The 1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926.
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County results
Zimmerman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Cady: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Primary elections edit
Primary elections were held on September 7, 1926.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates 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 |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Herman L. Ekern, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin
- Charles B. Perry, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- W. Stanley Smith, former Commissioner of Insurance[2][3]
- Fred R. Zimmerman, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin
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 |
Socialist primary edit
Candidates 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
- Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924
- David W. Emerson, Prohibition nominee for Governor in 1914
- 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 |
General election edit
Candidates edit
Major party candidates
- Virgil H. Cady, Democratic
- Fred R. Zimmerman, Republican
Other candidates
- Charles B. Perry, Independent
- David W. Emerson, Prohibition
- Herman O. Kent, Socialist
- Alex Gordon, Socialist Labor
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
- ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book 1927, p. 494.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.