The Green Papers: Wisconsin 2013 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2013. Find 2014 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Spring Primary: Tuesday 19 February 2013
Spring Election: Tuesday 2 April 2013
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:5,698,230 (1.84% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
Voter Registration:Wisconsin has election day registration at the polls.
Capital:Madison
Tuesday 19 February 2013 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 2 April 2013 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC).
 

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Wisconsin State and Local Government

Wisconsin 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 113th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin
First elected: 2012.
[Previously served in the U.S. House: First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Class 3 Republican Senator Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Republican Governor Scott Walker
First elected: 2010; retained in a recall election: 5 June 2012
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
  Candidate Democratic     Madison Board of Education Member Mary Burke
  Candidate Democratic     former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" La Follette
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Kathleen Vinehout
  Candidate Independent     Hari Trivedi

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
First elected: 2010; retained in a recall election: 5 June 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator John Lehman

113th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republican (5 Undetermined);
3 Democratic (3 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1 Republican Congressman Paul D. Ryan
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Amardeep "Amar" Kaleka
FEC H4WI01130
  Candidate Democratic     former Kenosha County Supervisor Robert T. "Rob" Zerban
FEC H2WI01084; 30 Sep 13; Tot $278; Dsb $21,636
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Paul D. Ryan
FEC H8WI01024; 30 Sep 13; Tot $2,887,016; Dsb $1,640,430

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan
First elected: 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Mark Pocan
FEC H2WI02124; 30 Sep 13; Tot $383,322; Dsb $253,017

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Congressman Ronald James "Ron" Kind
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Ronald James "Ron" Kind
FEC H6WI03099; 30 Sep 13; Tot $795,371; Dsb $304,099

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Congressman Gwendolynne S. "Gwen" Moore
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Gwendolynne S. "Gwen" Moore
FEC H4WI04183; 30 Sep 13; Tot $375,347; Dsb $321,477
  Candidate Republican     Janet Hinz
FEC H4WI00017; 09 Dec 13; Tot $7,860; Dsb $7,860
  Candidate Republican     Daniel P. Sebring
FEC H0WI04090; 30 Sep 13; Tot $855; Dsb $408

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5 Republican Congressman Frank James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
First elected: 1978
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Frank James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
FEC H8WI09050; 30 Sep 13; Tot $111,914; Dsb $108,621

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6 Republican Congressman Thomas Evert "Tom" Petri
First elected in a special election (re: to fill the vacancy due to the death of Congressman William A. Steiger): 3 April 1979
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Thomas Evert "Tom" Petri
FEC H0WI06061; 30 Sep 13; Tot $257,175; Dsb $209,482

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 7 Republican Congressman Sean P. Duffy
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Ashland City Councilor Kelly Westlund
FEC H4WI07095
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Sean P. Duffy
FEC H0WI07051; 30 Sep 13; Tot $865,685; Dsb $285,333

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 8 Republican Congressman Reid J. Ribble
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Reid J. Ribble
FEC H0WI08075; 30 Sep 13; Tot $722,328; Dsb $156,087

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" La Follette
First elected: 1974; elected: 1982; re-elected 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
30 March 2012: Running in the 5 June 2012 Special Gubernatorial recall election.
  Candidate Republican     former Waupun Councilman Rohn W. Bishop

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Seat - 7 October 2013: Announced that he will not run for re-election.
  Candidate Democratic     Dane County District Attorney Ismael R. Ozanne
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Jon Richards
  Candidate Republican     Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel
  Candidate Independent     Jim Palmer

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Treasurer Kurt W. Schuller
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2009, 2013

Seat up for election Nonpartisan Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 April 2013
First elected: 2009
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 April 2013
  Elected Nonpartisan 487,030 61.15% Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers
  Candidate Nonpartisan 308,050 38.67% Don Pridemore
  Candidate Scattering 1,431 0.18% SCATTERING
Total 796,511 100.00%  
 Since there are only 2 candidates, there will be no 19 February primary.

2 April 2013 returns from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

 

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): 5 incumbents, 13 candidates
  Republican: 10 incumbents, 9 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 2 candidates
  Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 1 candidate
 
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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