1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1926.
Incumbent Republican Governor John J. Blaine retired to run for the U.S. Senate. Republican nominee Fred R. Zimmerman defeated Independent Charles B. Perry, Democratic nominee Virgil H. Cady and Socialist nominee Herman O. Kent.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Fred R. Zimmerman, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Herman L. Ekern, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin
- Charles B. Perry, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (ran as independent in general)
- W. Stanley Smith, former Commissioner of Insurance[1][2]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fred R. Zimmerman | 215,546 | 46.76 | |
Republican | Herman L. Ekern | 178,352 | 38.69 | |
Republican | Charles B. Perry | 41,856 | 9.08 | |
Republican | W. Stanley Smith | 25,188 | 5.46 | |
Total votes | 460,942 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Virgil H. Cady, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in 1914
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Virgil H. Cady | 16,358 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 16,358 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Herman O. Kent, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Herman O. Kent | 11,307 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 11,307 | 100.00 |
Prohibition primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- David W. Emerson, Prohibition nominee for Governor in 1914
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924
- Alex McEathron, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 9th congressional district in 1910
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | David W. Emerson | 576 | 39.21 | |
Prohibition | Adolph R. Bucknam | 546 | 37.17 | |
Prohibition | Alex McEathron | 347 | 23.62 | |
Total votes | 1,469 | 100.00 |
Independents & other parties
[edit]- Alex Gordon, Socialist Labor
- Charles B. Perry, Independent, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Fred R. Zimmerman | 350,927 | 63.47% | ||
Independent | Charles B. Perry | 76,507 | 13.84% | ||
Democratic | Virgil H. Cady | 72,627 | 13.14% | ||
Socialist | Herman O. Kent | 40,293 | 7.29% | ||
Prohibition | David W. Emerson | 7,333 | 1.33% | ||
Socialist Labor | Alex Gordon | 4,593 | 0.83% | ||
Scattering | 632 | 0.11% | |||
Majority | 274,420 | 49.63% | |||
Turnout | 552,912 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Jorge Gomez, Commissioner of Insurance, ed. (2005). Wisconsin Insurance Report, 2005 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. p. 5.
- ^ "W. Stanley Smith In Attack On Candidates". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. July 24, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book 1927, p. 494.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1926 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1926 - PRB Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1927, p. 573.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.