1884 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1884 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

Jeremiah McLain Rusk won the 1884 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. Jeremiah McLain Rusk received 163,214 popular votes (51%). The main challenger was Nicholas D. Fratt (44.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Rusk and Fratt

Rusk +6.0 pts · won by 19,269 votes

Jeremiah McLain Rusk RepublicanWINNER51%

163,214 votes

Nicholas D. Fratt Democratic44.98%

143,945 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 4.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

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.