1912 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

Wisconsin · 3 candidates · See every 1912 Governor race

Who won the 1912 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

Francis E. McGovern won the 1912 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. Francis E. McGovern received 179,360 popular votes (45.54%). The main challenger was John C. Karel (42.48%).

See the full head-to-head between McGovern and Karel

McGovern +3.1 pts · won by 12,044 votes
179,360 votes
167,316 votes
Carl D. ThompsonSocialist Party of America8.75%
34,468 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.2% 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.