The Green Papers: Wisconsin 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 9 September 2008 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).
 

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Wisconsin State and Local Government

Wisconsin 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 10 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
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
• 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
• 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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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Paul D. Ryan
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Paulette Garin
• FEC H8WI01081: $8,946
  Candidate Democratic     Steve Herr
  Candidate Democratic     Margaret "Marge" Krupp
• FEC H8WI01073: $74,374
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Paul D. Ryan
• FEC H8WI01024: $946,653
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Tammy Baldwin
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Tammy Baldwin
• FEC H8WI00018: $830,674
  Candidate Republican     David Redick
• FEC H8WI02113: $120
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Ron Kind
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Ron Kind
• FEC H6WI03099: $679,492
  Candidate Republican     Paul Stark
• FEC H8WI03079: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Kevin Barrett
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore
• FEC H4WI04183: $317,366
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
    Democratic     Jeffrey Shawn "Jeff" Walz - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 28 December 2007
• FEC H8WI05116: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     James Christian "Jim" Burkee
• FEC H8WI05108: $27,268
  Candidate Republican     Congressman F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
• FEC H8WI09050: $235,812
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Thomas E. "Tom" Petri
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Roger A. Kittelson
• FEC H8WI06056: $8,863
  Candidate Republican     Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Thomas E. "Tom" Petri
• FEC H0WI06061: $461,823
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman David R. Obey
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman David R. Obey
• FEC H6WI07033: $1,176,411
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Ernest Mielke
• FEC H8WI07062: $49,846
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Steven Leslie "Steve" Kagen
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Steven Leslie "Steve" Kagen
• FEC H6WI08122: $1,074,032
  Candidate Republican     John G. Gard
• FEC H6WI08114: $555,046
  Candidate Republican     Paul F. Jadin
• Withdrew 2 May 2008
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Frank Lasee
    Republican     state Representative Steve Wieckert - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 2 May 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
• 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, 9 candidates
 • Republican: 4 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
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 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
 

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