1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
	County results; Rusk : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%; Fratt : 30–40% 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; William E. Smith; Republican	Elected Governor ; Jeremiah McLain Rusk; Republican

The 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881.

Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 47.57% of the vote.

This was the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an odd-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections to even-numbered years.

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Major party candidates

Nicholas D. Fratt, Democratic, President of the Racine County Bank, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1874
Jeremiah McLain Rusk, Republican, former member of the United States House of Representatives

Other candidates

Theodore D. Kanouse, Prohibition^[1]^[2]
Edward P. Allis, Greenback, Greenback nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1877

Results[edit]

1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeremiah McLain Rusk	81,754	47.57%
	Democratic	Nicholas D. Fratt	69,797	40.61%
	Prohibition	Theodore D. Kanouse	13,225	7.70%
	Greenback	Edward P. Allis	7,002	4.07%
	Scattering		78	0.05%
Majority			11,957	6.96%
Turnout			171,856	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ Seaman, Adam. "Theodore D. Kanouse". prohibitionists.org. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "Former S.D. Gubernatorial Candidate Dies On Cast". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. June 4, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
^ "WI Governor, 1881". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1882, pp. 308–309.
^ 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.
Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1882. The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co.

[1] Seaman, Adam. "Theodore D. Kanouse". prohibitionists.org. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[2] "Former S.D. Gubernatorial Candidate Dies On Cast". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. June 4, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199887-3] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.

[4] "WI Governor, 1881". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEWisconsin_Blue_Book1882308–309-5] Wisconsin Blue Book 1882, pp. 308–309.

[FOOTNOTEGlashan1979340–341-6] Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.

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