1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1913
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1928 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1928
Next Election:	1932 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1932
Election Date:	November 4, 1930
Image1:	File:Philip La Follette (1935).jpg
Nominee1:	Philip La Follette
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	392,958
Percentage1:	64.76%
Nominee2:	Charles E. Hammersley
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	170,020
Percentage2:	28.02%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	Walter J. Kohler Sr.
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Philip La Follette
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Philip La Follette, former district attorney for Dane County

Eliminated in primary

• Walter J. Kohler, Sr., incumbent Governor

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

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

Results

Socialist primary

Nominee

• Frank Metcalfe, County Supervisor and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly^[2]

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alfred B. Taynton, former secretary of the Wisconsin prohibition state committee^{[3] [4]} and unsuccessful candidate for Prohibition nomination for U.S. Senate in 1926^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924 and 1928
• Henry Meisel

Results

Other candidates

• Fred B. Blair, Communist, former experimental college student^{[6] [7]}

General election

Results

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. News: . Democrats All Set for Fall Campaign . Marshfield News-Herald . Marshfield, Wisconsin . June 9, 1930 . 1 . 24 April 2021.
2. News: . Milwaukeean Will Run For Governor, Socialists Rule . The Post-Crescent . Appleton, Wisconsin . May 5, 1930 . 2 . 24 April 2021.
3. News: . September 15, 1911 . Plans Completed For "Dry" Meeting . 24 April 2021 . The La Crosse Tribune . La Crosse, Wisconsin . 6.
4. News: . July 24, 1915 . Drys to Have Picnic . 24 April 2021 . Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois . 11.
5. Book: The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 . 1927 . Democrat Printing Company, State Printer . Holmes . Fred L. . Madison, Wisconsin . 499.
6. News: . December 11, 1930 . Blair Defenders Here Meet Friday . 24 April 2021 . Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin . 1.
7. News: . December 13, 1930 . Request for Release of Blair . 24 April 2021 . Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin . 2.