1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial 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.

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

Democratic party

Candidates

Socialist party

Candidates

Prohibition primary

Candidates

  • Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924
  • Jane H. Robinson

Other party nominations

General election

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic