2014 Wisconsin Attorney General election

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2014 Wisconsin Attorney General Election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
  Brad Schimel.jpg No image.svg
Candidate Brad Schimel Susan V. Happ
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,211,3881,066,866
Percentage51.57%45.41%

2014 Wisconsin Attorney General Election Results.svg
County results
Schimel:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Happ:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election

J.B. Van Hollen
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Brad Schimel
Republican

The 2014 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Wisconsin. incumbent attorney general J. B. Van Hollen, first elected in 2006, did not seek re-election to a third term. [1] After facing no opposition in the primary, Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel defeated Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ in the November general election. [2]

Contents

Republican primary

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Elimintated in the primary

Endorsements

Susan Happ
County District Attorneys
Ismael Ozanne
Statewide politicians
County District Attorneys
Local politicians
  • Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive
  • Dave Mahoney, Dane County Sheriff
  • Carlo Esqueda, Dane County Clerk of Courts
  • Bob Spoden, Rock County Sheriff
  • Shawn Pfaff, Fitchburg Mayor

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Susan Happ 144,367 52.1
Democratic Jon Richards90,10132.5
Democratic Ismael Ozanne42,55515.4
Total votes277,023 100

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)

administered

Sample

size

Margin of

error

Brad

Schimel (R)

Susan

Happ (D)

OtherUndecided
Marquette University October 23–26, 20141,164 LV± 3%43.1%38.7%0.9%17.3%
1,409 RV± 2.7%39.5%39.5%1.1%19.8%
WPR/St. Norbert College October 18–21, 2014525± 4.4%41%40%19%
Marquette University October 9–12, 2014803 LV± 3.5%41.5%41.5%17%
1,004 RV± 3.2%39.1%39%0.2%21.7%
Marquette University September 25–28, 2014585 LV± 4.1%40.9%38.7%1.1%19.3%
801 RV± 3.5%36.9%37.4%1%24.5%
Marquette University September 11–14, 2014589 LV± 4.1%41.9%40.6%0.4%17%
800 RV± 3.5%38.3%38.7%1%22%
Marquette University August 21–24, 2014609 LV± 4.1%32%42.5%0.6%24.9%
815 RV± 3.5%32.8%39.5%0.7%27.1%

Results

2014 Wisconsin Attorney General Election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brad Schimel 1,211,388 51.57% -6.25%
Democratic Susan V. Happ1,066,86645.41%+3.26%
Independent Thomas A. Nelson, Sr.70,9513.02%
Scattering1,1200.05%
Plurality144,5226.15%-9.51%
Total votes2,350,325 100.0% +11.26%
Republican hold

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