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Election 1881 Results

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1881 Wisconsin governor election

Jeremiah M. Rusk (Republican) beat Nicholas D. Fratt (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1881, 47.6% to 40.6%, a margin of 7.0 points and 11,957 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1879, when William E. Smith won.

Republicans led in 42 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 21. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 15,258 votes and went to the Republican by 2.7 points. The closest was Juneau, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jeremiah M. Rusk won Republican 81,754 47.6%
Nicholas D. Fratt Democratic 69,797 40.6%
Theodore D. Kanouse Prohibition 13,225 7.7%
All other candidates 7,080 4.1%
Total171,856

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 6,989 45.8% 7,398 48.5% 871 15,258 R+2.7
Dane 3,491 44.8% 3,210 41.2% 1,095 7,796 D+3.6
Fond Du Lac 2,699 45.1% 2,518 42.1% 762 5,979 D+3.0
Winnebago 2,494 43.8% 2,499 43.9% 701 5,694 R+0.1
Dodge 3,319 58.8% 1,796 31.8% 528 5,643 D+27.0
Rock 1,276 26.5% 2,783 57.8% 757 4,816 R+31.3
Waukesha 2,233 47.7% 1,841 39.3% 606 4,680 D+8.4
Jefferson 2,360 51.4% 1,636 35.6% 596 4,592 D+15.8
Sheboygan 2,055 45.8% 1,999 44.6% 433 4,487 D+1.2
Racine 2,023 46.1% 2,026 46.1% 343 4,392 R+0.1
Grant 1,323 30.3% 2,512 57.6% 529 4,364 R+27.2
La Crosse 1,598 38.5% 2,143 51.7% 408 4,149 R+13.1
Manitowoc 2,411 58.8% 1,672 40.8% 17 4,100 D+18.0
Brown 2,084 52.5% 1,620 40.8% 264 3,968 D+11.7
Walworth 876 24.3% 2,325 64.4% 410 3,611 R+40.1
Columbia 1,164 33.5% 1,656 47.6% 656 3,476 R+14.2
Sauk 1,084 31.5% 1,694 49.2% 668 3,446 R+17.7
Iowa 1,382 42.2% 1,377 42.0% 518 3,277 D+0.2
Outagamie 1,753 53.8% 955 29.3% 553 3,261 D+24.5
Lafayette 1,425 45.0% 1,476 46.6% 268 3,169 R+1.6
Washington 1,732 55.8% 1,217 39.2% 154 3,103 D+16.6
Waupaca 885 28.9% 1,779 58.1% 399 3,063 R+29.2
Eau Claire 1,325 43.3% 1,012 33.1% 720 3,057 D+10.2
Monroe 1,018 34.1% 1,520 51.0% 445 2,983 R+16.8
St. Croix 1,357 46.4% 1,183 40.4% 385 2,925 D+5.9
Vernon 358 12.5% 2,022 70.6% 484 2,864 R+58.1
Green 674 24.7% 1,643 60.2% 412 2,729 R+35.5
Richland 686 27.6% 1,383 55.7% 413 2,482 R+28.1
Juneau 985 41.5% 986 41.5% 404 2,375 level
Marathon 1,307 56.1% 696 29.9% 325 2,328 D+26.2
Portage 927 41.7% 1,080 48.6% 217 2,224 R+6.9
Kenosha 949 43.8% 1,172 54.1% 46 2,167 R+10.3
Dunn 669 32.5% 1,126 54.8% 261 2,056 R+22.2
Jackson 522 25.6% 1,190 58.4% 327 2,039 R+32.8
Waushara 267 13.6% 1,571 79.8% 131 1,969 R+66.2
Buffalo 624 31.8% 1,233 62.7% 108 1,965 R+31.0
Calumet 1,051 54.0% 641 33.0% 253 1,945 D+21.1
Green Lake 624 33.4% 983 52.6% 263 1,870 R+19.2
Chippewa 889 49.0% 514 28.3% 411 1,814 D+20.7
Crawford 636 35.4% 746 41.6% 413 1,795 R+6.1
Pierce 408 22.9% 865 48.5% 512 1,785 R+25.6
Trempealeau 249 14.2% 1,219 69.6% 283 1,751 R+55.4
Ozaukee 1,198 71.4% 413 24.6% 66 1,677 D+46.8
Marinette 448 27.4% 1,138 69.6% 49 1,635 R+42.2
Clark 447 27.4% 869 53.2% 317 1,633 R+25.8
Polk 223 14.8% 1,105 73.6% 174 1,502 R+58.7
Oconto 556 37.1% 734 49.0% 209 1,499 R+11.9
Kewaunee 1,087 77.9% 306 21.9% 3 1,396 D+55.9
Marquette 773 56.5% 495 36.2% 100 1,368 D+20.3
Wood 497 37.3% 452 33.9% 383 1,332 D+3.4
Pepin 316 23.8% 807 60.8% 205 1,328 R+37.0
Door 308 24.3% 866 68.4% 93 1,267 R+44.0
Barron 298 26.4% 698 61.8% 133 1,129 R+35.4
Shawano 462 46.0% 500 49.8% 43 1,005 R+3.8
Adams 156 19.4% 599 74.6% 48 803 R+55.2
Taylor 292 43.8% 354 53.2% 20 666 R+9.3
Burnett 36 6.0% 556 92.4% 10 602 R+86.4
Lincoln 111 25.2% 254 57.7% 75 440 R+32.5
Ashland 154 39.7% 228 58.8% 6 388 R+19.1
Price 125 41.9% 171 57.4% 2 298 R+15.4
Langlade 66 31.0% 131 61.5% 16 213 R+30.5
Bayfield 1 0.8% 128 99.2% 129 R+98.4
Douglas 62 62.6% 33 33.3% 4 99 D+29.3

Counties as they stood in 1881; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Wisconsin governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tony Evers (D) D+3.4
2018 Tony Evers (D) D+1.1
2014 Scott Walker (R) R+5.7
2010 Scott Walker (R) R+5.8
2006 James E. Doyle (D) D+7.4
2002 Jim Doyle (D) D+3.7
1998 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+21.0
1994 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+36.4
1990 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+16.4
1986 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+6.5
1982 Anthony S. Earl (D) D+14.8
1978 Lee S. Dreyfus (R) R+9.5
1974 Patrick J. Lucey (D) D+11.1
1970 Patrick J. Lucey (D) D+9.4
1968 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+6.1
1966 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+7.4
1964 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+1.1
1962 John W. Reynolds (D) D+0.9
1960 Gaylord Anton Nelson (D) D+3.1
1958 Gaylord Anton Nelson (D) D+7.3
1956 Vernon W. Thomson (R) R+3.8
1954 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+3.1
1952 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+25.2
1950 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+7.1
1948 Oscar Rennebohm (R) R+10.0
1946 Walter S. Goodland (R) R+20.7
1944 Walter S. Goodland (R) R+12.2
1942 Orland S. Loomis (other)
1940 Julius P. Heil (R) R+21.4
1938 Julius P. Heil (R) R+47.4
1936 Philip La Follette (other)
1934 Philip La Follette (other)
1932 Albert G. Schmedeman (D) D+10.6
1930 Philip F. La Follette (R) R+36.8
1928 Walter J. Kohler Sr. (R) R+15.5
1926 Fred R. Zimmerman (R) R+50.3
1924 John J. Blaine (R) R+11.9
1922 John J. Blaine (R) R+65.8
1920 John J. Blaine (R) R+17.1
1918 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+13.0
1916 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+15.0
1914 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+6.5
1912 Francis E. McGovern (R) R+3.1
1910 Francis E. McGovern (R) R+16.0
1908 James O. Davidson (R) R+17.1
1906 James O. Davidson (R) R+25.1
1904 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+11.3
1902 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+13.0
1900 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+23.5
1898 Edward Scofield (R) R+11.5
1896 Edward Scofield (R) R+21.6
1894 William H. Upham (R) R+14.4
1892 George W. Peck (D) D+2.0
1890 George W. Peck (D) D+9.2
1888 William D. Hoard (R) R+5.7
1886 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+6.5
1884 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+6.0
1881 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+7.0
1879 William E. Smith (R) R+13.5
1877 William E. Smith (R) R+4.6
1875 Harrison Ludington (R) R+0.5
1873 William R. Taylor (D) D+10.4
1871 Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) R+6.4
1869 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+6.3
1867 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+3.3
1865 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+9.4