The Green Papers: Wisconsin 2004 General Election
 
Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/ Wisconsin
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
2000 Census:5,371,210 (1.90% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):3,930,000
Voter Registration:Wisconsin has election day registration at the polls.
Capital:Madison
Tuesday 14 September 2004 polls close 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 8:00p CST (0200 UTC)
 

  Alabama    Alaska    American Samoa    Arizona    Arkansas    California    Colorado    Connecticut    Delaware    District of Columbia    Florida    Georgia    Guam    Hawaii    Idaho    Illinois    Indiana    Iowa    Kansas    Kentucky    Louisiana    Maine    Maryland    Massachusetts    Michigan    Minnesota    Mississippi    Missouri    Montana    Nebraska    Nevada    New Hampshire    New Jersey    New Mexico    New York    North Carolina    North Dakota    Northern Marianas    Ohio    Oklahoma    Oregon    Pennsylvania    Puerto Rico    Rhode Island    South Carolina    South Dakota    Tennessee    Texas    Utah    Vermont    Virgin Islands    Virginia    Washington    West Virginia    Wisconsin    Wyoming 

Wisconsin State and Local Government

Wisconsin 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 10 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Democrat 1,489,504 49.70% Senator John Kerry
(10 Electoral Votes)
• Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Republican 1,478,120 49.32% President George W. Bush
• Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate The Better Life 16,390 0.55% Ralph Nader
• Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Libertarian 6,464 0.22% Michael Badnarik
• Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
  Candidate --scatter-- 2,986 0.10% Scattering
  Candidate Green 2,661 0.09% David Keith Cobb
• Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate Socialist 471 0.02% Walter F. Brown
• Vice President: Mary Alice Herbert
  Candidate Socialist Workers 411 0.01% James Harris
• Vice President: Margaret Trowe
Total 2,997,007 100.00%  
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1   Democrat   Senator Herbert H. Kohl
• First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 3
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Senator Russ Feingold
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 1,632,697 55.35% Senator Russ Feingold
  Candidate Republican 1,301,183 44.11% Tim J. Michels
  Candidate Libertarian 8,367 0.28% Arif Khan Khan
  Candidate Independent 6,662 0.23% Eugene A. Hem
  Candidate --scatter-- 834 0.03% Scattering
Total 2,949,743 100.00%  
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors
    Democrat   Governor Jim Doyle
• First elected: 2002
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor
    Democrat   Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republicans (4 Renominated);
4 Democrats (3 Renominated, 1 Open)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Paul D. Ryan
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 233,372 65.37% Congressman Paul D. Ryan
  Candidate Democrat 116,250 32.57% Jeffrey Chapman Thomas
  Candidate Independent 4,252 1.19% Norman Aulabaugh
  Candidate Libertarian 2,936 0.82% Don Bernau
  Candidate --scatter-- 166 0.05% Scattering
Total 356,976 100.00%  
CD 2
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Tammy Baldwin
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 251,637 63.27% Congressman Tammy Baldwin
  Candidate Republican 145,810 36.66% Dave Magnum
  Candidate --scatter-- 277 0.07% Scattering
Total 397,724 100.00%  
CD 3
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Ron Kind
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 204,856 56.43% Congressman Ron Kind
  Candidate Republican 157,866 43.49% Dale W. Schultz
  Candidate --scatter-- 286 0.08% Scattering
Total 363,008 100.00%  
CD 4
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Jerry Kleczka
• First elected, in a special election: April 1984. Re-elected 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - On 25 January 2004, Congressman Kleczka announced that he would not seek re-election in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 212,382 69.60% Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore
  Candidate Republican 85,928 28.16% Gerald H. Boyle
  Candidate Independent 3,733 1.22% Tim Johnson
  Candidate Independent 1,861 0.61% Robert R. Raymond
  Candidate Constitution 897 0.29% Colin Hudson
  Candidate --scatter-- 341 0.11% Scattering
Total 305,142 100.00%  
CD 5
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 271,153 66.57% Congressman F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
  Candidate Democrat 129,384 31.77% Bryan Kennedy
  Candidate Libertarian 6,549 1.61% Tim Peterson
  Candidate --scatter-- 205 0.05% Scattering
Total 407,291 100.00%  
CD 6
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Thomas E. "Tom" Petri
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 238,620 67.03% Congressman Thomas E. "Tom" Petri
  Candidate Democrat 107,209 30.12% Jef Hall
  Candidate Green 10,018 2.81% Carol Ann Rittenhouse
  Candidate --scatter-- 148 0.04% Scattering
Total 355,995 100.00%  
CD 7
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman David R. Obey
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 241,306 85.64% Congressman David R. Obey
  Candidate Green 26,518 9.41% Mike Miles
  Candidate Constitution 12,841 4.56% Larry Oftedahl
  Candidate --scatter-- 1,087 0.39% Scattering
Total 281,752 100.00%  
CD 8
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Mark Green
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 248,070 70.13% Congressman Mark Green
  Candidate Democrat 105,513 29.83% Dottie LeClair
  Candidate --scatter-- 142 0.04% Scattering
Total 353,725 100.00%  
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" LaFollette
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Attorney General Peggy A. "Peg" Lautenschlager
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Republican   Treasurer Jack C. Voight
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2001, 2005
    Nonpartisan   Public Instruction Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster
• First elected: 2001
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 April 2005
  Candidate Nonpartisan     (Paul Yvarra - pending)
 

  2004 General Election Home  
 
Electoral College
  Allocation     How Appointed     Meeting Place (13 December)  
  Duly Appointed Electors     Tabulation by Congress (6 January)  
  May Electors Defect?  
  THE "FAITHLESS ELECTORS" - Presidential Electors who have defected in the past  
 
  Contests to Watch and Polling Data  
 
2 November Poll Closing Times:   Alphabetically   --   Electoral College Chronologically  
2004 Primary/Runoff dates:   Alphabetically   --   Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times  
....
  President (Details)     Governors     Senate     House  
....
  Senators by 'Class'   --   Senate Seats by Region and Subregion  
  Governors' by election 'cycle'   --   Governors by Region and Subregion  
....
  Senatorial Primaries at a Glance     Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance  
....
  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
  Uncontested Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats (one candidate running for office)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with multiple incumbents running for them  
....
  2004 Partisan Composition by State  
....
  2004 Congressional Districts  
  Senate Electoral Classes  
....
  Relative Political Party Strength / Sectional and Regional Politics in Presidential Elections  
  1972-2000 Presidential Election State Voting Trends  
....
  Statewide Political Party Strength