1871 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1871 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1869 November 7, 1871 1873 →
 
Nominee Cadwallader C. Washburn James Rood Doolittle
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 78,301 68,910
Percentage 53.17% 46.79%

County results
Washburn :      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Doolittle :      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Lucius Fairchild
Republican

Elected Governor

Cadwallader C. Washburn
Republican

The 1871 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1871. Republican Cadwallader C. Washburn was elected with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate James Rood Doolittle.[1] Incumbent Governor Lucius Fairchild did not seek re-election.

Both major party candidates in this election had served as delegates to the Peace Conference of 1861 which attempted to avert the American Civil War.

  1. ^ Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015–2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.