Election
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 Candidates Nominee Eliminated in primary Results Democratic primary Nominee Results Socialist primary Candidates Nominee Otto R. Hauser, realtor[3] Withdrew Results Prohibition primary Candidates Nominee Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924 Eliminated in primary Results Other party nominations Joseph Ehrhardt, Socialist Labor
Alvar J. Hayes, Workers General election Results Notes
^ 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
^ "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 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
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