1914 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election
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The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Francis E. McGovern retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
nominee
Emanuel L. Philipp Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (March 25, 1861 – June 15, 1925) was an American railroad executive and politician from Wisconsin, who served as the 23rd governor of Wisconsin from 1915 to 1921. Early life Philipp was born in Honey Creek, Sauk Coun ...
defeated Democratic nominee John C. Karel,
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nominee John J. Blaine and
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nominee
Oscar Ameringer Oscar Ameringer (August 4, 1870 – November 5, 1943) was a German-American Socialist editor, author, and organiser from the late 1890s until his death in 1943. Ameringer made a name for himself in the Socialist Party of Oklahoma as the editor of ...
, with 43.26% of the vote.


Primary elections

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s were held on September 1, 1914.


Democratic primary


Candidates

* John C. Karel,
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Court judge, Democratic nominee for
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*John A. Aylward, Democratic nominee for
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in
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and
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Results


Republican primary


Candidates

*
Andrew H. Dahl Andrew H. Dahl (April 13, 1859 – January 23, 1928) was a politician in Wisconsin. Dahl was born in Lewiston, Wisconsin. He attended high school in Viroqua, Wisconsin.''Wisconsin Blue Book'', 1911, Biographical Sketch of Andrew Dahl, p. 732. Ca ...
, former
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*
William H. Hatton William H. Hatton (also Hatten) (August 24, 1856 – March 30, 1937) was an American lumberman and politician. Born in New Lisbon, New York, Hatton moved with his family to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Hatten went to a business college in Oshkosh ...
, former
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*
Merlin Hull Merlin Gray Hull (December 18, 1870 – May 17, 1953) was a lawyer, a newspaper publisher, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Born in Farina, Illinois to John and Adelia Hull, Merlin Hull was a graduate of ...
,
Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly The Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly is the presiding officer of the Wisconsin State Assembly, the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Article IV of the Constitution of Wisconsin, ratified in 1848, establishes the legislature and ...
*
Emanuel L. Philipp Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (March 25, 1861 – June 15, 1925) was an American railroad executive and politician from Wisconsin, who served as the 23rd governor of Wisconsin from 1915 to 1921. Early life Philipp was born in Honey Creek, Sauk Coun ...
, Milwaukee Police Commissioner * Henry E. Roethe, member of the
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*Bruce W. Utman


Results


Socialist primary


Candidates

*
Oscar Ameringer Oscar Ameringer (August 4, 1870 – November 5, 1943) was a German-American Socialist editor, author, and organiser from the late 1890s until his death in 1943. Ameringer made a name for himself in the Socialist Party of Oklahoma as the editor of ...
, newspaper editor


Results


Prohibition primary


Candidates

*David W. Emerson, Prohibition nominee for
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in
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Results


General election


Candidates

The
Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska A ...
backed
Emanuel L. Philipp Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (March 25, 1861 – June 15, 1925) was an American railroad executive and politician from Wisconsin, who served as the 23rd governor of Wisconsin from 1915 to 1921. Early life Philipp was born in Honey Creek, Sauk Coun ...
a railroad executive for his first of three successful campaigns, the
Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero An ...
backed John C. Karel a former member of the
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and a failed candidate for
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in 1912, the
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backed the future
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,
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and
Attorney General of Wisconsin The Attorney General of Wisconsin is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Forty-five individuals have held the office of Attorney General since statehood. The incumbent is Josh Kaul, ...
John J. Blaine and the
Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America (SPA) was a socialist political party in the United States formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party of Ameri ...
backed
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 ...
editor, author, and organizer
Oscar Ameringer Oscar Ameringer (August 4, 1870 – November 5, 1943) was a German-American Socialist editor, author, and organiser from the late 1890s until his death in 1943. Ameringer made a name for himself in the Socialist Party of Oklahoma as the editor of ...
. Major party candidates *
Emanuel L. Philipp Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (March 25, 1861 – June 15, 1925) was an American railroad executive and politician from Wisconsin, who served as the 23rd governor of Wisconsin from 1915 to 1921. Early life Philipp was born in Honey Creek, Sauk Coun ...
, Republican * John C. Karel, Democratic Other candidates * John J. Blaine, Progressive *David W. Emerson, Prohibition *
Oscar Ameringer Oscar Ameringer (August 4, 1870 – November 5, 1943) was a German-American Socialist editor, author, and organiser from the late 1890s until his death in 1943. Ameringer made a name for himself in the Socialist Party of Oklahoma as the editor of ...
, Socialist (
Social-Democratic Party of Wisconsin : ''This article deals with the Wisconsin state affiliate established in 1897 of the Social Democratic Party of America and its successor, the Socialist Party of America. For the current party affiliated with the Socialist Party USA, see Socialist ...
) *John Vierthaler, Socialist Labor, Socialist Labor nominee for
Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
in 1912


Results


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November 1914 events