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1904 Wisconsin governor election

Robert M. La Follette (Republican) beat George W. Peck (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1904, 50.6% to 39.2%, a margin of 11.3 points and 50,952 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1902, when Robert M. La Follette also won.

Republicans led in 57 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 14. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 72,959 votes and went to the Republican by 6.9 points. The closest was Sauk, where 17 votes 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
Robert M. La Follette won Republican 227,253 50.6%
George W. Peck Democratic 176,301 39.2%
William A. Arnold Social Democratic 24,857 5.5%
All other candidates 21,148 4.7%
Total449,559

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 23,143 31.7% 28,185 38.6% 21,631 72,959 R+6.9
Dane 7,268 41.7% 9,388 53.9% 769 17,425 R+12.2
Winnebago 6,134 49.0% 5,422 43.3% 973 12,529 D+5.7
Fond Du Lac 6,115 51.1% 5,271 44.1% 576 11,962 D+7.1
Rock 4,940 43.0% 5,242 45.6% 1,302 11,484 R+2.6
Sheboygan 4,598 42.0% 4,936 45.1% 1,402 10,936 R+3.1
Racine 3,639 35.6% 4,635 45.3% 1,958 10,232 R+9.7
Marathon 4,556 46.7% 4,782 49.0% 426 9,764 R+2.3
Dodge 6,167 64.0% 3,035 31.5% 434 9,636 D+32.5
Outagamie 3,996 42.4% 5,042 53.4% 396 9,434 R+11.1
Brown 3,692 40.0% 5,027 54.5% 511 9,230 R+14.5
Grant 4,170 46.3% 4,440 49.3% 401 9,011 R+3.0
La Crosse 4,239 47.5% 4,287 48.1% 392 8,918 R+0.5
Manitowoc 3,977 45.5% 3,898 44.6% 870 8,745 D+0.9
Waukesha 3,767 44.5% 4,179 49.4% 521 8,467 R+4.9
Jefferson 4,477 57.1% 2,982 38.0% 385 7,844 D+19.1
Sauk 3,280 45.8% 3,297 46.1% 578 7,155 R+0.2
Columbia 3,011 42.7% 3,580 50.8% 455 7,046 R+8.1
Waupaca 1,643 24.1% 4,690 68.9% 474 6,807 R+44.8
Walworth 2,948 43.6% 3,246 48.0% 568 6,762 R+4.4
Douglas 1,428 22.7% 4,221 67.0% 653 6,302 R+44.3
Wood 2,506 41.6% 3,245 53.8% 279 6,030 R+12.3
Portage 2,825 47.0% 2,933 48.8% 247 6,005 R+1.8
Eau Claire 2,337 39.5% 3,230 54.6% 354 5,921 R+15.1
Monroe 2,483 42.0% 3,146 53.2% 282 5,911 R+11.2
St. Croix 2,389 41.1% 3,226 55.5% 200 5,815 R+14.4
Vernon 1,126 19.5% 4,378 75.7% 277 5,781 R+56.3
Chippewa 2,061 36.3% 3,362 59.2% 259 5,682 R+22.9
Clark 2,315 42.1% 2,851 51.9% 329 5,495 R+9.8
Kenosha 2,277 41.7% 2,608 47.7% 577 5,462 R+6.1
Iowa 2,066 39.8% 2,931 56.5% 189 5,186 R+16.7
Marinette 1,519 29.3% 3,125 60.3% 541 5,185 R+31.0
Shawano 1,836 36.0% 3,033 59.5% 225 5,094 R+23.5
Lafayette 2,310 46.6% 2,522 50.9% 127 4,959 R+4.3
Washington 2,717 54.9% 1,999 40.4% 229 4,945 D+14.5
Green 2,170 44.5% 2,346 48.1% 364 4,880 R+3.6
Ashland 1,561 32.5% 2,928 60.9% 315 4,804 R+28.5
Trempealeau 1,297 27.4% 3,202 67.6% 238 4,737 R+40.2
Juneau 1,806 38.9% 2,642 56.9% 196 4,644 R+18.0
Barron 1,124 24.5% 3,112 67.8% 357 4,593 R+43.3
Oconto 1,703 37.8% 2,563 56.9% 237 4,503 R+19.1
Richland 1,923 43.9% 2,075 47.3% 385 4,383 R+3.5
Pierce 1,124 26.1% 2,906 67.6% 271 4,301 R+41.4
Dunn 925 22.6% 2,886 70.6% 279 4,090 R+47.9
Lincoln 1,675 41.2% 2,175 53.6% 211 4,061 R+12.3
Crawford 1,996 53.3% 1,638 43.7% 113 3,747 D+9.6
Waushara 751 20.6% 2,663 73.1% 227 3,641 R+52.5
Green Lake 1,778 49.6% 1,610 44.9% 194 3,582 D+4.7
Polk 443 12.6% 2,832 80.5% 243 3,518 R+67.9
Jackson 960 28.5% 2,228 66.2% 176 3,364 R+37.7
Door 1,716 51.8% 1,383 41.7% 215 3,314 D+10.0
Kewaunee 1,586 49.1% 1,475 45.7% 169 3,230 D+3.4
Langlade 1,410 43.7% 1,713 53.1% 101 3,224 R+9.4
Calumet 1,571 49.3% 1,438 45.1% 178 3,187 D+4.2
Bayfield 499 15.8% 2,512 79.3% 155 3,166 R+63.6
Ozaukee 1,746 55.2% 1,258 39.8% 157 3,161 D+15.4
Buffalo 1,127 35.7% 1,933 61.2% 98 3,158 R+25.5
Price 802 29.0% 1,817 65.6% 149 2,768 R+36.7
Taylor 966 38.1% 1,456 57.4% 116 2,538 R+19.3
Marquette 1,192 47.8% 1,160 46.5% 141 2,493 D+1.3
Oneida 689 29.8% 1,424 61.6% 198 2,311 R+31.8
Vilas 566 30.3% 1,217 65.2% 84 1,867 R+34.9
Adams 360 20.3% 1,317 74.4% 94 1,771 R+54.0
Gates 436 25.0% 1,208 69.3% 98 1,742 R+44.3
Iron 605 38.8% 899 57.6% 56 1,560 R+18.8
Burnett 93 6.5% 1,256 88.0% 78 1,427 R+81.5
Pepin 496 35.1% 848 60.0% 69 1,413 R+24.9
Washburn 392 30.2% 812 62.7% 92 1,296 R+32.4
Forest 251 20.2% 906 73.1% 83 1,240 R+52.8
Sawyer 264 24.9% 739 69.7% 57 1,060 R+44.8
Florence 343 51.5% 302 45.3% 21 666 D+6.2

Counties as they stood in 1904; 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