The Green Papers: Wisconsin 2015 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/ Wisconsin
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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
 

  Alabama    Alaska    American Samoa    Arizona    Arkansas    California    Colorado    Connecticut    Delaware    District of Columbia    Florida    Georgia    Guam    Hawaii    Idaho    Illinois    Indiana    Iowa    Kansas    Kentucky    Louisiana    Maine    Maryland    Massachusetts    Michigan    Minnesota    Mississippi    Missouri    Montana    Nebraska    Nevada    New Hampshire    New Jersey    New Mexico    New York    North Carolina    North Dakota    Northern Marianas    Ohio    Oklahoma    Oregon    Pennsylvania    Puerto Rico    Rhode Island    South Carolina    South Dakota    Tennessee    Texas    Utah    Vermont    Virgin Islands    Virginia    Washington    West Virginia    Wisconsin    Wyoming 

Wisconsin State and Local Government

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

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 114th 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 regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Class 3 Republican Senator Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     former Senator Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold
• First elected to the US Senate in 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2010.
• FEC S8WI00026; 30 Sep 15; Tot $4,768,075; Dsb $1,392,175
  Candidate Republican     John Schiess
  Candidate Libertarian     Phillip Norman "Phil" Anderson
• FEC S6WI00152
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None, All Governors
  Republican Governor Scott Walker
• First elected: 2010; retained in a Recall election: 5 June 2012; re-elected: 2014
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor
  Republican Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
• First elected: 2010; retained in a recall election: 5 June 2012; re-elected: 2014
114th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republican (5 Undetermined);
3 Democratic (3 Undetermined)
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1 Republican Congressman Paul D. Ryan
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
• Speaker of the House
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Tom Breu
• FEC H6WI01176; 30 Sep 15; Tot $4,404; Dsb $8,284
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Paul D. Ryan
• FEC H8WI01024; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,754,628; Dsb $888,055
  Candidate Independent     Jason Kraayvanger
• FEC H6WI01184
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan
• First elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Mark Pocan
• FEC H2WI02124; 30 Sep 15; Tot $391,674; Dsb $205,942
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Peter "Peter" Theron
• FEC H8WI02121; 30 Sep 15; Tot $0; Dsb $15
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Congressman Ronald James "Ron" Kind
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Ronald James "Ron" Kind
• FEC H6WI03099; 30 Sep 15; Tot $845,198; Dsb $373,852
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Congressman Gwendolynne S. "Gwen" Moore
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Gwendolynne S. "Gwen" Moore
• FEC H4WI04183; 30 Sep 15; Tot $341,465; Dsb $304,864
    Republican     Weldon Carnahan - apparently not a candidate
• 7 October 2015: Withdrew due to health concerns (neck and back pain).
• FEC H6WI04055
  Candidate Libertarian     Andy Craig
• FEC H6WI04063
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5 Republican Congressman Frank James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
• First elected: 1978
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Frank James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.
• FEC H8WI09050; 30 Sep 15; Tot $145,241; Dsb $81,120
  Candidate Constitution     Julie C. Becker
• FEC H6WI05102
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6 Republican Congressman Glenn S. Grothman
• First elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Glenn S. Grothman
• FEC H4WI06048; 30 Sep 15; Tot $319,869; Dsb $117,847
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7 Republican Congressman Sean P. Duffy
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Kirk Bangstad
• ?
• FEC H6WI07140; 30 Sep 15; Tot $144,585; Dsb $46,433
  Candidate Democratic     Kelly Westlund
• FEC H4WI07095; 30 Jun 15; Tot $1,453; Dsb $2,721
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Sean P. Duffy
• FEC H0WI07051; 30 Sep 15; Tot $925,824; Dsb $615,248
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8 Republican Congressman Reid J. Ribble
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Reid J. Ribble
• FEC H0WI08075; 30 Sep 15; Tot $476,999; Dsb $489,645
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Democratic Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" La Follette
• First elected: 1974; elected: 1982; re-elected 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Republican Attorney General Brad David Schimel
• First elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Republican Treasurer Matt Adamczyk
• First elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017
  Nonpartisan Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers
• First elected: 2009, re-elected: 2013
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 April 2017
 A non-partisan primary is held when there are more than 2 candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
 
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, 7 candidates
 • Republican: 10 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Justice Party
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
 • 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.
"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).
Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.

Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/2wiscon.html
Election Authority
 • Wisconsin Elections Commission
 • Wisconsin Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Wisconsin State Legislature
Democratic
 • The Democratic Party of Wisconsin
 • Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee
Republican
 • Republican Party of Wisconsin
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Wisconsin
 • Constitution Party of Wisconsin
 • Justice Party of Wisconsin
 • Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
 • Progressive Dane
 • The Unity Party of Wisconsin
 • The Wisconsin Party
 • Wisconsin Green Party
 • Wisconsin Right to Life
Media & others
 • Appleton Post-Crescent
 • Fond du Lac Reporter
 • Greater Milwaukee Today
 • Green Bay News-Chronicle
 • Green Bay Press-Gazette
 • Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee
 • LaCrosse Tribune
 • Leader-Telegram - Eau Claire
 • Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
 • Oshkosh Northwestern
 • Politics1.com - Wisconsin
 • Right Wisconsin - Milwaukee
 • Sheboygan-Press
 • The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal - Madison
 • The Chippewa Herald
 • The Daily Press - Ashland
 • 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 Rapids Tribune
 • Wisconsin Vote - University of Wisconsin
 • WisPolitics.com
 • WKOW TV - ABC - Madison
 

  2015 General Election Home  
 
2015 Primaries and Runoffs for Statewide offices/Congress
  Alphabetically   --   Alphabetically with Filing Deadlines  
  Chronologically   --   Chronologically with Filing Deadlines  
  Poll Closing Times  
....
General Election Poll Closing Times
  Alphabetically   --   Chronologically  
....
  Polling Hours  
....
  Governors     Senate     House  
....
  Senators by 'Class'  
  Governors by election 'cycle'  
....
  Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance  
....
  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 multiple incumbents running for them  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with only one major party candidate running for office  
....
  2015 Partisan Composition by State  
....
  Political Parties  
....
  Senate Electoral Classes  
....
  Statewide Political Party Strength going into the 2014 Midterm Election  
  Statewide Political Party Strength coming out of the 2014 Midterm Elections  
....
  Relative Political Party Strength by SECTION and Region going into the 2014 Midterm Election  
  Relative Political Party Strength by SECTION and Region coming out of the 2014 Elections  
....
  Comparative Political Party Predominance in each State, 2000 thru 2014  
2014 CONGRESSIONAL Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
....
History
  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  
  Dates of DIRECT PRIMARY Elections re: Major Party Nominations for Statewide and/or Federal Office  
  Length of Terms of Office of STATE Governors throughout American History  
....
  (downloads)