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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]
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[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 |
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Walter Samuel Goodland (incumbent) | 154,695 | 66.34 |
| Republican | Charles I. Wesley | 78,474 | 33.66 |
Total votes | 233,169 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[10] 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 |
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John M. Brophy | 52,952 | 100.00 |
Total votes | 52,952 | 100.00 |
Progressive primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Results
In the September Primary, Nelson won with a commanding 71% of the vote. Nelson, however, had already been appointed to the federal War Production Board and, on the eve of the Progressive Party state convention, declined the nomination.[12] On October 5, the Progressives formally nominated Henry Berquist in place of Nelson.[13]
Socialist primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Arthur C. Ochsner, farmer[6]
Results
Socialist primary results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Socialist | Arthur C. Ochsner | 5,233 | 100.00 |
Total votes | 5,233 | 100.00 |
General election
Governor
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Results
Lieutenant governor
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Results
1942 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Walter Samuel Goodland (incumbent) | 349,230 | 47.34% | |
| Progressive | Henry J. Berquist | 256,851 | 34.82% | |
| Democratic | John M. Brophy | 119,926 | 16.26% | |
| Socialist | Arthur C. Ochsner | 10,372 | 1.41% | |
| Independent Socialist Labor | Adolf Wiggert | 1,336 | 0.18% | |
Majority | 92,379 | 12.52% | |
Turnout | 737,715 | 100.00% | |
| Republican hold | Swing | | |
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "Goodland Governor By Wisconsin Ruling; Court Holds Lieutenant Governor Must Fill Death Vacancy". New York Times. December 30, 1942. p. E10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Primary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 9, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1942 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "These Men Seek State Nominations". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 13, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "LaFollette, Once Progressive Chief Seeks GOP Nod". Dixon Evening Telegraph. Dixon, Illinois. August 12, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "GOP Nominates Heil". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. September 16, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1942 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G. L., eds. (1942). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942. State of Wisconsin. p. 670.
- ^ "Nelson Declines Candidacy on Progressive Ticket". Rhinelander Daily News. September 28, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Progressives Pick Henry J. Berquist". Wisconsin State Journal. October 5, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "WI Lt. Governor, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
Bibliography
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1944). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1944. State of Wisconsin.
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