1875 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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 County results Ludington : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Taylor : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1875 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1875. Republican Party candidate Harrison Ludington was elected with 50% of the vote, narrowly defeating incumbent Democratic Governor William Robert Taylor.
Taylor was once again nominated as the consensus candidate of the "Reform Party,"—a coalition of Democrats, Liberal Republicans, and Grangers. He was opposed by Ludington, who disagreed with the regulations placed on railroads and in turn received the support of railroad companies. The reelection defeat of Taylor prompted the dissolution of the Reform coalition, with the Grangers standing their own candidate under the Greenback Party in the following election.
Democratic (Reform) Party
Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly
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Republican Party
Mayor of Milwaukee. Previously he had been elected as a Milwaukee alderman
for two terms, having been a businessman working in merchandising, lumber and construction until then.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, November 2, 1875 | |||||
Republican
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Harrison Ludington | 85,155 | 50.07% | +5.28% | |
Democratic
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William Robert Taylor (incumbent) | 84,314 | 49.58% | -5.61% | |
| Scattering | 601 | 0.35% | |||
| Total votes | 170,070 | 100.0% | +15.02% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WI Governor Race - Nov 02, 1875". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 17, 2020.