Political party strength in Wisconsin

The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, including: Governor

Governor of Wisconsin

The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...

, Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

The Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin is the first person in the order of succession of Wisconsin's executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment, absence from the state, or incapacity due to illness of the Governor of Wisconsin...

, Secretary of State

Secretary of State of Wisconsin

The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....

, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction

Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools, is a constitutional office within the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government, and acts as the executive head of the Department of Public Instruction...

. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate, State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....

, the State delegation to the United States Senate, and the State delegation to the United States House of Representatives. For years in which a United States presidential election

United States presidential election

Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...

was held, the tables indicate which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are labeled as follows: (D), (I), (NP), (P), (R), (W), People's Party

Populist Party (United States)

The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

(PP), Union Labor (UL), Fusion

Fusion Party

Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

(F), Independent Democrat

Independent Democrat

Independent Democrat is a term occasionally adopted by American politicians to refer to their party affiliation. Several elected officials, including members of Congress, have identified as " Independent Democrats."...

(ID), Independent Republican

Independent Republican (United States)

Independent Republican is a term occasionally adopted by members of Congress in the United States to refer to their party affiliation and is also used for those on the state level who are Republicans but do not affiliate with the national Republican Party....

(IR), and Independent (I), and .

1848 to 1899

Year	\|Executive offices	\|State Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Wisconsin The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....	Attorney General	Treasurer	Supt. of Pub. Inst. Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools, is a constitutional office within the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government, and acts as the executive head of the Department of Public Instruction...	State Senate	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House
1848	Nelson Dewey Nelson Dewey Nelson Dewey was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin; he was the first Governor of Wisconsin, serving from 1848 until 1852.- Early life :... (D)	John Edwin Holmes John Edwin Holmes John Edwin Holmes was the first Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. He was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut. He was ordained a Universalist minister in 1833 and preached for a short time in Michigan and Ohio. He soon began to study law in Illinois and joined the Democratic Party... (D)	Thomas McHugh (D)	James S. Brown James S. Brown James Sproat Brown was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Brown was born in 1824 in Hampden, Maine. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1840 and, after being admitted to the bar in 1843, began practicing law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1844... (D)	Jairus C. Fairchild Jairus C. Fairchild Jairus Cassius Fairchild was an American politician and businessman.Born in Granville, New York, he moved to Hudson, Ohio, where he was a merchant. Later he would move to Franklin Mills, Ohio for a brief time where he operated a tannery before relocating to Cleveland around 1834... (D)	Eleazer Root Eleazer Root Eleazer Root was an American educator and Episcopalian priest.Born in Canaan, New York, Root graduated from Williams College and was admitted to the New York bar. After moving briefly to Virginia, Root moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin where he help founded the present Carroll University... (W)			Henry Dodge Henry Dodge Henry Dodge was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son was Augustus C. Dodge with whom he served in the U.S. Senate, the first, and so far only, father-son pair to serve concurrently.... (D)	Isaac P. Walker Isaac P. Walker Isaac Pigeon Walker was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.Walker was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Illinois in 1825. He practiced law in Springfield, Illinois, and served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives. He moved to Wisconsin in... (D)	2D	Cass Lewis Cass Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan... / Butler (D)
1849			Thomas McHugh (D)								1FS, 1W, 1D
1850		Samuel W. Beall (D)	William A. Barstow William A. Barstow William Augustus Barstow was the third Governor of Wisconsin and a Union Army General during the American Civil War.-Early life:Barstow was born in Plainfield, Connecticut... (D)	S. Park Coon S. Park Coon Squire Park Coon was an American politician and soldier from Wisconsin.Coon served as Wisconsin Attorney General 1850-1852. Later, during the American Civil War, he served in the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as colonel, but resigned soon after. He died on October 12, 1883.-Notes:... (D)							1FS, 1W, 1D
1851		Samuel W. Beall (D)									2D, 1FS
1852	Leonard J. Farwell Leonard J. Farwell Leonard James Farwell was an American politician and the second Governor of Wisconsin.Farwell was born in Watertown, New York, and moved to Wisconsin in the 1840s, prior to its statehood... (W)	Timothy Burns Timothy Burns Timothy Burns was Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1851 until his death while in office in 1853, serving as a Democrat. Timothy Burns was born in Dublin, Ireland. As a young man, he settled in Iowa County, Wisconsin.... (D)	Charles D. Robinson Charles D. Robinson Charles D. Robinson was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's third Secretary of State for one term from January 5, 1852 to January 2, 1854. He was a Democrat and served under Whig governor Leonard J. Farwell. Robinson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in... (D)	Experience Estabrook Experience Estabrook Experience Estabrook was an American attorney and legal administrator active in territorial Wisconsin and Nebraska.... (D)	Edward H. Janssen Edward H. Janssen -Biography:Born in Germany in 1815, Janssen moved to Mequon, Wisconsin in 1840. He was a delegate to the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention in 1846 and served as Treasurer from 1852 to 1856. Later, he moved to Cedarburg, Wisconsin and became Superintendent of Schools of Ozaukee County,... (D)	Azel P. Ladd Azel P. Ladd Azel Parkhurst Ladd was an American educator from Wisconsin.Born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, Ladd studied medicine and taught school in Massachusetts. In 1842, he moved to Shullsburg, Wisconsin. He was elected the second Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin serving 1852-1854.-Notes:...					2D, 1FS	Pierce Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army... /King William R. King William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama... (D)
1853		vacant									3D
1854	William A. Barstow William A. Barstow William Augustus Barstow was the third Governor of Wisconsin and a Union Army General during the American Civil War.-Early life:Barstow was born in Plainfield, Connecticut... (D)	James T. Lewis James T. Lewis James Taylor Lewis was an American lawyer and politician who served as the ninth Governor of Wisconsin.Lewis was born in Clarendon, New York, and in 1845 he settled in Columbus, Wisconsin. He held the positions of district attorney and county judge, and he was elected to terms in both the... (R)	Alexander T. Gray Alexander T. Gray Alexander T. Gray, also called Alex T. Grey, was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's fourth Secretary of State for a single term from January 2, 1854 to January 7, 1856. He was a Democrat and served under Democratic governor William A. Barstow.He resided in... (D)	George Baldwin Smith George Baldwin Smith George Baldwin Smith was an American politician and lawyer.-Legal and political career:Smith was admitted to the federal bar in to Southport, Wisconsin Territory George Baldwin Smith (May 22, 1823–September 18, 1879) was an American politician and lawyer.-Legal and political career:Smith was... (D)		Hiram A. Wright Hiram A. Wright Hiram A. Wright was an American educator and politician from Wisconsin.Born in St. Lawrence County, New York, Wright moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1846. Wright started a newspaper the 'Prairie du Chien Patriot', in 1848. He also studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. Wright was... (D)					3D
1855										Charles Durkee Charles Durkee Charles Durkee was an American politician and a Congressman and Senator from Wisconsin.-Early life:Durkee was born in Royalton, Vermont. He became a merchant and moved to Wisconsin in 1836... (R)	2R, 1D
1856		Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (D)	David W. Jones David W. Jones David W. Jones was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's fifth Secretary of State, serving two terms from January 7, 1856 to January 2, 1860. He was a Democrat and served under Democratic governor William A... (D)	William R. Smith William Rudolph Smith William Rudolph Smith was a politician in the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.-Biography:Smith was born on August 31, 1787 in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Eventually he would move to Mineral Point, Wisconsin. His son, John Montgomery Smith, would serve in the Wisconsin State Assembly... (D)	Charles Kuehn Charles Kuehn Charles Kuehn was an American politician.From Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Kuehn served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1849–1850. From 1856 to 1858, Kuehn served as the Wisconsin State Treasurer.... (D)	A. Constantine Barry A. Constantine Barry Alfred Constantine Barry was an American educator, politician, and Universalist minister from Wisconsin.Born in Walton, New York, Barry was ordained an Universalist minister in 1836. After pastoring churches in New York and Richmond, Virginia, he moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where he started a... (D)						Fremont John C. Frémont John Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder... /Dayton William L. Dayton William Lewis Dayton was an American politician.A distant relation of U.S. House Speaker and U.S. Constitution signatory Jonathan Dayton, he was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to farmer Joel Dayton and his wife... (R)
	Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (D)	vacant
	Coles Bashford Coles Bashford Coles Bashford was an American lawyer and politician who became the fifth Governor of Wisconsin. His one term as governor ended in a bribery scandal that forced him to leave the state, but he was later instrumental in the government of the newly formed Arizona Territory.-Early life and... (R)	Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (D)
1857		Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (D)							James Rood Doolittle James Rood Doolittle James Rood Doolittle was an American politician who served as a senator from the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1869. He was a strong supporter of President Abraham Lincoln's administration during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Born in Hampton, New York,... (R)		3R
1858	Alexander Randall Alexander Randall Alexander Williams Randall was a lawyer, judge and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the sixth Governor of Wisconsin from 1858 until 1861. He was instrumental in raising and organizing the first Wisconsin volunteer troops for the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:Randall... (R)	Erasmus D. Campbell Erasmus D. Campbell Erasmus Daniel Campbell , was a Wisconsin politician. In 1857, he became mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Town of Campbell in La Crosse County, Wisconsin was named after E.D. Campbell... (D)		Gabriel Bouck Gabriel Bouck Gabriel Bouck was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the state's attorney general.-Early years:... (D)	Samuel D. Hastings Samuel D. Hastings Samuel Dexter Hastings was an American activist and reformer.Born in Leicester, Massachusetts, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he took part in the anti-slavery movement. In 1846, he moved to Wisconsin settling in Geneva, Wisconsin and then in La Crosse, Wisconsin and Trempealeau,... (R)	Lyman Draper Lyman Draper Lyman Copeland Draper, was a librarian and historian who served as secretary for the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin. Draper also served as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin 1858-1860.... (D)					3R
1859											2R, 1D
1860		Butler G. Noble (R)	Louis P. Harvey Louis P. Harvey Louis Powell Harvey was an American politician and the seventh Governor of Wisconsin.Harvey was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, later moving with his family to Ohio. He attended Western Reserve College and Preparatory School and worked as a teacher for a time, and eventually moved to Kenosha,... (R)	James Henry Howe James Henry Howe James Henry Howe was known for his position as a United States federal judge.Born in Turner, Maine, Howe began to study law in 1848 with his uncle Timothy Otis Howe. During his lifetime, he operated a private law firm, served in the army as a Colonel, and was appointed to be a United States... (R)		Josiah Little Pickard Josiah Little Pickard Josiah Little Pickard was the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin, 1860-1864, and the sixth President of the University of Iowa, 1878-1887....					2R, 1D	Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... /Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War... (R)
1861		Butler G. Noble (R)								Timothy O. Howe Timothy O. Howe Timothy Otis Howe was a member of the United States Senate, representing the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1861, to March 4, 1879. He also served as U.S... (R)	3R
1862	Louis P. Harvey (R)	Edward Salomon Edward Salomon Edward Salomon was the eighth Governor of Wisconsin during the Civil War after the accidental drowning of his predecessor, Louis P. Harvey.Salomon was born in Ströbeck, Prussian Saxony... (R)	James T. Lewis (R)	Winfield Smith Winfield Smith -Biography:Smith was born in Fort Howard, Wisconsin in 1827. He would attend the University of Michigan. Smith passed away in 1899.-Career:Smith was Attorney General from 1862 to 1866. He was a Republican.... (R)
1862	Edward Salomon (R)	vacant
1863	Edward Salomon (R)	vacant									3D, 3R
1864	James T. Lewis (R)	Wyman Spooner Wyman Spooner Wyman Spooner was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in 1795 in Hardwick, Massachusetts, where he worked as a printer. He studied law in Vermont until, in 1835, he moved to Ohio. In 1842, he moved to Wisconsin; from 1847 until 1859 he served as Walworth County's probate judge. He became a... (R)	Lucius Fairchild Lucius Fairchild Lucius Fairchild was an American politician, army general, and diplomat. He served as the tenth Governor of Wisconsin and as U.S. Minister to Spain.-Military career:... (R)			John G. McMynn John G. McMynn John Gibson McMynn was an American educator.Born in Palatine Bridge, New York, McMynn graduated from Williams College in 1848. In 1848, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he started a school. Eventually, he moved to Racine, Wisconsin to set up the public school system...					3D, 3R	Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... /Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American... (R)
1865	James T. Lewis (R)										5R, 1D
1866	Lucius Fairchild (R)		Thomas Allen Thomas Allen (Wisconsin politician) Thomas Scott Allen was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as the state's ninth Secretary of State for two terms from January 1, 1866 to January 3, 1870. He was a Republican and served under Governor Lucius Fairchild. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853... (R)	Charles R. Gill Charles R. Gill -Biography:Gill was born in Winfield, New York in 1830. In 1854 he moved to Watertown, Wisconsin. His son, Hiram Gill, would serve as Mayor of Seattle, Washington. He passed away in 1883.-Career:... (R)	William E. Smith William E. Smith William E. Smith was the 14th Governor of Wisconsin.Born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, and moved to the United States with his family as a child. He had lived in New York City and Michigan before settling in Fox Lake, Wisconsin in 1849... (R)
1867
1868						Alexander J. Craig Alexander J. Craig Alexander J. Craig was an American educator and politician from Wisconsin.Born in Wallkill, New York, Craig was self-educated. In 1843, he moved to Palmyra, Wisconsin, where he taught school and farmed. He was the editor of the 'Journal of Wisconsin Education' published by the state of Wisconsin...						Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... / Colfax Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S... (R)
1869									Matthew H. Carpenter Matthew H. Carpenter Matthew Hale Carpenter , was a member of the Republican Party who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1869–1875 and again from 1879 - 1881....
1870		Thaddeus C. Pound Thaddeus C. Pound Thaddeus Coleman Pound was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Pound was Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 1870 - 1872... (R)	Llywelyn Breese Llywelyn Breese Llywelyn Breese was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's tenth Secretary of State, serving for two terms from January 3, 1870 to January 5, 1874. He was a Republican and served under governors Lucius Fairchild and Cadwallader C. Washburn.He resided in Portage,... (R)	Stephen Steele Barlow Stephen Steele Barlow Stephen Steele Barlow was a politician in Wisconsin.-Biography:Barlow was born on August 17, 1818 in Ballston Spa, New York. He passed away on October 5, 1900.-Career:... (R)	Henry Baetz Henry Baetz -Biography:Baetz was born in Germany on July 27, 1830. He moved to Two Rivers, Wisconsin in 1853. Later, he moved to Kewaunee, Wisconsin before settling in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he served with the 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army and would... (R)	Samuel Fallows Samuel Fallows Samuel Fallows was an American clergyman. Fallows was born in England and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1859. During the American Civil War, he fought in the Union Army, rising to Colonel of the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and brevetted Brigadier General... (R)
1871											4R, 2D
1872	Cadwallader C. Washburn Cadwallader C. Washburn Cadwallader Colden Washburn was an American businessman, politician, and soldier noted for founding what would later become General Mills and working in government for Wisconsin. He was born in Livermore, Maine, one of seven brothers that included Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu B. Washburne, William D... (R)	Milton H. Pettit (R)									4R, 2D	Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... /Wilson Henry Wilson Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts... (R)
1873		vacant									6R, 2D
1874	William Robert Taylor William Robert Taylor William Robert Taylor was an American politician and the 12th Governor of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1876.Taylor was born in Connecticut. He was orphaned at age 6 when his father's ship was lost at sea; his mother had died when he was an infant. He then lived with his guardians in Jefferson County,... (D)	Charles D. Parker Charles D. Parker Charles Durwin Parker was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in New Hampshire in 1827; his family moved to Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 1836. He served as a Democrat in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1869 to 1870 and served two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, from 1874 until 1878... (D)	Peter Doyle Peter Doyle (politician) Peter Doyle was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's eleventh Secretary of State, serving for two terms from January 5, 1874 to January 7, 1878. He was a Democrat and served under governors William Robert Taylor and Harrison Ludington... (D)	A. Scott Sloan A. Scott Sloan Andrew Scott Sloan, or A. Scott Sloan , was a United States Representative from Wisconsin, brother of Ithamar Conkey Sloan.Born in Morrisville, New York, Sloan attended the public schools and Morrisville Academy.... (R)	Ferdinand Kuehn Ferdinand Kuehn Ferdinand Kuehn was an American politician.Born in Augsburg, Germany, he worked in banking in Switzerland. In 1844, he moved to Jefferson County, Wisconsin, and then to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he worked in the banking industry. He was elected city treasurer and then the city comptroller for... (D)	Edward Searing Edward Searing Edward Searing was an American educator.Born in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County, New York, Searing received his bachelors and masters degree from the University of Michigan. In 1857, he moved to Wisconsin and taught school. Searing then moved to Milton, Wisconsin in 1863 and became a professor... (R)					6R, 2D
1875									Angus Cameron Angus Cameron Angus Cameron was a Republican and a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin from 1875 to 1881, when he did not seek reelection, and again from 1881 to 1885, when he was elected to succeed Matthew H. Carpenter, who died in office; he did not seek reelection in 1885... (R)		5R, 3D
1876	Harrison Ludington Harrison Ludington Harrison Ludington was an American Republican politician who served as the 13th Governor of Wisconsin and a mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.- Ancestry :... (R)											Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... / Wheeler (R)
1877
1878	William E. Smith (R)	James M. Bingham James M. Bingham James M. Bingham was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in Perry, New York in 1828, and moved to Palmyra, Wisconsin in 1854, where he practiced law. He served multiple terms as a Republican in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was elected its speaker in 1870... (R)	Hans Warner Hans Warner Hans B. Warner was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's twelfth Secretary of State, serving two terms from January 7, 1878 until January 2, 1882. He was a Republican and served under Governor William E. Smith.... (R)	Alexander Wilson Alexander Wilson (Wisconsin politician) Alexander Wilson was an American lawyer.Born in Westfield, New York, Wilson graduated from Union College. Wilson then moved to Dubuque, Iowa, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He then moved to Mineral Point, Wisconsin to practice law. He served as district attorney of Iowa County,... (R)	Richard Guenther (R)	William Clarke Whitford William Clarke Whitford William Clarke Whiford was an American educator, legislator, and pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church from Wisconsin.... (D/Lib.R.)
1879										Matthew H. Carpenter (R)
1880										Matthew H. Carpenter (R)		Garfield/ Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing... (R)
1881									Philetus Sawyer Philetus Sawyer Philetus Sawyer was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin in both houses of Congress. Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is named for him.... (R)	Angus Cameron (R)
1882	Jeremiah McLain Rusk Jeremiah McLain Rusk Jeremiah McLain Rusk was the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1882 to 1889 and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1889 to 1893.-Biography:... (R)	Sam Fifield Sam Fifield Samuel S. Fifield was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in Maine in 1839 and moved to Wisconsin in 1858, where he worked on a clerk on a steamboat on the St. Croix River. He founded the Polk County Press in 1861... (R)	Ernst Timme Ernst Timme Ernst G. Timme was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's thirteenth Secretary of State, serving four terms from January 2, 1882 to January 5, 1891. He was a Republican and served under governors Jeremiah McLain Rusk and William D. Hoard.He resided in Kenosha,... (R)	Leander F. Frisby Leander F. Frisby Leander Franklin Frisby was an American Republican politician and lawyer from Wisconsin.Born in Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, Frisby moved to Burlington, Wisconsin Territory, in 1846, where he taught school. In 1850, Frisby was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and moved to West Bend,... (R)	Edward C. McFetridge Edward C. McFetridge Edward C. McFetridge was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician.Born in Rochester, New York, he was admitted to the New York Bar. He moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where he practiced law and open a woolen mill... (R)	Robert Graham Robert Graham (Wisconsin politician) Robert Graham was an American educator.Born in Putnam, New York, he graduated from Albany Normal School now the University at Albany, SUNY. He then moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he taught school. During the American Civil War, he served as a captain in the 39th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry... (R, D, Proh.)
1883											6D, 3R
1884											6D, 3R	Blaine James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State... / Logan John A. Logan John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President... (R)
1885							20R, 13D	88R, 12D		John Coit Spooner John Coit Spooner John Coit Spooner was a Republican politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907.-Biography:... (R)	7R, 2D
1886							20R, 13D	88R, 12D			7R, 2D
1887		George W. Ryland (R)		Charles E. Estabrook Charles E. Estabrook Charles E. Estabrook was an American Republican politician from Wisconsin.Born in Platteville, Wisconsin, Estabrook graduated from the now University of Wisconsin–Platteville. He was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and practiced law in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Eventually he moved to Milwaukee,... (R)	Henry B. Harshaw Henry B. Harshaw -Biography:Harshaw was born Henry Baldwin Harshaw on June 14, 1842 in Argyle, New York. He moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1854. Harshaw married Georgia M. Finney in 1864. During the American Civil War, he served with the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. While serving, he would be severely... (R)	Jesse B. Thayer Jesse B. Thayer Jesse Thayer was an American educator and legislator.Born in Janesville, Wisconsin, he served in the American Civil War. Afterwards, he graduated from Milton College. He was a superintendent of public schools and was a mathematics professor at Rivers Falls Normal School now University of... (R)	25R, 6D, 1PP, 1I	57R, 30D, 6PP, 4ID, 3I			7R, 1D, 1 Lab.
1888							25R, 6D, 1PP, 1I	57R, 30D, 6PP, 4ID, 3I			7R, 1D, 1 Lab.	Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... /Morton Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:... (R)
1889	William D. Hoard William D. Hoard William Dempster Hoard was the 16th Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1889 to 1891.-Early life:... (R)						24R, 6D, 2UL, 1I	71R, 29D			7R, 2D
1890							24R, 6D, 2UL, 1I	71R, 29D			7R, 2D
1891	George Wilbur Peck George Wilbur Peck George Wilbur Peck was an American writer and politician who served as the 17th Governor of Wisconsin.Peck was born in 1840 in Henderson, New York, the oldest of three children of David B. and Alzina P. Peck. In 1843, the family moved to Cold Spring, Wisconsin... (D)	Charles Jonas Charles Jonas (Wisconsin politician) Charles Jonas was a Czech journalist, linguist and political activist, who became a Wisconsin journalist and politician.- Background :Karel Jonáš was born in Malešov, Bohemia... (D)	Thomas Cunningham Thomas Cunningham Thomas Jefferson Cunningham was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's fourteenth Secretary of State, serving two terms from January 5, 1891 to January 7, 1895. He was a Democrat and served under Governor George Wilbur Peck.He resided in Chippewa Falls,... (D)	James L. O'Connor James L. O'Connor James L. O'Connor was the Wisconsin Attorney General 1891-1895.Born in Hartford, Wisconsin, O'Connor graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School. He served as city attorney for Madison, Wisconsin and then district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin... (D)	John Hunner John Hunner John Hunner was an American politician.Born in Buffalo, New York, he moved to Alma, Wisconsin, in 1862, where he was editor of the local paper and became the first president of the village of Alma, Wisconsin. In 1872, Hunner moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he was a grocer and editor of the... (D)	Oliver Elwin Wells Oliver Elwin Wells Oliver Elwin Wells was an American educator.Born in Lamartine, Wisconsin, Wells went to University of Chicago, but did not graduated, He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, where he was a superintendent of public schools... (D)	19D, 14R	66D, 33R, 1UL		William Freeman Vilas William Freeman Vilas William Freeman Vilas was a member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1891 to 1897. He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat.... (D)	8D, 1R
1892							19D, 14R	66D, 33R, 1UL			8D, 1R	Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents... / Stevenson (D)
1893							26D, 7R	56D, 44R	John L. Mitchell John L. Mitchell John Lendrum Mitchell was an American politician and a Democratic Congressman, Senator from Wisconsin, and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.... (D)		6D, 4R
1894							26D, 7R	56D, 44R			6D, 4R
1895	William H. Upham William H. Upham William Henry Upham was a soldier, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th Governor of Wisconsin.-Biography:Upham was born in Westminster, Massachusetts and moved to Racine, Wisconsin, in 1853... (R)	Emil Baensch Emil Baensch Emil Baensch was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1857. He served as the county judge of Manitowoc County from 1888 until 1897; he founded the Lake Shore Times in 1881 and became a co-owner of the Manitowoc Post in 1896... (R)	Henry Casson Henry Casson Henry Casson was the Secretary of State for Wisconsin from 1895 until 1899. In 1899, at the start of the 56th United States Congress, he was selected by the Republican majority to serve as Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives... (R)	William H. Mylrea William H. Mylrea William H. Mylrea was an American lawyer.Born in Rochester, New York, he moved to what is now Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. After going to Lawrence University, Myrlea was admiitted to the Wisconsin bar. He then moved to Wausau, Wisconsin to practice law and to work in the insurance, lumber, real... (R)	Sewell A. Peterson Sewell A. Peterson Sewell A. Peterson was an American politician.Born in Norway, he settled in Wisconsin in 1861. He lived in Menomonie, Wisconsin, where he was a merchant. During that time, Peterson served on the Menomonie Common Council. Then he moved to Rice Lake, Wisconsin, where he served as city clerk, city... (R)	John Q. Emery John Q. Emery John Quincy Emery was an American educator.Born in Liberty, Ohio, he moved with his parents to Albion, Wisconsin. He went to Albion Academy and became a teacher. Emery was school supervisor and principal at several places including River Falls Normal School now University of Wisconsin–River... (R)	20R, 13D	81R, 19D			10R
1896							20R, 13D	81R, 19D				McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... /Hobart Garret Hobart Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th Vice President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897 until his death. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office.... (R)
1897	Edward Scofield Edward Scofield Edward Scofield was an American politician who served as the 19th Governor of Wisconsin.-Biography:Scofield was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He fought in the American Civil War as a member of the 11th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment and eventually rose to the rank of major. He moved to Oconto,... (R)						29R, 4D	91R, 8D, 1F		John Coit Spooner (R)
1898							29R, 4D	91R, 8D, 1F
1899		Jesse Stone (R)	William Froehlich William Froehlich William H. Froehlich was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's sixteenth Secretary of State, serving two terms from January 2, 1899 to January 5, 1903. He was a Republican and served under governors Edward Scofield and Robert La Follette, Sr..He resided in... (R)	Emmett R. Hicks Emmett R. Hicks Emmett Reuben Hicks was an American lawyer.Born in Waukau, Wisconsin, Hicks received his bachelors and law degrees from University of Wisconsin–Madison and practiced law in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He served as Wisconsin Attorney General 1899-1903 as a Republican.... (R)	James O. Davidson James O. Davidson James Ole Davidson was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.-Background:Jens Ole Davidson was born in Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway. He immigrated in 1872 to the United States when he was 18 years old... (R)	Lorenzo D. Harvey Lorenzo D. Harvey -Biography:Harvey was born Lorenzo Dow Harvey in Deerfield, New Hampshire in 1848. He moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1850, settling in Fulton, Wisconsin. Harvey would graduate from Milton College and become principal of high schools in Mazomanie, Wisconsin and Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In 1880,... (R)	31R, 2D	81R, 19D	Joseph V. Quarles Joseph V. Quarles Joseph Very Quarles, Jr. was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as a United States federal judge and as a United States Senator from Wisconsin.-Biography:... (R)
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Wisconsin The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....	Attorney General	Treasurer	Supt. of Pub. Inst. Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools, is a constitutional office within the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government, and acts as the executive head of the Department of Public Instruction...	State Senate	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Executive offices						\|State Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...

1900 to 1949

Year	\|Executive offices	\|State Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Wisconsin The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....	Attorney General	Treasurer	Supt. of Pub. Inst. Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools, is a constitutional office within the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government, and acts as the executive head of the Department of Public Instruction...	State Senate	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House
1900	Edward Scofield Edward Scofield Edward Scofield was an American politician who served as the 19th Governor of Wisconsin.-Biography:Scofield was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He fought in the American Civil War as a member of the 11th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment and eventually rose to the rank of major. He moved to Oconto,... (R)	Jesse Stone (R)	William Froehlich William Froehlich William H. Froehlich was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's sixteenth Secretary of State, serving two terms from January 2, 1899 to January 5, 1903. He was a Republican and served under governors Edward Scofield and Robert La Follette, Sr..He resided in... (R)	Emmett R. Hicks Emmett R. Hicks Emmett Reuben Hicks was an American lawyer.Born in Waukau, Wisconsin, Hicks received his bachelors and law degrees from University of Wisconsin–Madison and practiced law in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He served as Wisconsin Attorney General 1899-1903 as a Republican.... (R)	James O. Davidson James O. Davidson James Ole Davidson was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.-Background:Jens Ole Davidson was born in Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway. He immigrated in 1872 to the United States when he was 18 years old... (R)	Lorenzo D. Harvey Lorenzo D. Harvey -Biography:Harvey was born Lorenzo Dow Harvey in Deerfield, New Hampshire in 1848. He moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1850, settling in Fulton, Wisconsin. Harvey would graduate from Milton College and become principal of high schools in Mazomanie, Wisconsin and Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In 1880,... (R)	31R, 2D	81R, 19D	Joseph V. Quarles Joseph V. Quarles Joseph Very Quarles, Jr. was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as a United States federal judge and as a United States Senator from Wisconsin.-Biography:... (R)	John Coit Spooner (R)	10R	McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... /Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... (R)
1901	Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. , was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin... (R)	Jesse Stone (R)					31R, 2D	82R, 18D
1902		James O. Davidson (R)					31R, 2D	82R, 18D
1903			Walter Houser Walter Houser Walter L. Houser was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's seventeenth Secretary of State of Wisconsin, serving two terms from January 5, 1903 to January 7, 1907. He was a Republican and served under governors Robert La Follette, Sr. and James O... (R)	Lafayette M. Sturdevant Lafayette M. Sturdevant Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant was a Wisconsin lawyer and politician.Born in Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania in Warren County, Sturdevant and his family settled in Clark County, Wisconsin. There, Sturdevant taught school and studied law... (R)	John J. Kempf John J. Kempf -Biography:Kempf was born on May 4, 1857 in Granville, Wisconsin. He would attend Spencerian Business College.-Career:Kempf served as a Milwaukee, Wisconsin alderman from 1887 to 1888. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Register of Deeds of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin before... (R)	Charles P. Cary Charles P. Cary Charles Preston Cary was an American educator.Born in Marshall, Ohio, Cary went to Ohio Central Normal School and worked in education in Ohio, Kansas, and Nebraska. In 1893, he moved to Wisconsin and was the head of the Milwaukee State Normal School training department Charles Preston Cary... (R)	30R, 3D	75R, 25D			10R, 1D
1904					Thomas M. Purtell Thomas M. Purtell Thomas M. Purtell was an American politician from Wisconsin.Purtell served as State Treasurer of Wisconsin from July 30, 1904 until January 2, 1905. On August 30, 1904, Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Governor of Wisconsin removed John J. Kempf from office and appointed Purtell acting treasurer.... (R)		30R, 3D	75R, 25D			10R, 1D	Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... /Fairbanks (R)
1905					John J. Kempf (R)	Charles P. Cary (NP/R)	28R, 4D, 1SD	85R, 11D, 4SD			10R, 1D
1906	James O. Davidson (R)	vacant			John J. Kempf (R)		28R, 4D, 1SD	85R, 11D, 4SD	Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R)		10R, 1D
1907		William D. Connor William D. Connor William Duncan Connor was Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1907 - 1909. He was a Republican.... (R)	James A. Frear James A. Frear James Archibald Frear was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Hudson, Wisconsin, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Frear attended the public schools, and Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1878.... (R)	Frank L. Gilbert Frank L. Gilbert Frank L. Gilbert was Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1907 to 1911. A Republican, Gilbert was born on March 3, 1864 in Arena, Wisconsin.... (R)	Andrew H. Dahl Andrew H. Dahl -Biography:Dahl was born on April 13, 1859 in Lewiston, Wisconsin. He attended high school in Viroqua, Wisconsin.-Career:Dahl was Supervisor of Westby, Wisconsin from 1896 to 1897 and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1899 to 1901 and again from 1903 to 1907. Additionally, he was... (R)		27R, 5D, 1SD	76R, 19D, 5SD		Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States Representative and a United States Senator.... (R)	9R, 2D
1908							27R, 5D, 1SD	76R, 19D, 5SD			9R, 2D	Taft/Sherman James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:... (R)
1909		John Strange John Strange (Wisconsin politician) John Strange was a Wisconsin politician and businessman. He was born in Oakfield, Wisconsin in 1852, where he worked in various woodenware factories; as a young man he attempted various professions, including schoolteacher while travelling across the Midwestern United States... (R)					28R, 4D, 1SD	80R, 17D, 3SD			10R, 1D
1910							28R, 4D, 1SD	80R, 17D, 3SD			10R, 1D
1911	Francis E. McGovern Francis E. McGovern Francis McGovern , was an American politician who served as the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915.McGovern supported the La Follette progressive wing of the Republican Party... (R)	Thomas Morris Thomas Morris (Wisconsin politician) Thomas Morris was Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1911 until 1915. He was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, St. Arnold Parish, Quebec. Morris settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where, he was a barber. Thomas Morris went to law school in Madison, Wisconsin, and returned to La... (R)		Levi H. Bancroft Levi H. Bancroft Levi H. Bancroft was a politician and jurist in the State of Wisconsin.-Biography:Bancroft was born Levi Horace Bancroft on December 26, 1861 to George I. and Helen M. Bancroft in Sauk County, Wisconsin. On June 11, 1890, he married Myrtle DeLap. He died in 1948.-Career:Bancroft was District... (R)			27R, 4D, 2SD	59R, 29D, 12SD			8R, 2D, 1 Soc.
1912							27R, 4D, 2SD	59R, 29D, 12SD			8R, 2D, 1 Soc.	Wilson Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913... /Marshall Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as the 28th Vice President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson... (D)
1913			John Donald John Donald (Wisconsin politician) John Sweet Donald was a politician and dentist from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's nineteenth Secretary of State, serving two terms from January 6, 1913 to January 1, 1917. He was a Republican and served under governors Francis E. McGovern and Emanuel L. Philipp.He... (R)	Walter C. Owen Walter C. Owen Walter Cecil Owen was a Wisconsin jurist and politician.Born in Trenton, Wisconsin, Owen received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin. He seved in the Wisconsin State Senate and was Wisconsin Attorney General for three terms. In 1918, Owen was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court... (R)	Henry Johnson Henry Johnson (Wisconsin politician) Henry Johnson was Treasurer of Wisconsin from 1913 to 1923. Previously, he had been a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Johnson was a native of Suring, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.... (R)		23R, 9D, 1SD	57R, 37D, 6SD			8R, 3D
1914							23R, 9D, 1SD	57R, 37D, 6SD
1915	Emanuel L. Philipp Emanuel L. Philipp Emanuel Lorenz Philipp was the 23rd Governor of Wisconsin, United States, from 1915 to 1921. He was born in Honey Creek in Sauk County... (R)	Edward F. Dithmar (R)					21R, 11D, 1SD	63R, 29D, 8SD		Paul O. Husting Paul O. Husting Paul Oscar Husting was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Wisconsin in the United States Senate from 1915 to 1917.-Biography:...
1916							21R, 11D, 1SD	63R, 29D, 8SD				Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and... /Fairbanks (R)
1917			Merlin Hull Merlin Hull Merlin Hull was a Wisconsin lawyer, a newspaper publisher, and a member of the United States House of Representatives.... (R)				24R, 6D, 3S	79R, 13D, 7S			11R
1918				Spencer Haven Spencer Haven -Biography:Haven was born in Floyd, Iowa in 1868. He attended Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Haven passed away in 1938.-Career:... (R)			24R, 6D, 3S	79R, 13D, 7S		Irvine Lenroot Irvine Lenroot Irvine Luther Lenroot was a member of the United States Republican Party who served in the House of Representatives from 1909 to 1918, and in the United States Senate from 1918 to 1927, for the state of Wisconsin. He was also Warren G... (R)	11R
1919				John J. Blaine John J. Blaine John James Blaine was the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator. He served as Mayor of Boscobel, on the Grant County Board of Supervisors, Wisconsin Attorney General, and in the Wisconsin State Senate... (R)			27R, 4S, 2D	79R, 16S, 5D			10R, 1 Soc.
1920							27R, 4S, 2D	79R, 16S, 5D			10R, 1 Soc.	Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... /Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... (R)
1921	John J. Blaine John J. Blaine John James Blaine was the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator. He served as Mayor of Boscobel, on the Grant County Board of Supervisors, Wisconsin Attorney General, and in the Wisconsin State Senate... (R)	George Comings George Comings George Fisher Comings was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in Greensboro, VT in 1849, but moved to St. Joseph, Michigan with his parents in 1870. In 1900, Comings moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he was a dairyman and bred Holstein cattle... (R)	Elmer Hall Elmer Hall Elmer Stephen Hall was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as Brown County Clerk, Green Bay's 26th Mayor, Wisconsin's twenty-first Secretary of State, Conservation Commissioner and District 2 Wisconsin State Senate serving one term. He was a Republican.He died May 22,... (R)	William J. Morgan William J. Morgan (Wisconsin politician) William J. Morgan was an American lawyer.Born in Charlesburg, Wisconsin, Morgan graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He then received his law degree from University of Michigan Law School. He served as Wisconsin Attorney General 1912-1923 as a Republican.... (R)		John Callahan John Callahan (Wisconsin politician) John Callahan was an American educator.Born in Golden's Bridge, New York, he moved with his family to Prescott, Wisconsin. He went to the public schools and did private study. He served as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin 1921–1949.-Notes:... (NP)	27R, 4S, 2D	92R, 6S, 2D			11R
1922							27R, 4S, 2D	92R, 6S, 2D			11R
1923			Fred R. Zimmerman Fred R. Zimmerman Fred R. Zimmerman was a newsboy, milkman, traveling salesman, bookkeeper and Republican politician from Milwaukee, who served as a state representative, 25th Governor of Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Secretary of State. His son Robert C... (R)	Herman Ekern Herman Ekern Herman L. Ekern was a Wisconsin politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. He was one of the founders of Lutheran Brotherhood.-Background:... (R)	Solomon Levitan Solomon Levitan -Biography:Levitan was born in Tauroggen, East Prussia in 1862. A Jewish man, Levitan moved to Wisconsin and settled in the New Glarus, Wisconsin area in 1881 after antisemitism broke out in his native country. He later moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 1905. Levitan passed away in... (R)		30R, 3S	89R, 1D, 10S			10R, 1 Soc.
1924							30R, 3S	89R, 1D, 10S				La Follette Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. , was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin... /Wheeler Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from 1923 until 1947.-Early life:... (P)
1925		Henry A. Huber (R)					30R, 3S	92R, 7S, 1D	Robert M. La Follette, Jr. Robert M. La Follette, Jr. Robert Marion "Young Bob" La Follette, Jr. was an American senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., the brother of Philip La Follette, and Fola La Follette, whose husband was the playwright George Middleton.- Early life:La Follette was born in Madison,... (R)
1926							30R, 3S	92R, 7S, 1D
1927	Fred R. Zimmerman (R)		Theodore Dammann Theodore Dammann Theodore Dammann was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's twenty-third Secretary of State, serving six terms from January 3, 1927 to January 2, 1939. For his first four terms he was a Republican and served under governors Fred R. Zimmerman, Walter J. Kohler,... (R)	John W. Reynolds, Sr. John W. Reynolds, Sr. John Whitcome Reynolds, Sr. was Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1927 to 1933. He was elected as a Republican.Reynolds was born in Jacksonport, in Door County, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Reynolds was admitted to the bar in... (R)			31R, 2S	89R, 3D, 8S		John J. Blaine (R)
1928	Fred R. Zimmerman (R)						31R, 2S	89R, 3D, 8S				Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business... /Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States... (R)
1929	Walter J. Kohler, Sr. Walter J. Kohler, Sr. Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. was an American businessman and politician. He was an innovative and highly successful Wisconsin industrialist. The Kohler Company was founded by his father, John Michael Kohler. Walter Kohler served as the company's president 1905 to 1937...						31R, 2D	90R, 6D, 3S, 1I			11R
1930							31R, 2D	90R, 6D, 3S, 1I			11R
1931	Philip La Follette Philip La Follette Philip Fox La Follette was an American politician from the US state of Wisconsin. He served three terms as the Governor of Wisconsin and helped create the Wisconsin Progressive Party.-Early life and family:... (R)						30R, 2S, 1D	89R, 9S, 2D			10R, 1D
1932							30R, 2S, 1D	89R, 9S, 2D			10R, 1D	Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... /Garner John Nance Garner John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :... (D)
1933	Albert G. Schmedeman Albert G. Schmedeman Albert George Schmedeman was an American politician who served as the 28th Governor of Wisconsin. To date he is the only mayor of Madison to be elected Governor of Wisconsin.-Biography:... (D)	Thomas J. O'Malley Thomas J. O'Malley Thomas J. O'Malley was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in Menasha, Wisconsin in 1868. He initially worked in the railway industry, eventually becoming a passenger conductor for the North Western Railroad. He was active in the railway union, and in 1932 he became the first Democrat elected... (D)		James E. Finnegan James E. Finnegan James E. Finnegan was a politician in the State of Wisconsin.-Biography:Finnegan was born James Edward Finnegan on November 26, 1892 to John and Julia Finnegan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On September 12, 1916 he married Olive M. Frawley. He died in November 1966... (D)	Robert Kirkland Henry Robert Kirkland Henry Robert Kirkland Henry was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's Second Congressional District. He was elected in 1944 and re-elected in 1946. He served from January 3, 1945 until his death on November 20, 1946. He was Wisconsin state treasurer from... (D)		23R, 9D, S1	59D, 24P, 13R, 3S, 1IR		F. Ryan Duffy F. Ryan Duffy Francis Ryan Duffy was a member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1933 to 1939 and later a United States federal judge.-Biography:... (D)	5D, 5R
1934							23R, 9D, S1	59D, 24P, 13R, 3S, 1IR			5D, 5R
1935	Philip La Follette (P)		Theodore Dammann (P)				14P, 13D, 6R	45P, 35D, 17R, 3S	Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (P)		7 P, 3D
1936		Henry A. Gunderson (P)					14P, 13D, 6R	45P, 35D, 17R, 3S
1937		Herman L. Ekern (P)		Orland Steen Loomis Orland Steen Loomis Orland Steen Loomis was an American lawyer and governor-elect of Wisconsin. He was born in Mauston, Wisconsin and was a member of the Progressive Party.... (P)	Solomon Levitan (P)		16P, 9D, 8R	46P, 31D, 21R, 2S
1938		Herman L. Ekern (P)			Solomon Levitan (P)		16P, 9D, 8R	46P, 31D, 21R, 2S
1939	Julius P. Heil Julius P. Heil Julius Peter Heil was the 30th Governor of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1943. A Republican, he was born in Düssmund an der Mosel, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1881. In 1901, he founded the Heil Company in Milwaukee, which fabricated steel tank cars. He served two two-year terms as... (R)	Walter Samuel Goodland Walter Samuel Goodland Walter Samuel Goodland was an American politician and the 31st Governor of Wisconsin. He was a Republican. He attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.... (R)	Fred R. Zimmerman (R)	John E. Martin John E. Martin John E. Martin was an American politician and jurist from Wisconsin.Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Martin went to University of Wisconsin–Madison and then received his law degree from Notre Dame Law School. During World War I, he served in the United States Army...	John M. Smith John M. Smith John Melgar Smith was an American businessman and politician.Born on a farm near Carthage, Illinois, Smith lived in Minnesota 1891–1895 working as a railroad telegraph operator and station agent. In 1895, he moved to Shell Lake, Wisconsin, where he worked in the cooperative, banking, and lumber...		16R, 11P, 6D	53R, 32P, 15D		Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley was a member of the Republican Party who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member.-Biography:... (R)	8R, 2P
1940							16R, 11P, 6D	53R, 32P, 15D			8R, 2P	Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... /Wallace Henry A. Wallace Henry Agard Wallace was the 33rd Vice President of the United States , the Secretary of Agriculture , and the Secretary of Commerce . In the 1948 presidential election, Wallace was the nominee of the Progressive Party.-Early life:Henry A... (D)
1941							14P, 13D, 6R	45P, 35D, 17R, 3S			6R, 3P, 1D
1942							14P, 13D, 6R	45P, 35D, 17R, 3S			6R, 3P, 1D
1943	Orland S. Loomis (P)						23R, 6P, 4D	73R, 14D, 13P			5R, 3D, 2P
1943	Walter Samuel Goodland Walter Samuel Goodland Walter Samuel Goodland was an American politician and the 31st Governor of Wisconsin. He was a Republican. He attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.... (R)	vacant
1944		vacant										Dewey/Bricker John W. Bricker John William Bricker was a United States Senator and the 54th Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Republican nominee for Vice President in 1944.-Early life:... (R)
1945		Oscar Rennebohm Oscar Rennebohm Oscar Rennebohm was the 32nd Governor of Wisconsin. He was born in Leeds, Wisconsin, in Columbia County. Rennebohm served in the United States Navy during World War I. Rennebohm, a Republican, was a pharmacist. In 1945, he was elected lieutenant governor of Wisconsin... (R)					22R, 6D, 5P	75R, 19D, 5P			7R, 2D, 1P
1946							22R, 6D, 5P	75R, 19D, 5P			7R, 2D, 1P
1947	Oscar Rennebohm Oscar Rennebohm Oscar Rennebohm was the 32nd Governor of Wisconsin. He was born in Leeds, Wisconsin, in Columbia County. Rennebohm served in the United States Navy during World War I. Rennebohm, a Republican, was a pharmacist. In 1945, he was elected lieutenant governor of Wisconsin... (R)	vacant			John L. Sonderegger John L. Sonderegger John Lawrence Sonderegger was an American businessman and politician.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was educated in the Milwaukee school system. In 1940, Sonderegger received his doctorate degree in business from University of Wisconsin–Madison...		27R, 5D, 1P	88R, 12D	Joseph R. McCarthy (R)		10R
1948		vacant
1948		Grover L. Broadfoot Grover L. Broadfoot Grover Lee Broadfoot was the Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.Born in Independence, Wisconsin, Broadfoot moved with his family to Mondovi, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school. Broadfoot served in World War I, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, where he got his... (R)			Clyde M. Johnston Clyde M. Johnston Clyde M. Johnston was an American politician.Johnston served as the Wisconsin State Treasurer from October 1, 1948 until January 3, 1949. He was appointed from the staff of the state treasurer's office to fill a vacancy....							Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his... /Barkley Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley was an American politician in the Democratic Party who served as the 35th Vice President of the United States , under President Harry S. Truman.... (D)
1949		George M. Smith George M. Smith George M. Smith was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1912 and attended college in Winnipeg. He emigrated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States in 1941, and became an United States citizen in 1944... (R)		Thomas E. Fairchild Thomas E. Fairchild Thomas Edward Fairchild , was a U.S. federal judge and former politician from Wisconsin. Before his death, he served as a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.... (D)	Warren R. Smith Warren R. Smith Warren R. Smith was the State Treasurer of Wisconsin, United States from 1947 until his death in office.... (R)	George Earl Watson George Earl Watson George Earl Watson was an American edcucator.Born in Neenah, Wisconsin, Watson received his bachelors degree from Lawrence University and his masters from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He then became a teacher and served as principal and school supervisor. He served as Wisconsin... (NP)	28R, 3D	74R, 26D			8R, 2D
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Wisconsin The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....	Attorney General	Treasurer	Supt. of Pub. Inst. Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools, is a constitutional office within the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government, and acts as the executive head of the Department of Public Instruction...	State Senate	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Executive offices						\|State Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...

1950 to 1999

Year	\|Executive offices	\|State Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Wisconsin The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....	Attorney General	Treasurer	State Senate	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House
1950	Oscar Rennebohm Oscar Rennebohm Oscar Rennebohm was the 32nd Governor of Wisconsin. He was born in Leeds, Wisconsin, in Columbia County. Rennebohm served in the United States Navy during World War I. Rennebohm, a Republican, was a pharmacist. In 1945, he was elected lieutenant governor of Wisconsin... (R)	George M. Smith George M. Smith George M. Smith was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1912 and attended college in Winnipeg. He emigrated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States in 1941, and became an United States citizen in 1944... (R)	Fred R. Zimmerman (R)	Thomas E. Fairchild Thomas E. Fairchild Thomas Edward Fairchild , was a U.S. federal judge and former politician from Wisconsin. Before his death, he served as a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.... (D)	Warren R. Smith Warren R. Smith Warren R. Smith was the State Treasurer of Wisconsin, United States from 1947 until his death in office.... (R)	28R, 3D	74R, 26D	Joseph R. McCarthy (R)	Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley was a member of the Republican Party who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member.-Biography:... (R)	8R, 2D
1951	Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Walter Jodok Kohler, Jr. was the 33rd Governor of Wisconsin for three terms from 1951 to 1957 and a leading figure in state and national Republican Party activities. His role in the clash between Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 has interested... (R)			Vernon W. Thomson (R)		26R, 7D	75R, 24D			9R, 1D
1952						26R, 7D	75R, 24D				Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... /Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... (R)
1953						26R, 7D	75R, 25D
1954			Louis Allis Louis Allis Louis Allis was an industrialist.From December 16, 1954 until January 3, 1955, Louis Allis was Secretary of State of Wisconsin following the death of Fred R... (R)			26R, 7D	75R, 25D
1955		Warren P. Knowles Warren P. Knowles Warren Perley Knowles , born in River Falls, Wisconsin, was an American lawyer and politician from New Richmond, Wisconsin.-Biography:... (R)	Glenn M. Wise Glenn M. Wise Glenn Miller Wise was a secretary, statistician, and Republican politician, who served as Wisconsin's first female Secretary of State from 1955-57.- Background :... (R)			25R, 8D	64R, 36D			7R, 3D
1956						25R, 8D	64R, 36D
1957	Vernon W. Thomson (R)		Robert C. Zimmerman Robert C. Zimmerman Robert C. Zimmerman was Secretary of State of Wisconsin from 1957 until his retirement in 1975.... (R)	Stewart G. Honeck Stewart G. Honeck Stewart G. Honeck was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Honeck graduated from high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Marquette University Law School and was deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice... (R)		23R, 10D	67R, 33D	William Proxmire William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989.-Personal life:... (D)
1958	Vernon W. Thomson (R)				Dena A. Smith Dena A. Smith Dena A. Smith was the State Treasurer of Wisconsin, United States, 1957–1959 and 1961 until her death in office in 1968.... (R)	23R, 10D	67R, 33D
1959	Gaylord A. Nelson (D)	Philleo Nash Philleo Nash Philleo Nash was a government official, educator, anthropolologist, and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1959-1961 as a Democrat.-Early life and family:... (D)		John W. Reynolds, Jr. (D)	Eugene M. Lamb Eugene M. Lamb Eugene M. Lamb was an American, Democratic politician.Born in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Lamb studied business and accounting, and worked at Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1949, 1951, and 1953. Lamb served as Wisconsin State Treasurer... (D)	20R, 13D	55D, 45R			5D, 5R
1960						20R, 13D	55D, 45R			5D, 5R	Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... /Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See . He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.-Early life:Lodge was born in Nahant,... (R)
1961		Warren P. Knowles (R)			Dena A. Smith (R)	20R, 13D	55R, 45D			6R, 4D
1962		Warren P. Knowles (R)				20R, 13D	55R, 45D
1963	John W. Reynolds (D)	Jack B. Olson Jack B. Olson Jack B. Olson was an American businessman, politician, and Republican from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.Olson was born in Kilbourn in Columbia County, Wisconsin on August 29, 1920, to Jane Zimmerman Olson and Grover Olson. He graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School and attended Western Michigan... (R)		George Thompson George Thompson (Wisconsin politician) George Thompson was Attorney General of Wisconsin 1963-1965. He received his public education in Hudson, Wisconsin;George Thompson attended the University of Wisconsin–River Falls 1936–37, and then St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, where he received his B.A. degree in 1940... (R)		22R, 11D	54R, 45D		Gaylord A. Nelson (D)
1964	John W. Reynolds (D)					22R, 11D	54R, 45D				Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... /Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... (D)
1965	Warren P. Knowles (R)	Patrick J. Lucey (D)		Bronson La Follette Bronson La Follette Bronson Cutting La Follette was Attorney General of the state of Wisconsin. La Follette was a candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 1968 as a Democrat.... (D)		20R, 12D	52D, 47R			5D, 5R
1966						20R, 12D	52D, 47R			5D, 5R
1967						21R, 12D	53R, 47D			7R, 3D
1968		Jack B. Olson Jack B. Olson Jack B. Olson was an American businessman, politician, and Republican from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.Olson was born in Kilbourn in Columbia County, Wisconsin on August 29, 1920, to Jane Zimmerman Olson and Grover Olson. He graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School and attended Western Michigan... (R)			Harold W. Clemens Harold W. Clemens Harold W. Clemens was an American, Republican politician from Wisconsin.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Clemens served in the United States Navy during World War II. He worked in manufacturing and managed a recreation area... (R)	21R, 12D	53R, 47D			7R, 3D	Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... /Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland... (R)
1969				Robert W. Warren Robert W. Warren Robert Willis Warren was a United States federal judge and politician from Wisconsin.Warren was born in Raton, New Mexico. He received a B.A. from Macalester College in 1950, an M.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1951, and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1956... (R)		23R, 10D	52R, 48D			6R, 4D
1970						23R, 10D	52R, 48D			6R, 4D
1971	Patrick J. Lucey (D)	Martin J. Schreiber Martin J. Schreiber Martin James "Marty" Schreiber is an American politician, publisher, and lobbyist. A Democrat, Schreiber served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1963 to 1971 before becoming lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and Governor of Wisconsin... (D)			Charles P. Smith Charles P. Smith Charles P. Smith is an American Democratic politician.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Smith graduated from Madison West High School, in Madison, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. In 1950, he graduated from Milton College and was a company production supervisor... (D)	20R, 12D	67D, 33R			5D, 5R
1972						20R, 12D	67D, 33R			5D, 5R
1973				Victor A. Miller Victor A. Miller Victor Andrew Miller was interim Attorney General of Wisconsin from October 8 until November 25, 1974. He was appointed by Governor Patrick J. Lucey to fill a vacancy on the resignation of Robert W... (D)		18R, 15D	62D, 37R			5D, 4R
1974				Bronson La Follette (D)		18R, 15D	62D, 37R			5D, 4R
1975			Doug LaFollette Doug LaFollette Douglas J. "Doug" La Follette is an American academic, environmental activist, and politician from the state of Wisconsin. A Democrat, he is the current Secretary of State of Wisconsin.-Early life and career:... (D)			18D, 13R	63D, 36R			7D, 2R
1976						18D, 13R	63D, 36R				Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... /Mondale Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota... (D)
1977	Martin J. Schreiber (D)	vacant				23D, 10R	66D, 33R
1978	Martin J. Schreiber (D)	vacant				23D, 10R	66D, 33R
1979	Lee S. Dreyfus Lee S. Dreyfus Lee Sherman Dreyfus was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 40th Governor of Wisconsin from January 4, 1979 to January 3, 1983.... (R)	Russell A. Olson (R)	Vel Phillips Vel Phillips Velvalea Rodgers "Vel" Phillips is a Wisconsin attorney who served as a local official and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as Secretary of State of Wisconsin, often as the first woman and/or African-American in her position.... (D)			21D, 10R	60D, 39R			6D, 3R
1980						21D, 10R	60D, 39R			6D, 3R	Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... /Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... (R)
1981						19D, 14R	59D, 39R		Robert W. Kasten, Jr. (R)	5D, 4R
1982						19D, 14R	59D, 39R
1983	Anthony Earl (D)	James Flynn (D)	Doug LaFollette Doug LaFollette Douglas J. "Doug" La Follette is an American academic, environmental activist, and politician from the state of Wisconsin. A Democrat, he is the current Secretary of State of Wisconsin.-Early life and career:... (D)			17D, 14R	59D, 40R
1984						17D, 14R	59D, 40R
1985						19D, 14R	52D, 47R
1986						19D, 14R	52D, 47R
1987	Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson Thomas George "Tommy" Thompson , a United States Republican politician, was the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, after which he served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, but dropped out early after a poor performance in polls... (R)	Scott McCallum Scott McCallum Scott McCallum is a member of the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Governor of Wisconsin, from 2001 to 2003. Prior to assuming the role of governor upon the appointment of Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, McCallum served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and... (R)		Don Hanaway Don Hanaway Donald J. Hanaway was the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin from 1987 – 1991. He defeated incumbent Democrat Bronson La Follette in 1986, but was himself defeated for re-election by Democrat Jim Doyle in 1990.... (R)		19D, 11R	54D, 45R
1988						19D, 11R	54D, 45R				Dukakis Michael Dukakis Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving... /Bentsen Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. was a four-term United States senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the Senate... (D)
1989						20D, 13R	56D, 43R	Herb Kohl Herb Kohl Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl is the senior U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. He is also a philanthropist and the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association team... (D)
1990						20D, 13R	56D, 43R
1991				Jim Doyle Jim Doyle James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed... (D)	Cathy Zeuske Cathy Zeuske Cathy Susan "Cate" Zeuske , is a Republican politician from Wisconsin, United States. She is married to John Gard, who served as Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2003 until 2007. They have two children.... (R)	19D, 14R	58D, 41R			5R, 4D
1992						19D, 14R	58D, 41R				Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... /Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (D)
1993						15D, 15R	52D, 47R		Russ Feingold Russ Feingold Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic party member of the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.He is a recipient of the John F... (D)
1994						15D, 15R	52D, 47R
1995					Jack Voight Jack Voight Jack C. Voight is a Wisconsin insurance agent and a former State Treasurer of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Republican Party.... (R)	17R, 16D	51R, 48D			6R, 3D
1996						17R, 16D	51R, 48D			6R, 3D
1997						17D, 16R	52R, 47D			5D, 4R
1998							52R, 47D
1999							55R, 44D
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Wisconsin The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....	Attorney General	Treasurer	State Senate	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Executive offices						\|State Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...

2000 to 2011

Year	\|Executive offices	\|State Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Wisconsin The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....	Attorney General	Treasurer	State Senate	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House
2000	Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson Thomas George "Tommy" Thompson , a United States Republican politician, was the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, after which he served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, but dropped out early after a poor performance in polls... (R)	Scott McCallum Scott McCallum Scott McCallum is a member of the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Governor of Wisconsin, from 2001 to 2003. Prior to assuming the role of governor upon the appointment of Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, McCallum served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and... (R)	Doug LaFollette Doug LaFollette Douglas J. "Doug" La Follette is an American academic, environmental activist, and politician from the state of Wisconsin. A Democrat, he is the current Secretary of State of Wisconsin.-Early life and career:... (D)	Jim Doyle Jim Doyle James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed... (D)	Jack Voight Jack Voight Jack C. Voight is a Wisconsin insurance agent and a former State Treasurer of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Republican Party.... (R)	17D, 16R	55R, 44D	Herb Kohl Herb Kohl Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl is the senior U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. He is also a philanthropist and the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association team... (D)	Russ Feingold Russ Feingold Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic party member of the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.He is a recipient of the John F... (D)	5D, 4R	Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... /Lieberman Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently an independent, he remains closely affiliated with the party.Born in Stamford, Connecticut,... (D)
2001	Scott McCallum Scott McCallum Scott McCallum is a member of the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Governor of Wisconsin, from 2001 to 2003. Prior to assuming the role of governor upon the appointment of Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, McCallum served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and... (R)	Margaret Farrow Margaret Farrow Margaret Farrow is a former state senator and former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and attended Rosary College in River Forest, Illinois for one year before receiving her B.A... (R)				18D, 15R	56R, 43D
2002						18D, 15R	56R, 43D
2003	Jim Doyle Jim Doyle James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed... (D)	Barbara Lawton Barbara Lawton Barbara Lawton is an American politician from Green Bay, Wisconsin and member of the Democratic Party. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She became the first woman elected to the position in 2002, as the running mate of former Democratic Governor Jim Doyle... (D)		Peggy Lautenschlager (D)		18R, 15D	58R, 41D			4R, 4D
2004						18R, 15D	58R, 41D				Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W... /Edwards John Edwards Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in... (D)
2005						19R, 14D	60R, 39D
2006						19R, 14D	60R, 39D
2007				J. B. Van Hollen J. B. Van Hollen John Byron "J.B." Van Hollen is the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin. A Republican, he was elected to the office in November 2006 and took office on January 3, 2007, succeeding Democrat Peg Lautenschlager.-Background:... (R)	Dawn Marie Sass Dawn Marie Sass Dawn Marie Sass was the State Treasurer of Wisconsin, 2007-2011. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sass graduated from St. Mary's Academy and from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She did graduate work at National-Louis University. She defeated incumbent Jack Voight on November 7, 2006... (D)	18D, 15R	52R, 47D			5D, 3R
2008							52R, 47D				Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... /Biden Joe Biden Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama... (D)
2009							52D, 46R, 1I
2010							52D, 46R, 1I
2011	Scott Walker Scott Walker (politician) Scott Kevin Walker is an American Republican politician who began serving as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 2011, after defeating Democratic candidate Tom Barrett, 52 percent to 47 percent in the November 2010 general election... (R)	Rebecca Kleefisch Rebecca Kleefisch Rebecca Kleefisch is a former television news anchor, turned American politician, and is currently serving as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin... (R)			Kurt W. Schuller Kurt W. Schuller Kurt W. Schuller is the State Treasurer of Wisconsin and a businessman.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Schuller graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin with an associate degree in management and communications. Schuller owned and managed restaurants and lives in Eden, Wisconsin... (R)	19R, 14D	59R, 39D, 1I		Ron Johnson (R)	5R, 3D
2011						17R, 16D	59R, 39D, 1I		Ron Johnson (R)	5R, 3D
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Wisconsin The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the second in the order of succession of the Governor of Wisconsin, behind the Lieutenant Governor....	Attorney General	Treasurer	State Senate	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Executive offices					\|State Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...

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