The 1871 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1871. Republican Cadwallader C. Washburn was elected with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate James Rood Doolittle. Incumbent Governor Lucius Fairchild did not seek re-election.
Both major party candidates in this election had served as delegates to the Peace Conference of 1861 which attempted to avert the American Civil War.
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