Election
1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
County results
Kohler: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%
Schmedeman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Primary elections were held on September 4, 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.
Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
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Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
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Democratic primary [ edit ]
Nominee [ edit ]
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Socialist primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Nominee [ edit ]
Otto R. Hauser, realtor[3]
Withdrew [ edit ]
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Prohibition primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Nominee [ edit ]
Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924
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Other party nominations [ edit ]
Joseph Ehrhardt, Socialist Labor
Alvar J. Hayes, Workers
General election [ edit ]
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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]
References [ edit ]
^ "WI Governor, 1928 - R Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021 .
^ a b "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 .
^ "WI Governor, 1928" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 2021 .
Bibliography [ edit ]
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.