1888 State Treasurer General Election Results - Wisconsin
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  State Treasurer
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
Henry B. KershawRepublican 176,567 49.81%
Theodore KerstenDemocratic 154,539 43.60%
L. W. HoytProhibition 14,545 4.10%
Alfred ManheimerUnion Labor 8,748 2.47%
Scattering- 69 0.02%
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  1888 Wisconsin County Map of General Election Results for State Treasurer  
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Election Notes:
  • The 1889 Blue Book misstates Kersten's figure in Pierce County and Manheimer's figure in Green Lake County.
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 1889 Blue Book. https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AWYIRTD3R3S44D8E/full/AGCUSM4B7PE6EJ8A
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Board of State Canvassers, "For State Treasurer," Tabular Statement of the votes...at the General Election (Madison, 1888)
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