1916 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1916 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1916. Republican candidate Emanuel Lorenz Philipp won the election with 52% of the vote,[1] winning his second term as Governor of Wisconsin and he won the highest number of votes in his gubernatorial campaigns due to the obscurity of his opponents. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Burt Williams, Socialist candidate Rae Weaver and Prohibition Party candidate George McKerrow.
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Election Results
| Gubernatorial election in Wisconsin, 1916 [1] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp / Edward Dithmar | 229,889 | 52.93% | |||
| Democratic | Burt Williams | 164,555 | 37.89% | |||
| Socialist | Rae Weaver | 30,649 | 7.06% | |||
| Prohibition | George McKerrow | 9,193 | 2.12% | |||
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 54 | 0.01% | |||
| Totals | 434,340 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | |||||
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