Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2010
The Wisconsin Attorney General election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Republican incumbent J.B. Van Hollen won re-election over Democratic challenger Scott Hassett, taking 57.8 percent of the vote to Hassett's 42.2 percent.
General Election campaign
Candidates
Republican Party - Incumbent J.B. Van Hollen
Democratic Party - Madison attorney Scott Hassett
General election results
| Attorney General of Wisconsin, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  J.B. Van Hollen Incumbent |
57.8% | 1,220,791 | |
| Democratic | Scott Hassett | 42.1% | 890,080 | |
| - | Scattering | 0.1% | 1,614 | |
| Total Votes | 2,112,485 | |||
| Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board | ||||
Debates
October 7th - Marquette Law School
On Thursday, October 7th, both major party candidates in the race for state attorney general - Republican incumbent J.B. Van Hollen and Democratic challenger Scott Hassett - appeared as guests for On The Issues with Mike Gousha located at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Topics that were highlighted included the Ken Kratz "sexting" case, Arizona's anti-illegal immigration law, fighting to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp, managing the state's wolf population and continuing to identify and prosecute people who use the Internet to try to set up sexual encounters with children.
October 8th - Wisconsin Public Television
Moderated by anchor Frederica Freyberg, both Hassett and Van Hollen appeared on Here and Now, Wisconsin Public Television's weekly in-depth news and public affairs program, on Friday, October 8th and discussed prevalent issues affecting the state.
Click here to view the entire debate
Endorsements
- AFSCME District Council 48 and CD4 PEOPLE[1]
- Fair Wisconsin PAC[2]
- NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin PAC[3]
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin[4]
- Sierra Club[5][6]
- Wausau Daily Herald, local newspaper[7]
- Wisconsin State AFL-CIO[8]
- Dairy Business Association (DBA)[9]
- International Union of Police Associations[10]
- Milwaukee Police Association[10]
- National Association of Police Organization[10]
- Tavern League of Wisconsin[10]
- Wisconsin Builders Association[10]
- Wisconsin Deputy Sheriffs Association[10]
- Wisconsin Professional Police Association[10][11]
- Wisconsin Realtors Association[10]
- Wisconsin Sheriffs Association[10]
- Wisconsin State Journal, local newspaper[12]
- Wisconsin State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police[13]
- Wisconsin Troopers' Association (WTA)[14]
September 14, 2010 primaries
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Former head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Scott Hassett[15]
- Approximately six weeks before the general election, the Wisconsin State Board of Bar Examiners, the agency responsible for evaluating attorneys, informed Democratic candidate Scott Hassett that he did not meet the qualifications to practice law in the state. Hassett’s law license was on inactive status for five years beginning in 2004. In July 2009, the Wisconsin State Board of Bar Examiners reinstated his license after he completed 30 credit hours of continuing legal education. A rule change two months earlier increased the required continuing legal education hours from 30 to 60, meaning Hassett did not meet the updated requirement to regain active status. On September 24, 2010, the board voted to allow Hassett to continue practicing, citing that he and other reinstated attorneys may have received inaccurate information from board staff regarding the number of required hours.[16]
Electoral results
- Scott Hassett ran unopposed in this contest
Finances
According to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, as of August 30, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
| Scott Hassett Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [17] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - June 30, 2010[18] | July 21, 2010 | $56,181.44 | $107,917.37 | $1,685.76 | $0.00 | $43,535.04 | $120,563.77 | |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Incumbent J.B. Van Hollen[19]
Electoral results
- J.B. Van Hollen ran unopposed in this contest
Finances
According to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, as of August 30, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
| J.B. Van Hollen Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [17] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - June 30, 2010[20] | July 20, 2010 | $313,858.53 | $206,468.51 | $300.00 | $700,000.00 | $179,328.76 | $340,998.28 | |
External links
- List of qualified candidates for Wisconsin's September 14 Attorney General primary election (dead link)
- Green Paper's list of candidates for Wisconsin Attorney General, 2010
General Election candidates
Footnotes
- ↑ AFSCME 48 - 2010 Endorsements
- ↑ Fair Wisconsin - Fall 2010 Endorsements (dead link)
- ↑ NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin, "NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin PAC Endorses Scott Hassett for Attorney General" 24 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin - 2010 Endorsed Candidates
- ↑ Sierra Club, "Sierra Club endorses Scott Hassett for Attorney General 13 Oct. 2010
- ↑ WisPolitics, "Sierra Club: Endorses Scott Hassett for attorney general" 13 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Wausau Daily Herald, "Our View: For attorney general, we endorse Hassett" 22 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO - 2010 State AFL-CIO Endorsements
- ↑ Wisconsin Ag Connection, "DBA Endorses Van Hollen for Attorney General" 24 Sept. 2010
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 WisPolitics, "Van Hollen Campaign: Tavern League of Wisconsin endorses Van Hollen for attorney general" 21 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Realtors Association, "REALTORS® Endorse Van Hollen for Attorney General" 4 May, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "J.B. best for AG" 17 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, "WI FOP Endorses J B Van Hollen for Attorney General" 7 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Troopers' Association, Inc. "WTA Endorses J.B. Van Hollen for Attorney General" 5 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Blogging Blue, "Van Hollen gets a challenger" 30 July, 2009
- ↑ Pioneer Press, "Board: Wis. AG candidate can practice law," accessed May 3, 2024
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 As these are not cash contributions, they are not reflected in the reported ending balance.
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Scott Hassett GAB-2 July Continuing 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Van Hollen announces for re-election" 26 April, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - J.B. Van Hollen GAB-2 July Continuing 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
