1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
1900 Wisconsin election
The 1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
Republican nominee Robert M. La Follette defeated Democratic nominee Louis G. Bohmrich with 59.83% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
Louis G. Bohmrich, Democratic, lawyer
Robert M. La Follette, Republican, former U.S. Congressman
Other candidates
Jabez Burritt Smith, Prohibition, lawyer, candidate for Wisconsin State Senate in 1896
Howard Tuttle, Social Democrat, candidate for Governor in 1898
Frank R. Wilke, Socialist Labor, pressman
Results
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Dane
Langlade
Lincoln
Manitowoc
Taylor
Washington
Wood
Notes
References
Bibliography
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.
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