1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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![]() County results Bashford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–100% Barstow: 50–60% 60–70% 70–100% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1855. Republican Party candidate Coles Bashford was declared the winner after a court challenge, defeating Democratic incumbent William A. Barstow.
Barstow was initially declared the winner of the election, having apparently received just over 50% of the vote.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 6, 1855 | |||||
Republican
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Coles Bashford | 36,198 | 49.86% | ||
Democratic
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William A. Barstow (incumbent) | 36,355 | 50.08% | -4.53% | |
Scattering | 45 | 0.06% | |||
Total votes | 72,598 | 100.0% | +30.38% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Results by County
Bashford Republican |
Barstow Democratic |
Margin | County Total[4] | ||||
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County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # |
Adams | 376 | 38.10% | 611 | 61.90% | 235 | 23.81% | 987 |
Bad Ax | 298 | 49.34% | 306 | 50.66% | 8 | 1.32% | 604 |
Brown | 335 | 62.50% | 201 | 37.50% | 134 | 25.00% | 536 |
Buffalo | 115 | 93.50% | 8 | 6.50% | 107 | 86.99% | 123 |
Calumet | 377 | 54.24% | 318 | 45.76% | 59 | 8.49% | 695 |
Chippewa | 121 | 61.11% | 77 | 38.89% | 44 | 22.22% | 198 |
Clark | 45 | 86.54% | 7 | 13.46% | 38 | 73.08% | 52 |
Columbia | 906 | 36.37% | 1,585 | 63.63% | 679 | 27.26% | 2,491 |
Crawford | 163 | 57.60% | 120 | 42.40% | 43 | 15.19% | 283 |
Dane | 2,367 | 49.86% | 2,380 | 50.14% | 13 | 0.27% | 4,747 |
Dodge | 2,364 | 51.94% | 2,187 | 48.06% | 177 | 3.89% | 4,551 |
Door | 0 | 0.00% | 81 | 100.0% | 81 | 100.0% | 81 |
Douglas | 88 | 91.67% | 8 | 8.33% | 80 | 83.33% | 96 |
Dunn | 124 | 74.25% | 43 | 25.75% | 81 | 48.50% | 167 |
Fond du Lac | 1,722 | 46.40% | 1,989 | 53.60% | 267 | 7.19% | 3,711 |
Grant | 1,112 | 41.19% | 1,588 | 58.81% | 476 | 17.63% | 2,700 |
Green | 600 | 34.82% | 1,123 | 65.18% | 523 | 30.35% | 1,723 |
Iowa | 1,092 | 58.71% | 768 | 41.29% | 324 | 17.42% | 1,860 |
Jackson | 114 | 39.31% | 176 | 60.69% | 62 | 21.38% | 290 |
Jefferson | 1,558 | 47.15% | 1,746 | 52.85% | 188 | 5.69% | 3,304 |
Kenosha | 610 | 38.01% | 995 | 61.99% | 385 | 23.99% | 1,605 |
La Crosse | 343 | 46.73% | 391 | 53.27% | 48 | 6.54% | 734 |
Lafayette | 1,199 | 61.74% | 743 | 38.26% | 456 | 23.48% | 1,942 |
Manitowoc | 941 | 64.06% | 528 | 35.94% | 413 | 28.11% | 1,469 |
Marathon | 104 | 54.17% | 88 | 45.83% | 16 | 8.33% | 192 |
Marquette | 858 | 41.96% | 1,187 | 58.04% | 329 | 16.09% | 2,045 |
Milwaukee | 4,627 | 72.57% | 1,749 | 27.43% | 2,878 | 45.14% | 6,376 |
Monroe | 92 | 30.16% | 213 | 69.84% | 121 | 39.67% | 305 |
Oconto | 131 | 59.82% | 88 | 40.18% | 43 | 19.63% | 219 |
Outagamie | 382 | 47.99% | 414 | 52.01% | 32 | 4.02% | 796 |
Ozaukee | 1,586 | 85.41% | 271 | 14.59% | 1,315 | 70.81% | 1,857 |
Pierce | 55 | 27.23% | 147 | 72.77% | 92 | 45.54% | 202 |
Polk | 149 | 88.17% | 20 | 11.83% | 129 | 76.33% | 169 |
Portage | 235 | 36.21% | 414 | 63.79% | 179 | 27.58% | 649 |
Racine | 1,344 | 51.91% | 1,245 | 48.09% | 99 | 3.82% | 2,589 |
Richland | 186 | 29.34% | 448 | 70.66% | 262 | 41.32% | 634 |
Rock | 1,018 | 27.45% | 2,690 | 72.55% | 1,672 | 45.09% | 3,708 |
Sauk | 482 | 33.66% | 950 | 66.34% | 468 | 32.68% | 1,432 |
Shawano | 38 | 46.34% | 44 | 53.66% | 6 | 7.32% | 82 |
Sheboygan | 1,306 | 54.10% | 1,108 | 45.90% | 198 | 8.20% | 2,414 |
Trempealeau | 18 | 27.69% | 47 | 72.31% | 29 | 44.62% | 65 |
Walworth | 1,112 | 34.84% | 2,080 | 65.16% | 968 | 30.33% | 3,192 |
Washington | 2,301 | 81.34% | 528 | 18.66% | 1,773 | 62.67% | 2,829 |
Waukesha | 1,512 | 39.42% | 2,324 | 60.58% | 812 | 21.17% | 3,836 |
Waupaca | 806 | 67.67% | 385 | 32.33% | 421 | 35.35% | 1,191 |
Waushara | 248 | 34.16% | 478 | 65.84% | 230 | 31.68% | 726 |
Winnebago | 1,138 | 40.23% | 1,691 | 59.77% | 553 | 19.55% | 2,829 |
References
- ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
- ^ a b c "Attorney General ex rel. Bashford v. Barstow" (PDF). Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "The Legislature's Relationship with the Courts: The Role of Judicial Review in Legislating Wisconsin" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. May 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States gubernatorial elections, 1776-1860. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.