1906 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election
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The 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Incumbent Republican
Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
James O. Davidson James Ole Davidson (February 10, 1854December 16, 1922) was a Norwegian Americans, Norwegian American immigrant and the List of Governors of Wisconsin, 21st Governor of Wisconsin, governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He also served as lieute ...
won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee John A. Aylward and
Socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...
nominee
Winfield R. Gaylord Winfield Romeo Gaylord (June 14, 1870February 23, 1943) was an American journalist, minister, and socialist lecturer. He represented the northwest side of the city of Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1909 and 1911 sessions. H ...
, with 57.39% of the vote.


Primary elections

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s were held on September 4, 1906.


Democratic primary


Candidates

*John A. Aylward, Democratic nominee for
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southern Wisconsin, covering Dane County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Sauk County and Green County, as well as portions of ...
in
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*
Ernst Merton Ernst Merton (August 9, 1848 – December 24, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Prussia, Germany, Merton emigrated with his parents to the United States settling in Illinois and then Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Merton worked on a ...
, incumbent
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Results


Republican primary


Candidates

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James O. Davidson James Ole Davidson (February 10, 1854December 16, 1922) was a Norwegian Americans, Norwegian American immigrant and the List of Governors of Wisconsin, 21st Governor of Wisconsin, governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He also served as lieute ...
, incumbent
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*
Irvine Lenroot Irvine Luther Lenroot (January 31, 1869 – January 26, 1949) was a United States representative and United States senator from Wisconsin and an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Education and career ...
, incumbent Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly


Results


Socialist primary


Candidates

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Winfield R. Gaylord Winfield Romeo Gaylord (June 14, 1870February 23, 1943) was an American journalist, minister, and socialist lecturer. He represented the northwest side of the city of Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1909 and 1911 sessions. H ...
, Socialist nominee for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in
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Results


Prohibition primary


Candidates

*Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in
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Results


General election


Candidates

Major party candidates *
James O. Davidson James Ole Davidson (February 10, 1854December 16, 1922) was a Norwegian Americans, Norwegian American immigrant and the List of Governors of Wisconsin, 21st Governor of Wisconsin, governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He also served as lieute ...
, Republican *John A. Aylward, Democratic Other candidates *Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton, Prohibition *
Winfield R. Gaylord Winfield Romeo Gaylord (June 14, 1870February 23, 1943) was an American journalist, minister, and socialist lecturer. He represented the northwest side of the city of Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1909 and 1911 sessions. H ...
, Socialist ( Social-Democratic Party of Wisconsin) *Ole T. Rosaas, Socialist Labor


Results


References


Bibliography

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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
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November 1906 events