1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1918 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1918. Republican candidate Emanuel Lorenz Philipp won the election with 47%[1] of the vote, winning his third and last term as Governor of Wisconsin. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Henry A. Moehlenpah and Socialist candidate Emil Seidel.
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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Candidates
The Republican Party (United States) backed the current governor and railroad executive Emanuel L. Philipp for his third term run, the Democratic Party (United States) backed Henry A. Moehlenpah a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and a failed candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 1908, the Socialist Party of America backed the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States and former Vice Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America in the 1912 presidential election and the Prohibition Party backed William C. Dean.
Election Results
Gubernatorial election in Wisconsin, 1918 [2] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | ||
Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp | 155,799 | 46.99% | |||
Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 112,576 | 33.95% | |||
Socialist | Emil Seidel | 57,523 | 17.35% | |||
Prohibition | William C. Dean | 5,296 | 1.60% | |||
Write-ins | Write-ins | 388 | 0.12% | |||
Totals | 331,582 | 100.00% | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |