The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.
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County Results
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Incumbent Republican Governor Francis E. McGovern retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Republican nominee Emanuel L. Philipp defeated Democratic nominee John C. Karel, Progressive nominee John J. Blaine and Socialist nominee Oscar Ameringer, with 43.26% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 1, 1914.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John C. Karel | 38,995 | 53.45 | |
Democratic | John A. Aylward | 33,937 | 46.52 | |
Scattering | 20 | 0.03 | ||
Total votes | 72,952 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp | 43,733 | 35.09 | |
Republican | Andrew H. Dahl | 27,619 | 22.16 | |
Republican | William H. Hatton | 23,275 | 18.68 | |
Republican | Henry E. Roethe | 12,411 | 9.96 | |
Republican | Merlin Hull | 10,841 | 8.70 | |
Republican | Bruce W. Utman | 6,735 | 5.41 | |
Scattering | 2 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 124,616 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Oscar Ameringer | 12,678 | 99.98 | |
Scattering | 2 | 0.02 | ||
Total votes | 12,680 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | David W. Emerson | 1,936 | 99.90 | |
Scattering | 2 | 0.10 | ||
Total votes | 1,938 | 100.00 |
The Republican Party (United States) backed Emanuel L. Philipp a railroad executive for his first of three successful campaigns, the Democratic Party (United States) backed John C. Karel a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a failed candidate for governor in 1912, the Progressive Party backed the future governor, Senator and Attorney General of Wisconsin John J. Blaine and the Socialist Party of America backed Socialist editor, author, and organizer Oscar Ameringer.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp | 140,385 | 43.26% | ||
Democratic | John C. Karel | 119,567 | 36.73% | ||
Progressive | John J. Blaine | 32,543 | 10.00% | ||
Socialist | Oscar Ameringer | 25,940 | 7.97% | ||
Prohibition | David W. Emerson | 6,311 | 1.94% | ||
Scattering | 363 | 0.11% | |||
Majority | 21,268 | 6.53% | |||
Turnout | 325,559 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |