1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Primary elections were held on September 6, 1910.
Republican nominee Francis E. McGovern defeated Democratic nominee Adolph J. Schmitz and Socialist nominee William A. Jacobs, with 50.57% of the vote.

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

Democratic party

Candidates

Adolph J. Schmitz, lawyer, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1894, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1908

Socialist party

Candidates

William A. Jacobs, Social-Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908

Prohibition party

Candidates

Byron E. Van Keuren, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1908

General election

Results by county

Schmitz was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1892 to carry Kenosha County. This was also the first time since 1875 that Kenosha County did not vote for the winning candidate. Social Democratic candidate William A. Jacobs received 37.93% of the vote in Milwaukee County and won the county over McGovern; this was the best performance ever by a Socialist gubernatorial candidate in Milwaukee County.

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Social Democratic

Milwaukee