Thomas Mark Barrett is an American diplomat and politician who has served as the United States ambassador to Luxembourg since 2022. He previously served as the 44th mayor of Milwaukee,Wisconsin from 2004 until 2021.
Scott Kevin Walker is an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as Milwaukee County executive from 2002 to 2010.
Lena C. Taylor is an American lawyer,judge,and former politician serving as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County,since January 2024. She previously served 19 years as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 4th State Senate district from 2005 to 2024,and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for one term before that.
John W. Lehman is an American educator and politician from Racine,Wisconsin. Lehman represented the 21st District in the Wisconsin Senate from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2015,and was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2014. Previously,Lehman was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1997 through 2007. Elected as a state senator in 2006 but unseated in 2010,Lehman retook his old seat in the 2012 Wisconsin recall elections,defeating the incumbent,Van Wanggaard,who won the seat back in the 2014 general election.
The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. The primary elections on September 14 determined which candidates advanced to the general election.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 12 states and two territories. Of the eight Democratic and four Republican seats contested,only that of North Carolina changed party hands,giving the Republicans a net gain of one governorship. These elections coincided with the presidential election on November 6,2012. As of 2024,this marked the last time in which a Democrat won the governorship in Missouri and the last time in which a Republican won the governorship in North Carolina.
Rebecca Ann Kleefisch is an American politician and former television reporter who served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was elected to the position on November 2,2010,as the running mate of Governor Scott Walker;the pair narrowly lost reelection to a third term in 2018.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 6,2012,alongside a U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Herb Kohl retired instead of running for re-election to a fifth term. This was the first open Senate seat in Wisconsin since 1988,when Kohl won his first term.
The 2011 Wisconsin protests were a series of demonstrations in the state of Wisconsin in the United States beginning in February involving as many as 100,000 protesters opposing the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10,also called the "Wisconsin Budget Repair bill." The protests centered on the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison,with satellite protests also occurring at other municipalities throughout the state. Demonstrations took place at various college campuses,including the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. After the collective bargaining bill was upheld by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on June 14,the number of protesters declined to about 1,000 within a couple days.
Anthony Steven Evers is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th governor of Wisconsin since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2019.
The 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election was a special election to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. It resulted in voters re-electing incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker over the Democratic candidate Tom Barrett by a larger margin than he had in 2010,in which Walker had also faced Barrett. Recall organizers opposed Walker's agenda,particularly his limiting of collective bargaining rights for state employees and they collected over 900,000 signatures to initiate the recall election process. There was also a recall for Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. She won her race,defeating Democrat Mahlon Mitchell,making her the first lieutenant governor to run in and survive a recall.
The 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to determine the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It occurred concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 4,2014. Wisconsin's Governor,Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Secretary of State,and State Treasurer were all up for election,as well as Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives. The November general election in 2014 also featured a statewide referendum on an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin. The 2014 Wisconsin Fall Primary Election was held on August 12,2014.
The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state,elections to the state's U.S. House seats,and various other elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker sought re-election to a third term,and was challenged by Democratic candidate and then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers,as well as Libertarian Phil Anderson and independent Maggie Turnbull. Evers,along with his running mate Mandela Barnes,managed to defeat Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch in a closely fought and widely watched race,ending unified Republican control of the state.
A recall election in the state of Wisconsin is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.
The 2018 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 6,2018. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats,Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate,and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2018 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held August 14,2018. There were also special elections held during 2018 for three State Assembly seats and two state senate seats.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin. The party primaries were held on August 9,2022. Incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson won re-election to a third term,defeating Democratic lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes by 26,718 votes —a one-point margin of victory.
The 2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic governor Tony Evers won re-election to a second term by a margin of 3.4%,defeating Republican nominee Tim Michels.
The 2012 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 6,2012. One of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats and all of Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election,as well as sixteen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Voters also chose ten electors to represent them in the Electoral College,which then participated in selecting the president of the United States. The 2012 Fall Partisan Primary was held on August 14,2012. In the presidential election,Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States.
The 2012 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial recall election was a special election to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. It resulted in voters retaining incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch over the Democratic candidate Mahlon Mitchell. Kleefisch's retention made her the first lieutenant governor to run in and survive a recall. Primary elections took place on May 8,2012.
