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1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1922 November 4, 1924 1926 →
 
Nominee John J. Blaine Martin L. Lueck William F. Quick
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 412,255 317,550 45,268
Percentage 51.76% 39.87% 5.68%

County results

Blaine:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Lueck:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

John J. Blaine
Republican

Elected Governor

John J. Blaine
Republican

The 1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Primary elections were held on September 2, 1924.

Incumbent Republican Governor John J. Blaine won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Martin L. Lueck and Socialist nominee William F. Quick.

As of 2022, this is the most recent instance of Walworth County voting Democratic in a gubernatorial election.

Primary election

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Republican party

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Blaine (incumbent) 230,985 54.38%
Republican Arthur R. Hirst 157,138 36.99%
Republican George Comings 36,666 8.63%
Total votes 424,789 100.00%

Democratic party

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin L. Lueck 21,347 100.00%
Total votes 21,347 100.00%

Socialist party

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Candidates

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Results

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Socialist primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist William F. Quick 18,401 100.00%
Total votes 18,401 100.00%

Prohibition party

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Candidates

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  • Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922

Results

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Prohibition primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition Adolph R. Bucknam 1,484 100.00%
Total votes 1,484 100.00%

Other party nominations

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General election

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Results

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1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Blaine (incumbent) 412,255 51.76% −24.60%
Democratic Martin L. Lueck 317,550 39.87% +29.27%
Socialist William F. Quick 45,268 5.68% −2.53%
Prohibition Adolph R. Bucknam 11,516 1.45% −3.00%
Workers[a] Severi Alanne 4,107 0.52%
Progressive[b] Farrand K. Shuttleworth 4,079 0.51%
Socialist Labor[c] Jose Snover 1,452 0.18% −0.12%
Scattering 205 0.03%
Majority 94,705 11.89%
Total votes 796,432 100.00%
Republican hold Swing -53.87%

Results by county

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Lueck was the first Democrat since William A. Barstow in 1853 to win Columbia County and the first since James B. Cross in 1857 to win Richland County; the latter would not vote Democratic again until 2002.

County[6][7] John J. Blaine
Republican
Martin L. Lueck
Democratic
William F. Quick
Socialist
Adolph R. Bucknam
Prohibition
All Others
Various
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 1,628 68.06% 676 28.26% 21 0.88% 43 1.80% 24 1.00% 952 39.80% 2,392
Ashland 4,307 66.87% 1,906 29.59% 65 1.01% 86 1.34% 77 1.20% 2,401 37.28% 6,441
Barron 5,729 68.89% 1,995 23.99% 93 1.12% 350 4.21% 149 1.79% 3,734 44.90% 8,316
Bayfield 2,987 70.97% 894 21.24% 80 1.90% 119 2.83% 129 3.06% 2,093 49.73% 4,209
Brown 9,662 52.57% 8,248 44.88% 178 0.97% 164 0.89% 127 0.69% 1,414 7.69% 18,379
Buffalo 2,731 73.34% 790 21.21% 78 2.09% 64 1.72% 61 1.64% 1,941 52.12% 3,724
Burnett 2,331 81.90% 328 11.52% 33 1.16% 90 3.16% 64 2.25% 2,003 70.38% 2,846
Calumet 3,029 64.60% 1,521 32.44% 55 1.17% 50 1.07% 34 0.73% 1,508 32.16% 4,689
Chippewa 6,600 56.10% 4,797 40.77% 48 0.41% 140 1.19% 180 1.53% 1,803 15.33% 11,765
Clark 5,856 65.00% 2,597 28.83% 123 1.37% 205 2.28% 228 2.53% 3,259 36.17% 9,009
Columbia 4,389 40.57% 6,104 56.42% 76 0.70% 132 1.22% 117 1.08% -1,715 -15.85% 10,818
Crawford 2,793 52.05% 2,357 43.92% 41 0.76% 131 2.44% 44 0.82% 436 8.13% 5,366
Dane 21,890 57.84% 14,435 38.14% 233 0.62% 620 1.64% 666 1.76% 7,455 19.70% 37,844
Dodge 8,390 49.96% 7,781 46.33% 378 2.25% 135 0.80% 109 0.65% 609 3.63% 16,793
Door 2,936 67.76% 1,167 26.93% 28 0.65% 121 2.79% 81 1.87% 1,769 40.83% 4,333
Douglas 9,178 67.48% 3,812 28.03% 77 0.57% 243 1.79% 292 2.15% 5,366 39.45% 13,602
Dunn 4,540 63.67% 2,226 31.22% 41 0.58% 129 1.81% 194 2.72% 2,314 32.45% 7,130
Eau Claire 5,777 54.14% 4,565 42.78% 49 0.46% 179 1.68% 101 0.95% 1,212 11.36% 10,671
Florence 823 72.64% 244 21.54% 22 1.94% 15 1.32% 29 2.56% 579 51.10% 1,133
Fond du Lac 9,815 49.74% 9,378 47.53% 126 0.64% 177 0.90% 235 1.19% 437 2.21% 19,731
Forest 1,353 55.66% 957 39.37% 31 1.28% 49 2.02% 41 1.69% 396 16.29% 2,431
Grant 6,498 49.95% 5,639 43.34% 71 0.55% 536 4.12% 266 2.04% 859 6.60% 13,010
Green 4,306 55.49% 3,085 39.76% 64 0.82% 216 2.78% 89 1.15% 1,221 15.73% 7,760
Green Lake 1,998 40.18% 2,847 57.25% 41 0.82% 69 1.39% 18 0.36% -849 -17.07% 4,973
Iowa 3,600 47.64% 3,494 46.24% 48 0.64% 282 3.73% 133 1.76% 106 1.40% 7,557
Iron 1,867 79.82% 322 13.77% 28 1.20% 29 1.24% 93 3.98% 1,545 66.05% 2,339
Jackson 3,445 70.51% 1,272 26.03% 28 0.57% 81 1.66% 60 1.23% 2,173 44.47% 4,886
Jefferson 5,961 46.32% 6,602 51.30% 71 0.55% 111 0.86% 125 0.97% -641 -4.98% 12,870
Juneau 3,410 61.51% 1,827 32.95% 87 1.57% 131 2.36% 89 1.61% 1,583 28.55% 5,544
Kenosha 6,697 36.74% 11,136 61.09% 201 1.10% 117 0.64% 77 0.42% -4,439 -24.35% 18,228
Kewaunee 2,439 66.39% 1,150 31.30% 14 0.38% 28 0.76% 43 1.17% 1,289 35.08% 3,674
La Crosse 9,871 60.24% 6,128 37.40% 73 0.45% 225 1.37% 90 0.55% 3,743 22.84% 16,387
Lafayette 3,606 49.50% 3,390 46.53% 18 0.25% 225 3.09% 46 0.63% 216 2.96% 7,285
Langlade 3,424 49.85% 3,177 46.26% 48 0.70% 184 2.68% 35 0.51% 247 3.60% 6,868
Lincoln 3,789 60.90% 2,178 35.00% 42 0.68% 114 1.83% 99 1.59% 1,611 25.89% 6,222
Manitowoc 9,427 61.64% 5,521 36.10% 182 1.19% 82 0.54% 82 0.54% 3,906 25.54% 15,294
Marathon 11,179 63.24% 5,533 31.30% 381 2.16% 214 1.21% 369 2.09% 5,646 31.94% 17,676
Marinette 5,043 58.44% 3,058 35.43% 169 1.96% 218 2.53% 142 1.65% 1,985 23.00% 8,630
Marquette 1,486 44.21% 1,805 53.70% 11 0.33% 41 1.22% 18 0.54% -319 -9.49% 3,361
Milwaukee 56,268 37.78% 53,312 35.80% 37,603 25.25% 462 0.31% 1,291 0.87% 2,956 1.98% 148,936
Monroe 5,650 63.78% 2,810 31.72% 102 1.15% 193 2.18% 103 1.16% 2,840 32.06% 8,858
Oconto 4,611 64.47% 2,337 32.68% 48 0.67% 83 1.16% 73 1.02% 2,274 31.80% 7,152
Oneida 2,619 54.19% 1,955 40.45% 99 2.05% 70 1.45% 90 1.86% 664 13.74% 4,833
Outagamie 9,940 59.94% 6,097 36.77% 122 0.74% 219 1.32% 205 1.24% 3,843 23.17% 16,583
Ozaukee 2,192 45.13% 2,473 50.92% 103 2.12% 10 0.21% 79 1.63% -281 -5.79% 4,857
Pepin 929 43.88% 1,045 49.36% 50 2.36% 64 3.02% 29 1.37% -116 -5.48% 2,117
Pierce 4,143 69.47% 1,378 23.11% 78 1.31% 256 4.29% 109 1.83% 2,765 46.36% 5,964
Polk 4,779 73.05% 1,310 20.02% 68 1.04% 221 3.38% 164 2.51% 3,469 53.03% 6,542
Portage 4,242 44.55% 5,096 53.52% 41 0.43% 101 1.06% 42 0.44% -854 -8.97% 9,522
Price 3,253 68.48% 1,135 23.89% 43 0.91% 114 2.40% 205 4.32% 2,118 44.59% 4,750
Racine 11,260 45.68% 12,494 50.69% 362 1.47% 256 1.04% 278 1.13% -1,234 -5.01% 24,650
Richland 2,343 40.80% 2,977 51.84% 37 0.64% 309 5.38% 77 1.34% -634 -11.04% 5,743
Rock 9,579 41.69% 12,665 55.13% 114 0.50% 446 1.94% 171 0.74% -3,086 -13.43% 22,975
Rusk 2,391 55.70% 1,593 37.11% 69 1.61% 142 3.31% 98 2.28% 798 18.59% 4,293
Sauk 5,584 54.87% 4,136 40.64% 71 0.70% 259 2.55% 126 1.24% 1,448 14.23% 10,176
Sawyer 1,529 63.05% 730 30.10% 50 2.06% 66 2.72% 50 2.06% 799 32.95% 2,425
Shawano 6,443 76.34% 1,718 20.36% 91 1.08% 108 1.28% 80 0.95% 4,725 55.98% 8,440
Sheboygan 10,211 53.69% 7,109 37.38% 1,247 6.56% 157 0.83% 296 1.56% 3,102 16.31% 19,020
St. Croix 5,179 62.70% 2,759 33.40% 32 0.39% 170 2.06% 120 1.45% 2,420 29.30% 8,260
Taylor 3,024 72.48% 868 20.81% 102 2.44% 90 2.16% 88 2.11% 2,156 51.68% 4,172
Trempealeau 4,402 70.76% 1,653 26.57% 20 0.32% 81 1.30% 65 1.04% 2,749 44.19% 6,221
Vernon 4,979 63.85% 2,417 31.00% 59 0.76% 220 2.82% 123 1.58% 2,562 32.85% 7,798
Vilas 1,238 66.45% 499 26.78% 64 3.44% 30 1.61% 32 1.72% 739 39.67% 1,863
Walworth 5,033 41.69% 6,439 53.33% 61 0.51% 361 2.99% 179 1.48% -1,406 -11.65% 12,073
Washburn 2,210 65.27% 962 28.41% 78 2.30% 111 3.28% 25 0.74% 1,248 36.86% 3,386
Washington 3,602 44.90% 4,213 52.52% 114 1.42% 47 0.59% 46 0.57% -611 -7.62% 8,022
Waukesha 4,728 31.10% 10,063 66.20% 223 1.47% 108 0.71% 80 0.53% -5,335 -35.09% 15,202
Waupaca 5,399 52.51% 4,280 41.63% 198 1.93% 155 1.51% 249 2.42% 1,119 10.88% 10,281
Waushara 2,430 57.77% 1,589 37.78% 51 1.21% 94 2.23% 42 1.00% 841 20.00% 4,206
Winnebago 10,491 46.58% 11,407 50.65% 239 1.06% 193 0.86% 192 0.85% -916 -4.07% 22,522
Wood 6,784 65.21% 3,089 29.69% 176 1.69% 175 1.68% 180 1.73% 3,695 35.52% 10,404
Total 412,255 51.76% 317,550 39.87% 45,268 5.68% 11,516 1.45% 9,843 1.24% 94,705 11.89% 796,432

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Independent Workers Party of America"
  2. ^ "Independent Progressive Republican"
  3. ^ "Independent Socialist Labor"

References

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  1. ^ "Hirst Announces His Support of Democrat Choice for Governor". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. September 20, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book 1925, p. 481.
  3. ^ "WI Governor, 1924 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Severi Alanne," in Who's Who Among Finnish-Americans: A Biographical Dictionary of Persons of Finnish Descent Who Have Made Noteworthy Contributions to the Pattern of American Life. Fitchburg, MA: Raivaaja Publishing Co., 1949; pg. 8.
  5. ^ "Madison Lawyer Enters Against Blaine, Lueck". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. September 22, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Certificate of Board of State Canvassers For State Officers - General Election - 1924
  7. ^ a b Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1925). "Vote For Governor". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1925. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. pp. 562–563.

Bibliography

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  • Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  • Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1925). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1925. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.