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The 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 47.57% of the vote.
This was the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an odd-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections to even-numbered years.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jeremiah McLain Rusk | 81,754 | 47.57% | ||
Democratic | Nicholas D. Fratt | 69,797 | 40.61% | ||
Prohibition | Theodore D. Kanouse | 13,225 | 7.70% | ||
Greenback | Edward P. Allis | 7,002 | 4.07% | ||
Scattering | 78 | 0.05% | |||
Majority | 11,957 | 6.96% | |||
Turnout | 171,856 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
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![]() County results Rusk : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Fratt : 30–40% 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 47.57% of the vote.
This was the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an odd-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections to even-numbered years.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jeremiah McLain Rusk | 81,754 | 47.57% | ||
Democratic | Nicholas D. Fratt | 69,797 | 40.61% | ||
Prohibition | Theodore D. Kanouse | 13,225 | 7.70% | ||
Greenback | Edward P. Allis | 7,002 | 4.07% | ||
Scattering | 78 | 0.05% | |||
Majority | 11,957 | 6.96% | |||
Turnout | 171,856 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |