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County results Philipp: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Moehlenpah: 40–50% 50–60% Seidel: 30–40% 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 46.99% of the vote, winning his third and last term as governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Henry A. Moehlenpah and Socialist candidate Emil Seidel.
Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 27,469 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 27,469 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) | 71,614 | 38.06 | |
Republican | Roy P. Wilcox | 71,174 | 37.83 | |
Republican | James N. Tittemore | 45,357 | 24.11 | |
Total votes | 188,145 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Emil Seidel | 22,103 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 22,103 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | William C. Dean | 1,017 | 53.87 | |
Prohibition | Anthony J. Benjamin | 871 | 46.13 | |
Total votes | 1,888 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Emanuel L. Philipp (incumbent) | 155,799 | 46.99% | ||
Democratic | Henry A. Moehlenpah | 112,576 | 33.95% | ||
Socialist | Emil Seidel | 57,523 | 17.35% | ||
Prohibition | William C. Dean | 5,296 | 1.60% | ||
Scattering | 388 | 0.12% | |||
Majority | 43,223 | 13.04% | |||
Turnout | 331,582 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |