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1875 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1875 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

Harrison Ludington won the 1875 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. Harrison Ludington received 85,155 popular votes (50.07%). The main challenger was William Robert Taylor (49.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Ludington and Taylor

Ludington +0.5 pts · won by 841 votes
Harrison LudingtonRepublicanWINNER50.07%
85,155 votes
William Robert TaylorDemocratic49.58%
84,314 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.