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The 1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.

Incumbent Republican Governor Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Hoan with 52.84% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 13, 1944.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Mayor of Milwaukee
John N. Zimmerman

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Hoan	67,632	63.23
	Democratic	John N. Zimmerman	39,333	36.77
Total votes			106,965	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Walter Samuel Goodland, incumbent Governor
Delbert J. Kenny, businessman^[3]
Roland E. Kannenberg, State Senator from the 25th district (1935-1939) ^[4]
Christian J. Otjen

Results

Republican primary results^[1]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Samuel Goodland	193,199	42.45
	Republican	Ralph M. Immell	177,816	39.07
	Republican	Delbert J. Kenny	73,149	16.07
	Republican	Otto R. Werkmeister	5,680	1.25
	Republican	Ralph F. Amoth	5,329	1.17
Total votes			455,173	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Walter Samuel Goodland, Democratic
Daniel Hoan, Republican

Other candidates

Sigmund Eisenscher, Communist
Jerry Kenyon, Socialist Labor
Walter H. Uphoff, Socialist, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1944

Results

1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Samuel Goodland	697,740	52.84%
	Democratic	Daniel Hoan	536,357	40.62%
	Progressive	Alexander O. Benz [de]	76,028	5.76%
	Socialist	George A. Nelson	9,183	0.70%
	Socialist Labor	Georgia Cozzini	1,122	0.09%
	Scattering		53	0.00%
Majority			215,471	20.71%
Turnout			1,040,444	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 599.
^ "WI Governor, 1944 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference Dixon Evening Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Candidate - Ronald E. Kannenberg". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "WI Governor, 1944 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
^ "WI Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 670.

Bibliography

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998.
ISBN 1-56802-396-0
.

Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1948). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1948. State of Wisconsin.

1946 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1946 events

[FOOTNOTEWisconsin_Blue_Book1948599-1] Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 599.

[2] "WI Governor, 1944 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[Dixon_Evening_Telegraph-3] Cite error: The named reference Dixon Evening Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Candidate - Ronald E. Kannenberg". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[5] "WI Governor, 1944 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199887-6] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.

[7] "WI Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[FOOTNOTEWisconsin_Blue_Book1948670-8] Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 670.

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