Election
The 1886 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Gilbert M. Woodward,People's nominee John Cochrane, and Prohibition nominee John Myers Olin with 46.53% of the vote.
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The 1886 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Gilbert M. Woodward,People's nominee John Cochrane, and Prohibition nominee John Myers Olin with 46.53% of the vote.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Marquette County voted Republican for the first time since 1857. Woodward was the first Democrat since 1859 to win Bayfield County and La Crosse County; the former would not vote Democratic again until 1918. Additionally, Sawyer County would not vote Democratic again until 1932.
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