1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1892 November 6, 1894 1896 →
 
Nominee William H. Upham George Wilbur Peck David Frank Powell
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Popular vote 196,150 142,250 25,604
Percentage 52.24% 37.89% 6.82%

County results
Upham :      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Peck :      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

George Wilbur Peck
Democratic

Elected Governor

William H. Upham
Republican

The 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894.

Incumbent Democratic Governor George Wilbur Peck was soundly defeated by Republican nominee William H. Upham. This election ushered in a four decade period of Republican dominance in Wisconsin politics as the nation as a whole transitioned to the Fourth Party System after the Panic of 1893 and the ensuing collapse of the Democratic Party's national coalition.