The 1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Primary elections were held on September 5, 1922.
1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
County resultsBlaine: 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%
Incumbent Republican Governor John J. Blaine won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Arthur A. Bentley and Socialist nominee Louis A. Arnold .
As of 2022 , this is the last time any gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin won every county in the state.
Eliminated in primary
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Eliminated in primary
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Karl Mathie, paper manufacturer,[ 4] former president of the Friends of German Democracy[ 5]
The Democratic Party was forced to run candidates as independents, as they lost legal party recognition due to failing to poll the required number of votes in the primary election.[ 7] [ 8]
Other party nominations
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Arthur A. Dietrich, Independent Socialist Labor
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^ "Photographers of Fargo - Exhibition - A. A. Bentley" . Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University. 2001.
^ "Karl Mathie: Leader in Paper Manufacturing in Wisconsin Dies on Coast" . New York Times . New York, NY. December 10, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .
^ "Democrats Hold State Meeting" . Wausau pilot . Wausau, Wis. June 29, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .
^ "WI Governor, 1922 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .
^ Nichols, John (Summer 2020). "Daniel Webster-Hoan: The Socialist Mayor Who Jump-started Wisconsin's Modern Democratic Party" . Wisconsin Magazine of History . 103 (4). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society: 4–17. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .
^ "The State Candidates" . Vernon County censor . Viroqua, Wis. October 11, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .
^ "WI Governor, 1922" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .
^ "La Follette wins by 278,552 votes" . Vernon County censor . Viroqua, Wis. December 6, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .