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1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1904 November 6, 1906 1908 →
 
Nominee James O. Davidson John A. Aylward Winfield R. Gaylord
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 183,558 103,311 24,437
Percentage 57.36% 32.28% 7.64%

County results

Davidson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Aylward:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

James O. Davidson
Republican

Elected Governor

James O. Davidson
Republican

The 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Primary elections were held on September 4, 1906.

Incumbent Republican Governor James O. Davidson won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee John A. Aylward and Socialist nominee Winfield R. Gaylord, with 57.39% of the vote.

Primary election

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Wisconsin voters passed a constitutional amendment in the 1904 general election to implement primary elections for nominations. The first direct primary took place on September 4, 1906.

Republican party

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James O. Davidson (incumbent) 109,583 64.15%
Republican Irvine L. Lenroot 61,178 35.82%
Republican Scattering 53 0.03%
Total votes 170,814 100.00%

Democratic party

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Aylward 21,470 71.94%
Democratic Ernst Merton 8,278 27.74%
Democratic Scattering 96 0.32%
Total votes 29,844 100.00%

Social Democratic party

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Candidates

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Results

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Socialist primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Social Democratic Winfield R. Gaylord 4,075 99.61%
Social Democratic Scattering 16 0.39%
Total votes 4,091 100.00%

Prohibition party

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Candidates

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Results

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Prohibition primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition Ephraim L. Eaton 1,573 98.56%
Prohibition Scattering 23 1.44%
Total votes 1,596 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[2][3][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James O. Davidson (incumbent) 183,558 57.36% +6.81%
Democratic John A. Aylward 103,311 32.28% −6.93%
Social Democratic Winfield R. Gaylord 24,437 7.64% +2.11%
Prohibition Ephraim L. Eaton 8,211 2.57% +0.62%
Socialist Labor Ole T. Rosaas 455 0.14% +0.09%
Scattering 31 0.01%
Majority 80,247 25.08%
Total votes 320,003 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +13.74%

Results by county

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County[2][3] James O. Davidson
Republican
John A. Aylward
Democratic
Winfield R. Gaylord
Social Democratic
Ephraim L. Eaton
Prohibition
Ole T. Rosaas
Socialist Labor
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 699 74.52% 212 22.60% 9 0.96% 16 1.71% 0 0.00% 487 51.92% 938[b]
Ashland 1,796 62.38% 768 26.68% 229 7.95% 82 2.85% 3 0.10% 1,028 35.71% 2,879[c]
Barron 1,797 75.35% 303 12.70% 123 5.16% 153 6.42% 7 0.29% 1,494 62.64% 2,385[b]
Bayfield 1,356 81.54% 159 9.56% 92 5.53% 52 3.13% 4 0.24% 1,197 71.98% 1,663
Brown 3,314 60.38% 1,854 33.78% 224 4.08% 91 1.66% 6 0.11% 1,460 26.60% 5,489
Buffalo 1,449 67.84% 637 29.82% 9 0.42% 39 1.83% 2 0.09% 812 38.01% 2,136
Burnett 1,040 87.03% 59 4.94% 38 3.18% 48 4.02% 10 0.84% 981 82.09% 1,195
Calumet 1,143 44.91% 1,268 49.82% 99 3.89% 35 1.38% 0 0.00% -125 -4.91% 2,545
Chippewa 2,343 60.08% 1,406 36.05% 49 1.26% 99 2.54% 3 0.08% 937 24.03% 3,900
Clark 2,462 75.54% 672 20.62% 34 1.04% 87 2.67% 4 0.12% 1,790 54.92% 3,259
Columbia 3,200 66.57% 1,371 28.52% 102 2.12% 131 2.73% 3 0.06% 1,829 38.05% 4,807
Crawford 1,710 57.69% 1,177 39.71% 42 1.42% 35 1.18% 0 0.00% 533 17.98% 2,964
Dane 6,843 54.66% 5,120 40.89% 172 1.37% 380 3.04% 5 0.04% 1,723 13.76% 12,520
Dodge 2,749 35.94% 4,734 61.90% 47 0.61% 116 1.52% 2 0.03% -1,985 -25.95% 7,648
Door 1,699 82.64% 277 13.47% 41 1.99% 37 1.80% 2 0.10% 1,422 69.16% 2,056
Douglas 2,391 62.14% 987 25.65% 333 8.65% 111 2.88% 26 0.68% 1,404 36.49% 3,848
Dunn 1,874 83.47% 258 11.49% 56 2.49% 56 2.49% 1 0.04% 1,616 71.98% 2,245
Eau Claire 2,837 68.39% 1,066 25.70% 123 2.97% 116 2.80% 4 0.10% 1,771 42.70% 4,148[b]
Florence 335 84.81% 55 13.92% 2 0.51% 3 0.76% 0 0.00% 280 70.89% 395
Fond du Lac 4,073 49.76% 3,779 46.16% 124 1.51% 205 2.50% 5 0.06% 294 3.59% 8,186
Forest 884 83.79% 113 10.71% 26 2.46% 26 2.46% 6 0.57% 771 73.08% 1.055
Grant 4,249 62.39% 2,294 33.69% 40 0.59% 222 3.26% 3 0.04% 1,955 28.71% 6,810[b]
Green 1,905 58.31% 1,112 34.04% 113 3.46% 135 4.13% 1 0.03% 793 24.27% 3,267[c]
Green Lake 1,716 55.11% 1,302 41.81% 31 1.00% 65 2.09% 0 0.00% 414 13.29% 3,114
Iowa 2,635 61.78% 1,472 34.51% 13 0.30% 145 3.40% 0 0.00% 1,163 27.27% 4,265
Iron 1,025 77.36% 221 16.68% 50 3.77% 26 1.96% 3 0.23% 804 60.68% 1,325
Jackson 1,871 83.16% 323 14.36% 13 0.58% 43 1.91% 0 0.00% 1,548 68.80% 2,250
Jefferson 2,622 43.37% 3,217 53.21% 85 1.41% 120 1.98% 2 0.03% -595 -9.84% 6,046
Juneau 2,406 67.08% 1,100 30.67% 27 0.75% 51 1.42% 2 0.06% 1,306 36.41% 3,587[c]
Kenosha 2,090 49.69% 1,635 38.87% 284 6.75% 187 4.45% 10 0.24% 455 10.82% 4,206
Kewaunee 1,362 51.26% 1,194 44.94% 69 2.60% 29 1.09% 3 0.11% 168 6.32% 2,657
La Crosse 4,259 59.39% 2,584 36.03% 129 1.80% 196 2.73% 3 0.04% 1,675 23.36% 7,171
Lafayette 2,238 58.19% 1,526 39.68% 18 0.47% 63 1.64% 1 0.03% 712 18.51% 3,846
Langlade 1,365 51.10% 1,235 46.24% 26 0.97% 43 1.61% 2 0.07% 130 4.87% 2,671
Lincoln 1,652 58.62% 1,047 37.15% 68 2.41% 51 1.81% 0 0.00% 605 21.47% 2,818
Manitowoc 3,486 48.38% 2,974 41.28% 668 9.27% 75 1.04% 2 0.03% 512 7.11% 7,205
Marathon 3,695 49.70% 3,435 46.20% 150 2.02% 138 1.86% 17 0.23% 260 3.50% 7,435
Marinette 2,658 67.58% 1,006 25.58% 107 2.72% 161 4.09% 1 0.03% 1,652 42.00% 3,933
Marquette 1,359 60.48% 812 36.14% 13 0.58% 63 2.80% 0 0.00% 547 24.34% 2,247
Milwaukee 24,521 44.13% 12,856 23.13% 17,031 30.65% 1,039 1.87% 124 0.22% 7,490[d] 13.48% 55,571
Monroe 2,334 64.48% 1,156 31.93% 40 1.10% 87 2.40% 2 0.06% 1,178 32.54% 3,620[c]
Oconto 1,967 66.03% 870 29.20% 80 2.69% 61 2.05% 1 0.03% 1,097 36.82% 2,979
Oneida 1,197 59.73% 613 30.59% 146 7.29% 48 2.40% 0 0.00% 584 29.14% 2,004
Outagamie 3,794 53.83% 3,026 42.93% 76 1.08% 147 2.09% 5 0.07% 768 10.90% 7,048
Ozaukee 1,012 36.21% 1,664 59.53% 90 3.22% 29 1.04% 0 0.00% -652 -23.33% 2,795
Pepin 657 68.94% 261 27.39% 4 0.42% 31 3.25% 0 0.00% 396 41.55% 953
Pierce 1,880 79.73% 342 14.50% 44 1.87% 89 3.77% 3 0.13% 1,538 65.22% 2,358
Polk 1,566 78.93% 182 9.17% 166 8.37% 61 3.07% 7 0.35% 1,384 69.76% 1,984[b]
Portage 2,265 55.58% 1,675 41.10% 36 0.88% 98 2.40% 1 0.02% 590 14.48% 4,075
Price 1,512 67.56% 527 23.55% 105 4.69% 87 3.89% 5 0.22% 985 44.01% 2,238[b]
Racine 3,547 51.89% 2,065 30.21% 891 13.03% 242 3.54% 90 1.32% 1,482 21.68% 6,836[c]
Richland 2,070 61.59% 1,035 30.79% 45 1.34% 208 6.19% 3 0.09% 1,035 30.79% 3,361
Rock 3,917 68.67% 1,321 23.16% 153 2.68% 299 5.24% 13 0.23% 2,596 45.51% 5,704[c]
Rusk 1,049 82.47% 151 11.87% 31 2.44% 36 2.83% 5 0.39% 898 70.60% 1,272
Sauk 3,102 62.83% 1,509 30.57% 22 0.45% 302 6.12% 1 0.02% 1,593 32.27% 4,937[c]
Sawyer 735 74.62% 229 23.25% 10 1.02% 11 1.12% 0 0.00% 506 51.37% 985
Shawano 1,850 69.21% 738 27.61% 38 1.42% 45 1.68% 2 0.07% 1,112 41.60% 2,673
Sheboygan 4,151 50.45% 3,366 40.91% 502 6.10% 203 2.47% 6 0.07% 785 9.54% 8,228
St. Croix 2,354 61.62% 1,287 33.69% 90 2.36% 86 2.25% 3 0.08% 1,067 27.93% 3,820
Taylor 1,237 60.55% 707 34.61% 60 2.94% 36 1.76% 3 0.15% 530 25.94% 2,043
Trempealeau 1,901 77.09% 476 19.30% 9 0.36% 75 3.04% 2 0.08% 1,425 57.79% 2,466[e]
Vernon 3,118 79.91% 638 16.35% 19 0.49% 126 3.23% 0 0.00% 2,480 63.56% 3,902[c]
Vilas 682 75.11% 187 20.59% 25 2.75% 12 1.32% 2 0.22% 495 54.52% 908
Walworth 2,858 69.72% 986 24.05% 61 1.49% 191 4.66% 3 0.07% 1,872 45.67% 4,099
Washburn 900 78.13% 184 15.97% 45 3.91% 21 1.82% 2 0.17% 716 62.15% 1,152
Washington 1,972 43.84% 2,346 52.16% 130 2.89% 48 1.07% 1 0.02% -374 -8.31% 4,498[c]
Waukesha 3,912 58.69% 2,431 36.47% 130 1.95% 192 2.88% 1 0.02% 1,481 22.22% 6,666
Waupaca 2,683 76.14% 607 17.22% 90 2.55% 137 3.89% 2 0.06% 2,076 58.91% 3,524[f]
Waushara 2,074 87.00% 212 8.89% 17 0.71% 78 3.27% 1 0.04% 1,862 78.10% 2,384[b]
Winnebago 5,471 57.91% 3,469 36.72% 218 2.31% 271 2.87% 19 0.20% 2,002 21.19% 9,448
Wood 2,683 61.56% 1,431 32.84% 155 3.56% 84 1.93% 5 0.11% 1,252 28.73% 4,358
Total 183,558 57.36% 103,311 39.28% 24,437 7.64% 8,211 2.57% 455 0.14% 80,247 25.08% 320,003

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Notes

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  1. ^ One must exercise caution using the Blue Book as a source for Wisconsin election data for the period of 1890-1920 as it was unreliable during this period. In this case, the Blue Book's totals for all candidates are incorrect and it also has numerous mistakes in the county figures.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Includes 2 Scattering votes
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Includes 1 Scattering vote
  4. ^ Davidson's margin over Gaylord
  5. ^ Includes 3 Scattering votes
  6. ^ Includes 5 Scattering votes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Beck, J. D., ed. (1907). "Primary Vote For Governor, 1906". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. pp. 387–389.
  2. ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Insurance at the General Election held in the several Towns, Wards, Villages and Election Districts in the several Counties in the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the First Monday, being the Sixth day of November, A.D. 1906
  3. ^ a b Beck, J. D., ed. (1907). "Population, 1900, Vote And Pluralities For Governor, 1906". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. p. 469.

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