1888 Insurance Commissioner General Election Results - Wisconsin
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  Insurance Commissioner
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
Phillip Cheek Jr.Republican 176,353 49.74%
Evan W. EvansDemocratic 154,951 43.71%
S. M. BixbyProhibition 14,511 4.09%
Ritner StephensUnion Labor 8,695 2.45%
Scattering- 10 0.00%
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  1888 Wisconsin County Map of General Election Results for Insurance Commissioner  
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Election Notes:
  • The 1889 Blue Book contains misprints for Evans in Juneau County and Bixby in Dunn County.
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 1889 Blue Book. https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AWYIRTD3R3S44D8E/full/ASX5TXMEXLJAJW8Z
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Board of State Canvassers, "For Insurance Commissioner," Tabular Statement of the votes...at the General Election (Madison, 1888)
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