The 1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Primary elections were held on September 7, 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.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
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
editParty | 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
editNominee
edit- Virgil H. Cady, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in 1914
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Virgil H. Cady | 16,358 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 16,358 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
editNominee
edit- Herman O. Kent, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Herman O. Kent | 11,307 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 11,307 | 100.00 |
Prohibition primary
editCandidates
editNominee
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
editParty | 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
editResults
editParty | 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.