1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Primary elections were held on September 15, 1936. Incumbent Progressive Governor Philip La Follette won re-election, defeating Republican nominee Alexander Wiley and Democratic nominee Arthur W. Lueck. As of 2022, this is the last time that Shawano County did not vote for the Republican nominee for governor and the last time Dodge County voted Democratic for governor.

Nominee

 * Philip La Follette, incumbent Governor

Nominee

 * Arthur W. Lueck, attorney

Eliminated in primary

 * William D. Carroll, State Senator

Nominee

 * Alexander Wiley, farmer and former Chippewa County district attorney (1909–1915)

Eliminated in primary

 * John Bowman Chapple, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1932 and 1934

Third party nominations

 * Joseph Ehrhardt, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1928, 1932 and 1934
 * August F. Fehlandt, Prohibition, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1906
 * Joseph F. Walsh, Union, merchant and farmer