1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 3, 1936
 
Nominee Henry Gunderson Roland J. Steinle Edward H. Gervais
Party Progressive Republican Democratic
Popular vote 465,918 355,340 289,964
Percentage 41.68% 31.79% 25.94%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Vacant

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Henry Gunderson
Progressive

The 1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Progressive nominee Henry Gunderson defeated Republican nominee Roland J. Steinle, Democratic nominee Edward H. Gervais and Socialist Labor nominee Alfred Potter.[1][2] This election marked the first time in the state's history a lieutenant governor was elected who wasn't either a member of the Republican or Democratic Party.

General election

On election day, November 3, 1936, Progressive nominee Henry Gunderson won the election by a margin of 110,578 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Roland J. Steinle, thereby gaining Progressive control over the office of lieutenant governor. Gunderson was sworn in as the 27th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 4, 1937.[3]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1936
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Henry Gunderson 465,918 41.68
Republican Roland J. Steinle 355,340 31.79
Democratic Edward H. Gervais 289,964 25.94
Socialist Labor Alfred Potter 3,882 0.35
Scattering 2,694 0.24
Total votes 1,117,798 100.00
Progressive gain from Democratic

References

  1. ^ "The general election". library.wisc.edu. 1937. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin blue book". library.wisc.edu. 1937. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  3. ^ "1936 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 30, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
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