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1 Primary elections  



1.1  Democratic primary  



1.1.1  Candidates  





1.1.2  Results  







1.2  Republican primary  



1.2.1  Candidates  





1.2.2  Results  







1.3  Socialist primary  



1.3.1  Candidates  





1.3.2  Results  







1.4  Prohibition primary  



1.4.1  Candidates  





1.4.2  Results  









2 General election  



2.1  Candidates  





2.2  Results  







3 Notes  





4 References  





5 Bibliography  














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1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1912 November 3, 1914 1916 →
 
Nominee Emanuel Lorenz Philipp John C. Karel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 140,835 119,567
Percentage 43.26% 36.73%

 
Nominee John J. Blaine Oscar Ameringer
Party Progressive Socialist
Popular vote 32,543 25,940
Percentage 10.00% 7.97%

County Results

Governor before election

Francis E. McGovern
Republican

Elected Governor

Emanuel L. Philipp
Republican

The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.

Incumbent Republican Governor Francis E. McGovern retired to run for U.S. Senate.

Republican nominee Emanuel L. Philipp defeated Democratic nominee John C. Karel, Progressive nominee John J. Blaine and Socialist nominee Oscar Ameringer, with 43.26% of the vote.

Primary elections[edit]

Primary elections were held on September 1, 1914.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John C. Karel 38,995 53.45
Democratic John A. Aylward 33,937 46.52
Scattering 20 0.03
Total votes 72,952 100.00

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[1][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emanuel L. Philipp 43,733 35.09
Republican Andrew H. Dahl 27,619 22.16
Republican William H. Hatton 23,275 18.68
Republican Henry E. Roethe 12,411 9.96
Republican Merlin Hull 10,841 8.70
Republican Bruce W. Utman 6,735 5.41
Scattering 2 0.00
Total votes 124,616 100.00

Socialist primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Socialist primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Oscar Ameringer 12,678 99.98
Scattering 2 0.02
Total votes 12,680 100.00

Prohibition primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Prohibition primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition David W. Emerson 1,936 99.90
Scattering 2 0.10
Total votes 1,938 100.00

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

The Republican Party (United States) backed Emanuel L. Philipp a railroad executive for his first of three successful campaigns, the Democratic Party (United States) backed John C. Karel a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a failed candidate for governor in 1912, the Progressive Party backed the future governor, Senator and Attorney General of Wisconsin John J. Blaine and the Socialist Party of America backed Socialist editor, author, and organizer Oscar Ameringer.

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results[edit]

1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Emanuel L. Philipp 140,385 43.26%
Democratic John C. Karel 119,567 36.73%
Progressive John J. Blaine 32,543 10.00%
Socialist Oscar Ameringer 25,940 7.97%
Prohibition David W. Emerson 6,311 1.94%
Scattering 363 0.11%
Majority 21,268 6.53%
Turnout 325,559 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Contemporary sources give the name of this candidate as Bernice W. Utman.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book 1915, pp. 236–237.
  • ^ "WI Governor, 1914 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  • ^ "Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission 125th Anniversary Report" (PDF). Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  • ^ "WI Governor, 1914 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  • ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  • ^ "WI Governor, 1914". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  • ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1915, p. 222.
  • ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.
  • Bibliography[edit]


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