1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1924 1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1928 November 2, 1926 File:Fred R. Zimmerman.jpg 150x150px Fred R. Zimmerman Republican Party (United States) 350,927 63.47% File:Charles B. Perry.png Charles B. Perry Independent politician 76,507 13.84% File:Virgil H. Cady.png Virgil H. Cady Democratic Party (United States) 72,627 13.14% File:Herman O. Kent.png Herman O. Kent Socialist Party of America 40,293 7.29% 1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Zimmerman: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Cady: #a5b0ff 40–50% Governor John J. Blaine Republican Party (United States) Fred R. Zimmerman Republican Party (United States) 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 Insurancehttps://oci.wi.gov/Documents/AboutOCI/WIRBus2005.pdf Wisconsin Insurance Report, 2005 2005 Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Jorge Gomez, Commissioner of Insurance Madison, Wisconsin 5 July 24, 1926 W. Stanley Smith In Attack On Candidates https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/239486794/ 23 April 2021 The Sheboygan Press Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 Fred R. Zimmerman, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin Results Republican primary resultsHolmes Fred L. 1927 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1927 Summary of Vote For Governor - Primary, September 7, 1926 494 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AUD5FWPOZSCOKV84/full/AFJUZAPTDKHJ328T Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsinhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=466894 WI Governor, 1926 - R Primary Our Campaigns 23 April 2021 Fred R. Zimmerman Republican Party (United States) 215,546 46.77% Herman L. Ekern Republican Party (United States) 178,252 38.68% Charles B. Perry Republican Party (United States) 41,856 9.08% W. Stanley Smith Republican Party (United States) 25,188 5.47% 460,842 100.00% Democratic party Candidates Virgil H. Cady, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in 1914 Results Democratic primary results Virgil H. Cady Democratic Party (United States) 16,358 100.00% 16,358 100.00% Socialist party Candidates Herman O. Kent, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Results Socialist primary results Herman O. Kent Socialist Party of America 11,307 100.00% 11,307 100.00% 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 Prohibition primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=466897 WI Governor, 1926 - PRB Primary Our Campaigns 23 April 2021 David W. Emerson Prohibition Party 576 39.21% Adolph R. Bucknam Prohibition Party 546 37.17% Alex McEathron Prohibition Party 347 23.62% 1,469 100.00% Other party nominations Alex Gorden, Socialist Labor Charles B. Perry, Independent, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly General election Results 1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers - Election of State Officers - November 2, 1926Holmes Fred L. 1927 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1927 Summary Of Vote For Governor 573 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AUD5FWPOZSCOKV84/full/ANB7LR6HF4MH4J8C Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin Republican Party (United States) Fred R. Zimmerman 350,927 63.47% +11.71% Independent (politician) Charles B. Perry 76,507 13.84% Democratic Party (United States) Virgil H. Cady 72,627 13.14% -26.74% Socialist Party of America Herman O. Kent 40,293 7.29% +1.60% Prohibition Party David W. Emerson 7,333 1.33% -0.12% #DD051D Socialist Labor"Independent Socialist Labor" Alex Gorden 4,593 0.83% +0.65% Scattering 632 0.11% 274,420 49.63% 552,912 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +37.74% Results by county County Fred R. ZimmermanRepublican Charles B. PerryIndependent Virgil H. CadyDemocratic Herman O. KentSocialist All OthersVarious MarginThe margins are Zimmerman over Perry unless otherwise noted Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams74368.17%988.99%15514.22%544.95%403.67%588"ZimmermanCady" Zimmerman's margin over Cady53.94%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%3,664"ZimmermanCady"25.85%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%635"ZimmermanCady"18.83%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%4,069"ZimmermanCady"56.57%7,193Crawford2,08163.10%2838.58%80524.41%451.36%842.55%1,276"ZimmermanCady"38.69%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%2,832"ZimmermanCady"24.49%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%5,712"ZimmermanCady"45.74%12,489Forest1,57174.88%1808.58%27513.11%231.10%492.34%1,296"ZimmermanCady"61.77%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%2,226"ZimmermanCady"58.06%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%4,673"ZimmermanCady"53.38%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%5,645"ZimmermanCady"40.34%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%5,641"ZimmermanCady"54.72%10,308Lafayette3,65967.04%4939.03%1,15921.23%671.23%801.47%2,500"ZimmermanCady"45.80%5,458Langlade3,50460.68%3145.44%1,68529.18%931.61%1793.10%1,819"ZimmermanCady"31.50%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%4,477"ZimmermanCady"42.44%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%981"ZimmermanCady"47.76%2,054Milwaukee43,94843.99%15,41115.43%12,38612.40%27,25027.28%9100.91%16,698Zimmerman's margin over Kent16.71%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%-124Cady's margin over Zimmerman-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%184"ZimmermanCady"2.23%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%3,085"ZimmermanCady"63.26%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%2,564"ZimmermanCady"38.15%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%849"ZimmermanCady"78.26%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%986"ZimmermanCady"18.99%5,192Waukesha6,27763.83%1,33713.60%1,73017.59%2983.03%1921.95%4,547"ZimmermanCady"46.24%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 Notes References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Holmes Fred L. 1927 The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1927 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Blue Book 1927 1926 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Category:November 1926 in the United States