1928_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election
1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Election
The 1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928.
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Kohler: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Schmedeman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Albert G. Schmedeman | 41,459 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 41,459 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Joseph D. Beck, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
- John E. Ferris, Independent Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1924
- Walter J. Kohler, Sr., industrialist
- Fred R. Zimmerman, incumbent Governor
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||
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Socialist primary
Candidates
- Otto R. Hauser, realtor[3]
Withdrew
- Oscar Ameringer, newspaper editor[lower-alpha 1]
Results
Prohibition primary
Candidates
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Prohibition | Adolph R. Bucknam | 527 | 52.49 | |
| Prohibition | Jane H. Robinson | 477 | 47.51 | |
| Total votes | 1,004 | 100.00 | ||
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Candidates
Major party candidates
- Albert G. Schmedeman, Democratic
- Walter J. Kohler, Sr., Republican
Other candidates
- Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition
- Otto R. Hauser, Socialist
- Joseph Ehrhardt, Socialist Labor
- Alvar J. Hayes, Workers
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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- Ameringer was selected at the Socialist convention, prior to the primary. He withdrew before the primary took place and was replaced with Hauser by the state executive committee.[3]
- Wisconsin Blue Book 1929, p. 736.
- "WI Governor, 1928 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- "Politics". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. June 27, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- "County Clerk's List of Candidates". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. August 13, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- "WI Governor, 1928". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- Wisconsin Blue Book 1929, p. 817.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Anderson, William J.; Anderson, William A., eds. (1929). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1929. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.