1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890.

Incumbent Republican Governor William D. Hoard was defeated by Democratic nominee George Wilbur Peck.

Peck became the first Democratic Governor of Wisconsin since William Robert Taylor in 1876.

Major party candidates

• George Wilbur Peck, Democratic, incumbent Mayor of Milwaukee
• William D. Hoard, Republican, incumbent Governor

Other candidates

• Charles Alexander, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1888
• Reuben May, Union Labor, Greenback nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1879

Peck was the first Democrat to ever win Marinette County, Monroe County and Washburn County. Additionally, Green County, Portage County, and Sauk County voted Democratic for the first time since 1853. After this election, Buffalo County, Green County, Monroe County, Price County, Sauk County, and Washburn County would not vote Democratic again until 1932 while Eau Claire County would not do so again until 1950.

This was the first election in which Jackson County and Pierce County voted for the losing candidate, ending bellwether streaks that had extended back to 1851 and 1853, respectively.

• Buffalo

• Chippewa

• Crawford

• Dane

• Eau Claire

• Forest

• Green

• Green Lake

• Iowa

• Kenosha

• La Crosse

• Lincoln

• Marinette

• Marquette

• Milwaukee

• Monroe

• Oconto

• Portage

• Price

• Racine

• Sauk

• Shawano

• Taylor

• Washburn

• Waukesha

• Winnebago

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• Cunningham, Thomas J., ed. (1891). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co.