1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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Nominee Orland S. Loomis Julius P. Heil William C. Sullivan
Party Progressive Republican Democratic
Popular vote 397,664 291,945 98,153
Percentage 49.65% 36.45% 12.25%
File:1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Loomis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Heil:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Julius P. Heil
Republican

Elected Governor

Orland S. Loomis[lower-alpha 1]
Progressive

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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]

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Results

Democratic primary results[4][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 party

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Orland S. Loomis 54,508 100.00%
Total votes 54,508 100.00%

Socialist party

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Frank P. Zeidler 5,666 100.00%
Total votes 5,666 100.00%

Other party nominations

General election

Results

1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Orland S. Loomis 397,664 49.65% +9.87%
Republican Julius P. Heil (incumbent) 291,945 36.45% −4.22%
Democratic William C. Sullivan 98,153 12.25% −7.04%
Socialist Frank P. Zeidler 11,295 1.41%
Communist[lower-alpha 2] Fred Basset Blair 1,092 0.14% −0.03%
Socialist Labor[lower-alpha 3] Georgia Cozzini 490 0.06% −0.02%
Scattering[lower-alpha 4] 346 0.04%
Majority 105,719 13.20%
Total votes 800,985 100.00%
Progressive gain from Republican Swing +14.09%

Results by county

Shawano County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1879 while Lafayette County and Price County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1892.

County[10][11] Orland S. Loomis
Progressive 		Julius P. Heil
Republican 		William C. Sullivan
Democratic 		Frank P. Zeidler
Socialist 		All Others
Various 		Margin[lower-alpha 5] Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 1,223 62.02% 632 32.05% 99 5.02% 13 0.66% 5 0.25% 591 29.97% 1,972
Ashland 3,443 59.52% 1,808 31.25% 486 8.40% 25 0.43% 23 0.40% 1,635 28.26% 5,785
Barron 4,179 64.15% 1,986 30.49% 296 4.54% 32 0.49% 21 0.32% 2,193 33.67% 6,514
Bayfield 2,490 60.79% 1,234 30.13% 325 7.93% 32 0.78% 15 0.37% 1,256 30.66% 4,096
Brown 7,527 39.26% 7,223 37.68% 4,328 22.58% 85 0.44% 8 0.04% 304 1.59% 19,171
Buffalo 2,284 58.93% 1,476 38.08% 97 2.50% 17 0.44% 2 0.05% 808 20.85% 3,876
Burnett 1,653 64.42% 777 30.28% 110 4.29% 17 0.66% 9 0.35% 876 34.14% 2,566
Calumet 1,638 36.68% 1,987 44.49% 796 17.82% 40 0.90% 5 0.11% -349 -7.81% 4,466
Chippewa 4,430 49.08% 4,081 45.21% 480 5.32% 22 0.24% 13 0.14% 349 3.87% 9,026
Clark 4,220 57.26% 2,707 36.73% 383 5.20% 45 0.61% 15 0.20% 1,513 20.53% 7,370
Columbia 4,852 59.43% 2,755 33.75% 514 6.30% 37 0.45% 6 0.07% 2,097 25.69% 8,164
Crawford 1,675 29.81% 2,521 44.87% 1,393 24.80% 28 0.50% 1 0.02% -846 -15.06% 5,618
Dane 30,394 74.05% 8,841 21.54% 1,577 3.84% 207 0.50% 24 0.06% 21,553 52.51% 41,043
Dodge 6,696 47.79% 5,248 37.46% 1,937 13.82% 121 0.86% 9 0.06% 1,448 10.33% 14,011
Door 1,582 47.84% 1,433 43.33% 265 8.01% 20 0.60% 7 0.21% 149 4.51% 3,307
Douglas 7,397 57.89% 3,429 26.84% 1,832 14.34% 82 0.64% 38 0.30% 3,968 31.05% 12,778
Dunn 2,989 52.50% 2,450 43.04% 220 3.86% 17 0.30% 17 0.30% 539 9.47% 5,693
Eau Claire 5,438 54.66% 4,063 40.84% 382 3.84% 55 0.55% 10 0.10% 1,375 13.82% 9,948
Florence 334 39.86% 350 41.77% 148 17.66% 2 0.24% 4 0.48% -16 -1.91% 838
Fond du Lac 6,333 42.67% 6,395 43.09% 1,972 13.29% 107 0.72% 35 0.24% -62 -0.42% 14,842
Forest 1,266 46.84% 663 24.53% 736 27.23% 29 1.07% 9 0.33% 530[lower-alpha 6] 19.61% 2,703
Grant 6,583 49.15% 5,400 40.31% 1,319 9.85% 59 0.44% 34 0.25% 1,183 8.83% 13,395
Green 3,667 58.95% 2,200 35.36% 292 4.69% 37 0.59% 25 0.40% 1,467 23.58% 6,221
Green Lake 1,541 39.78% 1,727 44.58% 584 15.07% 15 0.39% 7 0.18% -186 -4.80% 3,874
Iowa 3,588 62.14% 1,819 31.50% 310 5.37% 27 0.47% 30 0.52% 1,769 30.64% 5,774
Iron 1,850 52.10% 1,086 30.58% 549 15.46% 45 1.27% 21 0.59% 764 21.52% 3,551
Jackson 3,157 69.69% 1,237 27.31% 121 2.67% 12 0.26% 3 0.07% 1,920 42.38% 4,530
Jefferson 4,925 46.24% 4,271 40.10% 1,359 12.76% 81 0.76% 16 0.15% 654 6.14% 10,652
Juneau 3,553 72.04% 1,198 24.29% 162 3.28% 19 0.39% 0 0.00% 2,355 47.75% 4,932
Kenosha 6,512 37.93% 7,362 42.88% 3,006 17.51% 217 1.26% 72 0.42% -850 -4.95% 17,169
Kewaunee 1,522 33.89% 1,903 42.37% 1,033 23.00% 27 0.60% 6 0.13% -381 -8.48% 4,491
La Crosse 7,611 50.99% 6,209 41.60% 1,028 6.89% 55 0.37% 23 0.15% 1,402 9.39% 14,926
Lafayette 2,145 43.74% 2,155 43.94% 585 11.93% 13 0.27% 6 0.12% -10 -0.20% 4,904
Langlade 2,195 38.38% 2,034 35.57% 1,424 24.90% 49 0.86% 17 0.30% 161 2.82% 5,719
Lincoln 3,871 60.51% 2,093 32.72% 327 5.11% 76 1.19% 30 0.47% 1,778 27.79% 6,397
Manitowoc 8,292 52.83% 5,613 35.76% 1,656 10.55% 126 0.80% 10 0.06% 2,679 17.07% 15,697
Marathon 7,684 47.01% 6,442 39.42% 1,881 11.51% 315 1.93% 22 0.13% 1,242 7.60% 16,344
Marinette 2,140 27.40% 4,063 52.02% 1,545 19.78% 56 0.72% 6 0.08% -1,923 -24.62% 7,810
Marquette 1,014 38.75% 1,275 48.72% 307 11.73% 14 0.53% 7 0.27% -261 -9.97% 2,617
Milwaukee 103,650 50.83% 62,701 30.75% 30,230 14.82% 6,546 3.21% 787 0.39% 40,949 20.08% 203,914
Monroe 3,924 60.24% 2,206 33.87% 337 5.17% 38 0.58% 9 0.14% 1,718 26.37% 6,514
Oconto 3,222 42.57% 3,004 39.69% 1,284 16.97% 52 0.69% 6 0.08% 218 2.88% 7,568
Oneida 2,950 59.75% 1,475 29.88% 449 9.09% 55 1.11% 8 0.16% 1,475 29.88% 4,937
Outagamie 4,495 26.14% 7,780 45.25% 4,754 27.65% 155 0.90% 9 0.05% -3,026[lower-alpha 7] -17.60% 17,193
Ozaukee 2,810 53.00% 1,848 34.85% 570 10.75% 63 1.19% 11 0.21% 962 18.14% 5,302
Pepin 673 46.45% 690 47.62% 79 5.45% 4 0.28% 3 0.21% -17 -1.17% 1,449
Pierce 2,372 48.98% 2,285 47.18% 169 3.49% 11 0.23% 6 0.12% 87 1.80% 4,843
Polk 4,277 68.88% 1,708 27.51% 194 3.12% 22 0.35% 8 0.13% 2,569 41.38% 6,209
Portage 3,648 38.12% 2,468 25.79% 3,386 35.38% 60 0.63% 8 0.08% 262[lower-alpha 6] 2.74% 9,570
Price 2,269 43.01% 2,320 43.98% 552 10.46% 64 1.21% 70 1.33% -51 -0.97% 5,275
Racine 11,673 44.04% 11,000 41.50% 3,500 13.21% 271 1.02% 61 0.23% 673 2.54% 26,505
Richland 2,417 48.73% 2,116 42.66% 385 7.76% 14 0.28% 28 0.56% 301 6.07% 4,960
Rock 8,306 48.29% 7,662 44.55% 1,153 6.70% 50 0.29% 29 0.17% 644 3.74% 17,200
Rusk 2,271 50.91% 1,740 39.00% 402 9.01% 33 0.74% 15 0.34% 531 11.90% 4,461
Sauk 5,390 57.89% 3,319 35.65% 500 5.37% 70 0.75% 32 0.34% 2,071 22.24% 9,311
Sawyer 1,255 42.33% 1,349 45.50% 334 11.26% 20 0.67% 7 0.24% -94 -3.17% 2,965
Shawano 2,163 34.33% 3,415 54.21% 642 10.19% 77 1.22% 3 0.05% -1,252 -19.87% 6,300
Sheboygan 7,653 37.11% 8,499 41.22% 3,894 18.88% 518 2.51% 57 0.28% -846 -4.10% 20,621
St. Croix 3,098 49.62% 2,359 37.78% 751 12.03% 32 0.51% 4 0.06% 739 11.84% 6,244
Taylor 2,537 47.75% 1,962 36.93% 648 12.20% 138 2.60% 28 0.53% 575 10.82% 5,313
Trempealeau 3,204 62.27% 1,683 32.71% 243 4.72% 9 0.17% 6 0.12% 1,521 29.56% 5,145
Vernon 4,508 65.14% 2,164 31.27% 228 3.29% 20 0.29% 1 0.01% 2,344 33.87% 6,921
Vilas 1,308 40.71% 1,134 35.29% 723 22.50% 33 1.03% 15 0.47% 174 5.42% 3,213
Walworth 3,171 31.88% 5,759 57.90% 966 9.71% 43 0.43% 7 0.07% -2,588 -26.02% 9,946
Washburn 1,466 55.28% 999 37.67% 170 6.41% 12 0.45% 5 0.19% 467 17.61% 2,652
Washington 2,827 40.17% 3,231 45.91% 902 12.82% 78 1.11% 0 0.00% -404 -5.74% 7,038
Waukesha 7,999 47.24% 7,475 44.15% 1,299 7.67% 147 0.87% 12 0.07% 524 3.09% 16,932
Waupaca 3,423 47.25% 3,149 43.46% 601 8.30% 63 0.87% 9 0.12% 274 3.78% 7,245
Waushara 1,178 38.36% 1,577 51.35% 272 8.86% 27 0.88% 17 0.55% -399 -12.99% 3,071
Winnebago 7,000 38.44% 8,949 49.14% 2,023 11.11% 202 1.11% 36 0.20% -1,949 -10.70% 18,210
Wood 6,634 59.40% 3,773 33.78% 649 5.81% 92 0.82% 20 0.18% 2,861 25.62% 11,168
Total 397,664 49.65% 291,945 36.45% 98,153 12.25% 11,295 1.41% 1,928 0.24% 105,719 13.20% 800,985

Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Progressive

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Republican

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Independent Communist"
  3. ↑ "Independent Socialist Labor"
  4. ↑ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.
  5. ↑ All margins are Loomis over Heil unless otherwise noted
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Loomis's margin over Sullivan
  7. ↑ Heil's margin over Sullivan

References

  1. ↑ "Goodland Governor By Wisconsin Ruling; Court Holds Lieutenant Governor Must Fill Death Vacancy". New York Times. December 30, 1942. p. E10.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Primary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 9, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1944). "Primary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 504.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ "WI Governor, 1942 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "These Men Seek State Nominations". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 13, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ "LaFollette, Once Progressive Chief Seeks GOP Nod". Dixon Evening Telegraph. Dixon, Illinois. August 12, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "GOP Nominates Heil". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 16, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "WI Governor, 1942 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers - Election of State Officers - November 3, 1942
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (1944). "Summary Vote For Governor By Counties". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 572.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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