1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:Wisconsin
Flag Year:1866
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1879 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1879
Next Election:1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:1884
Election Date:November 8, 1881
Nominee1:Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:81,754
Percentage1:47.57%
Nominee2:Nicholas D. Fratt
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:69,797
Percentage2:40.61%
Nominee3:Theodore D. Kanouse
Party3:Prohibition Party
Popular Vote3:13,225
Percentage3:7.70%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:William E. Smith
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jeremiah McLain Rusk
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results by county

Douglas County would note vote for a Democrat again until 1944 nor would St. Croix County until 1932. This was the last election until 1916 in which Iowa County would not back the winning candidate.

CountyJeremiah M. Rusk
Republican
Nicholas D. Fratt
Democratic
Theodore D. Kanouse
Prohibition
Edward P. Allis
Greenback
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast
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Adams59974.60%15619.43%435.35%50.62%00.00%44355.17%803
Ashland22858.76%15439.69%20.52%41.03%00.00%7419.07%388
Barron69861.82%29826.40%776.82%494.34%70.62%40035.43%1,129
Bayfield12899.22%10.78%00.00%00.00%00.00%12798.45%129
Brown1,62040.83%2,08452.52%1834.61%791.99%20.05%-464-11.69%3,968
Buffalo1,23362.75%62431.76%974.94%110.56%00.00%60930.99%1,965
Burnett55692.36%365.98%40.66%40.66%20.33%52086.38%602
Calumet64132.96%1,05154.04%1115.71%1417.25%10.05%-410-21.08%1,945
Chippewa51428.34%88949.01%21511.85%19610.80%00.00%-375-20.67%1,814
Clark86953.21%44727.37%28817.64%291.78%00.00%42225.84%1,633
Columbia1,65647.64%1,16433.49%63418.24%210.60%10.03%49214.15%3,476
Crawford74641.56%63635.43%1136.30%29916.66%10.03%1106.131,795
Dane3,21041.17%3,49144.78%96812.42%1181.51%90.12%-281-3.60%7,796
Dodge1,79631.83%3,31958.82%3476.15%1783.15%30.05%-1,523-26.99%5,643
Door86668.35%30824.31%90.71%836.55%10.08%55844.04%1,267
Douglas3333.33%6262.63%44.04%00.00%00.00%-29-29.29%99
Dunn1,12654.77%66932.54%23911.62%221.07%00.00%45722.23%2,056
Eau Claire1,01233.10%1,32543.34%65521.43%642.09%10.03%-313-10.24%3,057
Fond du Lac2,51842.11%269945.14%2003.35%5619.38%10.02%-181-3.03%5,979
Grant2,51257.56%1,32330.32%4059.28%1232.82%10.02%1,18927.25%4,364
Green1,64360.21%67424.70%1595.83%2539.27%00.00%96935.51%2,729
Green Lake98352.57%62433.37%1518.07%1125.99%00.00%35919.20%1,870
Iowa1,37742.02%1,38242.17%50415.38%140.43%00.00%-5-0.15%3,277
Jackson1,19058.36%52225.60%24612.06%803.92%10.05%66832.76%2,039
Jefferson1,63635.63%2,36051.39%48710.61%1092.37%00.00%-724-15.77%4,592
Juneau98641.52%98541.47%35414.91%502.11%00.00%10.04%2,375
Kenosha1,17254.08%94943.79%452.08%10.05%00.00%22310.29%2,167
Kewaunee30621.92%1,08777.87%30.21%00.00%00.00%-781-55.95%1,396
La Crosse2,14351.65%1,59838.52%2816.77%1232.96%40.10%54513.14%4,149
Lafayette1,47646.58%1,42544.97%2176.85%501.58%10.03%511.61%3,169
Langlade13161.50%6630.99%00.00%167.51%00.00%6530.52%213
Lincoln25457.73%11125.23%00.00%7517.05%00.00%14332.50%440
Manitowoc1,67240.78%2,41158.80%170.41%00.00%00.00%-739-18.02%4,100
Marathon69629.90%1,30756.14%803.44%24510.52%00.00%-611-26.25%2,328
Marinette1,13869.60%44827.40%462.81%10.06%20.12%69042.20%1,635
Marquette49536.18%77356.51%1007.31%00.00%00.00%-278-20.32%1,368
Milwaukee7,39848.49%6,98945.81%4102.69%4603.01%10.01%4092.68%15,258
Monroe1,52050.96%1,01834.13%2578.62%1886.30%00.00%50216.83%2,983
Oconto73448.97%55637.09%20013.34%90.60%00.00%17811.87%1,499
Outagamie95529.29%1,75353.76%2507.67%3039.29%00.00%-798-24.47%3,261
Ozaukee41324.63%1,19871.44%70.42%593.52%00.00%-785-46.81%1,677
Pepin80760.77%31623.80%20515.44%00.00%00.00%49136.97%1,328
Pierce86548.46%40822.86%47926.83%181.01%150.84%45725.60%1,785
Polk1,10573.57%22314.85%16110.72%30.20%100.67%88258.72%1,502
Portage1,08048.56%92741.68%1898.50%281.26%00.00%1536.88%2,224
Price17157.38%12541.95%00.00%20.67%00.00%4615.44%298
Racine2,02646.13%2,02346.06%2595.90%841.91%00.00%30.07%4,392
Richland1,38355.72%68627.64%1857.45%2269.11%20.08%69728.08%2,482
Rock2,78357.79%1,27626.50%63013.08%1272.64%00.00%1,50731.29%4,816
Sauk1,69449.16%1,08431.46%55115.99%1173.40%00.00%61017.70%3,446
Shawano50049.75%46245.97%343.38%50.50%40.40%383.78%1,005
Sheboygan1,99944.55%2,05545.80%671.49%3668.16%00.00%-56-1.25%4,487
St. Croix1,18340.44%1,35746.39%38113.03%40.14%00.00%-174-5.95%2,925
Taylor35453.15%29243.84%152.25%50.75%00.00%629.31%666
Trempealeau1,21969.62%24914.22%824.68%20111.48%00.00%97055.40%1,751
Vernon2,02270.60%35812.50%1535.34%32611.38%50.17%1,66458.10%2,864
Walworth2,32564.39%87624.26%3118.61%992.74%00.00%1,44940.13%3,611
Washington1,21739.22%1,73255.82%662.13%882.84%00.00%-515-16.60%3,103
Waukesha1,84139.34%2,23347.71%47610.17%1282.74%20.04%-392-8.38%4,680
Waupaca1,77958.08%88528.89%1193.89%2809.14%00.00%89429.19%3,063
Waushara1,57179.79%26713.56%713.61%603.05%00.00%1,30466.23%1,969
Winnebago2,49943.89%2,49443.80%3265.73%3746.57%10.02%50.09%5,694
Wood45233.93%49737.31%574.28%32624.47%00.00%-45-3.38%1,332
Total81,75447.57%69,79740.61%13,2257.70%7,0024.07%780.05%11,9576.96%171,856

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Theodore D. Kanouse . Seaman . Adam . prohibitionists.org . 6 July 2021.
  2. News: . Former S.D. Gubernatorial Candidate Dies On Cast . Argus-Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota . 4 June 1927 . 1 . 6 July 2021.