1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928.
Incumbent Republican Governor Fred R. Zimmerman was defeated in the Republican primary.
Republican nominee Walter J. Kohler Sr. defeated Democratic nominee Albert G. Schmedeman with 55.38% of the vote.
Primary elections[edit]
Primary elections were held on September 4, 1928.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Albert G. Schmedeman | 41,459 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 41,459 | 100.00 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Joseph D. Beck, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
- John E. Ferris, Independent Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1924
- Walter J. Kohler, Sr., industrialist
- Fred R. Zimmerman, incumbent Governor
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Walter J. Kohler, Sr. | 224,421 | 43.66 | |
Republican | Joseph D. Beck | 203,359 | 39.56 | |
Republican | Fred R. Zimmerman (incumbent) | 82,837 | 16.11 | |
Republican | John E. Ferris | 3,448 | 0.67 | |
Total votes | 514,065 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Otto R. Hauser, realtor[3]
Withdrew[edit]
- Oscar Ameringer, newspaper editor[a]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Otto R. Hauser | 12,013 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 12,013 | 100.00 |
Prohibition primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924
- Jane H. Robinson[4]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | Adolph R. Bucknam | 527 | 52.49 | |
Prohibition | Jane H. Robinson | 477 | 47.51 | |
Total votes | 1,004 | 100.00 |
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Major party candidates
- Albert G. Schmedeman, Democratic
- Walter J. Kohler, Sr., Republican
Other candidates
- Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition
- Otto R. Hauser, Socialist
- Joseph Ehrhardt, Socialist Labor
- Alvar J. Hayes, Workers
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Walter J. Kohler Sr. | 547,738 | 55.38% | ||
Democratic | Albert G. Schmedeman | 394,368 | 39.87% | ||
Socialist | Otto R. Hauser | 36,924 | 3.73% | ||
Prohibition | Adolph R. Bucknam | 6,477 | 0.65% | ||
Socialist Labor | Joseph Ehrhardt | 1,938 | 0.20% | ||
Communist | Alvar J. Hayes | 1,420 | 0.14% | ||
Scattering | 278 | 0.03% | |||
Majority | 153,370 | 15.51% | |||
Turnout | 989,143 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book 1929, p. 736.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1928 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Politics". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. June 27, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "County Clerk's List of Candidates". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. August 13, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1928". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1929, p. 817.
Bibliography[edit]
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Anderson, William J.; Anderson, William A., eds. (1929). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1929. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.