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Election 1940 Results

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1940 Wisconsin governor election

Julius P. Heil (Republican) beat Orland S. Loomis (independent) in Wisconsin in 1940, 40.7% to 39.8%, a margin of 0.9 points and 12,242 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1938, when Julius P. Heil also won.

Republicans led in 42 of the 71 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 28 and Democrats in 1. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 347,030 votes and went to the other candidates by 9.7 points. The closest was Florence, where 58 votes 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
Julius P. Heil won Republican 558,678 40.7%
Orland S. Loomis Progressive 546,436 39.8%
Francis E. McGovern Democratic 264,985 19.3%
All other candidates 3,655 0.3%
Total1,373,754

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 82,036 23.6% 115,732 33.3% 149,262 347,030 Others
Dane 5,012 7.9% 15,863 25.1% 42,218 63,093 Others
Racine 9,795 23.2% 16,754 39.6% 15,709 42,258 R+16.5
Rock 6,451 17.6% 18,482 50.4% 11,741 36,674 R+32.8
Winnebago 7,413 21.6% 17,013 49.7% 9,824 34,250 R+28.0
Brown 11,305 33.5% 13,536 40.1% 8,935 33,776 R+6.6
Sheboygan 10,732 33.6% 14,141 44.2% 7,090 31,963 R+10.7
Waukesha 4,532 15.3% 15,344 51.9% 9,701 29,577 R+36.6
Outagamie 6,406 21.7% 15,637 53.0% 7,482 29,525 R+31.3
Kenosha 8,013 27.6% 10,355 35.6% 10,690 29,058 Others
Marathon 6,164 21.3% 12,769 44.2% 9,943 28,876 R+22.9
Fond Du Lac 5,435 19.9% 13,212 48.5% 8,606 27,253 R+28.5
La Crosse 4,375 16.7% 11,504 44.0% 10,294 26,173 R+27.2
Manitowoc 5,477 21.4% 10,266 40.1% 9,854 25,597 R+18.7
Dodge 4,599 19.6% 10,712 45.7% 8,104 23,415 R+26.1
Douglas 4,490 21.0% 6,359 29.8% 10,508 21,357 Others
Eau Claire 1,922 10.0% 8,095 42.0% 9,241 19,258 Others
Grant 2,298 12.7% 7,664 42.5% 8,070 18,032 Others
Wood 2,016 11.4% 7,231 40.9% 8,453 17,700 Others
Jefferson 3,923 22.3% 8,105 46.0% 5,591 17,619 R+23.7
Walworth 2,688 15.9% 10,980 64.9% 3,254 16,922 R+49.0
Waupaca 1,423 9.1% 8,371 53.5% 5,842 15,636 R+44.4
Chippewa 1,659 10.7% 6,979 44.9% 6,911 15,549 R+34.2
Sauk 1,492 9.7% 6,535 42.4% 7,400 15,427 Others
Portage 5,161 33.6% 4,736 30.8% 5,458 15,355 Others
Columbia 1,548 10.2% 5,907 38.9% 7,720 15,175 Others
Marinette 4,508 30.3% 7,433 49.9% 2,953 14,894 R+19.6
Clark 1,203 8.6% 6,977 49.9% 5,794 13,974 R+41.3
Barron 1,071 7.8% 5,422 39.5% 7,245 13,738 Others
Shawano 1,987 14.7% 6,745 49.9% 4,777 13,509 R+35.2
Washington 2,445 18.6% 6,767 51.4% 3,962 13,174 R+32.8
Monroe 889 7.1% 4,539 36.1% 7,151 12,579 Others
Vernon 926 7.6% 5,352 44.1% 5,845 12,123 Others
Oconto 3,364 30.0% 5,104 45.5% 2,754 11,222 R+15.5
St. Croix 1,756 15.8% 4,871 43.8% 4,501 11,128 R+28.0
Dunn 882 7.9% 5,047 45.4% 5,198 11,127 Others
Polk 975 9.0% 4,044 37.3% 5,825 10,844 Others
Green 1,044 10.3% 4,786 47.4% 4,272 10,102 R+37.0
Lincoln 1,060 10.7% 4,352 44.0% 4,477 9,889 Others
Trempealeau 1,277 13.1% 3,852 39.5% 4,616 9,745 Others
Langlade 2,996 32.0% 3,627 38.8% 2,735 9,358 R+6.7
Pierce 811 8.7% 4,355 46.7% 4,168 9,334 R+38.0
Lafayette 1,778 19.4% 4,065 44.3% 3,335 9,178 R+24.9
Ashland 1,537 17.0% 3,120 34.5% 4,397 9,054 Others
Iowa 1,019 11.4% 3,834 42.8% 4,101 8,954 Others
Richland 1,089 12.3% 4,720 53.2% 3,056 8,865 R+41.0
Oneida 2,157 24.6% 2,938 33.5% 3,687 8,782 Others
Juneau 434 5.0% 2,615 30.1% 5,636 8,685 Others
Ozaukee 1,838 21.9% 3,641 43.3% 2,923 8,402 R+21.5
Crawford 1,813 22.8% 3,712 46.6% 2,433 7,958 R+23.9
Door 853 10.8% 4,384 55.7% 2,639 7,876 R+44.8
Price 1,392 18.2% 3,558 46.5% 2,695 7,645 R+28.3
Calumet 1,350 17.8% 4,156 54.9% 2,058 7,564 R+37.1
Taylor 1,668 22.3% 3,068 41.0% 2,742 7,478 R+18.7
Jackson 474 6.4% 2,675 35.9% 4,298 7,447 Others
Green Lake 1,487 20.8% 4,071 56.9% 1,602 7,160 R+36.1
Bayfield 906 13.0% 2,198 31.5% 3,870 6,974 Others
Rusk 1,288 18.8% 3,221 46.9% 2,360 6,869 R+28.1
Kewaunee 1,886 27.7% 3,331 48.9% 1,588 6,805 R+21.2
Waushara 628 9.5% 4,179 63.5% 1,777 6,584 R+53.9
Buffalo 393 6.3% 2,803 44.7% 3,081 6,277 Others
Washburn 525 9.6% 1,903 34.8% 3,045 5,473 Others
Iron 687 14.0% 1,512 30.9% 2,693 4,892 Others
Sawyer 1,085 22.4% 2,218 45.7% 1,549 4,852 R+23.4
Burnett 587 12.2% 1,756 36.5% 2,473 4,816 Others
Vilas 1,427 31.4% 1,870 41.1% 1,251 4,548 R+9.7
Forest 1,617 37.9% 1,267 29.7% 1,379 4,263 D+8.2
Marquette 510 12.2% 2,541 60.7% 1,134 4,185 R+48.5
Adams 211 5.9% 1,231 34.5% 2,122 3,564 Others
Pepin 376 11.4% 1,787 54.0% 1,145 3,308 R+42.7
Florence 411 22.2% 749 40.5% 691 1,851 R+18.3

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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