1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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 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 Fred R. Zimmerman, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin

Results

Democratic party Candidates Virgil H. Cady, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in 1914

Results

Socialist party Candidates Herman O. Kent, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Results

Prohibition party Candidates 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

Other party nominations Alex Gorden, Socialist Labor Charles B. Perry, Independent, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

General election Results

Results by county County Fred R. ZimmermanRepublican Charles B. PerryIndependent Virgil H. CadyDemocratic Herman O. KentSocialist All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams74368.17%988.99%15514.22%544.95%403.67%58853.94%1,090Ashland2,97064.43%90719.67%3908.46%1603.47%1833.97%2,06344.75%4,610Barron4,57774.36%70411.44%3565.78%2614.24%2574.18%3,87362.92%6,155Bayfield2,19382.79%1676.30%1023.85%833.13%1043.93%2,02676.48%2,649Brown7,75754.73%1,2678.94%4,09328.88%7805.50%2761.95%3,66425.85%14,173Buffalo1,58175.97%1828.75%1587.59%974.66%633.03%1,39967.23%2,081Burnett1,59185.31%874.66%522.79%462.47%894.77%1,50450.64%1,865Calumet1,81753.87%2637.80%1,18235.04%591.75%521.54%63518.83%3,373Chippewa5,87471.35%1,30915.90%5907.17%1171.42%3434.17%4,56555.45%8,233Clark5,77876.87%88411.76%4796.37%1532.04%2232.97%4,89465.11%7,517Columbia5,07570.55%82411.46%1,00613.99%1381.92%1502.09%4,06956.57%7,193Crawford2,08163.10%2838.58%80524.41%451.36%842.55%1,27638.69%3,298Dane13,21558.88%5,02922.41%2,42710.81%1,0294.58%7453.32%8,18636.47%22,445Dodge6,42055.53%9348.08%3,58831.03%4674.04%1531.32%2,83224.49%11,562Door2,23466.57%86125.66%1203.58%330.98%1083.22%1,37340.91%3,356Douglas8,85283.92%7897.48%3853.65%2081.97%3142.98%8,06376.44%10,548Dunn4,37179.68%64311.72%2043.72%1272.31%1412.57%3,72867.95%5,486Eau Claire5,35568.11%1,78922.76%3914.97%1071.36%2202.80%3,56645.36%7,862Florence1,00489.01%675.94%232.04%90.80%252.22%93783.07%1,128Fond du Lac8,27066.22%1,25010.01%2,55820.48%1851.48%2261.81%5,71245.74%12,489Forest1,57174.88%1808.58%27513.11%231.10%492.34%1,29661.77%2,098Grant6,46969.55%1,28413.80%1,20812.99%1201.29%2202.37%5,18555.75%9,301Green3,25377.34%47511.29%2916.92%701.66%1172.78%2,77866.05%4,206Green Lake2,72571.07%47712.44%49913.02%270.70%1062.76%2,22658.06%3,834Iowa3,17862.68%1,30425.72%3597.08%841.66%1452.86%1,87436.96%5,070Iron1,72482.77%1969.41%572.74%432.06%633.02%1,52873.36%2,083Jackson2,42481.45%2709.07%1063.56%842.82%923.09%2,15472.38%2,976Jefferson6,08869.55%91310.43%1,41516.16%1391.59%1992.27%4,67353.38%8,754Juneau3,16876.54%42810.34%3969.57%731.76%741.79%2,74066.20%4,139Kenosha9,21265.84%5974.27%3,56725.49%3042.17%3122.23%5,64540.34%13,992Kewaunee1,48457.83%47818.63%43516.95%1124.36%572.22%1,00639.20%2,556La Crosse7,26870.51%1,09210.59%1,62715.78%960.93%2252.18%5,64154.72%10,308Lafayette3,65967.04%4939.03%1,15921.23%671.23%801.47%2,50045.80%5,458Langlade3,50460.68%3145.44%1,68529.18%931.61%1793.10%1,81931.50%5,775Lincoln2,66659.88%1,25028.08%3066.87%932.09%1373.08%1,41631.81%4,452Manitowoc6,58862.45%1,42013.46%2,11120.01%2452.32%1861.76%4,47742.44%10,550Marathon9,43774.17%1,1569.09%7986.27%9857.74%3482.73%8,28165.08%12,724Marinette4,83177.79%64010.31%4477.20%961.55%1963.16%4,19167.49%6,210Marquette1,41368.79%1597.74%43221.03%150.73%351.70%98147.76%2,054Milwaukee43,94843.99%15,41115.43%12,38612.40%27,25027.28%9100.91%16,69816.71%99,905Monroe3,22169.96%70615.33%3257.06%1413.06%2114.58%2,51554.63%4,604Oconto3,37960.23%1,39124.80%69812.44%661.18%761.35%1,98835.44%5,610Oneida2,70272.75%40010.77%3699.94%1343.61%1092.93%2,30261.98%3,714Outagamie9,10569.10%2,04915.55%1,44410.96%2341.78%3442.61%7,05653.55%13,176Ozaukee1,48439.97%46212.44%1,60843.31%782.10%812.18%-124-3.34%3,713Pepin1,02463.92%25015.61%21413.36%543.37%603.75%77448.31%1,602Pierce4,13276.01%56910.47%2053.77%3596.60%1713.15%3,56365.54%5,436Polk3,34977.25%43710.08%2044.71%1242.86%2215.10%2,91267.17%4,335Portage3,86946.97%4976.03%3,68544.73%570.69%1301.58%1842.23%8,238Price3,01276.72%51813.19%1944.94%952.42%1072.73%2,49463.53%3,926Racine12,95870.63%2,90815.85%1,4738.03%4862.65%5212.84%10,05054.78%18,346Richland3,63474.51%4839.90%54911.26%390.80%1723.53%3,08563.26%4,877Rock10,69780.67%1,53711.59%6414.83%1551.17%2301.73%9,16069.08%13,260Rusk2,40769.87%65819.10%1574.56%842.44%1394.03%1,74950.77%3,445Sauk4,11761.26%67710.07%1,55323.11%1792.66%1952.90%2,56438.15%6,721Sawyer1,17778.26%15310.17%855.65%382.53%513.39%1,02468.09%1,504Shawano2,99971.40%4069.67%3748.90%3187.57%1032.45%2,59361.74%4,200Sheboygan5,14142.55%3,58129.64%1,90215.74%1,23810.25%2201.82%1,56012.91%12,082St. Croix3,95865.71%1,30521.67%3726.18%2073.44%1813.01%2,65344.05%6,023Taylor2,33274.62%39612.67%1404.48%1906.08%672.14%1,93661.95%3,125Trempealeau3,96173.95%72813.59%4328.07%651.21%1703.17%3,23360.36%5,356Vernon3,98776.61%61811.88%2564.92%1613.09%1823.50%3,36964,74%5,204Vilas90783.90%454.16%615.64%363.33%322.96%84978.26%1,081Walworth5,69177.28%7149.70%6368.64%781.06%2453.33%4,97767.59%7,364Washburn1,57279.59%21110.68%572.89%763.85%592.99%1,36168.91%1,975Washington2,72152.41%51910.00%1,73533.42%1563.00%611.17%98618.99%5,192Waukesha6,27763.83%1,33713.60%1,73017.59%2983.03%1921.95%4,54746.24%9,834Waupaca5,63778.35%90512.58%3985.53%1121.56%1431.99%4,73265.77%7,195Waushara2,97282.26%3519.71%1724.76%411.13%772.13%2,62172.54%3,613Winnebago10,04864.72%3,11220.05%1,64210.58%4592.96%2641.70%6,93644.68%15,525Wood6,08967.15%1,71018.86%6937.64%3583.95%2182.40%4,37948.29%9,068Total350,92763.47%76,50713.84%72,62713.14%40,2937.29%12,5582.27%274,42049.63%552,912

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Columbia Green Lake Jefferson Kenosha Marquette Pepin Portage Racine Richland Rock Walworth Washington Waukesha Winnebago

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