The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918.

Incumbent Republican Governor Emanuel L. Philipp won the election with 46.99% of the vote, winning his third and last term as governor. Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Henry A. Moehlenpah and Socialist candidate Emil Seidel.

Primary election Republican party Candidates Emanuel L. Philipp, incumbent Governor James N. Tittemore, president of the Wisconsin Society of Equity Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator

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Democratic party Candidates Henry A. Moehlenpah, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908

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Socialist party Candidates Emil Seidel, former Mayor of Milwaukee

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Prohibition party Candidates Anthony J. Benjamin, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1918 special election William C. Dean, Prohibition nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1910, Socialist candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1916

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General election Results

Results by county Philipp was the first Republican to ever win Ozaukee County. Simultaneously, Moehlenpah was the first Democrat since 1857 to win Polk County, the first since 1886 to win Bayfield County, and the first since 1892 to win Ashland County. County Emanuel L. PhilippRepublican Henry A. MoehlenpahDemocratic Emil SeidelSocialist William C. DeanProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams55453.07%41739.94%434.12%302.87%00.00%13713.12%1,044Ashland94538.99%1,25551.77%1747.18%461.90%40.17%-310-12.79%2,424Barron1,67254.27%1,14337.10%1244.02%1304.22%120.39%52917.17%3,081Bayfield60142.62%66647.23%1057.45%382.70%00.00%-65-4.61%1,410Brown2,75039.86%3,79154.95%2703.91%881.28%00.00%-1,041-15.09%6,899Buffalo1,04464.72%38023.56%16210.04%231.43%40.25%66441.17%1,613Burnett67157.65%34129.30%11910.22%292.49%40.34%33028.35%1,164Calumet97435.82%59221.77%1,13241.63%170.63%40.15%-158-5.81%2,719Chippewa2,02251.13%1,74144.02%1002.53%731.85%190.48%2817.10%3,955Clark1,84151.68%1,04029.20%59316.65%822.30%60.17%80122.49%3,562Columbia2,31951.38%1,85841.17%2555.65%791.75%20.04%46110.21%4,513Crawford1,40254.68%1,03540.37%622.42%632.46%20.08%36714.31%2,564Dane6,08353.54%4,60440.52%4233.72%2302.02%220.19%1,47913.02%11,362Dodge4,74153.50%2,71630.65%1,31514.84%891.00%00.00%2,02522.85%8,861Door1,27866.36%48625.23%1166.02%432.23%30.16%79241.12%1,926Douglas2,23348.92%1,46031.98%60313.21%2625.74%70.15%77316.93%4,565Dunn1,55167.94%57625.23%833.64%552.41%180.79%97542.71%2,283Eau Claire2,08253.28%1,46737.54%2466.29%1082.76%50.13%61515.74%3,908Florence31973.84%8720.14%173.94%92.08%00.00%23253.70%432Fond du Lac3,94048.21%3,36241.14%7609.30%1101.35%00.00%5787.07%8,172Forest41954.06%30739.61%303.87%192.45%00.00%11214.45%775Grant3,11559.41%1,91736.56%541.03%1482.82%90.17%1,19822.85%5,243Green1,57855.25%1,09238.24%742.59%1103.85%20.07%48617.02%2,856Green Lake1,36552.95%92836.00%2559.89%301.16%00.00%43716.95%2,578Iowa1,74955.88%1,20338.43%321.02%1414.50%50.16%54617.44%3,130Iron70673.24%18519.19%505.19%232.39%00.00%52154.05%964Jackson1,20466.23%50127.56%613.36%482.64%40.22%70338.67%1,818Jefferson3,15257.48%1,84033.55%4227.70%701.28%00.00%1,31223.92%5,484Juneau1,53958.94%96436.92%652.49%421.61%10.04%57522.02%2,611Kenosha2,91955.01%1,83934.66%4909.23%551.04%30.06%1,08020.35%5,306Kewaunee1,24750.14%1,13245.52%863.46%170.68%50.20%1154.62%2,487La Crosse3,21458.71%1,90934.87%2604.75%901.64%10.02%1,30523.84%5,474Lafayette1,69349.40%1,63747.77%190.55%762.22%20.06%561.63%3,427Langlade1,30748.86%1,24346.47%863.21%381.42%10.04%642.39%2,675Lincoln1,12445.30%73329.54%58723.66%371.49%00.00%39115.76%2,481Manitowoc2,31230.79%2,22929.68%2,92438.94%400.53%40.05%-612-8.15%7,509Marathon2,82733.71%1,94923.24%3,54442.26%660.79%00.00%-717-8.55%8,386Marinette1,79650.99%1,35438.44%2888.18%842.39%00.00%44212.55%3,522Marquette84847.99%69239.16%20611.66%211.19%00.00%1568.83%1,767Milwaukee26,18235.60%20,10727.34%26,94336.64%3070.42%20.00%-761-1.03%73,541Monroe1,69056.90%1,03834.95%1715.76%672.26%40.13%65221.95%2,970Oconto1,66550.14%1,33940.32%2758.28%381.14%40.12%3269.82%3,321Oneida88050.06%72341.13%1418.02%130.74%10.06%1578.93%1,758Outagamie3,67454.77%2,25033.54%6089.06%1041.55%721.07%1,42421.23%6,708Ozaukee1,31145.94%77527.15%75326.38%150.53%00.00%53618.78%2,854Pepin47655.54%33839.44%232.68%192.22%10.12%13816.10%857Pierce1,14856.03%74536.36%713.47%673.27%180.88%40319.67%2,049Polk1,14541.10%1,44751.94%1324.74%612.19%10.04%-302-10.84%2,786Portage1,84544.16%2,14951.44%1162.78%631.51%50.12%-304-7.28%4,178Price84549.74%63137.14%17510.30%442.59%40.24%21412.60%1,699Racine4,06148.83%3,21638.67%8169.81%2172.61%70.08%84510.16%8,317Richland1,23948.70%1,09242.92%411.61%1696.64%30.12%1475.78%2,544Rock3,74752.73%3,07943.33%1251.76%1542.17%10.01%6689.40%7,106Rusk66457.49%38833.59%716.15%262.25%60.52%27623.90%1,155Sauk2,68558.14%1,55633.69%2024.37%1663.59%90.19%1,12924.45%4,618Sawyer50363.83%22228.17%374.70%263.30%00.00%28135.66%788Shawano1,64545.57%70519.53%1,18732.88%541.50%190.53%45812.69%3,610Sheboygan2,79131.36%2,18124.50%3,86743.44%530.60%90.10%-1,076-12.09%8,901St. Croix1,61849.72%1,46945.14%902.77%702.15%70.22%1494.58%3,254Taylor77239.94%52827.32%59230.63%361.86%50.26%1809.31%1,933Trempealeau1,48763.68%76632.81%361.54%461.97%00.00%72130.88%2,335Vernon1,47860.50%79432.50%642.62%984.01%90.37%68428.00%2,443Vilas34347.97%30943.22%527.27%111.54%00.00%344.76%715Walworth2,52655.54%1,82940.22%861.89%972.13%100.22%69715.33%4,548Washburn60060.85%31832.25%373.75%282.84%30.30%28228.60%986Washington2,30848.13%1,08522.63%1,37428.65%280.58%00.00%93419.48%4,795Waukesha3,01445.66%2,93744.49%5568.42%941.42%00.00%771.17%6,601Waupaca2,95559.93%1,28426.04%59612.09%881.78%80.16%1,67133.89%4,931Waushara1,42062.09%64328.12%1556.78%592.58%100.44%77733.97%2,287Winnebago4,20950.46%2,93235.15%1,04912.57%1421.70%100.12%1,27715.31%8,342Wood1,73746.92%1,03027.82%84722.88%772.08%110.30%70719.10%3,702Total155,79946.99%112,57633.95%57,52317.35%5,2961.60%3880.12%43,22313.04%331,582

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Dane Iowa Kewaunee La Crosse Ozaukee

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Ashland Bayfield Brown Polk

Counties that flipped from Republican to Socialist Calumet Manitowoc Marathon Milwaukee Sheboygan

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