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1944 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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Nominee Walter Samuel Goodland Daniel Hoan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 621,970 406,499
Percentage 59.78% 39.07%

Governor before election

Walter Samuel Goodland
Republican

Elected Governor

Walter Samuel Goodland
Republican

The 1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.

Incumbent Republican Governor Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Hoan with 52.84% of the vote.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on August 13, 1944.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Hoan 67,632 63.23
Democratic John N. Zimmerman 39,333 36.77
Total votes 106,965 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter Samuel Goodland 193,199 42.45
Republican Ralph M. Immell 177,816 39.07
Republican Delbert J. Kenny 73,149 16.07
Republican Otto R. Werkmeister 5,680 1.25
Republican Ralph F. Amoth 5,329 1.17
Total votes 455,173 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Sigmund Eisenscher, Communist
  • Jerry Kenyon, Socialist Labor
  • Walter H. Uphoff, Socialist, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1944

Results

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1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Walter Samuel Goodland 697,740 52.84%
Democratic Daniel Hoan 536,357 40.62%
Progressive Alexander O. Benz [de] 76,028 5.76%
Socialist George A. Nelson 9,183 0.70%
Socialist Labor Georgia Cozzini 1,122 0.09%
Scattering 53 0.00%
Majority 215,471 20.71%
Turnout 1,040,444 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 599.
  2. ^ "WI Governor, 1944 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dixon Evening Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Candidate - Ronald E. Kannenberg". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ^ "WI Governor, 1944 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  7. ^ "WI Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 670.

Bibliography

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1946 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1946 events