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]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Julius P. Heil, incumbent governor
Eliminated in primary
- 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Raymond J. Cannon, former U.S. Representative
- Joseph H. Conlin, concert singer[7]
- Stanley Z. Fajkowski, former tavern keeper[8]
- Gustav J. Keller, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1940
- Albert J. Wilde, real estate broker[7]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 primary
Nominee
- Orland S. Loomis, former Attorney General of Wisconsin and nominee for governor in 1940
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Orland S. Loomis | 54,508 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 54,508 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
Nominee
- Frank P. Zeidler, former county surveyor, member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors[7]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Frank P. Zeidler
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5,666 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 5,666 | 100.00 |
Other party nominations
- Fred B. Blair, Independent Communist, Communist nominee for governor in 1932 and 1940
- Georgia Cozzini, Independent Socialist Labor
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | Orland S. Loomis | 397,664 | 49.65% | ||
Republican | Julius P. Heil (incumbent) | 291,945 | 36.45% | ||
Democratic | William C. Sullivan | 98,153 | 12.25% | ||
Socialist | Frank P. Zeidler
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11,295 | 1.41% | ||
Independent Communist | Fred B. Blair | 1,092 | 0.14% | ||
Independent Socialist Labor | Georgia Cozzini | 490 | 0.06% | ||
Scattering | 346 | 0.04% | |||
Majority | 105,719 | 13.20% | |||
Turnout | 800,985 | 100.00% | |||
Progressive gain from Republican | Swing |
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "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 Wisconsin Blue Book 1944, p. 504.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1942 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "GOP Nominates Heil". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 16, 1942. p. 1. 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.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1942 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 342–343.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1944, p. 572.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
Bibliography
- 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.