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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 were held on September 4, 1928.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert G. Schmedeman | 41,459 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 41,459 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Otto R. Hauser | 12,013 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 12,013 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | Adolph R. Bucknam | 527 | 52.49 | |
| Prohibition | Jane H. Robinson | 477 | 47.51 | |
| Total votes | 1,004 | 100.00 | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Frederick Robert Zimmerman was a German American politician from Milwaukee, who served as the 25th Governor of Wisconsin. He served before and after his governorship as Wisconsin Secretary of State—for a total of eighteen years in that office. He also served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly. His son, Robert C. Zimmerman, was also Wisconsin Secretary of State from 1957 until 1975.
Theodore Dammann was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 4, 1869. The son of a Lutheran pastor, he attended Concordia College, at the time located in Milwaukee, now known as Concordia University Wisconsin, located in Mequon, Wisconsin. He served as that state's twenty-third Secretary of State, serving six terms from January 3, 1927 to January 2, 1939. For his first four terms he was a Republican and served under governors Fred R. Zimmerman, Walter J. Kohler, Sr., Philip La Follette and Albert G. Schmedeman. For his second two terms he was a Progressive and served once again under Governor Philip La Follette.
The 1918 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.
The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920.
The 1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.
The 1950 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950.
The 1944 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
The 1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.
The 1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
The 1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924.
The 1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.
The 1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926.
The 1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930.
The 1932 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor Philip La Follette was defeated in the Republican primary, and in the midst of the Great Depression and nationwide voter dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, Democratic nominee Albert G. Schmedeman defeated Republican nominee Walter J. Kohler Sr. and Socialist nominee Frank Metcalfe with 52.48% of the vote. Schmedeman became the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election in Wisconsin since George Wilbur Peck in 1892. 2 years later, in 1934, La Follette would run for governor again and defeated Schmedeman, this time running with the Progressive Party.
The 1934 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934.
The 1906 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906.
The 1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908.
The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910.
The 1912 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.
