The 1851 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1851. Whig candidate Leonard J. Farwell won the election with 51% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin. Farwell defeated Democratic candidate Don A. J. Upham.[1]
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 County results Farwell: 50–60% 60–70% Upham: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic Party
editDon A. J. Upham had been Mayor of Milwaukee for two years just prior to his run for governor. Before that, he had served extensively in the government of the Wisconsin Territory prior to statehood—as a member of the Council (upper chamber of the legislature) and as President of the first Constitutional Convention.
Whig Party
editLeonard J. Farwell owned a considerable amount of land in the Madison area and had invested in improvements. He had been active in establishing the Wisconsin Historical Society, the state agricultural society, the state public school system, and the state university.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Leonard J. Farwell | 22,319 | 50.51% | 14.87% | |
| Democratic | Don A. J. Upham | 21,812 | 49.36% | −3.06% | |
| Scattering | 59 | 0.13% | |||
| Majority | 507 | 1.15% | |||
| Total votes | 44,190 | 100.00% | |||
| Whig gain from Democratic | Swing | 17.94% | |||
Results by county
edit| County[2] | Don A. J. Upham Democratic |
Leonard J. Farwell Whig |
Scattering Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bad Ax | 52 | 37.68% | 86 | 62.32% | 0 | 0.00% | -34 | -24.64% | 138 |
| Brown | 299 | 47.84% | 318 | 50.88% | 8 | 1.28% | -19 | -3.04% | 625 |
| Calumet | 63 | 32.64% | 129 | 66.84% | 1 | 0.52% | -66 | -34.20% | 193 |
| Columbia | 714 | 49.14% | 738 | 50.79% | 1 | 0.07% | -24 | -1.65% | 1,453 |
| Crawford | 48 | 28.07% | 123 | 71.93% | 0 | 0.00% | -75 | -43.86% | 171 |
| Dane | 1,454 | 58.14% | 1,047 | 41.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 407 | 16.27% | 2,501 |
| Dodge | 1,302 | 48.17% | 1,401 | 51.83% | 0 | 0.00% | -99 | -3.66% | 2,703 |
| Fond du Lac | 877 | 50.32% | 865 | 49.63% | 1 | 0.06% | 12 | 0.69% | 1,743 |
| Grant | 1,026 | 51.02% | 985 | 48.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 41 | 2.04% | 2,011 |
| Green | 504 | 48.74% | 530 | 51.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -26 | -2.51% | 1,034 |
| Iowa | 659 | 49.25% | 679 | 50.75% | 0 | 0.00% | -20 | -1.49% | 1,338 |
| Jefferson | 1,121 | 49.21% | 1,152 | 50.57% | 5 | 0.22% | -31 | -1.36% | 2,278 |
| Kenosha | 809 | 68.73% | 367 | 31.18% | 1 | 0.08% | 442 | 37.55% | 1,177 |
| La Crosse | 68 | 23.69% | 219 | 76.31% | 0 | 0.00% | -151 | -52.61% | 287 |
| Lafayette | 467 | 39.61% | 712 | 60.39% | 0 | 0.00% | -245 | -20.78% | 1,179 |
| Manitowoc | 93 | 22.04% | 328 | 77.73% | 1 | 0.24% | -235 | -55.69% | 422 |
| Marathon | 113 | 54.33% | 95 | 45.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 8.65% | 208 |
| Marquette | 681 | 48.54% | 722 | 51.46% | 0 | 0.00% | -41 | -2.92% | 1,403 |
| Milwaukee | 2,554 | 51.82% | 2,373 | 48.14% | 2 | 0.04% | 181 | 3.67% | 4,929 |
| Outagamie | 216 | 40.75% | 314 | 59.25% | 0 | 0.00% | -98 | -18.49% | 530 |
| Portage | 142 | 42.90% | 189 | 57.10% | 0 | 0.00% | -47 | -14.20% | 331 |
| Racine | 1,087 | 60.02% | 716 | 39.54% | 8 | 0.44% | 371 | 20.49% | 1,811 |
| Richland | 117 | 45.88% | 136 | 53.33% | 2 | 0.78% | -19 | -7.45% | 255 |
| Rock | 1,771 | 60.71% | 1,141 | 39.12% | 5 | 0.17% | 630 | 21.60% | 2,917 |
| Sauk | 474 | 49.12% | 490 | 50.78% | 1 | 0.10% | -16 | -1.66% | 965 |
| Sheboygan | 552 | 35.32% | 1,010 | 64.62% | 1 | 0.06% | -458 | -29.30% | 1,563 |
| St. Croix | 78 | 43.58% | 100 | 55.87% | 1 | 0.56% | -22 | -12.29% | 179 |
| Walworth | 1,641 | 65.67% | 858 | 34.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 783 | 31.33% | 2,499 |
| Washington | 520 | 22.65% | 1,760 | 76.66% | 16 | 0.70% | -1,240 | -54.01% | 2,296 |
| Waukesha | 1,541 | 50.56% | 1,507 | 49.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 1.12% | 3,048 |
| Waupaca | 58 | 45.67% | 66 | 51.97% | 3 | 2.36% | -8 | -6.30% | 127 |
| Waushara | 195 | 68.90% | 86 | 30.39% | 2 | 0.71% | 109 | 38.52% | 283 |
| Winnebago | 1,023 | 64.22% | 570 | 35.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 453 | 28.44% | 1,593 |
| Total | 22,319 | 50.51% | 21,812 | 49.36% | 59 | 0.13% | 507 | 1.15% | 44,190 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig
editCounties that flipped from Free Soil to Whig
editCounties that flipped from Whig to Democratic
editReferences
edit- ^ Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015–2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, A Tabular Statement showing the number of votes cast for State Officers and upon the question of Banks at the general election held in the several towns and wards in the State of Wisconsin on the tuesday next succeeding the first monday, being the fourth day, of November A.D. 1851