The 1926 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1926.
Incumbent Republican Governor John J. Blaine retired to run for the U.S. Senate. Republican nominee Fred R. Zimmerman defeated Independent Charles B. Perry, Democratic nominee Virgil H. Cady and Social-Democratic nominee Herman O. Kent.
Primary election
Republican party
Candidates
- Herman L. Ekern, incumbent Attorney General of Wisconsin
- Charles B. Perry, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (ran as independent in general)
- W. Stanley Smith, former Commissioner of Insurance
- Fred R. Zimmerman, incumbent Secretary of State of Wisconsin
Democratic party
Candidates
- Virgil H. Cady, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in 1914
Candidates
- Herman O. Kent, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Prohibition party
Candidates
- Adolph R. Bucknam, Prohibition nominee for U.S. Senate in 1922 and for Governor in 1924
- David W. Emerson, Prohibition nominee for Governor in 1914
- Alex McEathron, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 9th congressional district in 1910
Other party nominations
- Alex Gorden, Socialist Labor
- Charles B. Perry, Independent, incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
General election
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Columbia
- Green Lake
- Jefferson
- Kenosha
- Marquette
- Pepin
- Portage
- Racine
- Richland
- Rock
- Walworth
- Washington
- Waukesha
- Winnebago