1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 3, 1942 1944 →
 
Nominee Orland S. Loomis Julius P. Heil William C. Sullivan
Party Progressive Republican Democratic
Popular vote 397,664 291,945 98,153
Percentage 49.65% 36.45% 12.25%

County results
Loomis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Heil:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Julius P. Heil
Republican

Elected Governor

Orland S. Loomis[a]
Progressive

The 1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.

Incumbent Republican Governor Julius P. Heil was defeated by Progressive nominee Orland S. Loomis in a rematch of the 1940 election with 49.65% of the vote. As of 2023, this is the last time Waupaca and Dodge counties did not vote for the Republican candidate for governor. Primary elections were held on September 15, 1942.

Loomis died of a heart attack on December 7, 1942, a month before he was to take office. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland would serve Orland Loomis's term as governor, overriding the view of Governor Julius Heil that he should continue in office.[1][2]


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  1. ^ "Goodland Governor By Wisconsin Ruling; Court Holds Lieutenant Governor Must Fill Death Vacancy". New York Times. December 30, 1942. p. E10.
  2. ^ Richardson, Darcy G. (November 10, 2012). "Time Capsule: Wisconsin's Progressive Party Cheated by the Grim Reaper". Darcy Richardson’s Uncovered Politics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.