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 - Primary Candidates Registered By Office

14 September 2010 Primary
returns from an official source.
2 November 2010 General Election
returns from an official source.

 
           

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
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 1,125,999 51.86% Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson
FEC S0WI00197; 31 Dec 10; Tot $15,509,297; Dsb $15,316,651
  Candidate Democratic 1,020,958 47.02% Senator Russell D. "Russ" Feingold
FEC S8WI00026; 31 Dec 10; Tot $13,947,563; Dsb $15,544,093
  Candidate Constitution 23,473 1.08% Robert Allen "Rob" Taylor
FEC S0WI00155; 22 Nov 10; Tot $8,948; Dsb $8,903
  Candidate Scattering 638 0.03% SCATTERING
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 134 0.01% Ernest John Pagels, Jr.
FEC S0WI00205; 30 Jun 10; Tot $931; Dsb $931
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 129 0.01% Michael D. Laforest
Total 2,171,331 100.00%  

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.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,128,941 52.25% Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker
for Lieutenant Governor: Rebecca Kleefisch
  Candidate Democratic 1,004,303 46.48% Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett
for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Thomas "Tom" Nelson
  Candidate Independent 10,608 0.49% James Dean "Jim" Langer
No Lieutenant Governor running mate.
  Candidate Independent 8,273 0.38% James James
Common Sense.
No Lieutenant Governor running mate.
  Candidate Libertarian 6,790 0.31%   (no candidate)
for Lieutenant Governor: Terry Virgil.
Note: The Libertarian nominee for Governor failed to qualify.
  Candidate Scattering 1,858 0.09% SCATTERING
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 22 0.00% Patricia Messicci
  Candidate Write-in 19 0.00% Leslie Ervin Smetak
for Lieutenant Governor: David Myron Smetak
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 18 0.00% Hariprasad "Hari" Trivedi
Total 2,160,832 100.00%  

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

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 Renominated);
5 Democratic (4 Renominated, 1 Open)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Paul D. Ryan
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 179,819 68.21% Congressman Paul D. Ryan
FEC H8WI01024; 31 Dec 10; Tot $3,922,755; Dsb $1,781,668
  Candidate Democratic 79,363 30.10% John Harold Heckenlively
FEC H0WI01096; 31 Dec 10; Tot $12,065; Dsb $11,647
  Candidate Libertarian 4,311 1.64% Joseph Kexel
FEC H8WI01107
  Candidate Scattering 134 0.05% SCATTERING
Total 263,627 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Tammy Baldwin
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 191,164 61.77% Congressman Tammy Baldwin
FEC H8WI00018; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,197,109; Dsb $1,084,306
  Candidate Republican 118,099 38.16% Chad Lee
FEC H0WI02060; 31 Dec 10; Tot $130,124; Dsb $129,857
  Candidate Scattering 197 0.06% SCATTERING
Total 309,460 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Ron Kind
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 126,380 50.28% Congressman Ron Kind
FEC H6WI03099; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,857,848; Dsb $2,577,366
  Candidate Republican 116,838 46.49% state Senator Dan Kapanke
FEC H0WI03068; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,034,217; Dsb $1,029,162
  Candidate Independent 8,001 3.18% Michael "Mike" Krsiean
Party affiliation: Citizen for Constitutional Government

FEC H0WI03084
  Candidate Scattering 121 0.05% SCATTERING
Total 251,340 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 143,559 68.98% Congressman Gwendolynne "Gwen" Moore
FEC H4WI04183; 31 Dec 10; Tot $603,248; Dsb $623,770
  Candidate Republican 61,543 29.57% Daniel Paul "Dan" Sebring
FEC H0WI04090; 02 Nov 10; Tot $45,602; Dsb $45,690
  Candidate Independent 2,802 1.35% Eddie Ahmad Ayyash
Party affiliation: Coalition On Government Reform

FEC H0WI04124
  Candidate Scattering 199 0.10% SCATTERING
Total 208,103 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 229,642 69.32% Congressman F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
FEC H8WI09050; 31 Dec 10; Tot $419,139; Dsb $471,679
  Candidate Democratic 90,634 27.36% Todd P. Kolosso
FEC H0WI05105; 22 Nov 10; Tot $175,544; Dsb $175,543
  Candidate Independent 10,813 3.26% Robert R. Raymond
FEC H8WI05124
  Candidate Scattering 169 0.05% SCATTERING
Total 331,258 100.00%  

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Thomas E. "Tom" Petri
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 183,271 70.66% Congressman Thomas E. "Tom" Petri
FEC H0WI06061; 31 Dec 10; Tot $737,013; Dsb $720,041
  Candidate Democratic 75,926 29.27% Joseph C. "Joe" Kallas
FEC H0WI06152; 22 Nov 10; Tot $6,940; Dsb $7,305
  Candidate Scattering 170 0.07% SCATTERING
Total 259,367 100.00%  

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Congressman David R. Obey
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 5 May 2010: Announced he will not seek re-election.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 132,551 52.11% Ashland County District Attorney Sean P. Duffy
FEC H0WI07051; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,977,168; Dsb $1,918,207
  Candidate Democratic 113,018 44.43% state Senator Julie M. Lassa
FEC H0WI07069; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,271,592; Dsb $1,270,397
  Candidate Independent 8,397 3.30% Gary Kauther
Party affiliation: No War No Bailouts

FEC H0WI07085
  Candidate Scattering 423 0.17% SCATTERING
Total 254,389 100.00%  

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
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 143,998 54.77% Reid J. Ribble
FEC H0WI08075; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,301,278; Dsb $1,307,553
  Candidate Democratic 118,646 45.12% Congressman Steven Leslie "Steve" Kagen
FEC H6WI08122; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,096,965; Dsb $2,100,780
  Candidate Scattering 294 0.11% SCATTERING
Total 262,938 100.00%  

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

Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" La Follette
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 1974; elected: 1982; re-elected 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,074,118 51.61% Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" La Follette
  Candidate Republican 1,005,217 48.30% David D. King
  Candidate Scattering 1,863 0.09% SCATTERING
Total 2,081,198 100.00%  

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

Seat up for election Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 1,220,791 57.79% Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen
  Candidate Democratic 890,080 42.13% Scott Hassett
  Candidate Scattering 1,614 0.08% SCATTERING
Total 2,112,485 100.00%  

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
Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 1,101,320 53.39% Kurt W. Schuller
14 September 2010 primary: 37%
  Candidate Democratic 958,468 46.47% Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass
  Candidate Scattering 2,873 0.14% SCATTERING
Total 2,062,661 100.00%  

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, 13 candidates
  Republican: 4 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 8 candidates
  Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 13 candidates
  Write-in: 5 candidates
 
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.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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