1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1922 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Primary elections were held on September 5, 1922.
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November 7, 1922
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Incumbent Republican Governor John J. Blaine won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Arthur A. Bentley and Socialist nominee Louis A. Arnold.
To date, this is the only time any gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin has won every county in the state.
Primary election
Republican party
Candidates
- John J. Blaine, incumbent Governor
- A. C. McHenry, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1920
- William J. Morgan, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Blaine (incumbent) | 336,453 | 67.22% | |
| Republican | William J. Morgan | 147,379 | 29.44% | |
| Republican | A. C. McHenry | 16,716 | 3.34% | |
| Total votes | 500,548 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic party
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur A. Bentley | 10,313 | 54.57% | |
| Democratic | Karl Mathie | 8,584 | 45.43% | |
| Total votes | 18,897 | 100.00% | ||
Aftermath
The Democratic Party was forced to run candidates as independents, as they lost legal party recognition due to failing to poll the required number of votes in the primary election.[6][7]
Socialist party
Candidates
- Louis A. Arnold, Tax Commissioner of Milwaukee
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Louis A. Arnold | 17,375 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 17,375 | 100.00% | ||
Prohibition party
Candidates
- M. L. Welles
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | M. L. Welles | 1,520 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,520 | 100.00% | ||
Other party nominations
- Arthur A. Dietrich, Independent Socialist Labor
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Blaine (incumbent) | 367,929 | 76.36% | +23.38% | |
| Democratic[a] | Arthur A. Bentley | 51,061 | 10.60% | â25.24% | |
| Socialist | Louis A. Arnold | 39,570 | 8.21% | â2.08% | |
| Prohibition | M. L. Welles | 21,438 | 4.45% | +3.57% | |
| Socialist Labor[b] | Arthur A. Dietrich | 1,444 | 0.30% | ||
| Scattering | 386 | 0.08% | |||
| Majority | 316,868 | 65.76% | |||
| Total votes | 481,828 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +48.62% | |||
Results by county
| County[8][9] | John J. Blaine Republican |
Arthur A. Bentley Democratic |
Louis A. Arnold Socialist |
M. L. Welles Prohibition |
Arthur A. Dietrich Socialist Labor |
Scattering Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 921 | 89.24% | 62 | 6.01% | 13 | 1.26% | 33 | 3.20% | 2 | 0.19% | 1 | 0.10% | 859 | 83.24% | 1,032 |
| Ashland | 2,997 | 87.27% | 192 | 5.59% | 46 | 1.34% | 192 | 5.59% | 3 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.12% | 2,805 | 81.68% | 3,434 |
| Barron | 4,133 | 85.96% | 261 | 5.43% | 30 | 0.62% | 351 | 7.30% | 10 | 0.21% | 23 | 0.48% | 3,782[c] | 78.66% | 4,808 |
| Bayfield | 2,471 | 87.50% | 123 | 4.36% | 34 | 1.20% | 185 | 6.55% | 7 | 0.25% | 4 | 0.14% | 2,286[c] | 80.95% | 2,824 |
| Brown | 12,159 | 77.25% | 2,915 | 18.52% | 124 | 0.79% | 501 | 3.18% | 40 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,244 | 58.73% | 15,739 |
| Buffalo | 1,755 | 86.67% | 151 | 7.46% | 24 | 1.19% | 90 | 4.44% | 2 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.15% | 1,604 | 79.21% | 2,025 |
| Burnett | 1,332 | 90.24% | 33 | 2.24% | 28 | 1.90% | 75 | 5.08% | 1 | 0.07% | 7 | 0.47% | 1,257[c] | 85.16% | 1,476 |
| Calumet | 3,208 | 86.98% | 362 | 9.82% | 61 | 1.65% | 55 | 1.49% | 2 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,846 | 77.17% | 3,688 |
| Chippewa | 4,747 | 86.06% | 465 | 8.43% | 54 | 0.98% | 227 | 4.12% | 11 | 0.20% | 12 | 0.22% | 4,282 | 77.63% | 5,516 |
| Clark | 3,631 | 83.01% | 429 | 9.81% | 109 | 2.49% | 199 | 4.55% | 6 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,202 | 73.21% | 4,374 |
| Columbia | 3,705 | 77.17% | 624 | 13.00% | 68 | 1.42% | 367 | 7.64% | 6 | 0.12% | 31 | 0.65% | 3,081 | 64.17% | 4,801 |
| Crawford | 2,060 | 77.56% | 469 | 17.66% | 14 | 0.53% | 102 | 3.84% | 8 | 0.30% | 3 | 0.11% | 1,591 | 59.90% | 2,656 |
| Dane | 14,032 | 82.22% | 1,888 | 11.06% | 108 | 0.63% | 951 | 5.57% | 80 | 0.47% | 8 | 0.05% | 12,144 | 71.15% | 17,067 |
| Dodge | 7,633 | 74.66% | 1,747 | 17.09% | 436 | 4.26% | 365 | 3.57% | 42 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,886 | 57.58% | 10,223 |
| Door | 3,011 | 87.48% | 231 | 6.71% | 16 | 0.46% | 168 | 4.88% | 15 | 0.44% | 1 | 0.03% | 2,780 | 80.77% | 3,442 |
| Douglas | 7,876 | 85.44% | 616 | 6.68% | 94 | 1.02% | 591 | 6.41% | 41 | 0.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,260 | 78.76% | 9,218 |
| Dunn | 3,386 | 87.04% | 250 | 6.43% | 22 | 0.57% | 199 | 5.12% | 22 | 0.57% | 11 | 0.28% | 3,136 | 80.62% | 3,890 |
| Eau Claire | 5,316 | 81.87% | 783 | 12.06% | 39 | 0.60% | 319 | 4.91% | 34 | 0.52% | 2 | 0.03% | 4,533 | 69.81% | 6,493 |
| Florence | 1,105 | 94.12% | 45 | 3.83% | 10 | 0.85% | 13 | 1.11% | 1 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,060 | 90.29% | 1,174 |
| Fond du Lac | 7,786 | 78.48% | 1,465 | 14.77% | 101 | 1.02% | 569 | 5.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,321 | 63.71% | 9,921 |
| Forest | 1,313 | 85.87% | 125 | 8.18% | 11 | 0.72% | 67 | 4.38% | 7 | 0.46% | 6 | 0.39% | 1,188 | 77.70% | 1,529 |
| Grant | 6,313 | 78.37% | 1,213 | 15.06% | 32 | 0.40% | 452 | 5.61% | 26 | 0.32% | 19 | 0.24% | 5,100 | 63.31% | 8,055 |
| Green | 4,619 | 85.36% | 341 | 6.30% | 21 | 0.39% | 397 | 7.34% | 7 | 0.13% | 26 | 0.48% | 4,222[c] | 78.03% | 5,411 |
| Green Lake | 2,891 | 77.36% | 606 | 16.22% | 42 | 1.12% | 164 | 4.39% | 24 | 0.64% | 10 | 0.27% | 2,285 | 61.15% | 3,737 |
| Iowa | 2,640 | 81.66% | 338 | 10.45% | 15 | 0.46% | 230 | 7.11% | 10 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,302 | 71.20% | 3,233 |
| Iron | 1,667 | 94.45% | 36 | 2.04% | 30 | 1.70% | 27 | 1.53% | 5 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,631 | 92.41% | 1,765 |
| Jackson | 3,446 | 90.12% | 214 | 5.60% | 17 | 0.44% | 131 | 3.43% | 9 | 0.24% | 7 | 0.18% | 3,232 | 84.52% | 3,824 |
| Jefferson | 6,413 | 79.13% | 1,273 | 15.71% | 63 | 0.78% | 313 | 3.86% | 37 | 0.46% | 5 | 0.06% | 5,140 | 63.43% | 8,104 |
| Juneau | 2,972 | 83.41% | 379 | 10.64% | 46 | 1.29% | 146 | 4.10% | 16 | 0.45% | 4 | 0.11% | 2,593 | 72.78% | 3,563 |
| Kenosha | 6,876 | 83.14% | 830 | 7.62% | 252 | 3.05% | 471 | 5.70% | 41 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,246 | 75.53% | 8,270 |
| Kewaunee | 3,351 | 87.42% | 395 | 10.31% | 23 | 0.60% | 56 | 1.46% | 5 | 0.13% | 3 | 0.08% | 2,956 | 77.12% | 3,833 |
| La Crosse | 6,632 | 72.31% | 1,693 | 18.46% | 45 | 0.49% | 765 | 8.34% | 34 | 0.37% | 3 | 0.03% | 4,939 | 53.85% | 9,172 |
| Lafayette | 3,126 | 79.44% | 561 | 14.26% | 15 | 0.38% | 221 | 5.62% | 9 | 0.23% | 3 | 0.08% | 2,565 | 65.18% | 3,935 |
| Langlade | 3,660 | 78.95% | 654 | 14.11% | 45 | 0.97% | 260 | 5.61% | 17 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,006 | 64.84% | 4,636 |
| Lincoln | 4,198 | 82.04% | 704 | 13.76% | 40 | 0.78% | 159 | 3.11% | 16 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,494 | 68.28% | 5,117 |
| Manitowoc | 8,943 | 86.62% | 927 | 8.98% | 281 | 2.72% | 140 | 1.36% | 33 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,016 | 77.64% | 10,324 |
| Marathon | 10,652 | 86.37% | 1,004 | 8.14% | 257 | 2.08% | 364 | 2.95% | 56 | 0.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,648 | 78.23% | 12,333 |
| Marinette | 4,792 | 82.24% | 557 | 9.56% | 113 | 1.94% | 342 | 5.87% | 23 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,235 | 72.68% | 5,827 |
| Marquette | 1,702 | 78.43% | 320 | 14.75% | 12 | 0.55% | 127 | 5.85% | 9 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,382 | 63.69% | 2,170 |
| Milwaukee | 57,310 | 55.99% | 9,582 | 9.36% | 33,103 | 32.34% | 2,178 | 2.13% | 168 | 0.16% | 15 | 0.01% | 24,207[d] | 23.65% | 102,356 |
| Monroe | 3,129 | 86.87% | 210 | 5.83% | 27 | 0.75% | 225 | 6.25% | 9 | 0.25% | 2 | 0.06% | 2,904[c] | 80.62% | 3,602 |
| Oconto | 4,405 | 85.75% | 494 | 9.62% | 32 | 0.62% | 196 | 3.82% | 6 | 0.12% | 4 | 0.08% | 3,911 | 76.13% | 5,137 |
| Oneida | 3,058 | 78.94% | 543 | 14.02% | 107 | 2.76% | 139 | 3.59% | 27 | 0.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,515 | 64.92% | 3,874 |
| Outagamie | 10,910 | 84.40% | 1,427 | 11.04% | 72 | 0.56% | 496 | 3.84% | 21 | 0.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,483 | 73.36% | 12,926 |
| Ozaukee | 2,945 | 83.71% | 451 | 12.82% | 65 | 1.85% | 41 | 1.17% | 16 | 0.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,494 | 70.89% | 3,518 |
| Pepin | 927 | 74.16% | 151 | 12.08% | 21 | 1.68% | 132 | 10.56% | 18 | 1.44% | 1 | 0.08% | 776 | 62.08% | 1,250 |
| Pierce | 1,755 | 77.72% | 228 | 10.10% | 32 | 1.42% | 234 | 10.36% | 2 | 0.09% | 7 | 0.31% | 1,521[c] | 67.36% | 2,258 |
| Polk | 3,950 | 88.74% | 143 | 3.21% | 35 | 0.79% | 275 | 6.18% | 31 | 0.70% | 17 | 0.38% | 3,675[c] | 82.57% | 4,451 |
| Portage | 4,565 | 75.17% | 1,283 | 21.13% | 36 | 0.59% | 147 | 2.42% | 35 | 0.58% | 7 | 0.12% | 3,282 | 54.04% | 6,073 |
| Price | 1,874 | 87.65% | 134 | 6.27% | 38 | 1.78% | 81 | 3.79% | 7 | 0.33% | 4 | 0.19% | 1,740 | 81.38% | 2,138 |
| Racine | 14,219 | 82.85% | 1,608 | 9.37% | 420 | 2.45% | 820 | 4.78% | 92 | 0.54% | 3 | 0.02% | 12,611 | 73.48% | 17,162 |
| Richland | 2,433 | 73.02% | 498 | 14.95% | 37 | 1.11% | 350 | 10.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.42% | 1,935 | 58.07% | 3,332 |
| Rock | 5,879 | 73.62% | 826 | 10.34% | 46 | 0.58% | 1,212 | 15.18% | 23 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,667[c] | 58.44% | 7,986 |
| Rusk | 2,030 | 82.39% | 201 | 8.16% | 53 | 2.15% | 171 | 6.94% | 9 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,829 | 74.23% | 2,464 |
| Sauk | 3,796 | 82.29% | 342 | 7.41% | 60 | 1.30% | 411 | 8.91% | 4 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,385[c] | 73.38% | 4,613 |
| Sawyer | 1,416 | 84.19% | 130 | 7.73% | 256 | 1.49% | 103 | 6.12% | 8 | 0.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,286 | 76.46% | 1,682 |
| Shawano | 4,873 | 90.21% | 336 | 6.22% | 56 | 1.04% | 110 | 2.04% | 12 | 0.22% | 15 | 0.28% | 4,537 | 83.99% | 5,402 |
| Sheboygan | 8,328 | 76.78% | 926 | 8.54% | 1,354 | 12.48% | 217 | 2.00% | 18 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.03% | 6,974[d] | 64.30% | 10,846 |
| St. Croix | 3,307 | 81.41% | 244 | 6.01% | 78 | 1.92% | 424 | 10.44% | 6 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.07% | 2,883[c] | 70.97% | 4,062 |
| Taylor | 2,592 | 86.63% | 177 | 5.92% | 84 | 2.81% | 128 | 4.28% | 10 | 0.33% | 1 | 0.03% | 2,415 | 80.72% | 2,992 |
| Trempealeau | 2,397 | 86.38% | 206 | 7.42% | 12 | 0.43% | 142 | 5.12% | 9 | 0.32% | 9 | 0.32% | 2,191 | 78.95% | 2,775 |
| Vernon | 3,146 | 87.61% | 238 | 6.63% | 15 | 0.42% | 186 | 5.18% | 6 | 0.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,908 | 80.98% | 3,591 |
| Vilas | 914 | 85.26% | 57 | 5.32% | 52 | 4.85% | 44 | 4.10% | 5 | 0.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 857 | 79.94% | 1,072 |
| Walworth | 3,021 | 70.53% | 705 | 16.46% | 29 | 0.68% | 474 | 11.07% | 28 | 0.65% | 26 | 0.61% | 2,316 | 54.07% | 4,283 |
| Washburn | 1,535 | 83.65% | 117 | 6.38% | 40 | 2.18% | 128 | 6.98% | 10 | 0.54% | 5 | 0.27% | 1,407[c] | 76.68% | 1,835 |
| Washington | 4,180 | 83.63% | 545 | 10.90% | 171 | 3.42% | 96 | 1.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.12% | 3,635 | 72.73% | 4,998 |
| Waukesha | 5,718 | 71.47% | 1,423 | 17.79% | 178 | 2.22% | 644 | 8.05% | 36 | 0.45% | 2 | 0.02% | 4,295 | 53.68% | 8,001 |
| Waupaca | 5,883 | 84.98% | 613 | 8.85% | 112 | 1.62% | 292 | 4.22% | 13 | 0.19% | 10 | 0.14% | 5,270 | 76.12% | 6,923 |
| Waushara | 1,744 | 84.46% | 186 | 9.01% | 34 | 1.65% | 95 | 4.60% | 3 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.15% | 1,558 | 75.45% | 2,065 |
| Winnebago | 10,112 | 81.14% | 1,501 | 12.04% | 175 | 1.40% | 594 | 4.77% | 56 | 0.45% | 25 | 0.20% | 8,611 | 69.09% | 12,463 |
| Wood | 6,108 | 86.53% | 455 | 6.45% | 180 | 2.55% | 269 | 3.81% | 39 | 0.55% | 8 | 0.11% | 5,653 | 80.08% | 7,059 |
| Total | 367,929 | 76.36% | 51,061 | 10.60% | 39,570 | 8.21% | 21,438 | 4.45% | 1,444 | 0.30% | 386 | 0.08% | 316,868 | 65.76% | 481,828 |