1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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  1924 November 2, 1926 1928  
  Fred R. Zimmerman.jpg Charles B. Perry.png
Nominee Fred R. Zimmerman Charles B. Perry
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote350,92776,507
Percentage63.47%13.84%

  Virgil H. Cady.png Herman O. Kent.png
Nominee Virgil H. Cady Herman O. Kent
Party Democratic Socialist
Popular vote72,62740,293
Percentage13.14%7.29%

1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Zimmerman:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Contents

Cady:     40–50%

Governor before election

John J. Blaine
Republican

Elected Governor

Fred R. Zimmerman
Republican

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.

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred R. Zimmerman 215,546 46.77%
Republican Herman L. Ekern 178,25238.68%
Republican Charles B. Perry 41,8569.08%
Republican W. Stanley Smith25,1885.47%
Total votes460,842 100.00%

Democratic party

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Virgil H. Cady 16,358 100.00%
Total votes16,358 100.00%

Socialist party

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Herman O. Kent 11,307 100.00%
Total votes11,307 100.00%

Prohibition party

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary results [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition David W. Emerson 576 39.21%
Prohibition Adolph R. Bucknam54637.17%
Prohibition Alex McEathron34723.62%
Total votes1,469 100.00%

Other party nominations

General election

Results

1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Fred R. Zimmerman 350,927 63.47% +11.71%
Independent Charles B. Perry 76,50713.84%
Democratic Virgil H. Cady 72,62713.14%−26.74%
Socialist Herman O. Kent 40,2937.29%+1.60%
Prohibition David W. Emerson7,3331.33%−0.12%
Socialist Labor [lower-alpha 1] Alex Gorden4,5930.83%+0.65%
Scattering6320.11%
Majority274,42049.63%
Total votes552,912 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +37.74%

Results by county

County [6] [7] Fred R. Zimmerman
Republican
Charles B. Perry
Independent
Virgil H. Cady
Democratic
Herman O. Kent
Socialist
All Others
Various
Margin [lower-alpha 2] Total votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 74368.17%988.99%15514.22%544.95%403.67%588 [lower-alpha 3] 53.94%1,090
Ashland 2,97064.43%90719.67%3908.46%1603.47%1833.97%2,06344.75%4,610
Barron 4,57774.36%70411.44%3565.78%2614.24%2574.18%3,87362.92%6,155
Bayfield 2,19382.79%1676.30%1023.85%833.13%1043.93%2,02676.48%2,649
Brown 7,75754.73%1,2678.94%4,09328.88%7805.50%2761.95%3,664 [lower-alpha 3] 25.85%14,173
Buffalo 1,58175.97%1828.75%1587.59%974.66%633.03%1,39967.23%2,081
Burnett 1,59185.31%874.66%522.79%462.47%894.77%1,50450.64%1,865
Calumet 1,81753.87%2637.80%1,18235.04%591.75%521.54%635 [lower-alpha 3] 18.83%3,373
Chippewa 5,87471.35%1,30915.90%5907.17%1171.42%3434.17%4,56555.45%8,233
Clark 5,77876.87%88411.76%4796.37%1532.04%2232.97%4,89465.11%7,517
Columbia 5,07570.55%82411.46%1,00613.99%1381.92%1502.09%4,069 [lower-alpha 3] 56.57%7,193
Crawford 2,08163.10%2838.58%80524.41%451.36%842.55%1,276 [lower-alpha 3] 38.69%3,298
Dane 13,21558.88%5,02922.41%2,42710.81%1,0294.58%7453.32%8,18636.47%22,445
Dodge 6,42055.53%9348.08%3,58831.03%4674.04%1531.32%2,832 [lower-alpha 3] 24.49%11,562
Door 2,23466.57%86125.66%1203.58%330.98%1083.22%1,37340.91%3,356
Douglas 8,85283.92%7897.48%3853.65%2081.97%3142.98%8,06376.44%10,548
Dunn 4,37179.68%64311.72%2043.72%1272.31%1412.57%3,72867.95%5,486
Eau Claire 5,35568.11%1,78922.76%3914.97%1071.36%2202.80%3,56645.36%7,862
Florence 1,00489.01%675.94%232.04%90.80%252.22%93783.07%1,128
Fond du Lac 8,27066.22%1,25010.01%2,55820.48%1851.48%2261.81%5,712 [lower-alpha 3] 45.74%12,489
Forest 1,57174.88%1808.58%27513.11%231.10%492.34%1,296 [lower-alpha 3] 61.77%2,098
Grant 6,46969.55%1,28413.80%1,20812.99%1201.29%2202.37%5,18555.75%9,301
Green 3,25377.34%47511.29%2916.92%701.66%1172.78%2,77866.05%4,206
Green Lake 2,72571.07%47712.44%49913.02%270.70%1062.76%2,226 [lower-alpha 3] 58.06%3,834
Iowa 3,17862.68%1,30425.72%3597.08%841.66%1452.86%1,87436.96%5,070
Iron 1,72482.77%1969.41%572.74%432.06%633.02%1,52873.36%2,083
Jackson 2,42481.45%2709.07%1063.56%842.82%923.09%2,15472.38%2,976
Jefferson 6,08869.55%91310.43%1,41516.16%1391.59%1992.27%4,673 [lower-alpha 3] 53.38%8,754
Juneau 3,16876.54%42810.34%3969.57%731.76%741.79%2,74066.20%4,139
Kenosha 9,21265.84%5974.27%3,56725.49%3042.17%3122.23%5,645 [lower-alpha 3] 40.34%13,992
Kewaunee 1,48457.83%47818.63%43516.95%1124.36%572.22%1,00639.20%2,556
La Crosse 7,26870.51%1,09210.59%1,62715.78%960.93%2252.18%5,641 [lower-alpha 3] 54.72%10,308
Lafayette 3,65967.04%4939.03%1,15921.23%671.23%801.47%2,500 [lower-alpha 3] 45.80%5,458
Langlade 3,50460.68%3145.44%1,68529.18%931.61%1793.10%1,819 [lower-alpha 3] 31.50%5,775
Lincoln 2,66659.88%1,25028.08%3066.87%932.09%1373.08%1,41631.81%4,452
Manitowoc 6,58862.45%1,42013.46%2,11120.01%2452.32%1861.76%4,477 [lower-alpha 3] 42.44%10,550
Marathon 9,43774.17%1,1569.09%7986.27%9857.74%3482.73%8,28165.08%12,724
Marinette 4,83177.79%64010.31%4477.20%961.55%1963.16%4,19167.49%6,210
Marquette 1,41368.79%1597.74%43221.03%150.73%351.70%981 [lower-alpha 3] 47.76%2,054
Milwaukee 43,94843.99%15,41115.43%12,38612.40%27,25027.28%9100.91%16,698 [lower-alpha 4] 16.71%99,905
Monroe 3,22169.96%70615.33%3257.06%1413.06%2114.58%2,51554.63%4,604
Oconto 3,37960.23%1,39124.80%69812.44%661.18%761.35%1,98835.44%5,610
Oneida 2,70272.75%40010.77%3699.94%1343.61%1092.93%2,30261.98%3,714
Outagamie 9,10569.10%2,04915.55%1,44410.96%2341.78%3442.61%7,05653.55%13,176
Ozaukee 1,48439.97%46212.44%1,60843.31%782.10%812.18%-124 [lower-alpha 5] -3.34%3,713
Pepin 1,02463.92%25015.61%21413.36%543.37%603.75%77448.31%1,602
Pierce 4,13276.01%56910.47%2053.77%3596.60%1713.15%3,56365.54%5,436
Polk 3,34977.25%43710.08%2044.71%1242.86%2215.10%2,91267.17%4,335
Portage 3,86946.97%4976.03%3,68544.73%570.69%1301.58%184 [lower-alpha 3] 2.23%8,238
Price 3,01276.72%51813.19%1944.94%952.42%1072.73%2,49463.53%3,926
Racine 12,95870.63%2,90815.85%1,4738.03%4862.65%5212.84%10,05054.78%18,346
Richland 3,63474.51%4839.90%54911.26%390.80%1723.53%3,085 [lower-alpha 3] 63.26%4,877
Rock 10,69780.67%1,53711.59%6414.83%1551.17%2301.73%9,16069.08%13,260
Rusk 2,40769.87%65819.10%1574.56%842.44%1394.03%1,74950.77%3,445
Sauk 4,11761.26%67710.07%1,55323.11%1792.66%1952.90%2,564 [lower-alpha 3] 38.15%6,721
Sawyer 1,17778.26%15310.17%855.65%382.53%513.39%1,02468.09%1,504
Shawano 2,99971.40%4069.67%3748.90%3187.57%1032.45%2,59361.74%4,200
Sheboygan 5,14142.55%3,58129.64%1,90215.74%1,23810.25%2201.82%1,56012.91%12,082
St. Croix 3,95865.71%1,30521.67%3726.18%2073.44%1813.01%2,65344.05%6,023
Taylor 2,33274.62%39612.67%1404.48%1906.08%672.14%1,93661.95%3,125
Trempealeau 3,96173.95%72813.59%4328.07%651.21%1703.17%3,23360.36%5,356
Vernon 3,98776.61%61811.88%2564.92%1613.09%1823.50%3,36964,74%5,204
Vilas 90783.90%454.16%615.64%363.33%322.96%849 [lower-alpha 3] 78.26%1,081
Walworth 5,69177.28%7149.70%6368.64%781.06%2453.33%4,97767.59%7,364
Washburn 1,57279.59%21110.68%572.89%763.85%592.99%1,36168.91%1,975
Washington 2,72152.41%51910.00%1,73533.42%1563.00%611.17%986 [lower-alpha 3] 18.99%5,192
Waukesha 6,27763.83%1,33713.60%1,73017.59%2983.03%1921.95%4,547 [lower-alpha 3] 46.24%9,834
Waupaca 5,63778.35%90512.58%3985.53%1121.56%1431.99%4,73265.77%7,195
Waushara 2,97282.26%3519.71%1724.76%411.13%772.13%2,62172.54%3,613
Winnebago 10,04864.72%3,11220.05%1,64210.58%4592.96%2641.70%6,93644.68%15,525
Wood 6,08967.15%1,71018.86%6937.64%3583.95%2182.40%4,37948.29%9,068
Total350,92763.47%76,50713.84%72,62713.14%40,2937.29%12,5582.27%274,42049.63%552,912

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. "Independent Socialist Labor"
  2. The margins are Zimmerman over Perry unless otherwise noted
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Zimmerman's margin over Cady
  4. Zimmerman's margin over Kent
  5. Cady's margin over Zimmerman

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