1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.
Incumbent Republican Governor Julius P. Heil was defeated by Progressive nominee Orland S. Loomis in a rematch of the 1940 election with 49.65% of the vote. As of 2023, this is the last time Waupaca and Dodge counties did not vote for the Republican candidate for governor. Primary elections were held on September 15, 1942.
Loomis died of a heart attack on December 7, 1942, a month before he was to take office. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland would serve Orland Loomis's term as governor, overriding the view of Governor Julius Heil that he should continue in office.[1][2]
Primary election
[edit]Republican party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Julius P. Heil, incumbent governor
- Milton T. Murray, state senator
- James K. Robinson, dentist, unsuccessful candidate for Progressive nomination for lieutenant governor in 1936 and unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for governor in 1940[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julius P. Heil (incumbent) | 136,980 | 51.57% | |
| Republican | Milton T. Murray | 95,908 | 36.11% | |
| Republican | James K. Robinson | 32,740 | 12.33% | |
| Total votes | 265,628 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Raymond J. Cannon, former U.S. Representative
- Joseph H. Conlin, concert singer[6]
- Stanley Z. Fajkowski, former tavern keeper[7]
- Gustav J. Keller, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1940
- William C. Sullivan, dentist, former mayor of Kaukauna[8][3]
- Albert J. Wilde, real estate broker[6]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William C. Sullivan | 15,684 | 24.31% | |
| Democratic | Gustav J. Keller | 15,482 | 23.99% | |
| Democratic | Raymond J. Cannon | 11,075 | 17.16% | |
| Democratic | Stanley Z. Fajkowski | 10,333 | 16.01% | |
| Democratic | Albert J. Wilde | 7,227 | 11.20% | |
| Democratic | Joseph H. Conlin | 4,725 | 7.32% | |
| Total votes | 64,526 | 100.00% | ||
Progressive party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Orland S. Loomis, former Attorney General of Wisconsin and nominee for governor in 1940
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Orland S. Loomis | 54,508 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 54,508 | 100.00% | ||
Socialist party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Frank P. Zeidler, former county surveyor, member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors[6]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Frank P. Zeidler | 5,666 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 5,666 | 100.00% | ||
Other party nominations
[edit]- Fred Basset Blair, Independent Communist, Communist nominee for governor in 1932 and 1940
- Georgia Cozzini, Independent Socialist Labor
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Orland S. Loomis | 397,664 | 49.65% | +9.87% | |
| Republican | Julius P. Heil (incumbent) | 291,945 | 36.45% | −4.22% | |
| Democratic | William C. Sullivan | 98,153 | 12.25% | −7.04% | |
| Socialist | Frank P. Zeidler | 11,295 | 1.41% | ||
| Communist[b] | Fred Basset Blair | 1,092 | 0.14% | −0.03% | |
| Socialist Labor[c] | Georgia Cozzini | 490 | 0.06% | −0.02% | |
| Scattering[d] | 346 | 0.04% | |||
| Majority | 105,719 | 13.20% | |||
| Total votes | 800,985 | 100.00% | |||
| Progressive gain from Republican | Swing | +14.09% | |||
Results by county
[edit]Shawano County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1879 while Lafayette County and Price County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1892.
| County[10][11] | Orland S. Loomis Progressive |
Julius P. Heil Republican |
William C. Sullivan Democratic |
Frank P. Zeidler Socialist |
All Others Various |
Margin[e] | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,223 | 62.02% | 632 | 32.05% | 99 | 5.02% | 13 | 0.66% | 5 | 0.25% | 591 | 29.97% | 1,972 |
| Ashland | 3,443 | 59.52% | 1,808 | 31.25% | 486 | 8.40% | 25 | 0.43% | 23 | 0.40% | 1,635 | 28.26% | 5,785 |
| Barron | 4,179 | 64.15% | 1,986 | 30.49% | 296 | 4.54% | 32 | 0.49% | 21 | 0.32% | 2,193 | 33.67% | 6,514 |
| Bayfield | 2,490 | 60.79% | 1,234 | 30.13% | 325 | 7.93% | 32 | 0.78% | 15 | 0.37% | 1,256 | 30.66% | 4,096 |
| Brown | 7,527 | 39.26% | 7,223 | 37.68% | 4,328 | 22.58% | 85 | 0.44% | 8 | 0.04% | 304 | 1.59% | 19,171 |
| Buffalo | 2,284 | 58.93% | 1,476 | 38.08% | 97 | 2.50% | 17 | 0.44% | 2 | 0.05% | 808 | 20.85% | 3,876 |
| Burnett | 1,653 | 64.42% | 777 | 30.28% | 110 | 4.29% | 17 | 0.66% | 9 | 0.35% | 876 | 34.14% | 2,566 |
| Calumet | 1,638 | 36.68% | 1,987 | 44.49% | 796 | 17.82% | 40 | 0.90% | 5 | 0.11% | -349 | -7.81% | 4,466 |
| Chippewa | 4,430 | 49.08% | 4,081 | 45.21% | 480 | 5.32% | 22 | 0.24% | 13 | 0.14% | 349 | 3.87% | 9,026 |
| Clark | 4,220 | 57.26% | 2,707 | 36.73% | 383 | 5.20% | 45 | 0.61% | 15 | 0.20% | 1,513 | 20.53% | 7,370 |
| Columbia | 4,852 | 59.43% | 2,755 | 33.75% | 514 | 6.30% | 37 | 0.45% | 6 | 0.07% | 2,097 | 25.69% | 8,164 |
| Crawford | 1,675 | 29.81% | 2,521 | 44.87% | 1,393 | 24.80% | 28 | 0.50% | 1 | 0.02% | -846 | -15.06% | 5,618 |
| Dane | 30,394 | 74.05% | 8,841 | 21.54% | 1,577 | 3.84% | 207 | 0.50% | 24 | 0.06% | 21,553 | 52.51% | 41,043 |
| Dodge | 6,696 | 47.79% | 5,248 | 37.46% | 1,937 | 13.82% | 121 | 0.86% | 9 | 0.06% | 1,448 | 10.33% | 14,011 |
| Door | 1,582 | 47.84% | 1,433 | 43.33% | 265 | 8.01% | 20 | 0.60% | 7 | 0.21% | 149 | 4.51% | 3,307 |
| Douglas | 7,397 | 57.89% | 3,429 | 26.84% | 1,832 | 14.34% | 82 | 0.64% | 38 | 0.30% | 3,968 | 31.05% | 12,778 |
| Dunn | 2,989 | 52.50% | 2,450 | 43.04% | 220 | 3.86% | 17 | 0.30% | 17 | 0.30% | 539 | 9.47% | 5,693 |
| Eau Claire | 5,438 | 54.66% | 4,063 | 40.84% | 382 | 3.84% | 55 | 0.55% | 10 | 0.10% | 1,375 | 13.82% | 9,948 |
| Florence | 334 | 39.86% | 350 | 41.77% | 148 | 17.66% | 2 | 0.24% | 4 | 0.48% | -16 | -1.91% | 838 |
| Fond du Lac | 6,333 | 42.67% | 6,395 | 43.09% | 1,972 | 13.29% | 107 | 0.72% | 35 | 0.24% | -62 | -0.42% | 14,842 |
| Forest | 1,266 | 46.84% | 663 | 24.53% | 736 | 27.23% | 29 | 1.07% | 9 | 0.33% | 530[f] | 19.61% | 2,703 |
| Grant | 6,583 | 49.15% | 5,400 | 40.31% | 1,319 | 9.85% | 59 | 0.44% | 34 | 0.25% | 1,183 | 8.83% | 13,395 |
| Green | 3,667 | 58.95% | 2,200 | 35.36% | 292 | 4.69% | 37 | 0.59% | 25 | 0.40% | 1,467 | 23.58% | 6,221 |
| Green Lake | 1,541 | 39.78% | 1,727 | 44.58% | 584 | 15.07% | 15 | 0.39% | 7 | 0.18% | -186 | -4.80% | 3,874 |
| Iowa | 3,588 | 62.14% | 1,819 | 31.50% | 310 | 5.37% | 27 | 0.47% | 30 | 0.52% | 1,769 | 30.64% | 5,774 |
| Iron | 1,850 | 52.10% | 1,086 | 30.58% | 549 | 15.46% | 45 | 1.27% | 21 | 0.59% | 764 | 21.52% | 3,551 |
| Jackson | 3,157 | 69.69% | 1,237 | 27.31% | 121 | 2.67% | 12 | 0.26% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,920 | 42.38% | 4,530 |
| Jefferson | 4,925 | 46.24% | 4,271 | 40.10% | 1,359 | 12.76% | 81 | 0.76% | 16 | 0.15% | 654 | 6.14% | 10,652 |
| Juneau | 3,553 | 72.04% | 1,198 | 24.29% | 162 | 3.28% | 19 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,355 | 47.75% | 4,932 |
| Kenosha | 6,512 | 37.93% | 7,362 | 42.88% | 3,006 | 17.51% | 217 | 1.26% | 72 | 0.42% | -850 | -4.95% | 17,169 |
| Kewaunee | 1,522 | 33.89% | 1,903 | 42.37% | 1,033 | 23.00% | 27 | 0.60% | 6 | 0.13% | -381 | -8.48% | 4,491 |
| La Crosse | 7,611 | 50.99% | 6,209 | 41.60% | 1,028 | 6.89% | 55 | 0.37% | 23 | 0.15% | 1,402 | 9.39% | 14,926 |
| Lafayette | 2,145 | 43.74% | 2,155 | 43.94% | 585 | 11.93% | 13 | 0.27% | 6 | 0.12% | -10 | -0.20% | 4,904 |
| Langlade | 2,195 | 38.38% | 2,034 | 35.57% | 1,424 | 24.90% | 49 | 0.86% | 17 | 0.30% | 161 | 2.82% | 5,719 |
| Lincoln | 3,871 | 60.51% | 2,093 | 32.72% | 327 | 5.11% | 76 | 1.19% | 30 | 0.47% | 1,778 | 27.79% | 6,397 |
| Manitowoc | 8,292 | 52.83% | 5,613 | 35.76% | 1,656 | 10.55% | 126 | 0.80% | 10 | 0.06% | 2,679 | 17.07% | 15,697 |
| Marathon | 7,684 | 47.01% | 6,442 | 39.42% | 1,881 | 11.51% | 315 | 1.93% | 22 | 0.13% | 1,242 | 7.60% | 16,344 |
| Marinette | 2,140 | 27.40% | 4,063 | 52.02% | 1,545 | 19.78% | 56 | 0.72% | 6 | 0.08% | -1,923 | -24.62% | 7,810 |
| Marquette | 1,014 | 38.75% | 1,275 | 48.72% | 307 | 11.73% | 14 | 0.53% | 7 | 0.27% | -261 | -9.97% | 2,617 |
| Milwaukee | 103,650 | 50.83% | 62,701 | 30.75% | 30,230 | 14.82% | 6,546 | 3.21% | 787 | 0.39% | 40,949 | 20.08% | 203,914 |
| Monroe | 3,924 | 60.24% | 2,206 | 33.87% | 337 | 5.17% | 38 | 0.58% | 9 | 0.14% | 1,718 | 26.37% | 6,514 |
| Oconto | 3,222 | 42.57% | 3,004 | 39.69% | 1,284 | 16.97% | 52 | 0.69% | 6 | 0.08% | 218 | 2.88% | 7,568 |
| Oneida | 2,950 | 59.75% | 1,475 | 29.88% | 449 | 9.09% | 55 | 1.11% | 8 | 0.16% | 1,475 | 29.88% | 4,937 |
| Outagamie | 4,495 | 26.14% | 7,780 | 45.25% | 4,754 | 27.65% | 155 | 0.90% | 9 | 0.05% | -3,026[g] | -17.60% | 17,193 |
| Ozaukee | 2,810 | 53.00% | 1,848 | 34.85% | 570 | 10.75% | 63 | 1.19% | 11 | 0.21% | 962 | 18.14% | 5,302 |
| Pepin | 673 | 46.45% | 690 | 47.62% | 79 | 5.45% | 4 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.21% | -17 | -1.17% | 1,449 |
| Pierce | 2,372 | 48.98% | 2,285 | 47.18% | 169 | 3.49% | 11 | 0.23% | 6 | 0.12% | 87 | 1.80% | 4,843 |
| Polk | 4,277 | 68.88% | 1,708 | 27.51% | 194 | 3.12% | 22 | 0.35% | 8 | 0.13% | 2,569 | 41.38% | 6,209 |
| Portage | 3,648 | 38.12% | 2,468 | 25.79% | 3,386 | 35.38% | 60 | 0.63% | 8 | 0.08% | 262[f] | 2.74% | 9,570 |
| Price | 2,269 | 43.01% | 2,320 | 43.98% | 552 | 10.46% | 64 | 1.21% | 70 | 1.33% | -51 | -0.97% | 5,275 |
| Racine | 11,673 | 44.04% | 11,000 | 41.50% | 3,500 | 13.21% | 271 | 1.02% | 61 | 0.23% | 673 | 2.54% | 26,505 |
| Richland | 2,417 | 48.73% | 2,116 | 42.66% | 385 | 7.76% | 14 | 0.28% | 28 | 0.56% | 301 | 6.07% | 4,960 |
| Rock | 8,306 | 48.29% | 7,662 | 44.55% | 1,153 | 6.70% | 50 | 0.29% | 29 | 0.17% | 644 | 3.74% | 17,200 |
| Rusk | 2,271 | 50.91% | 1,740 | 39.00% | 402 | 9.01% | 33 | 0.74% | 15 | 0.34% | 531 | 11.90% | 4,461 |
| Sauk | 5,390 | 57.89% | 3,319 | 35.65% | 500 | 5.37% | 70 | 0.75% | 32 | 0.34% | 2,071 | 22.24% | 9,311 |
| Sawyer | 1,255 | 42.33% | 1,349 | 45.50% | 334 | 11.26% | 20 | 0.67% | 7 | 0.24% | -94 | -3.17% | 2,965 |
| Shawano | 2,163 | 34.33% | 3,415 | 54.21% | 642 | 10.19% | 77 | 1.22% | 3 | 0.05% | -1,252 | -19.87% | 6,300 |
| Sheboygan | 7,653 | 37.11% | 8,499 | 41.22% | 3,894 | 18.88% | 518 | 2.51% | 57 | 0.28% | -846 | -4.10% | 20,621 |
| St. Croix | 3,098 | 49.62% | 2,359 | 37.78% | 751 | 12.03% | 32 | 0.51% | 4 | 0.06% | 739 | 11.84% | 6,244 |
| Taylor | 2,537 | 47.75% | 1,962 | 36.93% | 648 | 12.20% | 138 | 2.60% | 28 | 0.53% | 575 | 10.82% | 5,313 |
| Trempealeau | 3,204 | 62.27% | 1,683 | 32.71% | 243 | 4.72% | 9 | 0.17% | 6 | 0.12% | 1,521 | 29.56% | 5,145 |
| Vernon | 4,508 | 65.14% | 2,164 | 31.27% | 228 | 3.29% | 20 | 0.29% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,344 | 33.87% | 6,921 |
| Vilas | 1,308 | 40.71% | 1,134 | 35.29% | 723 | 22.50% | 33 | 1.03% | 15 | 0.47% | 174 | 5.42% | 3,213 |
| Walworth | 3,171 | 31.88% | 5,759 | 57.90% | 966 | 9.71% | 43 | 0.43% | 7 | 0.07% | -2,588 | -26.02% | 9,946 |
| Washburn | 1,466 | 55.28% | 999 | 37.67% | 170 | 6.41% | 12 | 0.45% | 5 | 0.19% | 467 | 17.61% | 2,652 |
| Washington | 2,827 | 40.17% | 3,231 | 45.91% | 902 | 12.82% | 78 | 1.11% | 0 | 0.00% | -404 | -5.74% | 7,038 |
| Waukesha | 7,999 | 47.24% | 7,475 | 44.15% | 1,299 | 7.67% | 147 | 0.87% | 12 | 0.07% | 524 | 3.09% | 16,932 |
| Waupaca | 3,423 | 47.25% | 3,149 | 43.46% | 601 | 8.30% | 63 | 0.87% | 9 | 0.12% | 274 | 3.78% | 7,245 |
| Waushara | 1,178 | 38.36% | 1,577 | 51.35% | 272 | 8.86% | 27 | 0.88% | 17 | 0.55% | -399 | -12.99% | 3,071 |
| Winnebago | 7,000 | 38.44% | 8,949 | 49.14% | 2,023 | 11.11% | 202 | 1.11% | 36 | 0.20% | -1,949 | -10.70% | 18,210 |
| Wood | 6,634 | 59.40% | 3,773 | 33.78% | 649 | 5.81% | 92 | 0.82% | 20 | 0.18% | 2,861 | 25.62% | 11,168 |
| Total | 397,664 | 49.65% | 291,945 | 36.45% | 98,153 | 12.25% | 11,295 | 1.41% | 1,928 | 0.24% | 105,719 | 13.20% | 800,985 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive
[edit]- Brown
- Chippewa
- Clark
- Dodge
- Door
- Green
- Jefferson
- La Crosse
- Langlade
- Manitowoc
- Marathon
- Oconto
- Ozaukee
- Pierce
- Racine
- Richland
- Rock
- Rusk
- St. Croix
- Taylor
- Vilas
- Waukesha
- Waupaca
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Progressive
[edit]Counties that flipped from Progressive to Republican
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Orland S. Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office. Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term.
- ^ "Independent Communist"
- ^ "Independent Socialist Labor"
- ^ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.
- ^ All margins are Loomis over Heil unless otherwise noted
- ^ a b Loomis's margin over Sullivan
- ^ Heil's margin over Sullivan
References
[edit]- ^ "Goodland Governor By Wisconsin Ruling; Court Holds Lieutenant Governor Must Fill Death Vacancy". New York Times. December 30, 1942. p. E10.
- ^ Richardson, Darcy G. (November 10, 2012). "Time Capsule: Wisconsin's Progressive Party Cheated by the Grim Reaper". Darcy Richardson’s Uncovered Politics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Primary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 9, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1944). "Primary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 504.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "WI Governor, 1942 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c "These Men Seek State Nominations". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 13, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "LaFollette, Once Progressive Chief Seeks GOP Nod". Dixon Evening Telegraph. Dixon, Illinois. August 12, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "GOP Nominates Heil". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 16, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1942 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers - Election of State Officers - November 3, 1942
- ^ a b The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1944). "Summary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 572.
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Bibliography
[edit]- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1944). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1944. State of Wisconsin.