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1902 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 
Summary
The 1902 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902.
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 County results La Follette : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Rose : 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor Robert M. La Follette defeated Democratic nominee David Stuart Rose with 52.89% of the vote.
Conservative Republican party leaders attempted to deny La Follette renomination in 1902, but La Follette's energized supporters overcame the conservatives and took control of the state convention, implementing a progressive party platform. In the 1902 general election, La Follette decisively defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Mayor David Stuart Rose of Milwaukee.[1]
In the aftermath of the 1902 election, the state legislature enacted the direct primary (subject to a statewide referendum) and La Follette's tax reform bill. The new tax law, which required railroads to pay taxes based on property owned rather than profits, resulted in railroads paying nearly double the amount of taxes they had paid before the enactment of the law.[2] Having accomplished his first two major goals, La Follette next focused on regulating railroad rates, but the railroads prevented passage of his bill in 1903.[3]
General election edit
Candidates edit
Major party candidates
- David Stuart Rose, Democratic, incumbent Mayor of Milwaukee
- Robert M. La Follette, Republican, incumbent Governor
Other candidates
- Emil Seidel, Socialist (Social-Democratic Party of Wisconsin)
- Edwin W. Drake, Prohibition, candidate for Wisconsin State Senate in 1886
- Henry E. D. Puck, Socialist Labor, architect[4]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert M. La Follette (incumbent) | 193,417 | 52.89% | ||
| Democratic | David Stuart Rose | 145,818 | 39.88% | ||
| Socialist | Emil Seidel | 15,970 | 4.37% | ||
| Prohibition | Edwin W. Drake | 9,647 | 2.64% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Henry E. D. Puck | 791 | 0.22% | ||
| Scattering | 33 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 47,599 | 13.01% | |||
| Turnout | 365,676 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| County | Robert M. La Follette
Republican |
David Stuart Rose
Democratic |
Emil Seidel
Socialist |
Edwin W. Drake
Prohibition |
Henry E. D. Puck
Socialist Labor |
Blank / Scattering | Total Votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
| Adams | 1,236 | 76.2% | 338 | 20.8% | 4 | 0.2% | 44 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,622 |
| Ashland | 2,280 | 54.1% | 1,752 | 41.6% | 68 | 1.6% | 109 | 2.6% | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,214 |
| Barron | 2,174 | 72.9% | 620 | 20.8% | 34 | 1.1% | 140 | 4.7% | 11 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | 2,981 |
| Bayfield | 1,892 | 79.0% | 426 | 17.8% | 17 | 0.7% | 53 | 2.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,394 |
| Brown | 3,654 | 50.4% | 3,283 | 45.3% | 174 | 2.4% | 126 | 1.7% | 13 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,250 |
| Buffalo | 1,267 | 59.2% | 826 | 38.6% | 1 | 0.0% | 43 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,139 |
| Burnett | 865 | 83.0% | 90 | 8.6% | 18 | 1.7% | 57 | 5.5% | 12 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,042 |
| Calumet | 1,238 | 45.5% | 1,325 | 48.7% | 123 | 4.5% | 30 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 2,721 |
| Chippewa | 2,967 | 63.3% | 1,611 | 34.4% | 24 | 0.5% | 84 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,686 |
| Clark | 2,577 | 57.0% | 1,729 | 38.2% | 15 | 0.3% | 191 | 4.2% | 12 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,524 |
| Columbia | 3,479 | 58.1% | 2,240 | 37.4% | 43 | 0.7% | 229 | 3.8% | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,993 |
| Crawford | 1,746 | 51.4% | 1,572 | 46.2% | 8 | 0.2% | 73 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,399 |
| Dane | 7,561 | 51.8% | 6,463 | 44.3% | 118 | 0.8% | 449 | 3.1% | 8 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.0% | 14,604 |
| Dodge | 2,810 | 33.5% | 5,343 | 63.8% | 36 | 0.4% | 186 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 8,377 |
| Door | 1,888 | 70.9% | 707 | 26.5% | 11 | 0.4% | 53 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2,663 |
| Douglas | 2,933 | 58.6% | 1,762 | 35.2% | 109 | 2.2% | 141 | 2.8% | 58 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,003 |
| Dunn | 1,736 | 64.7% | 817 | 30.4% | 13 | 0.5% | 111 | 4.1% | 7 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.0% | 2,685 |
| Eau Claire | 2,762 | 60.4% | 1,597 | 34.9% | 68 | 1.5% | 136 | 3.0% | 13 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,576 |
| Florence | 267 | 58.6% | 169 | 37.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 15 | 3.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 456 |
| Fond du Lac | 4,443 | 45.9% | 4,903 | 50.7% | 95 | 1.0% | 227 | 2.3% | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 9,671 |
| Forest | 484 | 62.4% | 272 | 35.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 776 |
| Gates | 573 | 69.0% | 222 | 26.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 29 | 3.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 830 |
| Grant | 4,411 | 59.8% | 2,642 | 35.8% | 32 | 0.4% | 283 | 3.8% | 8 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,376 |
| Green | 2,231 | 54.7% | 1,602 | 39.3% | 70 | 1.7% | 172 | 4.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,076 |
| Green Lake | 1,460 | 46.6% | 1,532 | 48.9% | 37 | 1.2% | 96 | 3.1% | 9 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,134 |
| Iowa | 2,659 | 57.2% | 1,794 | 38.6% | 9 | 0.2% | 188 | 4.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,652 |
| Iron | 1,165 | 75.5% | 348 | 22.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 22 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,544 |
| Jackson | 1,735 | 72.1% | 593 | 24.6% | 13 | 0.5% | 64 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,406 |
| Jefferson | 2,492 | 38.1% | 3,843 | 58.7% | 20 | 0.3% | 183 | 2.8% | 10 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 6,548 |
| Juneau | 2,398 | 60.9% | 1,435 | 36.5% | 24 | 0.6% | 75 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,935 |
| Kenosha | 1,959 | 45.2% | 1,895 | 43.8% | 398 | 9.2% | 68 | 1.6% | 8 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.0% | 4,330 |
| Kewaunee | 1,302 | 42.4% | 1,718 | 56.0% | 19 | 0.6% | 29 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,070 |
| La Crosse | 3,806 | 51.3% | 3,300 | 44.5% | 65 | 0.9% | 226 | 3.0% | 16 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 7,414 |
| Lafayette | 2,376 | 51.4% | 2,144 | 46.3% | 28 | 0.6% | 78 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,626 |
| Langlade | 1,167 | 46.9% | 1,246 | 50.1% | 15 | 0.6% | 57 | 2.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,487 |
| Lincoln | 1,992 | 56.4% | 1,412 | 40.0% | 37 | 1.0% | 89 | 2.5% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,533 |
| Manitowoc | 3,584 | 48.0% | 3,376 | 45.2% | 420 | 5.6% | 78 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,465 |
| Marathon | 3,745 | 49.0% | 3,657 | 47.9% | 86 | 1.1% | 129 | 1.7% | 22 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,639 |
| Marinette | 2,880 | 59.2% | 1,769 | 36.4% | 22 | 0.5% | 181 | 3.7% | 13 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,865 |
| Marquette | 1,266 | 52.8% | 1,045 | 43.5% | 6 | 0.2% | 82 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2,400 |
| Milwaukee | 26,787 | 43.8% | 22,403 | 36.6% | 10,881 | 17.8% | 766 | 1.3% | 327 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 61,164 |
| Monroe | 2,693 | 56.3% | 1,912 | 40.0% | 9 | 0.2% | 169 | 3.5% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,784 |
| Oconto | 2,097 | 54.7% | 1,619 | 42.3% | 18 | 0.5% | 92 | 2.4% | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,831 |
| Oneida | 1,154 | 60.9% | 670 | 35.4% | 21 | 1.1% | 49 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,894 |
| Outagamie | 3,806 | 51.4% | 3,287 | 44.4% | 116 | 1.6% | 192 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,403 |
| Ozaukee | 977 | 35.9% | 1,677 | 61.6% | 44 | 1.6% | 21 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,722 |
| Pepin | 611 | 62.7% | 341 | 35.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 20 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 975 |
| Pierce | 1,315 | 58.3% | 765 | 33.9% | 22 | 1.0% | 152 | 6.7% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,256 |
| Polk | 1,386 | 79.0% | 215 | 12.3% | 74 | 4.2% | 60 | 3.4% | 20 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,755 |
| Portage | 2,601 | 50.0% | 2,459 | 47.3% | 23 | 0.4% | 117 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,200 |
| Price | 1,087 | 54.4% | 773 | 38.7% | 33 | 1.7% | 96 | 4.8% | 8 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,997 |
| Racine | 4,452 | 50.4% | 3,824 | 43.3% | 249 | 2.8% | 263 | 3.0% | 44 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,832 |
| Richland | 2,080 | 54.6% | 1,419 | 37.2% | 13 | 0.3% | 296 | 7.8% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,810 |
| Rock | 5,078 | 58.2% | 3,146 | 36.1% | 120 | 1.4% | 361 | 4.1% | 10 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.1% | 8,720 |
| St. Croix | 2,408 | 52.9% | 1,886 | 41.5% | 86 | 1.9% | 159 | 3.5% | 9 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,548 |
| Sauk | 2,775 | 54.1% | 2,085 | 40.6% | 19 | 0.4% | 248 | 4.8% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.0% | 5,132 |
| Sawyer | 578 | 53.9% | 467 | 43.5% | 13 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,073 |
| Shawano | 2,298 | 60.6% | 1,393 | 36.8% | 18 | 0.5% | 77 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,790 |
| Sheboygan | 4,460 | 45.9% | 3,731 | 38.4% | 1,358 | 14.0% | 142 | 1.5% | 32 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 9,723 |
| Taylor | 1,026 | 47.7% | 1,050 | 48.8% | 17 | 0.8% | 51 | 2.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2,150 |
| Trempealeau | 2,141 | 76.9% | 519 | 18.6% | 4 | 0.1% | 116 | 4.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,783 |
| Vernon | 3,439 | 78.2% | 759 | 17.3% | 23 | 0.5% | 176 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,397 |
| Vilas | 760 | 58.1% | 516 | 39.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 25 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,309 |
| Walworth | 2,838 | 61.0% | 1,488 | 32.0% | 53 | 1.1% | 272 | 5.8% | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 4,654 |
| Washburn | 644 | 69.3% | 252 | 27.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 22 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 929 |
| Washington | 2,140 | 46.9% | 2,327 | 51.0% | 30 | 0.7% | 59 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,559 |
| Waukesha | 3,799 | 52.6% | 3,091 | 42.8% | 103 | 1.4% | 230 | 3.2% | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,229 |
| Waupaca | 3,489 | 72.6% | 1,030 | 21.4% | 40 | 0.8% | 247 | 5.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 4,808 |
| Waushara | 2,107 | 74.8% | 565 | 20.0% | 13 | 0.5% | 126 | 4.5% | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2,818 |
| Winnebago | 6,191 | 53.9% | 4,811 | 41.9% | 184 | 1.6% | 289 | 2.5% | 15 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 11,490 |
| Wood | 2,740 | 56.7% | 1,920 | 39.7% | 68 | 1.4% | 99 | 2.0% | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 4,835 |
| Totals | 193,417 | 52.9% | 145,818 | 39.9% | 15,970 | 4.4% | 9,647 | 2.6% | 791 | 0.2% | 33 | 0.0% | 365,676 |
References edit
- ^ Thelen, David P. (1976). Robert M. La Follette and the Insurgent Spirit. Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-83927-3. OL 5198113M., pp. 37–39.
- ^ Thelen (1976), pp. 29, 39.
- ^ Thelen (1976), pp. 39–40.
- ^ "Henry Puck for Governor". The Superior times. Superior, Wis. September 6, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1902". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1903, pp. 447.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.
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.
- Erickson, Halford, ed. (1903). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Northwestern Litho. Co.