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1888 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1888 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

William D Hoard won the 1888 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. William D Hoard received 175,696 popular votes (49.53%). The main challenger was James Morgan (43.82%).

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Hoard +5.7 pts · won by 20,273 votes
William D HoardRepublicanWINNER49.53%
175,696 votes
James MorganDemocratic43.82%
155,423 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.7% 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.