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Scott Harbach
Scott Harbach was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin.[1] Harbach was defeated by Russ Feingold in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.[2]
Elections
2016
The race for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in 2016 that helped Republicans maintain control of the Senate. Incumbent Ron Johnson (R) defeated former Senator Russ Feingold (D) and Phil Anderson (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016.[3][4][1]
In a rematch of the 2010 election, Johnson defeated Feingold for a second time to retain his Senate seat. Johnson trailed in the polls for most of the election.[5][6] In the final weeks of the election, Johnson received funding from national Republicans. Johnson said, "I wish I would have had the cavalry show up in June, July, August when Feingold was using his little moneymaking machine to out resource me. I guess, better late than never."[6][5]
Feingold reacted to his loss by saying to supporters, “I didn’t expect this outcome, to be honest with you.” Commenting on his loss and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s, Feingold said, “I would urge you to be as restrained as you can be as the next steps occur...this could be one the most challenging times in the history of our country.”[7]
Johnson, who defeated Feingold by three percentage points, said in his victory speech, "I believe America has given us a chance, an opportunity to put this nation on the right path. It's exactly what I intend to do."[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Ron Johnson Incumbent |
50.2% | 1,479,471 | |
| Democratic | Russ Feingold | 46.8% | 1,380,335 | |
| Libertarian | Phil Anderson | 3% | 87,531 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 2,947,345 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Russ Feingold |
90.2% | 303,791 | ||
| Scott Harbach | 9.8% | 33,096 | ||
| Total Votes | 336,887 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Harbach's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Scott Harbach's campaign website, http://www.harbachforsenate.com/about-1.html | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprimaryresults16 - ↑ Ron Johnson for Senate, "News," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ NPR, "Taking Aim At Money In Politics, Feingold Announces Comeback Bid," May 14, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 CNN, "Ron Johnson earns surprise GOP win in Wisconsin Senate race," accessed November 10, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Strategic change pays off for Johnson," accessed November 10, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Radio Network, "Senator Ron Johnson wins re-election in Wisconsin (AUDIO)," accessed November 10, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
