1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
November 3, 1936
 
Nominee Philip La Follette Alexander Wiley Arthur W. Lueck
Party Progressive Republican Democratic
Popular vote 573,724 363,973 268,530
Percentage 46.38% 29.42% 21.71%
County results
La Follette:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Wiley:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Lueck:      30–40%
Governor before election

Philip La Follette
Progressive

 Elected Governor

Philip La Follette
Progressive

The 1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.

Incumbent Progressive Governor Philip La Follette won re-election, defeating Republican nominee Alexander Wiley and Democratic nominee Arthur W. Lueck. As of 2022, this is the last time that Shawano County did not vote for the Republican nominee for governor and the last time Dodge County voted Democratic for governor.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1936.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur W. Lueck 86,912 59.22
Democratic William D. Carroll 59,855 40.78
Total votes 146,767 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alexander Wiley 86,090 51.81
Republican John Bowman Chapple 80,065 48.19
Total votes 166,155 100.00

Progressive primary

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Philip La Follette (incumbent) 178,134 100.00
Total votes 178,134 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Philip La Follette (incumbent) 573,724 46.38%
Republican Alexander Wiley 363,973 29.42%
Democratic Arthur W. Lueck 268,530 21.71%
Union Joseph F. Walsh 27,934 2.26%
Socialist Labor Joseph Ehrhardt 1,738 0.14%
Prohibition August F. Fehlandt 1,008 0.08%
Scattering 188 0.02%
Majority 209,751 16.96%
Turnout 1,237,095 100.00%
Progressive hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Democrats Name Arthur W. Lueck Governor Choice". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. June 15, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, p. 347.
  3. ↑ "WI Governor, 1936 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Wiley". Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "WI Governor, 1936 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Union Party May Have Gubernatorial Nominee". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. October 2, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  8. ↑ "WI Governor, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, p. 420.

Bibliography

  • Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  • Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1937). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1937. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.
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