This was the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an odd-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections to even-numbered years.
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1881, wisconsin, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1881, 1879, november, 1881, 1884, nominee, jeremiah, mclain, rusk, nicholas, fratt, theodore, kanouse, party, republican, democratic, prohibition, popular, vote, percentage, county, resultsrusk, fratt, . The 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8 1881 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1879 November 8 1881 1884 Nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk Nicholas D Fratt Theodore D Kanouse Party Republican Democratic Prohibition Popular vote 81 754 69 797 13 225 Percentage 47 57 40 61 7 70 County resultsRusk 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 gt 90 Fratt 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before election William E Smith Republican Elected Governor Jeremiah McLain Rusk Republican Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D Fratt and two other nominees with 47 57 of the vote This was the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an odd numbered year In 1882 a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections to even numbered years Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 References 3 BibliographyGeneral election editCandidates edit Major party candidates Nicholas D Fratt Democratic President of the Racine County Bank Democratic nominee for Wisconsin s 1st congressional district in 1874 Jeremiah McLain Rusk Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives Other candidates Theodore D Kanouse Prohibition 1 2 Edward P Allis Greenback Greenback nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1877 Results edit 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 3 4 5 6 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jeremiah McLain Rusk 81 754 47 57 Democratic Nicholas D Fratt 69 797 40 61 Prohibition Theodore D Kanouse 13 225 7 70 Greenback Edward P Allis 7 002 4 07 Scattering 78 0 05 Majority 11 957 6 96 Turnout 171 856 100 00 Republican hold SwingReferences edit Seaman Adam Theodore D Kanouse prohibitionists org Retrieved July 6 2021 Former S D Gubernatorial Candidate Dies On Cast Argus Leader Sioux Falls South Dakota June 4 1927 p 1 Retrieved July 6 2021 Congressional Quarterly 1998 p 87 WI Governor 1881 Our Campaigns Retrieved July 6 2021 Wisconsin Blue Book 1882 pp 308 309 Glashan 1979 pp 340 341 Bibliography editGlashan 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 Heg J E ed 1882 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin 1882 The Milwaukee Litho amp Engr Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election amp oldid 1176343203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
