1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election County results
Davidson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Aylward: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908.Primary elections were held on September 1, 1908.
IncumbentRepublican Governor James O. Davidson won re-election, defeatingDemocratic nominee John A. Aylward andSocial Democratic nominee Harvey Dee Brown, with 54.03% of the vote.
Democratic primary results[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John A. Aylward 25,273 61.47% Democratic Adolph J. Schmitz 15,813 38.46% Democratic Scattering 28 0.07% Total votes 41,114 100.00%
Harvey Dee Brown, preacher[ 3] [ 4] Socialist primary results[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Socialist Harvey Dee Brown 4,071 100.00% Total votes 4,071 100.00%
Prohibition primary results[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Prohibition Winfred Douglas Cox 1,941 100.00% Total votes 1,941 100.00%
County[ 5] [ 7] James O. Davidson John A. Aylward Harvey Dee Brown Winfred D. Cox Herman Bottema Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 1,186 71.23% 402 24.14% 21 1.26% 55 3.30% 1 0.06% 784 47.09% 1,665 Ashland 2,211 54.15% 1,563 38.28% 204 5.00% 104 2.55% 1 0.02% 648 15.87% 4,083 Barron 3,434 71.33% 992 20.61% 118 2.45% 263 5.46% 7 0.15% 2,442 50.73% 4,814 Bayfield 1,985 72.95% 500 18.38% 162 5.95% 70 2.57% 4 0.15% 1,485 54.58% 2,721 Brown 4,944 56.01% 3,249 36.81% 485 5.49% 139 1.57% 10 0.11% 1,695 19.20% 8,827 Buffalo 1,933 64.56% 982 32.80% 20 0.67% 59 1.97% 0 0.00% 951 31.76% 2,994 Burnett 1,268 78.86% 201 12.50% 54 3.36% 82 5.10% 3 0.19% 1,067 66.36% 1,608 Calumet 1,567 46.78% 1,676 50.03% 71 2.12% 35 1.04% 1 0.03% -109 -3.25% 3,350 Chippewa 3,491 59.54% 2,160 36.84% 79 1.35% 133 2.27% 0 0.00% 1,331 22.70% 5,863 Clark 3,477 66.56% 1,503 28.77% 78 1.49% 162 3.10% 4 0.08% 1,974 37.79% 5,224 Columbia 4,046 60.41% 2,341 34.95% 129 1.93% 182 2.72% 0 0.00% 1,705 25.46% 6,698 Crawford 2,014 53.86% 1,602 42.85% 43 1.15% 78 2.09% 2 0.05% 412 11.02% 3,739 Dane 9,341 52.30% 7,815 43.76% 248 1.39% 453 2.54% 3 0.02% 1,526 8.54% 17,860 Dodge 3,762 37.51% 6,033 60.16% 60 0.60% 174 1.73% 0 0.00% -2,271 -22.64% 10,029 Door 2,481 76.39% 648 19.95% 56 1.72% 56 1.72% 7 0.22% 1,833 56.43% 3,248 Douglas 3,612 57.61% 1,616 25.77% 627 10.00% 280 4.47% 135 2.15% 1,996 31.83% 6,270 Dunn 3,369 78.42% 713 16.60% 105 2.44% 109 2.54% 0 0.00% 2,656 61.82% 4,296 Eau Claire 3,903 64.00% 1,842 30.21% 157 2.57% 194 3.18% 2 0.03% 2,061 33.80% 6,098 Florence 541 81.60% 105 15.84% 4 0.60% 13 1.96% 0 0.00% 436 65.76% 663 Fond du Lac 5,676 50.11% 5,231 46.18% 173 1.53% 245 2.16% 3 0.03% 445 3.93% 11,328 Forest 1,030 73.89% 283 20.30% 42 3.01% 38 2.73% 1 0.07% 747 53.59% 1,394 Grant 4,883 54.60% 3,666 40.99% 88 0.98% 306 3.42% 0 0.00% 1,217 13.61% 8,943 Green 2,429 51.91% 1,915 40.93% 115 2.46% 220 4.70% 0 0.00% 514 10.99% 4,649 Green Lake 2,018 53.86% 1,637 43.69% 29 0.77% 63 1.68% 0 0.00% 381 10.17% 3,747 Iowa 2,933 55.68% 2,076 39.41% 16 0.30% 243 4.61% 0 0.00% 857 16.27% 5,268 Iron 1,118 74.63% 292 19.49% 42 2.80% 45 3.00% 1 0.07% 826 55.14% 1,498 Jackson 2,660 81.22% 520 15.88% 36 1.10% 58 1.77% 1 0.03% 2,140 65.34% 3,275 Jefferson 3,058 38.83% 4,580 58.15% 61 0.77% 176 2.23% 1 0.01% -1,522 -19.32% 7,876 Juneau 2,498 58.98% 1,625 38.37% 36 0.85% 73 1.72% 3 0.07% 873 20.61% 4,235 Kenosha 3,349 53.69% 2,029 32.53% 630 10.10% 230 3.69% 0 0.00% 1,320 21.16% 6,238 Kewaunee 1,603 47.26% 1,714 50.53% 48 1.42% 27 0.80% 0 0.00% -111 -3.27% 3,392 La Crosse 4,399 50.73% 3,970 45.78% 103 1.19% 197 2.27% 3 0.03% 429 4.95% 8,672 Lafayette 2,844 56.37% 2,079 41.21% 22 0.44% 99 1.96% 0 0.00% 765 15.16% 5,045[ b] Langlade 1,807 55.24% 1,367 41.79% 27 0.83% 70 2.14% 0 0.00% 440 13.45% 3,271 Lincoln 2,276 53.12% 1,849 43.15% 94 2.19% 66 1.54% 0 0.00% 427 9.96% 4,285 Manitowoc 4,098 45.12% 3,993 43.96% 926 10.19% 63 0.69% 3 0.03% 105 1.16% 9,083 Marathon 5,089 49.42% 4,804 46.65% 255 2.48% 149 1.45% 0 0.00% 285 2.77% 10,297 Marinette 3,477 65.62% 1,451 27.38% 124 2.34% 245 4.62% 2 0.04% 2,026 38.23% 5,299 Marquette 1,521 62.90% 831 34.37% 19 0.79% 46 1.90% 1 0.04% 690 28.54% 2,418 Milwaukee 26,243 35.91% 26,917 36.83% 18,423 25.21% 1,396 1.91% 107 0.15% -674 -0.92% 73,086 Monroe 3,304 58.75% 2,117 37.64% 95 1.69% 107 1.90% 1 0.02% 1,187 21.11% 5,624 Oconto 2,944 63.24% 1,508 32.40% 101 2.17% 100 2.15% 2 0.04% 1,436 30.85% 4,655 Oneida 1,453 57.57% 684 27.10% 351 13.91% 36 1.43% 0 0.00% 769 30.47% 2,524 Outagamie 4,971 51.46% 4,366 45.20% 110 1.14% 203 2.10% 9 0.09% 605 6.26% 9,659 Ozaukee 1,117 35.87% 1,913 61.43% 58 1.86% 24 0.77% 2 0.06% -796 -25.56% 3,114 Pepin 995 67.14% 444 29.96% 4 0.27% 39 2.63% 0 0.00% 551 37.18% 1,482 Pierce 2,984 74.60% 837 20.93% 43 1.08% 136 3.40% 0 0.00% 2,147 53.68% 4,000 Polk 3,024 78.34% 570 14.77% 121 3.13% 143 3.70% 2 0.05% 2,454 63.58% 3,860 Portage 3,266 56.33% 2,386 41.15% 46 0.79% 97 1.67% 3 0.05% 880 15.18% 5,798 Price 1,707 65.70% 546 21.02% 260 10.01% 82 3.16% 1 0.04% 1,161 44.69% 2,598[ c] Racine 5,029 48.66% 4,035 39.05% 781 7.56% 485 4.69% 3 0.03% 994 9.62% 10,334[ b] Richland 2,343 53.24% 1,724 39.17% 51 1.16% 280 6.36% 3 0.07% 619 14.06% 4,401 Rock 7,781 67.12% 3,130 27.00% 262 2.26% 402 3.47% 17 0.15% 4,651 40.12% 11,592 Rusk 1,439 71.45% 442 21.95% 84 4.17% 46 2.28% 3 0.15% 997 49.50% 2,014 Sauk 3,788 56.62% 2,536 37.91% 31 0.46% 334 4.99% 1 0.01% 1,252 18.71% 6,690 Sawyer 849 74.28% 260 22.75% 14 1.22% 20 1.75% 0 0.00% 589 51.53% 1,143 Shawano 3,344 64.62% 1,709 33.02% 28 0.54% 94 1.82% 0 0.00% 1,635 31.59% 5,175 Sheboygan 5,833 51.82% 4,486 39.85% 683 6.07% 244 2.17% 10 0.09% 1,347 11.97% 11,256 St. Croix 3,325 64.70% 1,650 32.11% 71 1.38% 92 1.79% 1 0.02% 1,675 32.59% 5,139 Taylor 1,601 61.11% 896 34.20% 86 3.28% 37 1.41% 0 0.00% 705 26.91% 2,620 Trempealeau 3,616 73.81% 1,122 22.90% 28 0.57% 131 2.67% 2 0.04% 2,494 50.91% 4,899 Vernon 4,122 69.82% 1,539 26.07% 42 0.71% 199 3.37% 2 0.03% 2,583 43.75% 5,904 Vilas 794 72.38% 262 23.88% 22 2.01% 19 1.73% 0 0.00% 532 48.50% 1,097 Walworth 4,263 64.51% 1,846 27.94% 70 1.06% 426 6.45% 3 0.05% 2,417 36.58% 6,608 Washburn 1,134 73.54% 318 20.62% 52 3.37% 37 2.40% 1 0.06% 816 52.92% 1,542 Washington 2,491 47.21% 2,667 50.55% 75 1.42% 40 0.76% 0 0.00% -176 -3.34% 5,276[ d] Waukesha 4,546 54.40% 3,282 39.28% 214 2.56% 312 3.73% 2 0.02% 1,264 15.13% 8,356 Waupaca 4,728 71.55% 1,505 22.78% 142 2.15% 232 3.51% 1 0.02% 3,223 48.77% 6,608 Waushara 2,749 78.79% 515 14.76% 83 2.38% 128 3.67% 14 0.40% 2,234 64.03% 3,489 Winnebago 6,814 52.79% 5,387 41.74% 289 2.24% 414 3.21% 2 0.02% 1,427 11.06% 12,907[ b] Wood 3,007 50.85% 2,523 42.67% 256 4.33% 125 2.11% 2 0.03% 484 8.19% 5,913 Total 242,935 54.03% 165,977 36.91% 28,583 6.36% 11,760 2.62% 393 0.09% 76,958 17.11% 449,656
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ One must exercise caution using the Blue Book as a source for Wisconsin election data for the period of 1890-1920 as it was unreliable during this period. In this case, the Blue Book's totals for Davidson, Cox, Bottema, and Scattering are incorrect and it also contains numerous mistakes in the county figures. ^a b c Includes 1 Scattering vote ^ Includes 2 Scattering votes ^ Includes 3 Scattering votes ^a b c d "For State Officers" .Weekly Watertown leader . Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis. September 25, 1908. p. 2. RetrievedAugust 7, 2021 .^ Bruce, William George; Currey, Josiah Seymour (1922).History of Milwaukee City and County 404– 407. ^ "The Journal Times from Racine, Wisconsin on January 21, 1908 · 5" .The Journal Times . Racine, Wisconsin. January 21, 1908. p. 5. RetrievedAugust 7, 2021 .^ "Death Claims Health Chief" .Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York. August 23, 1937. p. 16. RetrievedAugust 7, 2021 .^a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of Canvassers of the State of Wisconsin for General Election held November 3, 1908 ^ "Chicago Daily News Almanac" . Chicago Daily News Company. 1911. p. 448. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2025 .^a b Beck, J. D., ed. (1909). "Population, 1905, Vote And Pluralities For Governor, 1908".The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin
