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 Walter J. Kohler Sr., incumbent Governor Philip La Follette, former district attorney for Dane County

Results

Democratic party

Candidates Charles E. Hammersley, former attorney

Results

Socialist party

Candidates Frank Metcalfe, County Supervisor and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

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 Fred Basset Blair, Independent Communist, former experimental college student

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. County Philip La FolletteRepublican Charles E. HammersleyDemocratic Frank MetcalfeSocialist Alfred B. TayntonProhibition Fred B. BlairCommunist ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams95079.83%19816.64%40.34%312.61%60.50%10.08%75263.19%1,190Ashland2,94981.08%55315.20%200.55%782.14%360.99%10.03%2,39665.88%3,637Barron4,75582.61%5399.36%270.47%3536.13%651.13%170.30%4,21673.25%5,756Bayfield2,39981.29%32310.95%160.54%1234.17%872.95%30.10%2,07670.35%2,951Brown9,04351.97%8,10746.59%900.52%1530.88%70.04%00.00%9365.38%17,400Buffalo2,09484.23%33313.40%40.16%512.05%00.00%40.16%1,76170.84%2,486Burnett2,39089.21%1525.67%140.52%913.40%220.82%100.37%2,23883.54%2,679Calumet2,99965.01%1,57134.06%150.33%270.59%00.00%10.02%1,42830.96%4,613Chippewa3,78976.47%88017.76%150.30%2404.84%160.32%150.30%2,90958.71%4,955Clark4,02677.26%88216.93%410.79%2194.20%430.83%00.00%3,14460.33%5,211Columbia4,71670.79%1,68625.31%110.17%2253.38%160.24%80.12%3,03045.48%6,662Crawford3,42772.70%1,18225.07%80.17%911.93%30.06%30.06%2,24547.62%4,714Dane18,24175.78%5,06121.03%600.25%6652.76%270.11%170.07%13,18054.75%24,071Dodge9,00164.79%4,64133.41%780.56%1671.20%60.04%00.00%4,36031.38%13,893Door1,93975.24%47218.32%50.19%1576.09%00.00%40.16%1,46756.93%2,577Douglas10,55780.37%1,47011.19%750.57%8216.25%2121.61%00.00%9,08769.18%13,135Dunn3,87581.87%53711.35%140.30%2765.83%140.30%170.36%3,33870.53%4,733Eau Claire6,13876.55%1,54119.22%210.26%2543.17%520.65%120.15%4,59757.33%8,018Florence95690.02%827.72%30.28%60.56%151.41%00.00%87482.30%1,062Fond du Lac8,73155.18%6,56341.48%1350.85%3402.15%510.32%30.02%2,16813.70%15,823Forest1,51978.22%37519.31%70.36%241.24%150.77%20.10%1,14458.91%1,942Grant7,45673.40%2,27522.40%110.11%3523.47%420.41%220.22%5,18151.00%10,158Green3,69578.30%67514.30%90.19%3276.93%30.06%100.21%3,02064.00%4,719Green Lake1,95457.96%1,34039.75%90.27%661.96%10.03%10.03%61418.21%3,371Iowa3,81672.85%1,03219.70%80.15%3687.03%90.17%50.10%2,78453.15%5,238Iron2,84188.75%2036.34%110.34%120.37%1344.19%00.00%2,63882.41%3,201Jackson2,53479.19%55917.47%130.41%531.66%20.06%391.22%1,97561.72%3,200Jefferson6,47165.15%3,25532.77%260.26%1741.75%40.04%20.02%3,21632.38%9,932Juneau3,10882.62%54614.51%120.32%671.78%210.56%80.21%2,56268.10%3,762Kenosha10,49766.45%4,32027.35%3432.17%5163.27%1110.70%90.06%6,17739.10%15,796Kewaunee3,34577.32%95322.03%70.16%160.37%20.05%30.07%2,39255.29%4,326La Crosse7,04557.39%4,87539.71%200.16%2802.28%290.24%260.21%2,17017.68%12,275Lafayette3,05869.93%1,17026.76%60.14%1252.86%110.25%30.07%1,88843.17%4,373Langlade4,05562.94%2,25935.06%190.29%861.33%240.37%00.00%1,79627.88%6,443Lincoln2,87575.08%84922.17%190.50%641.67%190.50%30.08%2,02652.91%3,829Manitowoc9,46067.21%4,48231.84%740.53%520.37%80.06%00.00%4,97835.37%14,076Marathon9,17675.51%2,68222.07%860.71%1681.38%400.33%00.00%6,49453.44%12,152Marinette2,72862.04%1,43132.54%801.82%1453.30%130.30%00.00%1,29729.50%4,397Marquette1,59865.71%75030.84%100.41%712.92%30.12%00.00%84834.87%2,432Milwaukee68,89152.01%39,37229.72%22,32016.85%9830.74%8740.66%230.02%29,51922.28%132,463Monroe4,35380.51%82715.29%100.18%2174.01%00.00%00.00%3,52665.21%5,407Oconto5,10672.94%1,74524.93%200.29%911.30%340.49%40.06%3,36148.01%7,000Oneida2,73273.09%89123.84%551.47%441.18%120.32%40.11%1,84149.25%3,738Outagamie9,13762.05%5,29735.97%390.26%2161.47%330.22%30.02%3,84026.08%14,725Ozaukee2,98164.48%1,59434.48%280.61%170.37%30.06%00.00%1,38730.00%4,623Pepin1,40675.67%27014.53%80.43%1447.75%261.40%40.22%1,13661.14%1,858Pierce3,19779.79%3619.01%150.37%3939.81%310.77%100.25%2,83670.78%4,007Polk3,19686.40%2897.81%180.49%1784.81%70.19%110.30%2,90778.59%3,699Portage5,22959.84%3,34038.22%590.68%1061.21%40.05%10.01%1,88921.62%8,739Price2,91478.61%57915.62%300.81%982.64%792.13%70.19%2,33562.99%3,707Racine10,08054.83%7,36940.09%3962.15%3561.94%1770.96%50.03%2,71114.75%18,383Richland2,67865.73%1,05625.92%130.32%2726.68%551.35%00.00%1,62239.81%4,074Rock5,38564.20%2,24426.75%280.33%7208.58%110.13%00.00%3,14137.45%8,388Rusk1,92574.41%36013.92%230.89%26110.09%130.50%50.19%1,56560.49%2,587Sauk6,26175.50%1,44217.39%180.22%4785.76%911.10%30.04%4,81958.11%8,293Sawyer2,05884.41%2138.74%130.53%1154.72%351.44%40.16%1,84575.68%2,438Shawano4,44079.38%1,06118.97%270.48%530.95%100.18%20.04%3,37960.41%5,593Sheboygan7,19044.68%8,07450.17%5323.31%2721.69%240.15%20.01%-884-5.49%16,094St. Croix6,08572.61%1,92723.00%190.23%2823.37%660.79%10.01%4,15849.62%8,380Taylor3,21085.44%39310.46%401.06%822.18%280.75%40.11%2,81774.98%3,757Trempealeau3,95780.46%80416.35%90.18%1212.46%200.41%70.14%3,15364.11%4,918Vernon4,37081.68%68712.84%90.17%2584.82%00.00%260.49%3,68368.84%5,350Vilas1,95280.03%39916.36%180.74%220.90%481.97%00.00%1,55363.67%2,439Walworth2,82857.75%1,48830.39%220.45%53310.88%90.18%170.35%1,34027.36%4,897Washburn1,65282.15%23711.79%160.80%824.08%170.85%70.35%1,41570.36%2,011Washington3,69964.40%1,97834.44%350.61%310.54%10.02%00.00%1,72129.96%5,744Waukesha7,22858.32%4,69737.90%1150.93%3042.45%470.38%30.02%2,53120.42%12,394Waupaca4,21372.53%1,42224.48%280.48%1322.27%70.12%70.12%2,79148.05%5,809Waushara1,87973.00%57122.18%80.31%913.54%220.85%30.12%1,30850.82%2,574Winnebago7,55549.61%7,11646.73%1571.03%3602.36%380.25%20.01%4392.88%15,228Wood4,96578.56%1,11317.61%530.84%1722.72%70.11%100.16%3,85260.95%6,320Total392,95864.76%170,02028.02%25,6074.22%14,8182.44%2,9980.49%4240.07%222,93836.74%606,825

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Brown Calumet Dane Dodge Jefferson Kewaunee Manitowoc Ozaukee Portage Washington

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Sheboygan

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