The 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Primary elections were held on September 4, 1906.
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County results
Davidson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Aylward: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor James O. Davidson won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee John A. Aylward and Socialist nominee Winfield R. Gaylord, with 57.39% of the vote.
Primary election
editWisconsin voters passed a constitutional amendment in the 1904 general election to implement primary elections for nominations. The first direct primary took place on September 4, 1906.
Republican party
editCandidates
edit- James O. Davidson, acting governor Governor
- Irvine Lenroot, incumbent Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James O. Davidson (incumbent) | 109,583 | 64.15% | |
Republican | Irvine L. Lenroot | 61,178 | 35.82% | |
Republican | Scattering | 53 | 0.03% | |
Total votes | 170,814 | 100.00% |
Democratic party
editCandidates
edit- John A. Aylward, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in 1900
- Ernst Merton, incumbent State Senator
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Aylward | 21,470 | 71.94% | |
Democratic | Ernst Merton | 8,278 | 27.74% | |
Democratic | Scattering | 96 | 0.32% | |
Total votes | 29,844 | 100.00% |
Social Democratic party
editCandidates
edit- Winfield R. Gaylord, Socialist nominee for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in 1904
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic | Winfield R. Gaylord | 4,075 | 99.61% | |
Social Democratic | Scattering | 16 | 0.39% | |
Total votes | 4,091 | 100.00% |
Prohibition party
editCandidates
edit- Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in 1892
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | Ephraim L. Eaton | 1,573 | 98.56% | |
Prohibition | Scattering | 23 | 1.44% | |
Total votes | 1,596 | 100.00% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James O. Davidson (incumbent) | 183,558 | 57.36% | +6.81% | |
Democratic | John A. Aylward | 103,311 | 32.28% | −6.93% | |
Social Democratic | Winfield R. Gaylord | 24,437 | 7.64% | +2.11% | |
Prohibition | Ephraim L. Eaton | 8,211 | 2.57% | +0.62% | |
Socialist Labor | Ole T. Rosaas | 455 | 0.14% | +0.09% | |
Scattering | 31 | 0.01% | |||
Majority | 80,247 | 25.08% | |||
Total votes | 320,003 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | +13.74% |
Results by county
editCounty[2][3] | James O. Davidson Republican |
John A. Aylward Democratic |
Winfield R. Gaylord Social Democratic |
Ephraim L. Eaton Prohibition |
Ole T. Rosaas Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 699 | 74.52% | 212 | 22.60% | 9 | 0.96% | 16 | 1.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 487 | 51.92% | 938[b] |
Ashland | 1,796 | 62.38% | 768 | 26.68% | 229 | 7.95% | 82 | 2.85% | 3 | 0.10% | 1,028 | 35.71% | 2,879[c] |
Barron | 1,797 | 75.35% | 303 | 12.70% | 123 | 5.16% | 153 | 6.42% | 7 | 0.29% | 1,494 | 62.64% | 2,385[b] |
Bayfield | 1,356 | 81.54% | 159 | 9.56% | 92 | 5.53% | 52 | 3.13% | 4 | 0.24% | 1,197 | 71.98% | 1,663 |
Brown | 3,314 | 60.38% | 1,854 | 33.78% | 224 | 4.08% | 91 | 1.66% | 6 | 0.11% | 1,460 | 26.60% | 5,489 |
Buffalo | 1,449 | 67.84% | 637 | 29.82% | 9 | 0.42% | 39 | 1.83% | 2 | 0.09% | 812 | 38.01% | 2,136 |
Burnett | 1,040 | 87.03% | 59 | 4.94% | 38 | 3.18% | 48 | 4.02% | 10 | 0.84% | 981 | 82.09% | 1,195 |
Calumet | 1,143 | 44.91% | 1,268 | 49.82% | 99 | 3.89% | 35 | 1.38% | 0 | 0.00% | -125 | -4.91% | 2,545 |
Chippewa | 2,343 | 60.08% | 1,406 | 36.05% | 49 | 1.26% | 99 | 2.54% | 3 | 0.08% | 937 | 24.03% | 3,900 |
Clark | 2,462 | 75.54% | 672 | 20.62% | 34 | 1.04% | 87 | 2.67% | 4 | 0.12% | 1,790 | 54.92% | 3,259 |
Columbia | 3,200 | 66.57% | 1,371 | 28.52% | 102 | 2.12% | 131 | 2.73% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,829 | 38.05% | 4,807 |
Crawford | 1,710 | 57.69% | 1,177 | 39.71% | 42 | 1.42% | 35 | 1.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 533 | 17.98% | 2,964 |
Dane | 6,843 | 54.66% | 5,120 | 40.89% | 172 | 1.37% | 380 | 3.04% | 5 | 0.04% | 1,723 | 13.76% | 12,520 |
Dodge | 2,749 | 35.94% | 4,734 | 61.90% | 47 | 0.61% | 116 | 1.52% | 2 | 0.03% | -1,985 | -25.95% | 7,648 |
Door | 1,699 | 82.64% | 277 | 13.47% | 41 | 1.99% | 37 | 1.80% | 2 | 0.10% | 1,422 | 69.16% | 2,056 |
Douglas | 2,391 | 62.14% | 987 | 25.65% | 333 | 8.65% | 111 | 2.88% | 26 | 0.68% | 1,404 | 36.49% | 3,848 |
Dunn | 1,874 | 83.47% | 258 | 11.49% | 56 | 2.49% | 56 | 2.49% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,616 | 71.98% | 2,245 |
Eau Claire | 2,837 | 68.39% | 1,066 | 25.70% | 123 | 2.97% | 116 | 2.80% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,771 | 42.70% | 4,148[b] |
Florence | 335 | 84.81% | 55 | 13.92% | 2 | 0.51% | 3 | 0.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 280 | 70.89% | 395 |
Fond du Lac | 4,073 | 49.76% | 3,779 | 46.16% | 124 | 1.51% | 205 | 2.50% | 5 | 0.06% | 294 | 3.59% | 8,186 |
Forest | 884 | 83.79% | 113 | 10.71% | 26 | 2.46% | 26 | 2.46% | 6 | 0.57% | 771 | 73.08% | 1.055 |
Grant | 4,249 | 62.39% | 2,294 | 33.69% | 40 | 0.59% | 222 | 3.26% | 3 | 0.04% | 1,955 | 28.71% | 6,810[b] |
Green | 1,905 | 58.31% | 1,112 | 34.04% | 113 | 3.46% | 135 | 4.13% | 1 | 0.03% | 793 | 24.27% | 3,267[c] |
Green Lake | 1,716 | 55.11% | 1,302 | 41.81% | 31 | 1.00% | 65 | 2.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 414 | 13.29% | 3,114 |
Iowa | 2,635 | 61.78% | 1,472 | 34.51% | 13 | 0.30% | 145 | 3.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,163 | 27.27% | 4,265 |
Iron | 1,025 | 77.36% | 221 | 16.68% | 50 | 3.77% | 26 | 1.96% | 3 | 0.23% | 804 | 60.68% | 1,325 |
Jackson | 1,871 | 83.16% | 323 | 14.36% | 13 | 0.58% | 43 | 1.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,548 | 68.80% | 2,250 |
Jefferson | 2,622 | 43.37% | 3,217 | 53.21% | 85 | 1.41% | 120 | 1.98% | 2 | 0.03% | -595 | -9.84% | 6,046 |
Juneau | 2,406 | 67.08% | 1,100 | 30.67% | 27 | 0.75% | 51 | 1.42% | 2 | 0.06% | 1,306 | 36.41% | 3,587[c] |
Kenosha | 2,090 | 49.69% | 1,635 | 38.87% | 284 | 6.75% | 187 | 4.45% | 10 | 0.24% | 455 | 10.82% | 4,206 |
Kewaunee | 1,362 | 51.26% | 1,194 | 44.94% | 69 | 2.60% | 29 | 1.09% | 3 | 0.11% | 168 | 6.32% | 2,657 |
La Crosse | 4,259 | 59.39% | 2,584 | 36.03% | 129 | 1.80% | 196 | 2.73% | 3 | 0.04% | 1,675 | 23.36% | 7,171 |
Lafayette | 2,238 | 58.19% | 1,526 | 39.68% | 18 | 0.47% | 63 | 1.64% | 1 | 0.03% | 712 | 18.51% | 3,846 |
Langlade | 1,365 | 51.10% | 1,235 | 46.24% | 26 | 0.97% | 43 | 1.61% | 2 | 0.07% | 130 | 4.87% | 2,671 |
Lincoln | 1,652 | 58.62% | 1,047 | 37.15% | 68 | 2.41% | 51 | 1.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 605 | 21.47% | 2,818 |
Manitowoc | 3,486 | 48.38% | 2,974 | 41.28% | 668 | 9.27% | 75 | 1.04% | 2 | 0.03% | 512 | 7.11% | 7,205 |
Marathon | 3,695 | 49.70% | 3,435 | 46.20% | 150 | 2.02% | 138 | 1.86% | 17 | 0.23% | 260 | 3.50% | 7,435 |
Marinette | 2,658 | 67.58% | 1,006 | 25.58% | 107 | 2.72% | 161 | 4.09% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,652 | 42.00% | 3,933 |
Marquette | 1,359 | 60.48% | 812 | 36.14% | 13 | 0.58% | 63 | 2.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 547 | 24.34% | 2,247 |
Milwaukee | 24,521 | 44.13% | 12,856 | 23.13% | 17,031 | 30.65% | 1,039 | 1.87% | 124 | 0.22% | 7,490[d] | 13.48% | 55,571 |
Monroe | 2,334 | 64.48% | 1,156 | 31.93% | 40 | 1.10% | 87 | 2.40% | 2 | 0.06% | 1,178 | 32.54% | 3,620[c] |
Oconto | 1,967 | 66.03% | 870 | 29.20% | 80 | 2.69% | 61 | 2.05% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,097 | 36.82% | 2,979 |
Oneida | 1,197 | 59.73% | 613 | 30.59% | 146 | 7.29% | 48 | 2.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 584 | 29.14% | 2,004 |
Outagamie | 3,794 | 53.83% | 3,026 | 42.93% | 76 | 1.08% | 147 | 2.09% | 5 | 0.07% | 768 | 10.90% | 7,048 |
Ozaukee | 1,012 | 36.21% | 1,664 | 59.53% | 90 | 3.22% | 29 | 1.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -652 | -23.33% | 2,795 |
Pepin | 657 | 68.94% | 261 | 27.39% | 4 | 0.42% | 31 | 3.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 396 | 41.55% | 953 |
Pierce | 1,880 | 79.73% | 342 | 14.50% | 44 | 1.87% | 89 | 3.77% | 3 | 0.13% | 1,538 | 65.22% | 2,358 |
Polk | 1,566 | 78.93% | 182 | 9.17% | 166 | 8.37% | 61 | 3.07% | 7 | 0.35% | 1,384 | 69.76% | 1,984[b] |
Portage | 2,265 | 55.58% | 1,675 | 41.10% | 36 | 0.88% | 98 | 2.40% | 1 | 0.02% | 590 | 14.48% | 4,075 |
Price | 1,512 | 67.56% | 527 | 23.55% | 105 | 4.69% | 87 | 3.89% | 5 | 0.22% | 985 | 44.01% | 2,238[b] |
Racine | 3,547 | 51.89% | 2,065 | 30.21% | 891 | 13.03% | 242 | 3.54% | 90 | 1.32% | 1,482 | 21.68% | 6,836[c] |
Richland | 2,070 | 61.59% | 1,035 | 30.79% | 45 | 1.34% | 208 | 6.19% | 3 | 0.09% | 1,035 | 30.79% | 3,361 |
Rock | 3,917 | 68.67% | 1,321 | 23.16% | 153 | 2.68% | 299 | 5.24% | 13 | 0.23% | 2,596 | 45.51% | 5,704[c] |
Rusk | 1,049 | 82.47% | 151 | 11.87% | 31 | 2.44% | 36 | 2.83% | 5 | 0.39% | 898 | 70.60% | 1,272 |
Sauk | 3,102 | 62.83% | 1,509 | 30.57% | 22 | 0.45% | 302 | 6.12% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,593 | 32.27% | 4,937[c] |
Sawyer | 735 | 74.62% | 229 | 23.25% | 10 | 1.02% | 11 | 1.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 506 | 51.37% | 985 |
Shawano | 1,850 | 69.21% | 738 | 27.61% | 38 | 1.42% | 45 | 1.68% | 2 | 0.07% | 1,112 | 41.60% | 2,673 |
Sheboygan | 4,151 | 50.45% | 3,366 | 40.91% | 502 | 6.10% | 203 | 2.47% | 6 | 0.07% | 785 | 9.54% | 8,228 |
St. Croix | 2,354 | 61.62% | 1,287 | 33.69% | 90 | 2.36% | 86 | 2.25% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,067 | 27.93% | 3,820 |
Taylor | 1,237 | 60.55% | 707 | 34.61% | 60 | 2.94% | 36 | 1.76% | 3 | 0.15% | 530 | 25.94% | 2,043 |
Trempealeau | 1,901 | 77.09% | 476 | 19.30% | 9 | 0.36% | 75 | 3.04% | 2 | 0.08% | 1,425 | 57.79% | 2,466[e] |
Vernon | 3,118 | 79.91% | 638 | 16.35% | 19 | 0.49% | 126 | 3.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,480 | 63.56% | 3,902[c] |
Vilas | 682 | 75.11% | 187 | 20.59% | 25 | 2.75% | 12 | 1.32% | 2 | 0.22% | 495 | 54.52% | 908 |
Walworth | 2,858 | 69.72% | 986 | 24.05% | 61 | 1.49% | 191 | 4.66% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,872 | 45.67% | 4,099 |
Washburn | 900 | 78.13% | 184 | 15.97% | 45 | 3.91% | 21 | 1.82% | 2 | 0.17% | 716 | 62.15% | 1,152 |
Washington | 1,972 | 43.84% | 2,346 | 52.16% | 130 | 2.89% | 48 | 1.07% | 1 | 0.02% | -374 | -8.31% | 4,498[c] |
Waukesha | 3,912 | 58.69% | 2,431 | 36.47% | 130 | 1.95% | 192 | 2.88% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,481 | 22.22% | 6,666 |
Waupaca | 2,683 | 76.14% | 607 | 17.22% | 90 | 2.55% | 137 | 3.89% | 2 | 0.06% | 2,076 | 58.91% | 3,524[f] |
Waushara | 2,074 | 87.00% | 212 | 8.89% | 17 | 0.71% | 78 | 3.27% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,862 | 78.10% | 2,384[b] |
Winnebago | 5,471 | 57.91% | 3,469 | 36.72% | 218 | 2.31% | 271 | 2.87% | 19 | 0.20% | 2,002 | 21.19% | 9,448 |
Wood | 2,683 | 61.56% | 1,431 | 32.84% | 155 | 3.56% | 84 | 1.93% | 5 | 0.11% | 1,252 | 28.73% | 4,358 |
Total | 183,558 | 57.36% | 103,311 | 39.28% | 24,437 | 7.64% | 8,211 | 2.57% | 455 | 0.14% | 80,247 | 25.08% | 320,003 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editNotes
edit- ^ One must exercise caution using the Blue Book as a source for Wisconsin election data for the period of 1890-1920 as it was unreliable during this period. In this case, the Blue Book's totals for all candidates are incorrect and it also has numerous mistakes in the county figures.
- ^ a b c d e f g Includes 2 Scattering votes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Includes 1 Scattering vote
- ^ Davidson's margin over Gaylord
- ^ Includes 3 Scattering votes
- ^ Includes 5 Scattering votes
References
edit- ^ a b c d Beck, J. D., ed. (1907). "Primary Vote For Governor, 1906". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. pp. 387–389.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Insurance at the General Election held in the several Towns, Wards, Villages and Election Districts in the several Counties in the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the First Monday, being the Sixth day of November, A.D. 1906
- ^ a b Beck, J. D., ed. (1907). "Population, 1900, Vote And Pluralities For Governor, 1906". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. p. 469.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Beck, J. D., ed. (1907). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer.