1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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
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 [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Walter J. Kohler, Sr. , incumbent Governor
Philip La Follette , former district attorney for Dane County
Results [ ]
Socialist primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
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 [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Alfred B. Taynton, Prohibition
Frank Metcalfe , Socialist
Fred B. Blair , Communist, former experimental college student[11] [12]
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Democrats All Set for Fall Campaign" . Marshfield News-Herald . Marshfield, Wisconsin. June 9, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
^ "WI Governor, 1930 - R Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
^ "Milwaukeean Will Run For Governor, Socialists Rule" . The Post-Crescent . Appleton, Wisconsin. May 5, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
^ "Plans Completed For "Dry" Meeting" . The La Crosse Tribune . La Crosse, Wisconsin. September 15, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
^ "Drys to Have Picnic" . Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. July 24, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
^ Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 . Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. p. 499.
^ "Blair Defenders Here Meet Friday" . Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. December 11, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
^ "Request for Release of Blair" . Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. December 13, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
^ "WI Governor, 1930" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
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.
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