1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.

1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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Nominee Edward Scofield Willis C. Silverthorn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 264,981 169,257 Percentage 59.67% 38.11%

County results Scofield:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Silverthorn:      50–60%

Governor before election William H. Upham Republican Elected Governor Edward Scofield Republican

Incumbent Republican Governor William H. Upham retired.^[1]

Republican nominee Edward Scofield defeated Democratic nominee Willis C. Silverthorn with 59.67% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Willis C. Silverthorn, Democratic, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1880, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1884
• Edward Scofield, Republican, former State Senator

Other candidates

• Joshua H. Berkey, Prohibition, temperance lecturer
• Christ Tuttrop, Socialist Labor
• Robert Henderson, National, Prohibitionist nominee for Wisconsin State Senate in 1892

Results

1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election^[2][3][4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward Scofield	264,981	59.67%
	Democratic	Willis C. Silverthorn	169,257	38.11%
	Prohibition	Joshua H. Berkey	8,140	1.83%
	Socialist Labor	Christ Tuttrop	1,306	0.29%
	National Prohibition Party	Robert Henderson	407	0.09%
	Scattering		16	0.00%
Majority			95,724	21.56%
Turnout			444,107	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "Governor William Upham | Painting | Wisconsin Historical Society". wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
2. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
3. "WI Governor, 1896". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
4. Wisconsin Blue Book 1897, pp. 304–305.
5. 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.
• Casson, Henry, ed. (1897). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: The Henry Gugler Company.