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Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1948). "Parties and
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Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1958). "Parties and Elections".
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Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1952). "Parties and Elections".
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Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1954). "Parties and Elections".
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Theobald, H. Rupert, ed. (1966). "Elections in Wisconsin".
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1740:1994 deaths
1735:1896 births
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362:World War I
310:World War I
123:Preceded by
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1086:References
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842:Republican
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554:Republican
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481:Plurality
326:Republican
280:Allegiance
270:Contractor
267:Occupation
204:Republican
161:1896-04-05
1703:from the
1661:La Crosse
1659:from the
766:Defeated
757:Election
722:Lee Swett
475:Defeated
466:Election
344:Biography
194:La Crosse
113:In office
104:La Crosse
102:from the
62:In office
51:from the
1707:district
1034:Primary
983:General
930:General
879:General
828:Special
780:Primary
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577:General
540:General
489:Primary
472:Elected
259:Children
55:district
1076:15,911
1073:45.08%
1057:54.92%
1038:Sep. 10
1023:46,761
1020:47.45%
1017:22,186
1004:52.55%
1001:24,575
972:48,500
969:46.20%
966:22,408
951:53.80%
948:26,092
919:43,905
916:43.38%
913:19,044
900:56.62%
897:24,861
871:12,255
868:26,055
865:26.48%
849:73.52%
846:19,155
817:41.38%
801:58.62%
784:Mar. 10
737:15,522
734:30.35%
718:69.65%
715:10,811
686:10,640
683:32.27%
667:67.73%
617:12,096
614:26.30%
598:73.10%
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510:54.28%
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1079:1,567
1070:7,172
1054:8,739
1026:2,389
987:Nov. 3
975:3,684
934:Nov. 8
922:5,817
883:Nov. 6
862:6,900
832:Apr. 7
823:1,396
820:8,096
814:3,350
798:4,746
769:Total
740:6,100
731:4,711
701:Nov. 4
689:3,774
680:3,433
664:7,207
650:Nov. 7
638:0.60%
620:5,661
611:3,181
595:8,842
581:Nov. 2
569:7,572
566:7,572
558:7,572
544:Nov. 5
532:5,921
526:2,707
507:3,214
478:Total
170:, U.S.
1031:1968
980:1964
927:1960
876:1956
777:1953
760:Date
754:Year
694:1952
643:1950
631:Prog.
574:1948
517:(inc)
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