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The1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1859.Republican Party incumbent GovernorAlexander Randall won re-election with 53% of the vote, defeatingDemocratic candidateHarrison Carroll Hobart.[1]
This election was one of only four occasions in which a Democrat has carriedDoor County and the only time in the 19th century; Door County would not vote Democratic again until1904.[a]
Alexander W. Randall was the incumbent Governor, having been elected in the1857 election. He had previously served as aWisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee, and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly in1855. Earlier, in 1846, Randall had been a delegate to the first Wisconsin constitutional convention and had successfully advocated for including a provision by which African Americansuffrage could be legalized viareferendum.
Harrison Carroll Hobart was a member of theWisconsin State Assembly at the time of the election, representingCalumet County. He had previously served as Speaker of the Assembly in the1849 session, and was state senator for the1st district in the1st Wisconsin Legislature.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alexander Randall (incumbent) | 59,999 | 53.21% | +3.18% | |
| Democratic | Harrison Carroll Hobart | 52,539 | 46.60% | −3.31% | |
| Scattering | 217[b] | 0.19% | |||
| Majority | 7,460 | 6.62% | |||
| Total votes | 112,755 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | +6.49% | |||
| County[2] | Alexander Randall Republican | Harrison C. Hobart Democratic | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 594 | 66.89% | 293 | 33.00% | 1 | 0.11% | 301 | 33.90% | 888 |
| Bad Ax | 995 | 61.65% | 619 | 38.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 376 | 23.30% | 1,614 |
| Brown | 423 | 28.35% | 1,066 | 71.45% | 3 | 0.20% | -643 | -43.10% | 1,492 |
| Buffalo[c] | 264 | 38.94% | 414 | 61.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -150 | -22.12% | 678 |
| Calumet | 518 | 43.13% | 683 | 56.87% | 0 | 0.00% | -165 | -13.74% | 1,201 |
| Chippewa | 156 | 38.61% | 248 | 61.39% | 0 | 0.00% | -92 | -22.77% | 404 |
| Clark | 71 | 62.83% | 42 | 37.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 29 | 25.66% | 113 |
| Columbia | 2,595 | 61.19% | 1,645 | 38.79% | 1 | 0.02% | 950 | 22.40% | 4,241 |
| Crawford | 619 | 45.28% | 748 | 54.72% | 0 | 0.00% | -129 | -9.44% | 1,367 |
| Dane | 3,727 | 48.99% | 3,880 | 51.00% | 1 | 0.01% | -153 | -2.01% | 7,608 |
| Dodge | 3,492 | 46.65% | 3,856 | 51.51% | 138 | 1.84% | -364 | -4.86% | 7,486 |
| Door[c] | 72 | 48.00% | 78 | 52.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -6 | -4.00% | 150 |
| Douglas | 34 | 36.17% | 60 | 63.83% | 0 | 0.00% | -26 | -27.66% | 94 |
| Dunn | 192 | 52.32% | 175 | 47.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 17 | 4.63% | 367 |
| Eau Claire[c] | 320 | 57.87% | 233 | 42.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 87 | 15.73% | 553 |
| Fond du Lac | 3,214 | 55.92% | 2,530 | 44.02% | 3 | 0.05% | 684 | 11.90% | 5,747 |
| Grant | 2,496 | 59.22% | 1,715 | 40.69% | 4 | 0.09% | 781 | 18.53% | 4,215 |
| Green | 1,726 | 60.20% | 1,141 | 39.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 585 | 20.40% | 2,867 |
| Green Lake | 1,453 | 68.70% | 662 | 31.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 791 | 37.40% | 2,115 |
| Iowa | 1,454 | 52.30% | 1,320 | 47.48% | 6 | 0.22% | 134 | 4.82% | 2,780 |
| Jackson | 494 | 62.77% | 293 | 37.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 201 | 25.54% | 787 |
| Jefferson | 2,327 | 48.08% | 2,512 | 51.90% | 1 | 0.02% | -185 | -3.82% | 4,840 |
| Juneau | 1,060 | 54.81% | 874 | 45.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 186 | 9.62% | 1,934 |
| Kenosha | 1,321 | 59.32% | 906 | 40.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 415 | 18.63% | 2,227 |
| Kewaunee | 167 | 22.75% | 567 | 77.25% | 0 | 0.00% | -400 | -54.50% | 734 |
| La Crosse | 1,219 | 53.99% | 1,034 | 45.79% | 5 | 0.22% | 185 | 8.19% | 2,258 |
| La Pointe | 72 | 39.78% | 109 | 60.22% | 0 | 0.00% | -37 | -20.44% | 181 |
| Lafayette | 1,102 | 42.11% | 1,514 | 57.85% | 1 | 0.04% | -412 | -15.74% | 2,617 |
| Manitowoc | 704 | 24.76% | 2,134 | 75.06% | 5 | 0.18% | -1,430 | -50.30% | 2,843 |
| Marathon | 206 | 28.81% | 509 | 71.19% | 0 | 0.00% | -303 | -42.38% | 715 |
| Marquette | 586 | 42.53% | 792 | 57.47% | 0 | 0.00% | -206 | -14.95% | 1,378 |
| Milwaukee[c] | 2,811 | 30.99% | 6,261 | 69.01% | 0 | 0.00% | -3,450 | -38.03% | 9,072 |
| Monroe | 939 | 61.90% | 578 | 38.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 361 | 23.80% | 1,517 |
| Oconto | 352 | 44.44% | 440 | 55.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -88 | -11.11% | 792 |
| Outagamie | 494 | 40.23% | 733 | 59.69% | 1 | 0.08% | -239 | -19.46% | 1,228 |
| Ozaukee | 627 | 28.45% | 1,577 | 71.55% | 0 | 0.00% | -950 | -43.10% | 2,204 |
| Pepin | 432 | 62.88% | 255 | 37.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 177 | 25.76% | 687 |
| Pierce | 506 | 62.39% | 305 | 37.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 201 | 24.78% | 811 |
| Polk | 161 | 52.44% | 141 | 45.93% | 5 | 1.63% | 20 | 6.51% | 307 |
| Portage | 743 | 56.08% | 582 | 43.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 161 | 12.15% | 1,325 |
| Racine | 2,111 | 56.32% | 1,634 | 43.60% | 3 | 0.08% | 477 | 12.73% | 3,748 |
| Richland | 745 | 53.52% | 647 | 46.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 98 | 7.04% | 1,392 |
| Rock | 4,089 | 72.09% | 1,578 | 27.82% | 5 | 0.09% | 2,511 | 44.27% | 5,672 |
| Sauk | 1,659 | 67.49% | 799 | 32.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 860 | 34.99% | 2,458 |
| Shawano | 105 | 54.69% | 87 | 45.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 9.38% | 192 |
| Sheboygan | 1,772 | 48.67% | 1,839 | 50.51% | 30 | 0.82% | -67 | -1.84% | 3,641 |
| St. Croix | 516 | 47.96% | 560 | 52.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -44 | -4.09% | 1,076 |
| Trempealeau | 366 | 71.91% | 143 | 28.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 223 | 43.81% | 509 |
| Walworth | 3,133 | 68.23% | 1,459 | 31.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,674 | 36.45% | 4,592 |
| Washington | 684 | 24.50% | 2,106 | 75.43% | 2 | 0.07% | -1,422 | -50.93% | 2,792 |
| Waukesha | 2,785 | 54.80% | 2,295 | 45.16% | 2 | 0.04% | 490 | 9.64% | 5,082 |
| Waupaca | 1,167 | 65.16% | 624 | 34.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 543 | 30.32% | 1,791 |
| Waushara | 1,126 | 74.77% | 380 | 25.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 746 | 49.54% | 1,506 |
| Winnebago | 2,235 | 58.74% | 1,570 | 41.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 665 | 17.48% | 3,805 |
| Wood | 235 | 45.63% | 280 | 54.37% | 0 | 0.00% | -45 | -8.74% | 515 |
| Total | 59,999 | 53.21% | 52,539 | 46.60% | 217 | 0.19% | 7,460 | 6.62% | 112,755 |
