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1898 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

Edward Scofield won the 1898 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. Edward Scofield received 173,137 popular votes (52.56%). The main challenger was Hiram Wilson Sawyer (41.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Scofield and Sawyer

Scofield +11.5 pts · won by 37,784 votes
Edward ScofieldRepublicanWINNER52.56%
173,137 votes
Hiram Wilson SawyerDemocratic41.09%
135,353 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.3% 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.