1904 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1904 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.

November 8, 1904


Nominee	Robert M. La Follette	George Wilbur Peck	William A. Arnold
Party	Republican	Democratic	Socialist
Popular vote	227,253	176,301	24,857
Percentage	50.55%	39.22%	5.53%

Governor before election

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

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Incumbent Republican Governor Robert M. La Follette defeated Democratic nominee George Wilbur Peck and Social-Democratic nominee William A. Arnold with 50.55% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

George Wilbur Peck, Democratic, former Governor
Robert M. La Follette, Republican, incumbent Governor

Other candidates

Edward Scofield, National Republican, former Governor (replacing Samuel A. Cook)[1][2]
William H. Clark, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district in 1898
William A. Arnold, Socialist (Social-Democratic Party of Wisconsin), printer[3]
Charles M. Minkley, Socialist Labor, Socialist Labor nominee for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in 1902

Results

1904 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert M. La Follette (incumbent)	227,253	50.55%
	Democratic	George Wilbur Peck	176,301	39.22%
	Socialist	William A. Arnold	24,857	5.53%
	National Republican	Edward Scofield	12,136	2.70%
	Prohibition	William H. Clark	8,764	1.95%
	Socialist Labor	Charles M. Minkley	249	0.06%
	Scattering		10	0.00%
Majority			50,952	11.33%
Turnout			449,570
	Republican hold		Swing

References

"A Stunner". Wausau pilot. Wausau, Wis. October 11, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
"Doings in Wisconsin". The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. Edgerton, Wis. October 28, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
"Arnold heads ticket". The Manitowoc pilot. Manitowoc, Wis. September 8, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
"WI Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Wisconsin Blue Book 1905, pp. 366.
Glashan 1979, pp. 340–341.

Bibliography

Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Erickson, Halford, ed. (1905). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison: Democrat Printing Co.

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