The 1888 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.

Republican nominee William D. Hoard defeated Democratic nominee James Morgan and two other candidates with 49.53% of the vote.

General election Candidates Major party candidates James Morgan, Democratic, businessman William D. Hoard, Republican, dairy farmer and newspaper editor

Other candidates E. G. Durant, Prohibition David Frank Powell, Union Labor, former mayor of La CrosseBenjamin F. Bryant (ed.). Memoirs of La Crosse County from Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1907, pp. 200-201.

Results

Results by county County William D. HoardRepublican James MorganDemocratic E. G. DurantProhibition D. Frank PowellUnion Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,10070.92%43027.72%150.97%60.39%67043.20%1,551Ashland2,85655.87%2,20143.06%531.04%10.02%65512.81%5,112Barron1,79460.28%88129.60%2959.91%60.20%91330.68%2,976Bayfield1,20462.13%70736.48%271.39%00.00%49725.64%1,938Brown2,66341.42%3,54055.05%1151.79%1121.74%-877-13.64%6,430Buffalo1,76755.65%1,31641.45%862.71%60.19%45114.20%3,175Burnett49162.31%698.76%22828.93%00.00%26333.38%788Calumet95430.53%1,98263.42%441.41%1454.64%-1,02832.90%3,125Chippewa2,67849.02%2,50345.82%2825.16%00.00%1753.20%5,463Clark2,26360.75%1,28634.52%1443.87%320.86%97726.23%3,725Columbia3,50653.43%2,65240.41%3895.93%140.21%85413.01%6,562Crawford1,80652.18%1,56245.13%591.70%340.98%2447.05%3,461Dane6,84447.73%6,41044.70%1,0797.52%70.05%4343.03%14,340Dodge3,14433.16%6,07864.11%2182.30%390.41%-2,934-30.95%9,480Door1,68860.68%1,03937.35%521.87%20.07%64923.33%2,782Douglas1,18159.80%557639.29%150.76%30.15%40520.51%1,975Dunn2,52660.06%1,30230.96%2856.78%922.19%1,22429.10%4,206Eau Claire3,21551.28%2,39638.22%4927.85%1642.62%81913.06%6,269Florence31355.60%23641.92%30.53%111.95%7713.68%563Fond du Lac4,49645.77%4,93450.23%2973.02%950.97%-438-4.46%9,822Forest23350.65%21847.39%91.96%00.00%153.26%460Grant4,26451.99%3,40741.54%4345.29%961.17%85710.45%8,201Green2,62548.51%2,12239.22%4508.32%2143.95%5039.30%5,411Green Lake1,69952.34%1,41743.65%1263.88%40.12%2828.69%3,246Iowa2,49147.81%2,25643.30%4638.89%00.00%2354.51%5,210Jackson2,09362.66%1,00029.94%2477.40%00.00%1,09332.72%3,340Jefferson3,02540.50%4,23856.73%1912.56%150.20%-1,213-16.24%7,470Juneau2,07752.88%1,65842.21%1814.61%110.28%41910.67%3,928Kenosha1,69148.68%1,67448.19%1083.11%10.03%170.49%3,474Kewaunee87830.02%2,04669.95%10.03%00.00%-1,168-39.93%2,925La Crosse3,93546.03%3,69943.27%3984.66%5166.04%2362.76%8,549Lafayette2,56350.13%2,28444.67%2635.14%10.02%2795.46%5,113Langlade77737.68%1,19257.81%934.51%00.00%-415-20.13%2,062Lincoln1,11446.75%1,05044.06%1064.45%1134.74%642.69%2,383Manitowoc2,68137.98%4,23760.02%160.23%1251.77%-1,556-22.04%7,059Marathon2,11436.22%3,35657.50%420.72%3175.43%-1,242-21.28%5,837Marinette1,77745.67%1,75645.13%2245.76%1343.44%210.54%3,891Marquette1,13152.31%99946.21%271.25%40.19%1326.11%2,162Milwaukee20,88747.94%17,70340.63%3330.76%4,64710.67%3,1847.31%43,570Monroe2,71052.88%2,13541.66%2514.90%290.57%57511.22%5,125Oconto1,31352.35%1,15446.01%351.40%60.24%1596.34%2,508Oneida76746.63%87152.95%60.36%10.06%-104-6.32%1,645Outagamie2,77939.32%4,00556.66%1852.62%991.40%-1,226-17.35%7,068Ozaukee75526.30%2,02570.53%40.14%863.00%-1,270-44.24%2,871Pepin92659.28%46129.51%17511.20%00.00%46529.77%1,562Pierce2,48358.76%1,15827.40%53712.71%471.11%1,32531.35%4,226Polk1,72864.77%60622.71%33412.52%00.00%1,12242.05%2,668Portage2,57550.65%2,32245.67%1653.25%220.43%2534.98%5,084Price91255.81%62037.94%1016.18%00.00%29217.87%1,634Racine3,92349.09%3,29341.20%4625.78%3143.93%6307.88%7,992Richland2,45754.47%1,73438.44%2946.52%250.55%72316.03%4,511Rock6,19360.61%3,50934.34%5084.97%70.07%2,68426.27%10,217Sauk3,40051.31%2,65740.10%5358.07%340.51%74311.21%6,626Sawyer54251.52%50848.29%10.10%00.00%343.23%1,052Shawano1,78451.46%1,63547.16%250.72%230.66%1494.30%3,467Sheboygan3,68342.98%4,38651.18%650.76%4365.09%-703-8.20%8,570St. Croix2,75350.33%2,13539.03%5309.69%520.95%61811.30%5,470Taylor78851.60%72347.35%150.98%10.07%654.26%1,527Trempealeau2,27655.88%1,56738.47%2295.62%10.02%70917.41%4,073Vernon3,32164.20%1,54029.77%2635.08%490.95%1,78134.43%5,173Walworth4,44762.10%2,03628.43%5848.16%941.31%2,41133.67%7,161Washburn51452.18%36336.85%10710.86%10.10%15115.33%985Washington1,85338.96%2,89260.81%110.23%00.00%-1,039-21.85%4,756Waukesha3,84850.51%3,44545.22%3023.96%240.32%4035.29%7,619Waupaca3,38362.92%1,77833.07%1633.03%530.99%1,60529.85%5,377Waushara2,25872.70%65821.18%1575.05%331.06%1,60051.51%3,106Winnebago4,88546.05%4,60943.45%4013.78%7136.72%2762.60%10,608Wood1,89647.41%1,98649.66%380.95%791.98%-90-2.25%3,999Total175,69649.53%155,42343.82%14,3734.05%9,1962.59%20,2735.72%354,714

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Ashland Bayfield Chippewa Forest La Crosse Sawyer

Counties that flipped from Union Labor to Republican Milwaukee

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