The 1892 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Incumbent Democratic Governor George Wilbur Peck narrowly defeated Republican nominee John Coit Spooner, becoming the first Demo
George W Peck by Klein & Guttenstein
Portrait of John Coit Spooner
The 1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. The Democratic nominee, state senator Gaylord A. Nelson, defeated the Republican incumbent governor, Vernon W. Thomson, receivin
1892 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
…again until the next Democratic victory in 1932. Marinette County would also not vote Democratic again until 1934. This was the last election until 1958 in which Clark County, Green County, and Waupaca County voted for the losing candidate. Even more impressively, however, this was the last time until…
Governor Gaylord Nelson 1961 Edit