1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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Nominee Philip La Follette Charles E. Hammersley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 392,958 170,020 Percentage 64.76% 28.02%

County results La Follette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Hammersley:      50–60%

Governor before election Walter J. Kohler Sr. Republican Elected Governor Philip La Follette Republican

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The 1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930.

Incumbent Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr. was defeated in the Republican primary.

Republican nominee Philip La Follette defeated Democratic nominee Charles E. Hammersley with 64.76% of the vote.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on September 16, 1930.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Charles E. Hammersley, former attorney^[1]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles E. Hammersley	17,040	100.00
Total votes			17,040	100.00

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Walter J. Kohler, Sr., incumbent Governor
• Philip La Follette, former district attorney for Dane County

Results[]

Republican primary results^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philip La Follette	339,551	59.64
	Republican	Walter J. Kohler, Sr. (incumbent)	267,687	40.36
Total votes			663,238	100.00

Socialist primary[]

Candidates[]

• Frank Metcalfe, County Supervisor and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly^[5]

Results[]

Socialist primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Frank Metcalfe	11,569	100.00
Total votes			11,569	100.00

Prohibition primary[]

Candidates[]

• Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924 and 1928
• Henry Meisel
• Alfred B. Taynton, former secretary of the Wisconsin prohibition state committee^[7][8] and unsuccessful candidate for Prohibition nomination for U.S. Senate in 1926^[9]

Results[]

Prohibition primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	Alfred B. Taynton	655	44.02
	Prohibition	Adolph R. Bucknam	503	33.80
	Prohibition	Henry Meisel	330	22.18
Total votes			1,488	100.00

General election[]

Candidates[]

Major party candidates

• Charles E. Hammersley, Democratic
• Philip La Follette, Republican

Other candidates

• Alfred B. Taynton, Prohibition
• Frank Metcalfe, Socialist
• Fred B. Blair, Communist, former experimental college student^[11][12]

Results[]

1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election^[13][14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Philip La Follette	392,958	64.76%
	Democratic	Charles E. Hammersley	170,020	28.02%
	Socialist	Frank Metcalfe	25,607	4.22%
	Prohibition	Alfred B. Taynton	14,818	2.44%
	Communist	Fred Basset Blair	2,998	0.49%
	Scattering		424	0.07%
Majority			222,938	36.74%
Turnout			606,825	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
• Kelly, Alice, ed. (1931). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1931. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.