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1890 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

George Wilbur Peck won the 1890 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. George Wilbur Peck received 160,388 popular votes (51.86%). The main challenger was William D Hoard (42.71%).

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Peck +9.1 pts · won by 28,320 votes
George Wilbur PeckDemocraticWINNER51.86%
160,388 votes
William D HoardRepublican42.71%
132,068 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.4% 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.