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Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Gwen Moore defeated former state Sen. Gary George, who was the second senator to be recalled in state history, in the Democratic primary.[3] Dan Sebring defeated David King in the Republican primary for the chance to face Moore in the general election once again, having lost to Moore in both 2012 and 2010. Moore beat Sebring for the third time on November 4, 2014.[4][5] Independent candidate Robert Raymond was also on the ballot.
The race was rated a "Safe Democrat" contest by Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call.[6]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wisconsin utilizes an open primary system; registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 15, 2014 (20 days before election).[9]
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Gwen Moore (D), who was first elected in 2004.
Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District includes portions of Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Gwen Moore - Incumbent
Dan Sebring
Robert Raymond[11]
August 12, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Gwen Moore Incumbent |
70.2% | 179,045 | |
| Republican | Dan Sebring | 26.9% | 68,490 | |
| Independent | Robert Raymond | 2.7% | 7,002 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 355 | |
| Total Votes | 254,892 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board | ||||
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Gwen Moore Incumbent |
70.9% | 52,408 | ||
| Gary George | 28.7% | 21,242 | ||
| Scattering | 0.3% | 257 | ||
| Total Votes | 73,907 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |
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Republican primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Dan Sebring |
79.7% | 3,386 | ||
| David King | 20.1% | 854 | ||
| Scattering | 0.2% | 9 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,249 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press Note: Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. |
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Media
Dan Sebring
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David King
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Campaign contributions
Gwen Moore
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Moore's reports.[13]
| Gwen Moore (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | April 15, 2013 | $28,111.64 | $125,616.74 | $(88,912.18) | $54,816.20 | ||||
| July Quarterly[15] | July 15, 2013 | $64,816.20 | $156,789.83 | $(115,875.82) | $105,730.21 | ||||
| October Quarterly[16] | October 15, 2013 | $105,730.21 | $92,939.95 | $(116,689.26) | $81,980.90 | ||||
| Year-end[17] | January 31, 2014 | $81,980 | $89,098 | $(115,318) | $55,760 | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2014 | $54,760.82 | $129,496.79 | $(112,260.91) | $71,996.70 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $593,941.31 | $(549,056.17) | ||||||||
Dan Sebring
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Sebring's reports.[19]
| Dan Sebring Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2013 | $50.46 | $0.00 | $(0.00) | $50.46 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 7, 2013 | $50.46 | $451.16 | $(401.16) | $100.46 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 15, 2013 | $100.46 | $403.92 | $(6.87) | $497.51 | ||||
| Year End[23] | January 31, 2014 | $497 | $1,270 | $(761) | $1,006 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 13, 2014 | $1,006.55 | $3,056.55 | $(2,859.76) | $1,203.34 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $5,181.63 | $(4,028.79) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Gwen Moore was re-elected.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Gwen Moore Incumbent |
72.2% | 235,257 | |
| Republican | Dan Sebring | 24.8% | 80,787 | |
| Independent | Robert Raymond | 2.8% | 9,277 | |
| Miscellaneous | N/A | 0.1% | 467 | |
| Total Votes | 325,788 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link) | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Gwen Moore won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Dan Sebring (R) and Eddie Ahmad Ayyash (Coalition on Government Reform) in the general election.[26]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gwen Moore incumbent |
69% | 143,559 | |
| Republican | Dan Sebring | 29.6% | 61,543 | |
| Coalition on Government Reform | Eddie Ahmad Ayyash | 1.3% | 2,802 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0.1% | 199 | |
| Total Votes | 208,103 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR AUGUST 8, 2014," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "Both sides targeting state senators for recall elections," February 19, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Associated Press, "Wisconsin - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 House Race Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Roll Call, "2014 Election Race Ratings," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Wis. State § 5.62 Partisan primary ballots," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Registration and Voting," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed June 3, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Dan Sebring for Congress, "Home," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Moore 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year-End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sebring 2014 Summary reports," accessed November 26, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly", accessed November 26, 2013
- ↑ '"Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly", accessed November 26, 2013
- ↑ '"Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly", accessed November 26, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Wisconsin," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
