Election
election
The 1916 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Primary elections were held on September 5, 1916.
Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 52.93% of the vote, winning his second term as governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Burt Williams and Socialist candidate Rae Weaver.
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The 1916 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Primary elections were held on September 5, 1916.
Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 52.93% of the vote, winning his second term as governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Burt Williams and Social-Democratic candidate Rae Weaver.
Williams was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1892 to win Iowa County and La Crosse County; the latter would not vote Democratic again until 1950. By voting for Williams, Iowa County and La Crosse county voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1881 and 1886, respectively.
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