The 1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.

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s were held on September 15, 1936. Incumbent

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Governor Philip La Follette won re-election, defeating Republican nominee

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and

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nominee Arthur W. Lueck. As of 2022, this is the last time that

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did not vote for the Republican nominee for governor and the last time Dodge County voted Democratic for governor.

Primary election

Progressive party

Candidates

* Philip La Follette, incumbent Governor

Results

Democratic party

Candidates

* William D. Carroll,

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*Arthur W. Lueck, attorney

Results

Republican party

Candidates

* John Bowman Chapple, nominee for U.S. Senate in

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and

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, farmer and former Chippewa County district attorney (1909–1915)

Results

Other party nominations

*Joseph Ehrhardt, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in

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and

*August F. Fehlandt, Prohibition, nominee for

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in 1906 *Joseph F. Walsh, Union, merchant and farmer

General election

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Progressive

* Brown *

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* Crawford *

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* Langlade * Marinette * Milwaukee * Outagamie * Ozaukee *

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* Racine * Sawyer * Vilas * Waukesha

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Republican

* Chippewa * Waushara

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Fond du Lac * Green Lake * Marquette * Rock *

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Notes

References

Bibliography

* * {{1936 United States elections

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Wisconsin Gubernatorial November 1936 events in the United States