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 County results Rusk : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Fratt : 30–40% 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881.
Republican nominee Jeremiah McLain Rusk defeated Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Fratt and two other nominees with 47.57% of the vote.
This was the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election held in an odd-numbered year. In 1882, a constitutional amendment was carried moving gubernatorial elections to even-numbered years.