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1926 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1926 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election?

Fred R. Zimmerman won the 1926 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election. Fred R. Zimmerman received 350,927 popular votes (63.47%). The main challenger was Charles B. Perry (13.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Zimmerman and Perry

Zimmerman +49.6 pts · won by 274,420 votes
Fred R. ZimmermanRepublicanWINNER63.47%
350,927 votes
Charles B. PerryIndependent13.84%
76,507 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 22.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.