1894 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election
The 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Governor of Wisconsin, Governor George Wilbur Peck was soundly defeated by Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee William H. Upham. This election ushered in a four decade period of Republican dominance in Wisconsin politics as the nation as a whole transitioned to the Fourth Party System after the Panic of 1893 and the ensuing collapse of the Democratic Party's national coalition. General election Candidates Major party candidates *George Wilbur Peck, Democratic, incumbent Governor of Wisconsin, Governor *William H. Upham, Republican, former mayor of Marshfield, Wisconsin, Marshfield Other candidates *Capt. John F. Cleghorn, Prohibition *David Franklin Powell, David Frank Powell, Labor, mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, La Crosse, Union Labor nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1888 Results ...
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