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.
Primary election
Republican party
Candidates
Results
Democratic party
Candidates
Results
Socialist party
Candidates
Results
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 and unsuccessful candidate for Prohibition nomination for U.S. Senate in 1926
Results
Other party nominations
General election
Results
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.
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
References
Bibliography