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The2014 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in theU.S. state ofWisconsin on November 4, 2014. Wisconsin'sGovernor,Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Secretary of State, andState Treasurer were all up for election, as well as Wisconsin's eight seats in theUnited States House of Representatives. The November general election in 2014 also featured a statewidereferendum on an amendment to theConstitution of Wisconsin. The2014 Wisconsin Fall Primary Election was held on August 12, 2014.
TheRepublican Party of Wisconsin held onto all statewide offices up for election in 2014, except for secretary of state, where DemocratDoug La Follette won his tenth term. Republicans also retained control of theWisconsin State Senate andWisconsin State Assembly. The partisan breakdown ofWisconsin's delegation to the United States House of Representatives was unchanged, remaining five Republicans and three Democrats.
For local offices and judicial seats, the2014 Wisconsin Spring General Election was held April 1, 2014. NoWisconsin Supreme Court seats were up in 2014, but three seats on theWisconsin Court of Appeals and 41Wisconsin Circuit Court seats were up. The2014 Wisconsin Spring Primary Election was held on February 18.
All 8 of Wisconsin's congressional districts were up for election at the Fall general election. Seven of eight incumbent representatives ran for reelection, withTom Petri retiring fromDistrict 6. Party composition remained unchanged after the general election.
| District | Incumbent | Elected | Defeated | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||||
| District 1 | Paul Ryan | Paul Ryan | Rob Zerban (D) Keith R. Deschler (Ind) | 105,552 | 36.63% | 182,316 | 63.27% | 302 | 0.10% | 288,170 | 12.23% | Republican Hold | ||
| District 2 | Mark Pocan | Mark Pocan | Peter Theron (R) | 224,920 | 68.40% | 103,619 | 31.51% | 308 | 0.09% | 328,847 | 13.96% | Democratic Hold | ||
| District 3 | Ron Kind | Ron Kind | Tony Kurtz (R) Ken Van Doren (Ind) | 155,368 | 56.46% | 119,540 | 43.44% | 253 | 0.09% | 275,161 | 11.68% | Democratic Hold | ||
| District 4 | Gwen Moore | Gwen Moore | Dan Sebring (R) Robert R. Raymond (Ind) | 179,045 | 70.24% | 68,490 | 26.87% | 7,357 | 2.89% | 254,892 | 10.82% | Democratic Hold | ||
| District 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner | Jim Sensenbrenner | Chris Rockwood (D) | 101,190 | 30.40% | 231,160 | 69.45% | 476 | 0.14% | 332,826 | 14.13% | Republican Hold | ||
| District 6 | Tom Petri | Glenn Grothman | Mark L. Harris (D) Gus Fahrendorf (Ind) | 122,212 | 40.87% | 169,767 | 56.77% | 7,054 | 2.36% | 299,033 | 12.69% | Republican Hold | ||
| District 7 | Sean Duffy | Sean Duffy | Kelly Westlund (D) Lawrence Dale (Ind) | 112,949 | 39.41% | 169,891 | 59.28% | 3,763 | 1.31% | 286,603 | 12.17% | Republican Hold | ||
| District 8 | Reid Ribble | Reid Ribble | Ron Gruett (D) | 101,345 | 34.94% | 188,553 | 65.01% | 150 | 0.05% | 290,048 | 12.31% | Republican Hold | ||
| Total | 1,102,581 | 46.81% | 1,233,336 | 52.36% | 19,663 | 0.83% | 2,355,580 | 100.00% | ||||||
Incumbent RepublicanGovernorScott Walker and Lieutenant GovernorRebecca Kleefisch, first elected in 2010, sought re-election to a second term after surviving arecall election in 2012.
The Democratic Party nominated business executiveMary Burke and state senatorJohn Lehman for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. Burke was a member of theMadison school board and formerSecretary of Wisconsin's Department of Commerce. Lehman was a state senator and former teacher fromRacine, who had just won back his senate seat in arecall election.
Walker and Kleefisch won the November election with 52% of the vote.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Scott Walker (incumbent) / Rebecca Kleefisch (incumbent) | 1,259,706 | 52.26% | −0.79% | |
| Democratic | Mary Burke / John Lehman | 1,122,913 | 46.59% | +0.31% | |
| Libertarian | Robert Burke / Joseph M. Brost | 18,720 | 0.78% | ||
| Independent | Dennis Fehr | 7,530 | 0.31% | ||
| Scattering | 1,445 | 0.06% | |||
| Plurality | 136,793 | 5.68% | |||
| Total votes | 2,410,314 | 100.0% | -4.20% | ||
Republican incumbent attorney generalJ. B. Van Hollen, first elected in 2006, did not seek re-election to a third term.Waukesha County District AttorneyBrad Schimel defeatedJefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ in the November general election.
Happ defeated state representativeJon Richards and Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne in the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Democratic secretary of stateDoug La Follette, first elected in 1974 and regaining his seat in 1982, narrowly won his 10th four-year term, defeating the Republican candidate, telecommunications managerJulian Bradley.
La Follette was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
In the Republican primary, Bradley defeated State RepresentativeGarey Bies.
Incumbent Republican TreasurerKurt W. Schuller, first elected in 210 declined to run for re-election. In the election, Republican nomineeMatt Adamczyk defeated Democratic nominee Dave Sartori, a formerGreenfield alderman to succeed Schuller.
Adamczyk defeated attorney Randall Melchert in the Republican primary.
Sartori defeated Dave Leeper, a formerGreen County District Attorney, in the Democratic primary.
17 of theWisconsin 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.
| Seats | Party (majority caucus shading) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| Last election (2012) | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Total after last election (2012) | 15 | 18 | 33 | |
| Total before this election | 15 | 17 | 32 | |
| Up for election | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
| of which: | Incumbent retiring | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Vacated | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unopposed | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| This election | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Change from last election |  1 |  1 | ||
| Total after this election | 14 | 19 | 33 | |
| Change in total | 1 | 2 | ||
All 99 seats of theWisconsin State Assembly were up for election in November. 21 Assembly incumbents (14 Republicans, 7 Democrats) did not seek re-election.
| Affiliation | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| Before 2014 elections | 60 | 39 | 99 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 61% | 39% | ||
| After 2014 elections | 63 | 36 | 99 | 0 |
| Voting share | 64% | 36% | ||
Three seats on theWisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2014. None of the three elections was contested.
Forty one of the state's 249circuit court seats were up for election in 2014. Four of those elections were contested.
In the November election, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to theConstitution of Wisconsin to establish a dedicated transportation fund administered by theWisconsin 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]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,733,101 | 79.94 | |
| No | 434,806 | 20.06 | |
| Total votes | 2,167,907 | 100 | |
There was an attempt to amend the Constitution of Wisconsin to establish aright to life. This amendment did not ultimately make it onto the ballot in 2014, as it did not obtain a necessary vote in the 101stWisconsin Legislature.
A regularly scheduled county executive election was held inKenosha County, at the Spring general election, April 1, 2014. The incumbentJames Kreuser, first elected in a 2008 special election, was elected to a second four-year term without opposition.[5]
A regularly scheduled county executive election was held inPortage County, at the Spring general election, April 1, 2014. The incumbent Patty Dreier, first elected in 2010, was elected to a second four-year term without opposition.[6]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held inNeenah, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 1, 2014. State representativeDean Kaufert defeated incumbent mayor George Scherck.[7]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held inWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 1, 2014. First-term incumbent mayor Zach Vruwink was re-elected to a second two-year term, defeating former mayor Mary Jo Carson.[8]
