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| Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 1946 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 elections
[edit]Primary elections were held on August 13, 1944.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Daniel Hoan, former Mayor of Milwaukee
- John N. Zimmerman
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Hoan | 67,632 | 63.23 | |
| Democratic | John N. Zimmerman | 39,333 | 36.77 | |
| Total votes | 106,965 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Walter Samuel Goodland, incumbent Governor
- Delbert J. Kenny, businessman[3]
- Roland E. Kannenberg, State Senator from the 25th district (1935-1939) [4]
- Christian J. Otjen
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter Samuel Goodland | 193,199 | 42.45 | |
| Republican | Ralph M. Immell | 177,816 | 39.07 | |
| Republican | Delbert J. Kenny | 73,149 | 16.07 | |
| Republican | Otto R. Werkmeister | 5,680 | 1.25 | |
| Republican | Ralph F. Amoth | 5,329 | 1.17 | |
| Total votes | 455,173 | 100.00 | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Walter Samuel Goodland, Democratic
- Daniel Hoan, Republican
Other candidates
- Sigmund Eisenscher, Communist
- Jerry Kenyon, Socialist Labor
- Walter H. Uphoff, Socialist, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1944
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter Samuel Goodland | 697,740 | 52.84% | ||
| Democratic | Daniel Hoan | 536,357 | 40.62% | ||
| Progressive | Alexander O. Benz | 76,028 | 5.76% | ||
| Socialist | George A. Nelson | 9,183 | 0.70% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Georgia Cozzini | 1,122 | 0.09% | ||
| Scattering | 53 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 215,471 | 20.71% | |||
| Turnout | 1,040,444 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 599.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1944 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Dixon Evening Telegraphwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Candidate - Ronald E. Kannenberg". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1944 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 670.
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. (1948). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1948. State of Wisconsin.