The Green Papers: Wisconsin 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Voter Registration:Wisconsin has election day registration at the polls.
Capital:Madison
Tuesday 14 September 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC).
 

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Wisconsin State and Local Government

Wisconsin State Elections Board - Candidates Registered By Office

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th 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
Seat up for election		 Democratic Senator  Russell D. "Russ" Feingold
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Russell D. "Russ" Feingold
• FEC S8WI00026: $3,049,467
  Candidate Republican     Terrence R. Wall
• FEC S0WI00171: $514,209
  Candidate Republican     David Bond "Dave" Westlake, IV
• FEC S0WI00163: $33,319
  Candidate Constitution; Independent     Robert Allen "Rob" Taylor
• FEC S0WI00155: Financial report not available
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election
Open		 Democratic Governor Jim Doyle
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Chair - Circa 15 August 2009: Announced he will not seek re-election.
  Candidate Democratic     Milwaukee Mayor  Tom Barrett
  Candidate Democratic     Jared Gary Christiansen
    Democratic     Governor Jim Doyle - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Timothy S. "Tim" John
    Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Barbara C. Lawton - apparently not a candidate
• 26 October 2009: "For very personal reasons, I will not pursue the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010."
  Candidate Democratic     Dominic L. Reinwand
  Candidate Democratic     Frederick Westphal
  Candidate Republican     William Michael "Bill" Ingram
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Mark W. Neumann
  Candidate Republican     Scott S. Paterick
  Candidate Republican     John Schiess
  Candidate Republican     Travis D. Swenby
  Candidate Republican     Mark Todd
  Candidate Republican     Milwaukee County Executive  Scott Walker
  Candidate Independent     Michael J. Blinkwitz
  Candidate Independent     James James
  Candidate Independent     James Dean "Jim" Langer
  Candidate Independent     Phil Miller
• 22 February 2010: Switched from Republican to Independent
  Candidate Independent     Kevin Gene Schmidtke
  Candidate Independent     E. Rick Scoglio
  Candidate Independent     Leslie Ervin Smetak
  Candidate Independent     Terry Virgil
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Barbara C. Lawton
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator G. Spencer Coggs
  Candidate Democratic     Henry Sanders, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     James L. Schneider
  Candidate Democratic     Alderman T. Anthony "Tony" Zielinski
  Candidate Republican     Ben Collins
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Brett Davis
  Candidate Republican     Rebecca Kleefisch
  Candidate Republican     Superior Mayor  Dave Ross
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th 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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Paulette Garin
• FEC H8WI01081: $2,818
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Paul D. Ryan
• FEC H8WI01024: $1,118,925
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Tammy Baldwin
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Tammy Baldwin
• FEC H8WI00018: $490,542
  Candidate Democratic     Dane County Supervisor  David de Felice
  Candidate Republican     Chad Lee
• FEC H0WI02060: $21,912
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Peter "Peter" Theron
• FEC H8WI02121: $6,025
  Candidate Libertarian     Tim Nerenz
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Ron Kind
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Ron Kind
• FEC H6WI03099: $650,998
  Candidate Republican     Bruce Francis Evers
• FEC H0WI03076: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Dan Kapanke
• FEC H0WI03068: $183,413
  Candidate Constitution     Michael "Mike" Krsiean
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore
• FEC H4WI04183: $286,610
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Paul "Dan" Sebring
• FEC H0WI04090: $10,169
  Candidate Independent; (Independent American)     Samantha Lee Carter
• FEC H0WI04082: Financial report not available
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Todd P. Kolosso
• FEC H0WI05105: $71,501
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
• FEC H8WI09050: $173,111
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Thomas E. "Tom" Petri
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Thomas E. "Tom" Petri
• FEC H0WI06061: $330,353
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  David R. Obey
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  David R. Obey
• FEC H6WI07033: $902,663
  Candidate Republican     Ashland County District Attorney Sean P. Duffy
• FEC H0WI07051: $286,357
  Candidate Republican; (Constitution)     Daniel E. "Dan" Mielke
• FEC H8WI07062: $399,455
  Candidate Independent     Kenneth Leroy "Ken" Driessen
• "People for Direct Participatory Democracy"
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Steven Leslie "Steve" Kagen
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Steven Leslie "Steve" Kagen
• FEC H6WI08122: $798,220
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Terri McCormick
• FEC H6WI08098: $35,395
  Candidate Republican     Reid Ribble
• FEC H0WI08075: $182,709
  Candidate Republican     Roger Roth
• FEC H0WI08117: $54,331
  Candidate Republican     Door County Supervisor  Marc William Savard
• FEC H0WI08067: $20,412
  Candidate Republican     Kerry Thomas
• FEC H8WI08037: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Marc Harris Trager
• FEC H0WI08109: $50,225
  Candidate Republican     Brown County Supervisor  Andrew Joseph "Andy" Williams
• FEC H0WI08083: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     former Niagara Mayor Joseph P. "Joe" Stern
• FEC H0WI08091: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" La Follette
  Candidate Democratic     Jeremy J. Ryan
  Candidate Republican     David D. King
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Attorney General  J.B. Van Hollen
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Scott Hassett
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Daniel R. Bohrod
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass
  Candidate Republican     Scott Feldt
    Republican     Jason Punzel - apparently not a candidate
• January 2010: Withdrew.
  Candidate Republican     Kurt W. Schuller
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2009, 2013
  Nonpartisan Public Instruction Superintendent  Tony Evers
• First elected: 2009
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 April 2013
 
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, 23 candidates
 • Republican: 4 incumbents, 33 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 3 candidates
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 12 candidates
 • 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to 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 Legislature
 • Wisconsin State Senate
Democratic
 • The Democratic Party of Wisconsin
 • Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee
Republican
 • Republican Party of Wisconsin
Third Party
 • Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
 • Progressive Dane
 • Socialist Party of Wisconsin
 • The Unity 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
 • 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
 

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