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County results Rusk : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Fratt : 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 1884 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 51.00% of the vote.
This was the first Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an even-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years.[citation needed]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jeremiah McLain Rusk (incumbent) | 163,214 | 51.00% | ||
Democratic | Nicholas D. Fratt | 143,945 | 44.98% | ||
Prohibition | Samuel D. Hastings | 8,545 | 2.67% | ||
Greenback | William L. Utley | 4,274 | 1.34% | ||
Scattering | 19 | 0.01% | |||
Majority | 19,269 | 6.02% | |||
Turnout | 319,997 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |