Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1851

November 4, 1851

Governor before election

Nelson Dewey
Democratic

Elected Governor

Leonard J. Farwell
Whig

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The 1851 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1851. Whig candidate Leonard J. Farwell won the election with 56% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin. Farwell defeated Democratic candidate Don Alonzo Joshua Upham.^[1]

Results

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1851^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Whig	Leonard J. Farwell	22,319	50.6%
	Democrat	Don Alonzo Joshua Upham	21,812	49.4%
Total votes			44,131	100

1 2 Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015–2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.

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