The 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894.

Incumbent Democratic Governor George Wilbur Peck was soundly defeated by Republican nominee William H. Upham. This election ushered in a four decade period of Republican dominance in Wisconsin politics as the nation as a whole transitioned to the Fourth Party System after the Panic of 1893 and the ensuing collapse of the Democratic Party's national coalition.

General election Candidates Major party candidates George Wilbur Peck, Democratic, incumbent Governor William H. Upham, Republican, former mayor of Marshfield

Other candidates Capt. John F. Cleghorn, Prohibition David Frank Powell, Labor, mayor of La Crosse,Benjamin 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. Union Labor nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1888

Results

Results by county Upham was the first Republican to ever win Brown County and Oneida County and the first since 1869 to win Sheboygan County. This would be the last election until 1932 in which Outagamie County voted for a Democrat. By voting for Upham, St. Croix County began a streak of 40 consecutive gubernatorial elections, lasting until 1978, in which it voted for the winning candidate. County William H. UphamRepublican George W. PeckDemocratic D. Frank PowellPopulist John F. CleghornProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,12974.87%33222.02%291.92%181.19%79752.85%1,508Ashland1,72248.22%1,52542.71%2105.88%1143.19%1975.52%3,571Barron1,92460.91%58918.65%43613.80%2096.62%1,33542.26%3,159Bayfield1,51459.56%77630.53%1154.52%1375.39%73829.03%2,542Brown3,58148.68%3,46447.09%1381.88%1732.35%1171.59%7,356Buffalo1,77654.46%1,17035.88%2678.19%481.47%60618.58%3,261Burnett60269.84%384.41%17320.07%495.68%56465.43%862Calumet1,02537.85%1,52656.35%1184.36%391.44%-501-18.50%2,708Chippewa2,62448.82%2,08238.73%54710.18%1222.27%54210.08%5,375Clark2,36160.54%1,28332.90%1343.44%1223.13%1,07827.64%3,900Columbia3,80255.64%2,47236.18%2463.60%3134.58%1,33019.46%6,833Crawford1,91155.34%1,41440.95%1113.21%170.49%49714.39%3,453Dane7,87652.69%5,88639.38%4122.76%7745.18%1,99013.31%14,948Dodge3,40034.82%6,08462.31%1131.16%1671.71%-2,684-27.49%9,764Door1,94065.04%93231.24%581.94%531.78%1,00833.79%2,983Douglas2,91055.48%1,32325.22%79615.18%2164.12%1,58730.26%5,245Dunn2,47060.09%84420.52%60114.61%1974.79%1,62839.57%4,114Eau Claire3,14653.33%2,07635.19%2824.78%3956.70%1,07018.14%5,899Florence39268.17%11319.65%6411.13%61.04%27948.52%575Fond du Lac4,81848.71%4,61846.69%2172.19%2382.41%2002.02%9,891Forest35856.03%26341.16%142.19%40.63%9514.87%639Grant4,51955.56%3,18739.18%1511.86%2773.41%1,33216.38%8,134Green2,35150.56%1,69536.45%3387.27%2645.68%65614.11%4,650Green Lake1,69451.36%1,44843.91%702.12%862.61%2467.46%3,298Iowa2,65150.86%2,15341.31%631.21%3456.62%4989.55%5,212Iron79462.08%44634.87%312.42%80.63%34827.21%1,279Jackson2,04868.45%78726.30%571.91%1003.34%1,26142.15%2,992Jefferson2,98941.31%3,97454.92%620.86%2112.92%-985-13.61%7,236Juneau2,33054.44%1,78241.64%701.64%982.29%54812.80%4,280Kenosha1,99448.65%1,67040.74%1834.46%541.32%3247.90%4,099Kewaunee1,08634.48%1,97162.57%722.29%210.67%-885-28.10%3,150La Crosse3,93247.04%2,76733.10%1,44117.24%2192.62%1,16513.94%8,359Lafayette2,56052.15%2,08142.39%831.69%1853.77%4799.76%4,909Langlade1,11648.10%1,13448.88%411.77%291.25%-18-0.78%2,320Lincoln1,20038.46%1,27940.99%57818.53%632.02%-79-2.53%3,120Manitowoc2,90843.07%3,47351.44%3194.72%520.77%-565-8.37%6,752Marathon3,04946.14%3,27249.52%2203.33%671.01%-223-3.37%6,608Marinette2,95057.71%1,83935.97%1893.70%1342.62%1,11121.73%5,112Marquette1,29058.16%86839.13%291.31%311.40%42219.03%2,218Milwaukee23,62947.94%15,38431.21%9,47819.23%7981.62%8,24516.73%49,289Monroe2,88353.23%2,22541.08%1112.05%1973.64%65812.15%5,416Oconto1,78454.44%1,35541.35%792.41%591.80%42913.09%3,277Oneida1,18259.40%60130.20%1708.54%371.86%58129.20%1,990Outagamie3,73845.87%4,01549.27%1521.87%2442.99%-277-3.40%8,149Ozaukee88630.34%1,91265.48%1103.77%120.41%-1,026-35.14%2,920Pepin98867.07%41227.97%291.97%442.99%57639.10%1,473Pierce2,55667.03%90523.73%1694.43%1834.80%1,65143.30%3,813Polk1,55265.02%47519.90%25410.64%1064.44%1,07745.12%2,387Portage2,71748.46%2,70348.21%721.28%1152.05%140.25%5,607Price1,06159.61%61234.38%683.82%392.19%44925.22%1,780Racine4,33248.07%2,87031.85%1,54017.09%2703.00%1,46216.22%9,012Richland2,39256.62%1,43834.04%1824.31%2135.04%95422.58%4,225Rock6,51061.42%3,44532.50%1881.77%4574.31%3,06528.92%10,600Sauk3,79854.20%2,84140.55%640.91%3044.34%95713.66%7,007Sawyer36643.36%35141.59%495.81%789.24%151.78%844Shawano1,76246.85%1,67144.43%2717.21%571.52%912.42%3,761Sheboygan4,45948.09%3,63739.23%1,07011.54%1061.14%8228.87%9,272St. Croix2,75552.36%2,00638.12%2124.03%2895.49%74914.23%5,262Taylor1,05152.42%76938.35%1537.63%321.60%28214.06%2,005Trempealeau2,10160.90%1,00929.25%1193.45%2216.41%1,09231.65%3,450Vernon3,52871.62%97919.87%2835.75%1332.70%2,54951.75%4,926Vilas72150.03%64945.04%473.26%241.67%725.00%1,441Walworth4,14566.14%1,61725.80%1041.66%4016.40%2,52840.34%6,267Washburn55156.57%34835.73%606.16%151.54%20320.84%974Washington2,13546.42%2,40952.38%410.89%140.30%-274-5.96%4,599Waukesha4,33753.95%3,26040.55%1762.19%2653.30%1,07713.40%8,039Waupaca3,90964.96%1,75529.16%691.15%2854.74%2,15435.79%6,018Waushara2,39678.10%47415.45%391.27%1595.18%1,92262.65%3,068Winnebago6,53654.80%3,96433.23%1,0568.85%3723.12%2,57221.56%11,928Wood2,64661.02%1,52335.12%1112.56%561.29%1,12325.90%4,336Total196,15052.24%142,25037.89%25,6046.82%11,2402.99%53,90014.36%375,449

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Ashland Brown Chippewa Dane Fond du Lac Forest Green Lake Iowa Juneau Kenosha La Crosse Marinette Marquette Oconto Oneida Portage Shawano Sheboygan Taylor Waukesha Winnebago Wood

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