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Parents > United States > Wisconsin > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1951 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH February 29, 2024 01:33pm
Data SourcesAmerica Votes, Vol 2, Scammon, p. 444

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won03/12/1947
NameOscar Rennebohm Votes1 (100.00%)
Term03/12/1947 - 01/03/1949 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1950
NameWalter J. Kohler Votes605,649 (53.21%)
Term01/03/1951 - 01/03/1953 Margin80,330 (+7.06%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 21, 1948 WI Governor - R Primary
Oscar Rennebohm
R 478,898
Sep 21, 1948 WI Governor - D Primary
Carl W. Thompson
D 110,359

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Name (I) Gov. Oscar Rennebohm Carl W. Thompson Henry J. Berquist Walter H. Uphoff James E. Boulton Georgia Cozzini (W) Others
PartyRepublican Democratic People's Progressive Socialist Socialist Workers Socialist Labor Other
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Certified Votes 684,839 (54.09%) 558,497 (44.11%) 12,928 (1.02%) 9,149 (0.72%) 356 (0.03%) 328 (0.03%) 42 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -126,342 (-9.98%) -671,911 (-53.07%) -675,690 (-53.37%) -684,483 (-54.06%) -684,511 (-54.06%) -684,797 (-54.09%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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