The 1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922.
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County results Blaine: 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Primary elections were held on September 5, 1922.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arthur A. Bentley | 10,313 | 54.57 | |
Democratic | Karl Mathie | 8,584 | 45.43 | |
Total votes | 18,897 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Blaine (incumbent) | 336,453 | 67.22 | |
Republican | William J. Morgan | 147,379 | 29.44 | |
Republican | A. C. McHenry | 16,716 | 3.34 | |
Total votes | 500,548 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Louis A. Arnold | 17,375 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 17,375 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | M. L. Welles | 1,520 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 1,520 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
The Democratic Party was forced to run candidates as independents, as they were not recognized as a legal party due to failing to poll the required number of votes in the primary election.[7][8]
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John J. Blaine (incumbent) | 367,929 | 76.36% | ||
Independent Democrat | Arthur A. Bentley | 51,061 | 10.60% | ||
Socialist | Louis A. Arnold | 39,570 | 8.21% | ||
Prohibition | M. L. Welles | 21,438 | 4.45% | ||
Independent Socialist Labor | Arthur A. Dietrich | 1,444 | 0.30% | ||
Scattering | 386 | 0.08% | |||
Majority | 316,868 | 65.76% | |||
Turnout | 481,828 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |