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Five state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Wisconsin. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

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.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Wisconsin:

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held four of the five state executive seats in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Republican Party 4 4
     Democratic Party 1 1
Total 5 5





Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Governor Scott Walker
Scott Walker 2.jpg		 2011 Yes[2] Republican Party Scott Walker
Democratic Party Mary Burke
Libertarian Party Robert Burke
Grey.png Dennis Fehr
Independent Mary Jo Walters (write-in)
Republican Party Steve Evans (write-in)
Constitution Party Jumoka A. Johnson (write-in)
Independent Brett Hulsey (write-in)		 Republican Party Scott Walker No
Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch 2.jpg		 2011 Yes[2] Republican Party Rebecca Kleefisch
Democratic Party John Lehman
Libertarian Party Joseph Brost		 Republican Party Rebecca Kleefisch No
Secretary of State Douglas La Follette
Doug LaFollette.jpg		 1983 Yes[3] Republican Party Julian Bradley
Democratic Party Doug La Follette
Libertarian Party Andy Craig
Constitution Party Jerry Broitzman		 Democratic Party Doug La Follette No
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen
J.B. Van Hollen.jpg		 2007 Did not run[4] Republican Party Brad Schimel
Democratic Party Susan Happ
Libertarian Party Thomas Nelson		 Republican Party Brad Schimel No
Treasurer Kurt Schuller
Kurt Schuller.jpg		 2011 Not running Republican Party Matt Adamczyk
Democratic Party David Sartori
Libertarian Party Jerry Shidell
Constitution Party Andrew Zuelke
Green Party Ron Hardy		 Republican Party Matt Adamczyk No

Primary election results

Governor

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMary Burke 83.4% 259,926
Brett Hulsey 16.6% 51,830
Total Votes 311,756
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

Incumbent Republican Scott Walker was opposed only by a write-in candidate and news outlets did not report the result.

Lieutenant Governor

Wisconsin Lieutenant Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Lehman 55.2% 144,591
Mary Jo Walters 44.5% 116,518
Write-in votes 0.2% 631
Total Votes 261,740
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

Incumbent Republican Rebecca Kleefisch won re-nomination without opposition.

Attorney General

Wisconsin Attorney General Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Happ 52.1% 144,727
Jon Richards 32.5% 90,215
Ismael Ozanne 15.4% 42,627
Total Votes 277,569
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

Brad Schimel won the Republican nomination without opposition.

Secretary of State

Wisconsin Secretary of State Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJulian Bradley 64.8% 138,569
Garey Bies 35.2% 75,379
Total Votes 213,948
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette won re-nomination without opposition.

Treasurer

Wisconsin Treasurer Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Sartori 51.5% 119,756
David Leeper 48.5% 112,584
Total Votes 232,340
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.
Wisconsin Treasurer Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Adamczyk 61.8% 132,598
Randall Melchert 38.2% 82,117
Total Votes 214,715
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.


General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch Incumbent 52.3% 1,259,706
     Democrat Mary Burke/John Lehman 46.6% 1,122,913
     Libertarian Robert Burke/Joseph Brost 0.8% 18,720
     Independent Dennis Fehr 0.3% 7,530
     Nonpartisan Scattering 0.1% 1,248
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 200
Total Votes 2,410,317
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

Attorney General

Attorney General of Wisconsin, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Schimel 51.5% 1,211,388
     Democratic Susan Happ 45.4% 1,066,866
     Libertarian Thomas Nelson 3% 70,951
     Nonpartisan Scattering 0% 1,120
Total Votes 2,350,325
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board


Secretary of State

Secretary of State of Wisconsin, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDoug La Follette Incumbent 50% 1,161,113
     Republican Julian Bradley 46.3% 1,074,835
     Libertarian Andy Craig 2.5% 58,996
     Constitution Jerry Broitzman 1.1% 25,744
     Nonpartisan Scattering 0.1% 1,347
Total Votes 2,322,035
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

Treasurer

Wisconsin Treasurer, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Adamczyk 48.8% 1,120,140
     Democratic David Sartori 44.7% 1,026,548
     Green Ron Hardy 2.9% 66,120
     Libertarian Jerry Shidell 2.3% 53,113
     Constitution Andrew Zuelke 1.2% 28,053
     Nonpartisan Scattering 0.1% 1,244
Total Votes 2,295,218
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[5] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[6]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[7]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia did not surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • Twelve states increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[8]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
June 2, 2014 Filing deadline
August 12, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
December 1, 2014 Certification of results
January 5, 2015 State executives inaugurated

State executive organization

Executive officials in Wisconsin are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. For a higher resolution version of this organizational chart, please see page 12 of the Wisconsin Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY 2012.

WI state org chart.JPG

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Wisconsin + state + executive + elections"

Wisconsin state executive elections News Feed

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Wis. Stat. § 5.62," accessed September 16, 2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Nomination Paper Tracking with Supplemental Signature Report," accessed August 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Nomination Paper Tracking with Supplemental Signature Report," accessed May 30, 2014 (dead link)
  4. ↑ The Star, "UPDATED: Van Hollen won't run again in 2014," October 7, 2013
  5. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  6. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  7. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  8. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014


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