2014 Wisconsin State Treasurer election

2014 Wisconsin State Treasurer Election

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Candidate Matt Adamczyk Dave Sartori Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,120,140 1,026,548 Percentage 48.80% 44.73%

County results Congressional district results Adamczyk:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Sartori:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Treasurer before election Kurt W. Schuller Republican Elected Treasurer Matt Adamczyk Republican

The 2014 Wisconsin State Treasurer election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the State Treasurer of Wisconsin. Incumbent attorney general Kurt W. Schuller, first elected in 2010, did not seek re-election to a second term. Matt Adamczyk defeated Greenfield alderman Dave Sartori in the November general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Adamczyk, legislative staffer ^[1]

Eliminated in the primary

• Randall Melchert, attorney ^[2]

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Adamczyk	132,596	61.8
	Republican	Randall Melchert	82,108	38.2
Total votes			214,074	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Sartori, former Greenfield alderman ^[4]

Eliminated in the primary

• Dave Leeper, former Green County District Attorney ^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Sartori	119,504	51.6
	Democratic	Dave Leeper	112,225	48.4
Total votes			231,729	100

General election

Candidates

• Matt Adamczyk, legislative staffer (R)
• Dave Sartori, former Greenfield alderman (D)
• Jerry Shidell, former Rhinelander mayor (L)
• Andrew Zuelke, businessman (C)
• Ron Hardy, Winnebago County Supervisor (G)

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Randall Melchert (R)	Dave Leeper (D)	Ron Hardy (G)	Undecided
Gravis Marketing [5]	September 22–23, 2014 [6]	908	± 3%	38%	35%	10%	17%
Gravis Marketing [7]	July 31–August 2, 2014	1,346	± 3%	39%	31%	12%	18%

Results

Wisconsin State Treasurer Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 4, 2014
	Republican	Matt Adamczyk	1,120,140	48.80%	−4.59%
	Democratic	Dave Sartori	1,026,548	44.73%	−1.74%
	Green	Ron Hardy	66,120	2.88%
	Libertarian	Jerry Shidell	53,113	2.31%
	Constitution	Andrew Zuelke	28,053	1.22%
		Scattering	1,244	0.05%
Plurality			93,592	4.08%	-2.85%
Total votes			2,295,218	100.0%
	Republican hold

By congressional districts

Adamczyk won 5 of 8 congressional districts. ^[8]

District	Adamczyk	Sartori	Representative
1st	56%	39%	Paul Ryan
2nd	32%	60%	Mark Pocan
3rd	46%	47%	Ron Kind
4th	26%	69%	Gwen Moore
5th	65%	30%	Jim Sensenbrenner
6th	56%	38%	Glenn Grothman
7th	52%	41%	Sean Duffy
8th	55%	38%	Reid Ribble

References

1. "Votesmart-Matt Adamczyk". votesmart.org.
2. Worland, Gayle (July 28, 2014). "Election 2014: State treasurer | Republican primary". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
4. Bell, Terry (August 8, 2014). "Democrats Running For Treasurer Want The Office To Have Expanded Role". Wisconsin Public Radio . Retrieved April 20, 2024.
5. Gravis Marketing
6. "Should error disqualify Gravis poll from Wisconsin governor's race poll averaging model?". The Cap Times. October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
7. Gravis Marketing
8. "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2024.