The 1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Primary elections were held on September 15, 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.
1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|
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![](//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/1936_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/250px-1936_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png) County results La Follette: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Wiley: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Lueck: 30–40% |
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- Arthur W. Lueck, attorney[2]
Eliminated in primary
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- ^ "Democrats Name Arthur W. Lueck Governor Choice". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. June 15, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1936 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Wiley". Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1936 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Union Party May Have Gubernatorial Nominee". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. October 2, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- 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.