1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918.
Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 46.99% of the vote, winning his third and last term as governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Henry A. Moehlenpah and Socialist candidate Emil Seidel.
Primary election
Republican party
Candidates
- Emanuel L. Philipp, incumbent Governor
- James N. Tittemore, president of the Wisconsin Society of Equity
- Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator
Democratic party
Candidates
- Henry A. Moehlenpah, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908
Socialist party
Candidates
- Emil Seidel, former Mayor of Milwaukee
Prohibition party
Candidates
- Anthony J. Benjamin, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1918 special election
- William C. Dean, Prohibition nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1910, Socialist candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1916