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County results Scofield : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sawyer : 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 1898 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898.
Incumbent Republican Governor Edward Scofield defeated Democratic nominee Hiram Wilson Sawyer with 52.55% of the vote.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Edward Scofield (incumbent) | 173,137 | 52.55% | ||
Democratic | Hiram Wilson Sawyer | 135,353 | 41.09% | ||
Populist | Albinus A. Worsley | 8,518 | 2.59% | ||
Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 8,088 | 2.46% | ||
Social Democratic | Howard Tuttle | 2,544 | 0.77% | ||
Socialist Labor | Henry Riese | 1,473 | 0.45% | ||
Scattering | 327 | 0.10% | |||
Majority | 37,784 | 11.46% | |||
Turnout | 329,440 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |