Wisconsin 2005 Off Year Elections

The Green Papers: Wisconsin 2005 Off Year Elections

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Wisconsin
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Spring Primary: Tuesday 15 February 2005
Spring Election: Tuesday 5 April 2005

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 15 February 2005 polls close 8:00p CST (0200 UTC)
Tuesday 5 April 2005 polls close 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC)

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Wisconsin State and Local Government



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic			Senator Herbert H. Kohl • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 3		Democratic			Senator Russ Feingold • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic			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;

		Democratic			Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined); 4 Democratic (4 Undetermined)

CD 1		Republican			Congressman Paul D. Ryan • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 2		Democratic			Congressman Tammy Baldwin • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 3		Democratic			Congressman Ron Kind • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 4		Democratic			Congressman Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 5		Republican			Congressman F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 6		Republican			Congressman Thomas E. "Tom" Petri • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 7		Democratic			Congressman David R. Obey • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 8		Republican			Congressman Mark Green • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

		Democratic			Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" LaFollette • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

		Democratic			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 • Re-elected Tuesday 5 April 2005 • First elected: 2001; reelected 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 April 2005
		Nonpartisan	449,739	62.22%	Public Instruction Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster • Received 61% of the vote in the 15 February primary. Proceeds to 5 April election. Won 5 April election with 62% of the vote.
		Nonpartisan	273,100	37.78%	Gregg Underheim • Received 26% of the vote in the 15 February primary. Proceeds to 5 April election.
		Nonpartisan			~~Todd Stelzel - withdrew~~ • Received 9% of the vote in the 15 February primary.
		Nonpartisan			~~Paul Yvarra - withdrew~~ • Received 5% of the vote in the 15 February primary.
Total			722,839	100.00%
	The two highest vote getters in the Tuesday 15 February 2005 Spring Primary will proceed to a Tuesday 5 April 2005 Spring Election.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

	• Constitution
	• Democratic
	• Green
	• Libertarian
	• Nonpartisan
	• Not readily classifiable
	• Republican
	• Socialist Party USA