Doug La Follette

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Doug La Follette
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28th and 30th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 1983 –March 17, 2023
Democratic Primary, September 12, 1972
Democratic Doug La Follette 4,654 32.11%
Democratic John J. Maurer 3,33222.99%
Democratic Edwin Anderson2,58217.81%
Democratic Ronald F. Lourigan2,47817.10%
Democratic Richard Lindgren1,4489.99%
Plurality1,3229.12%
Total votes14,494 100.0%
General Election, November 7, 1972
Democratic Doug La Follette 25,522 53.98% −1.90%
Republican George W. Anderson21,16144.75%+0.63%
American Chester Hensley6011.27%
Plurality4,3619.22%-2.54%
Total votes47,284 100.0% +15.44%
Democratic hold

Wisconsin Secretary of State (1974)

Wisconsin Secretary of State Election, 1974 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Primary, September 10, 1974
Democratic Doug La Follette 237,077 75.39%
Democratic Eugene Parks77,40924.61%
Total votes314,486 100.0%
General Election, November 5, 1974
Democratic Doug La Follette 697,528 59.87% +22.45%
Republican Kent C. Jones406,60234.90%−26.81%
American Eugene R. Zimmerman60,9625.23%+4.36%
Plurality290,92624.97%+0.69%
Total votes1,165,092 100.0% -10.58%
Democratic gain from Republican

Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor (1978)

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1978 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Primary, September 12, 1978
Democratic Doug La Follette 151,366 44.78%
Democratic Dale McKenna 47,25713.98%
Democratic Harout O. Sanasarian 40,26811.91%
Democratic Paul Offner 40,00811.84%
Democratic Robert A. Anderson21,2306.28%
Democratic Charles F. Smith Jr. 19,5045.77%
Democratic Monroe Swan 18,3925.44%
Total votes338,025 100.0%
General Election, November 7, 1978
Republican Lee S. Dreyfus
/ Russell Olson 		816,056 54.37% +12.30%
Democratic Martin J. Schreiber (incumbent)
/ Doug La Follette		673,81344.89%−8.30%
Constitution Eugene R. Zimmerman
/ George Reed		6,3550.42%+0.12%
Independent George C. Doherty
/ Marion A. Doherty		2,1830.15%
Independent Adrienne Kaplan
/ William Breihan		1,5480.10%
Independent Henry A. Ochsner
/ Robert E. Nordlander		8490.06%
Scattering1920.01%
Plurality142,2439.48%-1.65%
Total votes1,500,996 100.0% +27.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Wisconsin Secretary of State (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
1982 [19] PrimarySep. 14Doug La Follette Democratic 275,72951.13% Ada Deer Dem. 166,37130.85%539,227109,358
Vel Phillips (inc) Dem. 66,57612.35%
Lewis T. Mittness Dem. 30,5515.67%
GeneralNov. 2Doug La Follette Democratic 984,83565.57%Frederick H. Rice Rep. 496,02433.03%1,501,899488,811
Leslie G. Key Lib. 13,4810.90%
Leslie G. Key Con. 7,5590.50%
1986 [20] GeneralNov. 4Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 754,03252.07% Clifford Krueger Rep. 670,67246.31%1,448,18983,360
Richard L. Ackley L-F 23,4851.62%
1990 [21] PrimarySep. 11Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 129,92672.38%Stuart Levitan Dem. 49,59027.62%179,51680,336
GeneralNov. 6Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 733,39055.67% Robert M. Thompson Rep. 583,95544.33%1,317,345149,435
1994 [22] GeneralNov. 8Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 845,74257.03%Erling G. Jackson Rep. 590,66639.83%1,482,943255,076
Kevin Scheunemann Lib. 26,3971.78%
Ernest Brusubardis III Tax. 20,1381.36%

U.S. House (1996)

Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District Election, 1996 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Primary, September 10, 1996
Democratic Lydia Spottswood 16,945 45.68%
Democratic Doug La Follette13,59436.64%
Democratic Jeffrey C. Thomas 4,69112.65%
Democratic Jerry Maiers1,8675.03%
Plurality3,3519.03%
Total votes37,097 100.0%

Wisconsin Secretary of State (1998–2023)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
1998General [24] Nov. 3Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 973,74457.98%Linda A. Cross Rep. 660,40639.32%1,679,484313,338
Donald L. Carlson Lib. 18,0741.08%
William C. Hemenway Tax. 17,3541.03%
Leroy Mueller Ref. 9,9060.59%
2002General [25] Nov. 5Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 950,92956.60%Robert Gerald Lorge Rep. 693,47641.27%1,680,164257,453
Edward J. Frami Con. 34,7502.07%
2006Primary [26] Sep. 12Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 236,54771.19%Scot Ross Dem. 95,35428.70%332,265141,193
General [27] Nov. 7Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 1,184,72058.07%Sandy Sullivan Rep. 796,68639.05%2,040,144388,034
Michael LaForest Grn. 57,3262.81%
2010 General [28] Nov. 2Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 1,074,11851.61%David D. King Rep. 1,005,21748.30%2,081,19868,901
2014 General [29] Nov. 4Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 1,161,11350.00% Julian Bradley Rep. 1,074,83546.29%2,322,03586,278
Andy Craig Ind. 58,9962.54%
Jerry Broitzman Con. 25,7441.11%
2018 Primary [30] Aug. 14Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 327,02065.84%Arvina Martin Dem. 169,13034.05%496,720157,890
General [31] Nov. 6Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 1,380,75252.74%Jay Schroeder Rep. 1,235,03447.18%2,617,948145,718
Brad Karas (write-in) Grn. 600.00%
2022 Primary [32] Aug. 9Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 300,77363.57%Alexia Sabor Dem. 171,95436.34%473,144128,819
General [33] Nov. 8Doug La Follette (inc) Democratic 1,268,74848.30% Amy Loudenbeck Rep. 1,261,30648.01%2,626,9437,442
Neil Harmon Lib. 54,4132.07%
Sharyl R. McFarland Grn. 41,5321.58%

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  2. 1 2 Wisconsin Blue Book 2017-2018. Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2017, p. 5.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Clean Wisconsin. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ Bill Glauber. "La Follette weathers Republican tsunami" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 11, 2010.
  5. ↑ Carmen Drahl. "" "Douglas La Follette Chemist-turned-politician ran low-budget gubernatorial campaign", May 14th, 2012.
  6. ↑ Peter Dreier. "" Dissent Magazine, April 11th, 2011.
  7. ↑ Dan Plutchak. "" "Longtime Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette wins re-election", November 6th, 2018.
  8. ↑ AP. "" WEAU 13 News, Nov 6th, 2018.
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  12. ↑ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). The State of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book . Madison: 1973, p. 64.
  13. ↑ "Doug La Follette sues Scott Walker over budget cuts to his office". Wisconsin State Journal. 15 July 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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  31. ↑ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 2. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  32. ↑ Canvass Results for 2022 Partisan Primary - 8/9/2022 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2022. p. 3. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  33. ↑ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 21, 2022. pp. 1–2. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Robert Zimmermann
 Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin
1974		Succeeded by
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
1978 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Vel Phillips
 Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin
1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 		Most recent
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 22nd district
1973–1975		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Wisconsin
1975–1979		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Vel Phillips
 Secretary of State of Wisconsin
1983–2023		Succeeded by
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