2014 Wisconsin elections

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2014 Wisconsin elections
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  2013 April 1, 2014
November 4, 2014
2015  

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.

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The Republican Party of Wisconsin held onto all statewide offices up for election in 2014, except for secretary of state, where Democrat Doug La Follette won his tenth term. Republicans also retained control of the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly. The partisan breakdown of Wisconsin's delegation to the United States House of Representatives was unchanged, remaining five Republicans and three Democrats.

For local offices and judicial seats, the 2014 Wisconsin Spring General Election was held April 1, 2014. No Wisconsin Supreme Court seats were up in 2014, but three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and 41 Wisconsin Circuit Court seats were up. The 2014 Wisconsin Spring Primary Election was held on February 18.

Federal

Senate

Neither of Wisconsin's United States Senate seats were up for election in 2014.

House of Representatives

All 8 of Wisconsin's congressional districts were up for election at the Fall general election. Seven of eight incumbent representatives ran for reelection, with Tom Petri retiring from District 6. Party composition remained unchanged after the general election.

District IncumbentElectedDefeated Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 Paul Ryan Paul Ryan Rob Zerban (D)
Keith R. Deschler (Ind)
105,55236.63%182,31663.27%3020.10%288,17012.23%Republican Hold
District 2 Mark Pocan Mark Pocan Peter Theron (R)224,92068.40%103,61931.51%3080.09%328,84713.96%Democratic Hold
District 3 Ron Kind Ron Kind Tony Kurtz (R)
Ken Van Doren (Ind)
155,36856.46%119,54043.44%2530.09%275,16111.68%Democratic Hold
District 4 Gwen Moore Gwen Moore Dan Sebring (R)
Robert R. Raymond (Ind)
179,04570.24%68,49026.87%7,3572.89%254,89210.82%Democratic Hold
District 5 Jim Sensenbrenner Jim Sensenbrenner Chris Rockwood (D)101,19030.40%231,16069.45%4760.14%332,82614.13%Republican Hold
District 6 Tom Petri Glenn Grothman Mark L. Harris (D)
Gus Fahrendorf (Ind)
122,21240.87%169,76756.77%7,0542.36%299,03312.69%Republican Hold
District 7 Sean Duffy Sean Duffy Kelly Westlund (D)
Lawrence Dale (Ind)
112,94939.41%169,89159.28%3,7631.31%286,60312.17%Republican Hold
District 8 Reid Ribble Reid Ribble Ron Gruett (D)101,34534.94%188,55365.01%1500.05%290,04812.31%Republican Hold
Total1,102,58146.81%1,233,33652.36%19,6630.83%2,355,580100.00%

State

Executive

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, first elected in 2010, sought re-election to a second term after surviving a recall election in 2012.

The Democratic Party nominated business executive Mary Burke and state senator John Lehman for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. Burke was a member of the Madison school board and former Secretary of Wisconsin's Department of Commerce. Lehman was a state senator and former teacher from Racine, who had just won back his senate seat in a recall election.

Walker and Kleefisch won the November election with 52% of the vote. [1]

2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Scott Walker (incumbent) /
Rebecca Kleefisch (incumbent)
1,259,706 52.26% -0.79%
Democratic Mary Burke /
John Lehman
1,122,91346.59%+0.31%
Libertarian Robert Burke /
Joseph M. Brost
18,7200.78%
Independent Dennis Fehr7,5300.31%
Scattering1,4450.06%
Plurality136,7935.68%
Total votes2,410,314 100.0% -4.20%

Attorney General

Republican incumbent attorney general J. B. Van Hollen, first elected in 2006, did not seek re-election to a third term. Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel defeated Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ in the November general election.

Happ defeated state representative Jon Richards and Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne in the Democratic primary.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Doug La Follette, first elected in 1974 and regaining his seat in 1982, narrowly won his 10th four-year term, defeating the Republican candidate, telecommunications manager Julian Bradley.

La Follette was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

In the Republican primary, Bradley defeated State Representative Garey Bies.

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Treasurer Kurt W. Schuller, first elected in 210 declined to run for re-election. In the election, Republican nominee Matt Adamczyk defeated Democratic nominee Dave Sartori, a former Greenfield alderman to succeed Schuller.

Adamczyk defeated attorney Randall Melchert in the Republican primary.

Sartori defeated Dave Leeper, a former Green County District Attorney, in the Democratic primary.

Legislature

State Senate

17 of the Wisconsin State Senate's 33 seats were up for election in the November general election. Republicans added one seat to their majority, retaking the 21st senate district which had been lost in the 2012 recall elections.

SeatsParty
(majority caucus shading)
Total
Democratic Republican
Last election (2012)8816
Total after last election (2012)151833
Total before this election151732
Up for election71017
of which:Incumbent retiring336
Vacated011
Unopposed202
This election61117
Change from last electionDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Total after this election141933
Change in totalDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Dist.IncumbentThis race [2]
MemberPartyFirst electStatusCandidatesResults
01 Frank Lasee Republican2010Ran
  • Green check.svgYFrank Lasee (Rep.) 61.59%
  • Dean P. Debroux (Dem.) 38.37%
Incumbent re-elected
03 Tim Carpenter Democratic2002Ran
  • Green check.svgYTim Carpenter (Dem.) 97.1%
Incumbent re-elected
05 Leah Vukmir Republican2010Ran
  • Green check.svgYLeah Vukmir (Rep.) 73.03%
  • Wendy Friedrich (Dem.) 26.17%
Incumbent re-elected
07 Chris Larson Democratic2010Ran
  • Green check.svgYChris Larson (Dem.) 59.5%
  • Jason Red Arnold (Rep.) 40.26%
Incumbent re-elected
09 Joe Leibham Republican2010Ran for U.S. House of Representatives
Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House
New member elected
Republican hold
11 --Vacant--
Incumbent resigned
New member elected
Republican hold
13 Scott Fitzgerald Republican1994Ran
  • Green check.svgYScott Fitzgerald (Rep.) 62.69%
  • Michelle Zahn (Dem.) 37.28%
Incumbent re-elected
15 Timothy Cullen Democratic1974
(2010)
Did not run
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
17 Dale Schultz Republican1991Did not run
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
19 Michael Ellis Republican1982Did not run
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
21 John Lehman Democratic2006
(2012)
Ran for lieutenant governor
Incumbent retired to run for lieutenant governor
New member elected
Republican gain
23 Terry Moulton Republican2010Ran
  • Green check.svgYTerry Moulton (Rep.) 61.15%
  • Phil Swanhorst (Dem.) 38.84%
Incumbent re-elected
25 Robert Jauch Democratic1986Did not run
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
27 Jon Erpenbach Democratic1986Ran
  • Green check.svgYJon Erpenbach (Dem.) 97.51%
Incumbent re-elected
29 Jerry Petrowski Republican2012Ran
  • Green check.svgYJerry Petrowski (Rep.) 65.73%
  • Paul Demain (Dem.) 34.26%
Incumbent re-elected
31 Kathleen Vinehout Democratic2006Ran
  • Green check.svgYKathleen Vinehout (Dem.) 52.32%
  • Mel Pittman (Rep.) 47.62%
Incumbent re-elected
33 Paul Farrow Republican2012Ran
  • Green check.svgYPaul Farrow (Rep.) 73.86%
  • Sherryll Shaddock (Dem.) 26.07%
Incumbent re-elected

State Assembly

All 99 seats of the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election in November. 21 Assembly incumbents (14 Republicans, 7 Democrats) did not seek re-election.

AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
Before 2014 elections6039990
Latest voting share
After 2014 elections6336990
Voting share64%36%

Judiciary

State Court of Appeals

Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2014. None of the three elections was contested.

  • In District I, Judge Patricia S. Curley was re-elected to her fourth term.
  • In District II, Judge Lisa Neubauer was re-elected to her second full term.
  • In District IV, Judge Gary Sherman was elected to his first full term. Judge Sherman had been appointed to the court in 2010 by Governor Jim Doyle.

State Circuit Courts

Forty one of the state's 249 circuit court seats were up for election in 2014. Four of those elections were contested.

Constitutional Amendments

Transportation Fund

In the November election, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin to establish a dedicated transportation fund administered by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The amendment also specified that none of the money which flowed into the fund, collected by transportation fees or taxes, could be appropriated to any other program. Critics argued that purpose of the amendment was to create budget inflexibility that would force legislators to raid education funds to balance the budget. [3] [4]

Transportation Fund
CandidateVotes %
Yes1,733,10179.94
No434,80620.06
Total votes2,167,907 100

Personhood Amendment

There was an attempt to amend the Constitution of Wisconsin to establish a right to life. This amendment did not ultimately make it onto the ballot in 2014, as it did not obtain a necessary vote in the 101st Wisconsin Legislature.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2024 via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
  3. "Referendum on Creation of a Transportation Fund". Wisconsin Elections Commission . Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. "Wisconsin voters approve transportation amendment". Wisconsin State Journal . November 5, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2020.