | Emil Seidel | 57,523 | 17.35% | ||
| Prohibition | William C. Dean | 5,296 | 1.60% | ||
| Scattering | 388 | 0.12% | |||
| Majority | 43,223 | 13.04% | |||
| Turnout | 331,582 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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- Wisconsin Blue Book 1919, p. 93.
- "Its all settled now". Vernon County censor. Viroqua, Wis. May 8, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- "WI Governor, 1918 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- "WI Governor, 1918 - PRB Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- "WI Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- Wisconsin Blue Book 1919, p. 149.
- Glashan 1979, p. 340-341.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Hunter, Paul F., ed. (1919). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1919. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer.