1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Primary elections were held on September 16, 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.

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
← 1928
November 4, 1930
1932 â†’
 
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%

Hammersley:      50–60%
Governor before election

Walter J. Kohler Sr.
Republican

 Elected Governor

Philip La Follette
Republican

Close

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Primary results by county:
  La Follette
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Kohler
  •   50–60%
More information Party, Candidate ...
Republican primary results[1][2]
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%
Close

Democratic party

Candidates

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles E. Hammersley 17,040 100.00%
Total votes 17,040 100.00%
Close

Socialist party

Candidates

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Socialist primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Frank Metcalfe 11,569 100.00%
Total votes 11,569 100.00%
Close

Prohibition party

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

More information Party, Candidate ...
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%
Close

Other party nominations

General election

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Philip La Follette 392,958 64.76% +9.38%
Democratic Charles E. Hammersley 170,020 28.02% −11.85%
Socialist Frank Metcalfe 25,607 4.22% +0.49%
Prohibition Alfred B. Taynton 14,818 2.44% +1.79%
Communist[a] Fred Basset Blair 2,998 0.49% +0.35%
Scattering[b] 424 0.07%
Majority 222,938 36.74%
Total votes 606,825 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +21.23%
Close

Results by county

After this election, Forest County would not vote for a Republican gubernatorial candidate again until 1952 while Iron County would not do so again until 1990.

More information County, Philip La Follette Republican ...
County[13][14] Philip La Follette
Republican		 Charles E. Hammersley
Democratic		 Frank Metcalfe
Socialist		 Alfred B. Taynton
Prohibition		 Fred B. Blair
Communist		 Scattering
Write-in		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 950 79.83% 198 16.64% 4 0.34% 31 2.61% 6 0.50% 1 0.08% 752 63.19% 1,190
Ashland 2,949 81.08% 553 15.20% 20 0.55% 78 2.14% 36 0.99% 1 0.03% 2,396 65.88% 3,637
Barron 4,755 82.61% 539 9.36% 27 0.47% 353 6.13% 65 1.13% 17 0.30% 4,216 73.25% 5,756
Bayfield 2,399 81.29% 323 10.95% 16 0.54% 123 4.17% 87 2.95% 3 0.10% 2,076 70.35% 2,951
Brown 9,043 51.97% 8,107 46.59% 90 0.52% 153 0.88% 7 0.04% 0 0.00% 936 5.38% 17,400
Buffalo 2,094 84.23% 333 13.40% 4 0.16% 51 2.05% 0 0.00% 4 0.16% 1,761 70.84% 2,486
Burnett 2,390 89.21% 152 5.67% 14 0.52% 91 3.40% 22 0.82% 10 0.37% 2,238 83.54% 2,679
Calumet 2,999 65.01% 1,571 34.06% 15 0.33% 27 0.59% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 1,428 30.96% 4,613
Chippewa 3,789 76.47% 880 17.76% 15 0.30% 240 4.84% 16 0.32% 15 0.30% 2,909 58.71% 4,955
Clark 4,026 77.26% 882 16.93% 41 0.79% 219 4.20% 43 0.83% 0 0.00% 3,144 60.33% 5,211
Columbia 4,716 70.79% 1,686 25.31% 11 0.17% 225 3.38% 16 0.24% 8 0.12% 3,030 45.48% 6,662
Crawford 3,427 72.70% 1,182 25.07% 8 0.17% 91 1.93% 3 0.06% 3 0.06% 2,245 47.62% 4,714
Dane 18,241 75.78% 5,061 21.03% 60 0.25% 665 2.76% 27 0.11% 17 0.07% 13,180 54.75% 24,071
Dodge 9,001 64.79% 4,641 33.41% 78 0.56% 167 1.20% 6 0.04% 0 0.00% 4,360 31.38% 13,893
Door 1,939 75.24% 472 18.32% 5 0.19% 157 6.09% 0 0.00% 4 0.16% 1,467 56.93% 2,577
Douglas 10,557 80.37% 1,470 11.19% 75 0.57% 821 6.25% 212 1.61% 0 0.00% 9,087 69.18% 13,135
Dunn 3,875 81.87% 537 11.35% 14 0.30% 276 5.83% 14 0.30% 17 0.36% 3,338 70.53% 4,733
Eau Claire 6,138 76.55% 1,541 19.22% 21 0.26% 254 3.17% 52 0.65% 12 0.15% 4,597 57.33% 8,018
Florence 956 90.02% 82 7.72% 3 0.28% 6 0.56% 15 1.41% 0 0.00% 874 82.30% 1,062
Fond du Lac 8,731 55.18% 6,563 41.48% 135 0.85% 340 2.15% 51 0.32% 3 0.02% 2,168 13.70% 15,823
Forest 1,519 78.22% 375 19.31% 7 0.36% 24 1.24% 15 0.77% 2 0.10% 1,144 58.91% 1,942
Grant 7,456 73.40% 2,275 22.40% 11 0.11% 352 3.47% 42 0.41% 22 0.22% 5,181 51.00% 10,158
Green 3,695 78.30% 675 14.30% 9 0.19% 327 6.93% 3 0.06% 10 0.21% 3,020 64.00% 4,719
Green Lake 1,954 57.96% 1,340 39.75% 9 0.27% 66 1.96% 1 0.03% 1 0.03% 614 18.21% 3,371
Iowa 3,816 72.85% 1,032 19.70% 8 0.15% 368 7.03% 9 0.17% 5 0.10% 2,784 53.15% 5,238
Iron 2,841 88.75% 203 6.34% 11 0.34% 12 0.37% 134 4.19% 0 0.00% 2,638 82.41% 3,201
Jackson 2,534 79.19% 559 17.47% 13 0.41% 53 1.66% 2 0.06% 39 1.22% 1,975 61.72% 3,200
Jefferson 6,471 65.15% 3,255 32.77% 26 0.26% 174 1.75% 4 0.04% 2 0.02% 3,216 32.38% 9,932
Juneau 3,108 82.62% 546 14.51% 12 0.32% 67 1.78% 21 0.56% 8 0.21% 2,562 68.10% 3,762
Kenosha 10,497 66.45% 4,320 27.35% 343 2.17% 516 3.27% 111 0.70% 9 0.06% 6,177 39.10% 15,796
Kewaunee 3,345 77.32% 953 22.03% 7 0.16% 16 0.37% 2 0.05% 3 0.07% 2,392 55.29% 4,326
La Crosse 7,045 57.39% 4,875 39.71% 20 0.16% 280 2.28% 29 0.24% 26 0.21% 2,170 17.68% 12,275
Lafayette 3,058 69.93% 1,170 26.76% 6 0.14% 125 2.86% 11 0.25% 3 0.07% 1,888 43.17% 4,373
Langlade 4,055 62.94% 2,259 35.06% 19 0.29% 86 1.33% 24 0.37% 0 0.00% 1,796 27.88% 6,443
Lincoln 2,875 75.08% 849 22.17% 19 0.50% 64 1.67% 19 0.50% 3 0.08% 2,026 52.91% 3,829
Manitowoc 9,460 67.21% 4,482 31.84% 74 0.53% 52 0.37% 8 0.06% 0 0.00% 4,978 35.37% 14,076
Marathon 9,176 75.51% 2,682 22.07% 86 0.71% 168 1.38% 40 0.33% 0 0.00% 6,494 53.44% 12,152
Marinette 2,728 62.04% 1,431 32.54% 80 1.82% 145 3.30% 13 0.30% 0 0.00% 1,297 29.50% 4,397
Marquette 1,598 65.71% 750 30.84% 10 0.41% 71 2.92% 3 0.12% 0 0.00% 848 34.87% 2,432
Milwaukee 68,891 52.01% 39,372 29.72% 22,320 16.85% 983 0.74% 874 0.66% 23 0.02% 29,519 22.28% 132,463
Monroe 4,353 80.51% 827 15.29% 10 0.18% 217 4.01% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3,526 65.21% 5,407
Oconto 5,106 72.94% 1,745 24.93% 20 0.29% 91 1.30% 34 0.49% 4 0.06% 3,361 48.01% 7,000
Oneida 2,732 73.09% 891 23.84% 55 1.47% 44 1.18% 12 0.32% 4 0.11% 1,841 49.25% 3,738
Outagamie 9,137 62.05% 5,297 35.97% 39 0.26% 216 1.47% 33 0.22% 3 0.02% 3,840 26.08% 14,725
Ozaukee 2,981 64.48% 1,594 34.48% 28 0.61% 17 0.37% 3 0.06% 0 0.00% 1,387 30.00% 4,623
Pepin 1,406 75.67% 270 14.53% 8 0.43% 144 7.75% 26 1.40% 4 0.22% 1,136 61.14% 1,858
Pierce 3,197 79.79% 361 9.01% 15 0.37% 393 9.81% 31 0.77% 10 0.25% 2,836 70.78% 4,007
Polk 3,196 86.40% 289 7.81% 18 0.49% 178 4.81% 7 0.19% 11 0.30% 2,907 78.59% 3,699
Portage 5,229 59.84% 3,340 38.22% 59 0.68% 106 1.21% 4 0.05% 1 0.01% 1,889 21.62% 8,739
Price 2,914 78.61% 579 15.62% 30 0.81% 98 2.64% 79 2.13% 7 0.19% 2,335 62.99% 3,707
Racine 10,080 54.83% 7,369 40.09% 396 2.15% 356 1.94% 177 0.96% 5 0.03% 2,711 14.75% 18,383
Richland 2,678 65.73% 1,056 25.92% 13 0.32% 272 6.68% 55 1.35% 0 0.00% 1,622 39.81% 4,074
Rock 5,385 64.20% 2,244 26.75% 28 0.33% 720 8.58% 11 0.13% 0 0.00% 3,141 37.45% 8,388
Rusk 1,925 74.41% 360 13.92% 23 0.89% 261 10.09% 13 0.50% 5 0.19% 1,565 60.49% 2,587
Sauk 6,261 75.50% 1,442 17.39% 18 0.22% 478 5.76% 91 1.10% 3 0.04% 4,819 58.11% 8,293
Sawyer 2,058 84.41% 213 8.74% 13 0.53% 115 4.72% 35 1.44% 4 0.16% 1,845 75.68% 2,438
Shawano 4,440 79.38% 1,061 18.97% 27 0.48% 53 0.95% 10 0.18% 2 0.04% 3,379 60.41% 5,593
Sheboygan 7,190 44.68% 8,074 50.17% 532 3.31% 272 1.69% 24 0.15% 2 0.01% -884 -5.49% 16,094
St. Croix 6,085 72.61% 1,927 23.00% 19 0.23% 282 3.37% 66 0.79% 1 0.01% 4,158 49.62% 8,380
Taylor 3,210 85.44% 393 10.46% 40 1.06% 82 2.18% 28 0.75% 4 0.11% 2,817 74.98% 3,757
Trempealeau 3,957 80.46% 804 16.35% 9 0.18% 121 2.46% 20 0.41% 7 0.14% 3,153 64.11% 4,918
Vernon 4,370 81.68% 687 12.84% 9 0.17% 258 4.82% 0 0.00% 26 0.49% 3,683 68.84% 5,350
Vilas 1,952 80.03% 399 16.36% 18 0.74% 22 0.90% 48 1.97% 0 0.00% 1,553 63.67% 2,439
Walworth 2,828 57.75% 1,488 30.39% 22 0.45% 533 10.88% 9 0.18% 17 0.35% 1,340 27.36% 4,897
Washburn 1,652 82.15% 237 11.79% 16 0.80% 82 4.08% 17 0.85% 7 0.35% 1,415 70.36% 2,011
Washington 3,699 64.40% 1,978 34.44% 35 0.61% 31 0.54% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 1,721 29.96% 5,744
Waukesha 7,228 58.32% 4,697 37.90% 115 0.93% 304 2.45% 47 0.38% 3 0.02% 2,531 20.42% 12,394
Waupaca 4,213 72.53% 1,422 24.48% 28 0.48% 132 2.27% 7 0.12% 7 0.12% 2,791 48.05% 5,809
Waushara 1,879 73.00% 571 22.18% 8 0.31% 91 3.54% 22 0.85% 3 0.12% 1,308 50.82% 2,574
Winnebago 7,555 49.61% 7,116 46.73% 157 1.03% 360 2.36% 38 0.25% 2 0.01% 439 2.88% 15,228
Wood 4,965 78.56% 1,113 17.61% 53 0.84% 172 2.72% 7 0.11% 10 0.16% 3,852 60.95% 6,320
Total392,95864.76%170,02028.02%25,6074.22%14,8182.44%2,9980.49%4240.07%222,93836.74%606,825
Close

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. [a]
    "Independent Communist"
  2. [b]
    These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.

References

Bibliography

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI