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La Follette: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Bradley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||
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The2014 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect theWisconsin Secretary Of State. It occurred concurrently withother elections across Wisconsin. IncumbentDoug La Follette was re-elected to his tenth term asSecretary of State of Wisconsin, taking 50% of the vote in the November general election. La Follette defeatedLa Crosse RepublicanJulian Bradley.
State RepresentativeGarey Bies was defeated in the Republican primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julian Bradley | 138,734 | 64.8 | |
| Republican | Garey Bies | 75,340 | 35.2 | |
| Total votes | 214,074 | 100 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Doug La Follette (D) | Julian Bradley (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing[4] | October 3–4, 2014 | 837 | ± 3% | 44% | 43% | 13% |
| Gravis Marketing[5] | September 22–23, 2014 | 908 | ± 3% | 50% | 37% | 13% |
| Gravis Marketing[6] | July 31–August 2, 2014 | 1,346 | ± 3% | 46% | 39% | 15% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doug La Follette (incumbent) | 1,161,113 | 50.00% | −1.61% | |
| Republican | Julian Bradley | 1,074,835 | 46.29% | −2.01% | |
| Independent | Andy Craig | 58,996 | 2.54% | ||
| Constitution | Jerry Broitzman | 25,744 | 1.11% | ||
| Scattering | 1,347 | 0.06% | |||
| Plurality | 86,278 | 3.72% | +0.40% | ||
| Total votes | 2,322,035 | 100.0% | +11.57% | ||
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Despite losing the state, Bradley won 5 of 8 congressional districts.[8]
| District | La Follette | Bradley | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 44% | 53% | Paul Ryan |
| 2nd | 67% | 29% | Mark Pocan |
| 3rd | 52% | 44% | Ron Kind |
| 4th | 73% | 24% | Gwen Moore |
| 5th | 35% | 62% | Jim Sensenbrenner |
| 6th | 43% | 54% | Glenn Grothman |
| 7th | 46% | 51% | Sean Duffy |
| 8th | 44% | 52% | Reid Ribble |