John N. Kaiser (May 16, 1899 – January 4, 1978) was an American salesman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served two terms (1933–1936) as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 6th Milwaukee County district.
He was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard and upon the outbreak of World War I served in the United States Army, spending sixteen months in France as part of the "Iron Brigade" of the Thirty-Second Infantry Division.
This time Kaiser (with Franklin D. Roosevelt at the top of the Democratic ticket) was the victor, with 2240 votes to Rubin's 2130, Cord's 1412, and another 129 for the two independents.
104 paper ballots were lost before a recount was held, with a janitor later admitting he'd burned them as wastepaper.
[4] The final official count was 1289 for Kaiser (Democrat), 1262 for Rubin (Socialist), 1002 for Fred G. Miller (Progressive), 638 for Frederick Petersen (Republican), and 49 for an independent and "scattering".