1906 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1906 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1906

Nominee William D. Connor Michael F. Blenski William Kaufmann Party Republican Democratic Social Democratic Popular vote 174,666 104,392 24,910 Percentage 55.74% 33.31% 7.95%

Lieutenant Governor before election James O. Davidson Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor William D. Connor Republican

The 1906 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee William D. Connor defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Michael F. Blenski, Social Democratic nominee William Kaufmann and Prohibition nominee August F. Fehlandt.

General election

On election day, November 6, 1906, Republican nominee William D. Connor won the election by a margin of 70,274 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Michael F. Blenski, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Connor was sworn in as the 20th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 7, 1907.

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William D. Connor	174,666	55.74
	Democratic	Michael F. Blenski	104,392	33.31
	Social Democratic	William Kaufmann	24,910	7.95
	Prohibition	August F. Fehlandt	8,887	2.84
		Scattering	510	0.16
Total votes			313,365	100.00
	Republican hold