• Source: 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

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    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

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    Candidates


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


    Results




    = Socialist party

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    Candidates


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


    Results




    = Prohibition party

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    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

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


    General election




    = Results

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    = Results by county

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    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. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
    Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.

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