The 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1859. Republican Party incumbent Governor Alexander Randall won re-election with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate Harri
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The Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1855, to April 2, 1855, in regular session.
1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
…in the 1857 election. He had previously served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee, and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1855. Earlier, in 1846, Randall had been a delegate to the first Wisconsin constitutional convention and had successfully advocated for including a provision…
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1855