The Green Papers: Wisconsin 2007 Off Year Election
This page is for offices up for election in 2007. Find 2008 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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
 

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Wisconsin State and Local Government

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl
First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Jim Doyle
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Barbara C. Lawton (as candidate)
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republican (3 Undetermined);
5 Democratic (5 Undetermined)

CD 1
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Republican Congressman Paul D. Ryan (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 2
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Democratic Congressman Tammy Baldwin (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 3
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Democratic Congressman Ron Kind (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 4
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Democratic Congressman Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore (as candidate)
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 5
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Republican Congressman F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr. (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 6
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Republican Congressman Thomas E. "Tom" Petri (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 7
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Democratic Congressman David R. Obey (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 8
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Democratic Congressman Steven Leslie "Steve" Kagen (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" La Follette
First elected: 1974; elected: 1982; re-elected 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009

  Nonpartisan Public Instruction Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster
First elected: 2001; re-elected 2005
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 April 2009
 The two highest vote getters in the Spring Primary will proceed to a Tuesday 7 April 2009 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.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 11 incumbents
  Republican: 4 incumbents
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Right to Life
  Socialist Party USA
Independents
  Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/2wiscon.html
Election Authority
  Wisconsin State Elections Board
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Wisconsin State Assembly
  Wisconsin State Legislature
  Wisconsin State Senate
Democratic
  The Democratic Party of Wisconsin
  Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee
Republican
  Republican Party of Wisconsin
Third Party
  Constitution Party of Wisconsin
  Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
  Progressive Dane
  Socialist Party of Wisconsin
  Wisconsin Green Party
  Wisconsin Right to Life
Media & others
  DC's Political Report - Wisconsin
  Fond du Lac Reporter
  Greater Milwaukee Today
  Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee
  LaCrosse Tribune
  Leader-Telegram - Eau Claire
  Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
  Marshfield News-Herald
  Oshkosh Northwestern
  Politics1.com - Wisconsin
  Sheboygan-Press
  Stevens Point Journal
  The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal - Madison
  The Chippewa Herald
  The Janesville Gazette
  The Journal Times - Racine
  The Kenosha News
  The Wheeler Report - Madison
  Watertown Daily Times
  Wausau Daily Herald
  WISC TV - IBS - Madison
  Wisconsin Radio Network - Madison
  Wisconsin Vote - University of Wisconsin
  Wisinfo
  WisPolitics.com
  WKOW TV - ABC - Madison

 


  2007 Off Year Election Home  
 
  U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
2007 Election Dates:   Chronologically   --   Alphabetically  
Poll Closing Times:   Chronologically   --   Alphabetically  
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  Governors     Senate     House  
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  Senators by 'Class'  
  Governors by election 'cycle'  
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  Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance  
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  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 only one major party candidate running for office  
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  2007 Partisan Composition by State  
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  Political Parties  
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  Senate Electoral Classes  
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  Statewide Political Party Strength  


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