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Election 1886 Results

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1886 Wisconsin governor election

Jeremiah M. Rusk (Republican) beat Gilbert M. Woodward (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1886, 46.5% to 40.0%, a margin of 6.5 points and 18,718 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1884, when Jeremiah M. Rusk also won.

Republicans led in 46 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 20 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 31,508 votes and went to the other candidates by 6.9 points. The closest was Douglas, where 1 vote separated the top two.

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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 133,247 46.5%
Gilbert M. Woodward Democratic 114,529 40.0%
John Cochrane Union Labor 21,467 7.5%
All other candidates 17,125 6.0%
Total286,368

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 7,472 23.7% 10,936 34.7% 13,100 31,508 Others
Dane 5,219 41.7% 5,956 47.6% 1,331 12,506 R+5.9
Dodge 5,095 57.4% 3,289 37.1% 490 8,874 D+20.4
Winnebago 3,288 37.4% 3,783 43.0% 1,725 8,796 R+5.6
Rock 2,686 32.1% 4,901 58.5% 788 8,375 R+26.4
Fond Du Lac 3,972 48.3% 3,403 41.4% 846 8,221 D+6.9
Grant 2,684 38.1% 3,642 51.7% 719 7,045 R+13.6
Racine 1,788 27.5% 2,682 41.2% 2,037 6,507 R+13.7
Sheboygan 2,985 46.1% 2,779 43.0% 705 6,469 D+3.2
Waukesha 2,862 44.5% 3,152 49.0% 415 6,429 R+4.5
Jefferson 3,413 53.7% 2,635 41.5% 304 6,352 D+12.2
Outagamie 3,454 54.9% 2,229 35.4% 607 6,290 D+19.5
La Crosse 2,824 45.7% 2,418 39.1% 940 6,182 D+6.6
Manitowoc 3,700 60.7% 2,333 38.3% 62 6,095 D+22.4
Brown 2,850 51.2% 2,183 39.2% 531 5,564 D+12.0
Columbia 2,067 37.6% 2,820 51.3% 609 5,496 R+13.7
Walworth 1,205 22.7% 3,129 58.9% 980 5,314 R+36.2
Sauk 1,982 37.6% 2,740 51.9% 555 5,277 R+14.4
Marathon 2,608 53.0% 1,923 39.1% 390 4,921 D+13.9
St. Croix 1,794 37.1% 2,229 46.1% 807 4,830 R+9.0
Iowa 1,961 41.8% 2,198 46.8% 534 4,693 R+5.1
Vernon 1,364 29.4% 2,907 62.7% 363 4,634 R+33.3
Chippewa 2,406 52.2% 1,888 41.0% 311 4,605 D+11.2
Eau Claire 1,803 39.3% 2,102 45.9% 677 4,582 R+6.5
Waupaca 1,344 29.8% 2,911 64.5% 257 4,512 R+34.7
Monroe 1,844 40.9% 2,304 51.1% 363 4,511 R+10.2
Lafayette 1,873 41.5% 2,264 50.2% 372 4,509 R+8.7
Green 1,716 38.1% 2,114 46.9% 676 4,506 R+8.8
Washington 2,516 59.6% 1,640 38.8% 69 4,225 D+20.7
Richland 1,527 36.6% 2,292 54.9% 353 4,172 R+18.3
Portage 1,754 45.8% 1,858 48.5% 221 3,833 R+2.7
Juneau 1,585 42.7% 1,882 50.7% 244 3,711 R+8.0
Pierce 817 25.7% 2,034 63.9% 333 3,184 R+38.2
Trempealeau 975 30.8% 1,784 56.3% 411 3,170 R+25.5
Dunn 744 24.4% 1,749 57.4% 553 3,046 R+33.0
Wood 1,674 55.7% 1,268 42.2% 66 3,008 D+13.5
Crawford 1,356 45.7% 1,547 52.2% 62 2,965 R+6.4
Kenosha 1,398 47.5% 1,451 49.3% 97 2,946 R+1.8
Green Lake 1,155 39.6% 1,601 54.9% 160 2,916 R+15.3
Clark 956 33.3% 1,429 49.8% 484 2,869 R+16.5
Jackson 827 29.0% 1,744 61.1% 285 2,856 R+32.1
Marinette 594 21.2% 1,117 39.9% 1,085 2,796 R+18.7
Calumet 1,720 62.2% 879 31.8% 168 2,767 D+30.4
Ozaukee 1,821 67.3% 660 24.4% 225 2,706 D+42.9
Ashland 1,355 50.5% 1,240 46.2% 90 2,685 D+4.3
Shawano 1,263 48.4% 1,299 49.8% 49 2,611 R+1.4
Kewaunee 1,896 73.3% 689 26.7% 2,585 D+46.7
Waushara 438 17.0% 1,926 74.7% 213 2,577 R+57.7
Buffalo 957 37.4% 1,552 60.7% 49 2,558 R+23.3
Door 776 32.2% 1,557 64.6% 76 2,409 R+32.4
Barron 646 29.0% 1,134 50.9% 447 2,227 R+21.9
Polk 341 15.7% 1,478 68.1% 351 2,170 R+52.4
Lincoln 939 45.2% 994 47.8% 145 2,078 R+2.6
Oconto 851 41.2% 1,134 54.9% 79 2,064 R+13.7
Marquette 886 43.0% 1,088 52.8% 87 2,061 R+9.8
Langlade 825 51.4% 713 44.4% 68 1,606 D+7.0
Pepin 417 26.8% 850 54.6% 289 1,556 R+27.8
Taylor 585 41.5% 802 57.0% 21 1,408 R+15.4
Adams 338 25.6% 966 73.1% 18 1,322 R+47.5
Bayfield 575 50.9% 539 47.7% 15 1,129 D+3.2
Price 376 34.8% 688 63.6% 18 1,082 R+28.8
Sawyer 504 67.7% 228 30.6% 12 744 D+37.1
Washburn 222 32.8% 309 45.6% 146 677 R+12.9
Douglas 325 49.6% 326 49.8% 4 655 R+0.2
Burnett 49 8.0% 461 75.1% 104 614 R+67.1
Florence 74 18.0% 336 82.0% 410 R+63.9
Forest 209 57.6% 153 42.1% 1 363 D+15.4

Counties as they stood in 1886; 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