The 1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.

Republican nominee Robert M. La Follette defeated Democratic nominee Louis G. Bohmrich with 59.83% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Louis G. Bohmrich, Democratic, lawyer
  • Robert M. La Follette, Republican, former U.S. Congressman

Other candidates

  • Jabez Burritt Smith, Prohibition, lawyer, candidate for Wisconsin State Senate in 1896
  • Howard Tuttle, Social Democrat, candidate for Governor in 1898
  • Frank R. Wilke, Socialist Labor, pressman

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Dane
  • Langlade
  • Lincoln
  • Manitowoc
  • Taylor
  • Washington
  • Wood

Notes

References

Bibliography

  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  • Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  • Froehlich, Wm. H., ed. (1901). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Northwestern Litho. Co.

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