1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1920.

Republican candidate John J. Blaine won the election with 52.98% of the vote, winning his first of three terms as Governor of Wisconsin due to the popularity of Emanuel L. Philipp and it would lead to his victorious campaigns for U.S. Senate. Blaine defeated Democratic Party candidate Robert McCoy, Socialist candidate William Coleman and Prohibition Party candidate Henry H. Tubbs.

Nominee

 * John J. Blaine, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin

Eliminated in primary

 * Edward Dithmar, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
 * Merlin Hull, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin
 * Gilbert E. Seaman, regent of the University of Wisconsin
 * James N. Tittemore, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1918
 * Roy P. Wilcox, incumbent State Senator, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1918

Nominee

 * Robert Bruce McCoy, general in the National Guard, former Monroe County Court judge and Mayor of Sparta

Nominee

 * William Coleman, union organizer, unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin House of Representatives in 1908

Nominee

 * Henry H. Tubbs, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1904