The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Primary elections were held on September 6, 1910.
Republican nominee Francis E. McGovern defeated Democratic nominee Adolph J. Schmitz and Social-Democratic nominee William A. Jacobs, with 50.57% of the vote.
Primary election
Republican party
Candidates
- Henry W. Barker, State Senator
- Edward T. Fairchild, State Senator
- William Mitchell Lewis, automobile manufacturer
- Francis E. McGovern, former District attorney
- John Strange, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Democratic party
Candidates
- Adolph J. Schmitz, lawyer, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1894, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1908
Candidates
- William A. Jacobs, Social-Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908
Prohibition party
Candidates
- Byron E. Van Keuren, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1908
General election
Results by county
Schmitz was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1892 to carry Kenosha County. This was also the first time since 1875 that Kenosha County did not vote for the winning candidate. Social Democratic candidate William A. Jacobs received 37.93% of the vote in Milwaukee County and won the county over McGovern; this was the best performance ever by a Socialist gubernatorial candidate in Milwaukee County.
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Kenosha
- Manitowoc
- Marathon