1944 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1944 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
Incumbent Republican Governor Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Hoan with 52.84% of the vote.
Primary election
[edit]Primary elections were held on August 15, 1944.
Democratic party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Daniel Hoan, former mayor of Milwaukee
- John N. Zimmermann, purchasing agent[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel W. Hoan | 67,632 | 63.23% | |
| Democratic | John N. Zimmermann | 39,333 | 36.77% | |
| Total votes | 106,965 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Walter S. Goodland, incumbent governor
- Roland E. Kannenberg, former State Senator[4]
- Delbert J. Kenny, businessman[5]
- Milton T. Murray, State Senator and unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for governor in 1942
- Christian J. Otjen, lawyer and soldier[6]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter S. Goodland (inc.) | 147,378 | 47.15% | |
| Republican | Delbert J. Kenny | 79,492 | 25.43% | |
| Republican | Milton T. Murray | 41,244 | 13.19% | |
| Republican | Christian J. Otjen | 29,004 | 9.28% | |
| Republican | Roland E. Kannenberg | 15,470 | 4.95% | |
| Total votes | 312,588 | 100.00% | ||
Progressive party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Ralph F. Amoth
- Alexander O. Benz [de], president of the Aid Association for Lutherans[8]
- John H. Kaiser, Progressive candidate for Secretary of State in 1942
- Leo E. Vaudreuil, former Deputy Attorney General of Wisconsin[9]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Alexander O. Benz | 9,448 | 33.13% | |
| Progressive | Leo E. Vaudreuil | 9,207 | 32.28% | |
| Progressive | Ralph F. Amoth | 5,691 | 19.95% | |
| Progressive | John H. Kaiser | 4,174 | 14.64% | |
| Total votes | 28,520 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Walter Samuel Goodland, Democratic
- Daniel Hoan, Republican
- Alexander O. Benz, Progressive
Other candidates
- Georgia Cozzini, Socialist Labor, candidate for governor in 1942
- George A. Nelson, Socialist, candidate for governor in 1934
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter S. Goodland (incumbent) | 697,740 | 52.84% | +16.39% | |
| Democratic | Daniel W. Hoan | 536,357 | 40.62% | +28.36% | |
| Progressive | Alexander O. Benz | 76,028 | 5.76% | −43.89% | |
| Socialist | George A. Nelson | 9,183 | 0.70% | −0.71% | |
| Socialist Labor[a] | Georgia Cozzini | 1,122 | 0.08% | +0.02% | |
| Scattering | 53 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 161,383 | 12.22% | |||
| Total votes | 1,320,483 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +25.42% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County[11][12] | Walter S. Goodland Republican |
Daniel W. Hoan Democratic |
Alexander O. Benz Progressive |
All Others Various |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,769 | 61.62% | 871 | 30.34% | 207 | 7.21% | 24 | 0.84% | 898 | 31.28% | 2,871 |
| Ashland | 3,638 | 47.66% | 3,281 | 42.98% | 684 | 8.96% | 31 | 0.41% | 357 | 4.68% | 7,634 |
| Barron | 6,838 | 56.92% | 2,854 | 23.76% | 2,238 | 18.63% | 84 | 0.70% | 3,984 | 33.16% | 12,014 |
| Bayfield | 2,778 | 49.10% | 2,309 | 40.81% | 531 | 9.38% | 40 | 0.71% | 469 | 8.29% | 5,658 |
| Brown | 16,034 | 46.98% | 16,039 | 47.00% | 1,989 | 5.83% | 66 | 0.19% | -5 | -0.01% | 34,128 |
| Buffalo | 3,524 | 70.83% | 1,006 | 20.22% | 395 | 7.94% | 50 | 1.01% | 2,518 | 50.61% | 4,975 |
| Burnett | 2,123 | 55.42% | 1,168 | 30.49% | 493 | 12.87% | 47 | 1.23% | 955 | 24.93% | 3,831 |
| Calumet | 5,047 | 67.46% | 1,800 | 24.06% | 616 | 8.23% | 19 | 0.25% | 3,247 | 43.40% | 7,482 |
| Chippewa | 7,760 | 56.38% | 4,321 | 31.39% | 1,590 | 11.55% | 93 | 0.68% | 3,439 | 24.99% | 13,764 |
| Clark | 6,990 | 57.91% | 3,088 | 25.58% | 1,935 | 16.03% | 58 | 0.48% | 3,902 | 32.33% | 12,071 |
| Columbia | 9,451 | 68.45% | 3,846 | 27.85% | 478 | 3.46% | 33 | 0.24% | 5,605 | 40.59% | 13,808 |
| Crawford | 4,488 | 63.48% | 2,455 | 34.72% | 109 | 1.54% | 18 | 0.25% | 2,033 | 28.76% | 7,070 |
| Dane | 33,742 | 56.78% | 21,357 | 35.94% | 4,099 | 6.90% | 226 | 0.38% | 12,385 | 20.84% | 59,424 |
| Dodge | 14,136 | 64.58% | 6,132 | 28.01% | 1,566 | 7.15% | 55 | 0.25% | 8,004 | 36.57% | 21,889 |
| Door | 5,598 | 70.34% | 1,902 | 23.90% | 438 | 5.50% | 20 | 0.25% | 3,696 | 46.44% | 7,958 |
| Douglas | 7,874 | 39.86% | 9,035 | 45.73% | 2,697 | 13.65% | 150 | 0.76% | -1,161 | -5.88% | 19,756 |
| Dunn | 6,083 | 65.00% | 2,219 | 23.71% | 1,015 | 10.85% | 41 | 0.44% | 3,864 | 41.29% | 9,358 |
| Eau Claire | 10,553 | 59.12% | 5,411 | 30.31% | 1,814 | 10.16% | 72 | 0.40% | 5,142 | 28.81% | 17,850 |
| Florence | 792 | 51.13% | 685 | 44.22% | 55 | 3.55% | 17 | 1.10% | 107 | 6.91% | 1,549 |
| Fond du Lac | 16,432 | 62.86% | 8,111 | 31.03% | 1,514 | 5.79% | 85 | 0.33% | 8,321 | 31.83% | 26,142 |
| Forest | 1,268 | 34.53% | 2,302 | 62.69% | 96 | 2.61% | 6 | 0.16% | -1,034 | -28.16% | 3,672 |
| Grant | 11,853 | 75.06% | 3,570 | 22.61% | 324 | 2.05% | 44 | 0.28% | 8,283 | 52.45% | 15,791 |
| Green | 7,065 | 75.31% | 2,045 | 21.80% | 249 | 2.65% | 22 | 0.23% | 5,020 | 53.51% | 9,381 |
| Green Lake | 4,802 | 72.11% | 1,581 | 23.74% | 259 | 3.89% | 17 | 0.26% | 3,221 | 48.37% | 6,659 |
| Iowa | 6,015 | 73.64% | 1,911 | 23.40% | 221 | 2.71% | 21 | 0.26% | 4,104 | 50.24% | 8,168 |
| Iron | 1,314 | 34.62% | 2,322 | 61.17% | 142 | 3.74% | 18 | 0.47% | -1,008 | -26.55% | 3,796 |
| Jackson | 3,542 | 61.16% | 1,243 | 21.46% | 989 | 17.08% | 17 | 0.29% | 2,299 | 39.70% | 5,791 |
| Jefferson | 10,882 | 63.53% | 5,308 | 30.99% | 894 | 5.22% | 44 | 0.26% | 5,574 | 32.54% | 17,128 |
| Juneau | 4,811 | 65.64% | 1,905 | 25.99% | 592 | 8.08% | 21 | 0.29% | 2,906 | 39.65% | 7,329 |
| Kenosha | 11,543 | 37.70% | 17,487 | 57.11% | 1,335 | 4.36% | 255 | 0.83% | -5,944 | -19.41% | 30,620 |
| Kewaunee | 3,673 | 56.39% | 2,252 | 34.58% | 564 | 8.66% | 24 | 0.37% | 1,421 | 21.82% | 6,513 |
| La Crosse | 14,531 | 59.04% | 8,086 | 32.85% | 1,953 | 7.93% | 44 | 0.18% | 6,445 | 26.18% | 24,614 |
| Lafayette | 5,559 | 68.89% | 2,356 | 29.20% | 142 | 1.76% | 12 | 0.15% | 3,203 | 39.70% | 8,069 |
| Langlade | 3,853 | 47.39% | 3,854 | 47.40% | 394 | 4.85% | 30 | 0.37% | -1 | -0.01% | 8,131 |
| Lincoln | 5,304 | 62.40% | 2,180 | 25.65% | 936 | 11.01% | 80 | 0.94% | 3,124 | 36.75% | 8,500 |
| Manitowoc | 12,456 | 47.86% | 10,940 | 42.04% | 2,524 | 9.70% | 104 | 0.40% | 1,516 | 5.83% | 26,024 |
| Marathon | 15,538 | 53.60% | 10,328 | 35.63% | 2,864 | 9.88% | 259 | 0.89% | 5,210 | 17.97% | 28,989 |
| Marinette | 7,419 | 56.13% | 5,433 | 41.10% | 323 | 2.44% | 43 | 0.33% | 1,986 | 15.02% | 13,218 |
| Marquette | 2,902 | 76.51% | 720 | 18.98% | 166 | 4.38% | 5 | 0.13% | 2,182 | 57.53% | 3,793 |
| Milwaukee | 140,914 | 39.42% | 201,343 | 56.33% | 9,730 | 2.72% | 5,462 | 1.53% | -60,429 | -16.91% | 357,449 |
| Monroe | 7,940 | 70.71% | 2,602 | 23.17% | 622 | 5.54% | 65 | 0.58% | 5,338 | 47.54% | 11,229 |
| Oconto | 5,879 | 57.28% | 3,746 | 36.50% | 596 | 5.81% | 43 | 0.42% | 2,133 | 20.78% | 10,264 |
| Oneida | 3,636 | 50.90% | 3,231 | 45.23% | 226 | 3.16% | 50 | 0.70% | 405 | 5.67% | 7,143 |
| Outagamie | 13,947 | 49.60% | 6,943 | 24.69% | 7,151 | 25.43% | 80 | 0.28% | 6,796[b] | 24.17% | 28,121 |
| Ozaukee | 5,677 | 62.23% | 3,016 | 33.06% | 382 | 4.19% | 48 | 0.53% | 2,661 | 29.17% | 9,123 |
| Pepin | 2,101 | 75.85% | 511 | 18.45% | 138 | 4.98% | 20 | 0.72% | 1,590 | 57.40% | 2,770 |
| Pierce | 5,578 | 72.76% | 1,654 | 21.58% | 396 | 5.17% | 38 | 0.50% | 3,924 | 51.19% | 7,666 |
| Polk | 5,537 | 58.84% | 2,286 | 24.29% | 1,310 | 13.92% | 277 | 2.94% | 3,251 | 34.55% | 9,410 |
| Portage | 6,066 | 43.80% | 7,382 | 53.30% | 333 | 2.40% | 68 | 0.49% | -1,316 | -9.50% | 13,849 |
| Price | 3,205 | 48.25% | 2,925 | 44.03% | 455 | 6.85% | 58 | 0.87% | 280 | 4.21% | 6,643 |
| Racine | 17,679 | 39.72% | 25,746 | 57.84% | 897 | 2.02% | 192 | 0.43% | -8,067 | -18.12% | 44,514 |
| Richland | 5,862 | 73.48% | 1,962 | 24.59% | 116 | 1.45% | 38 | 0.48% | 3,900 | 48.88% | 7,978 |
| Rock | 21,175 | 60.57% | 12,794 | 36.60% | 918 | 2.63% | 70 | 0.20% | 8,381 | 23.98% | 34,957 |
| Rusk | 3,456 | 55.38% | 2,495 | 39.98% | 267 | 4.28% | 23 | 0.37% | 961 | 15.40% | 6,241 |
| Sauk | 10,851 | 71.64% | 3,724 | 24.59% | 490 | 3.24% | 81 | 0.53% | 7,127 | 47.06% | 15,146 |
| Sawyer | 2,359 | 56.07% | 1,504 | 35.75% | 311 | 7.39% | 33 | 0.78% | 855 | 20.32% | 4,207 |
| Shawano | 8,277 | 65.37% | 2,939 | 23.21% | 1,395 | 11.02% | 50 | 0.39% | 5,338 | 42.16% | 12,661 |
| Sheboygan | 14,981 | 47.67% | 14,190 | 45.15% | 1,755 | 5.58% | 502 | 1.60% | 791 | 2.52% | 31,428 |
| St. Croix | 6,744 | 65.90% | 3,014 | 29.45% | 428 | 4.18% | 48 | 0.47% | 3,730 | 36.45% | 10,234 |
| Taylor | 3,330 | 51.40% | 2,536 | 39.14% | 417 | 6.44% | 196 | 3.03% | 794 | 12.25% | 6,479 |
| Trempealeau | 5,244 | 62.71% | 1,957 | 23.40% | 1,139 | 13.62% | 22 | 0.26% | 3,287 | 39.31% | 8,362 |
| Vernon | 7,067 | 66.15% | 2,950 | 27.61% | 642 | 6.01% | 24 | 0.22% | 4,117 | 38.54% | 10,683 |
| Vilas | 1,822 | 45.19% | 2,090 | 51.84% | 105 | 2.60% | 15 | 0.37% | -268 | -6.65% | 4,032 |
| Walworth | 12,240 | 74.33% | 3,817 | 23.18% | 362 | 2.20% | 47 | 0.29% | 8,423 | 51.15% | 16,466 |
| Washburn | 2,316 | 54.19% | 1,515 | 35.45% | 413 | 9.66% | 30 | 0.70% | 801 | 18.74% | 4,274 |
| Washington | 8,695 | 68.07% | 3,420 | 26.77% | 635 | 4.97% | 24 | 0.19% | 5,275 | 41.29% | 12,774 |
| Waukesha | 19,112 | 61.34% | 11,014 | 35.35% | 872 | 2.80% | 162 | 0.52% | 8,098 | 25.99% | 31,160 |
| Waupaca | 11,104 | 72.64% | 2,700 | 17.66% | 1,443 | 9.44% | 40 | 0.26% | 8,404 | 54.97% | 15,287 |
| Waushara | 4,755 | 79.10% | 972 | 16.17% | 260 | 4.33% | 24 | 0.40% | 3,783 | 62.93% | 6,011 |
| Winnebago | 19,893 | 61.56% | 10,601 | 32.80% | 1,651 | 5.11% | 172 | 0.53% | 9,292 | 28.75% | 32,317 |
| Wood | 10,318 | 63.74% | 5,065 | 31.29% | 743 | 4.59% | 61 | 0.38% | 5,253 | 32.45% | 16,187 |
| Total | 697,740 | 52.84% | 536,357 | 40.62% | 76,028 | 5.76% | 10,358 | 0.78% | 161,383 | 12.22% | 1,320,483 |
Counties that flipped from Progressive to Republican
[edit]- Adams
- Ashland
- Barron
- Bayfield
- Buffalo
- Burnett
- Chippewa
- Clark
- Columbia
- Dane
- Dodge
- Door
- Dunn
- Eau Claire
- Grant
- Green
- Iowa
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Juneau
- La Crosse
- Lincoln
- Manitowoc
- Marathon
- Monroe
- Oconto
- Oneida
- Ozaukee
- Pierce
- Polk
- Richland
- Rock
- Rusk
- Sauk
- St. Croix
- Taylor
- Trempealeau
- Vernon
- Washburn
- Waukesha
- Waupaca
- Wooda
Counties that flipped from Progressive to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CIO Actionists Face Wisconsin Test Today". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. August 15, 1944. p. A-3. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c Wisconsin Blue Book 1946, p. 590.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1944 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Former State Senator Kannenberg Dies". Wausau Daily Herald. November 17, 1983. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Only One Candidate Has All The Qualifications". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. August 14, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Col. C. J. Otjen, Milwaukee Civic Leader And Soldier, Dies". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. July 17, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1944 – R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Benz To Seek Nomination". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. May 2, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Vaudreuil For Governor, But No Statement". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. May 25, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1944 – PRG Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1944
- ^ a b The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1946). "Summary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1946. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 664.
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Bibliography
[edit]- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787–1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1946). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1946. State of Wisconsin.