Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Wisconsin Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election

Primary Date: August 12, 2014

General Election Date: November 4, 2014

Race rating: Toss-up

November 4 Election Winner: Scott Walker Rebecca Kleefisch

Incumbent prior to election: Scott Walker Rebecca Kleefisch

Gov. Scott Walker Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch

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The Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Scott Walker (R) and Rebecca Kleefisch (R) were running for re-election to a second term in office. Wisconsin has no gubernatorial term limits. Walker and Kleefisch won concurrent four-year terms in office.

This was incumbent Governor Walker's third election in four years. He first won in the 2010 elections and faced a high-profile recall election in 2012. Walker, a Republican, defeated the same Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, by a similar margin in both elections. Walker was the only governor to have survived a recall and only the third governor to face a recall election in United States history. Walker was considered to be a potential Republican candidate for president in 2016 and the outcome of this race influencing his potential candidacy.

Walker's main opponent was Democrat Mary Burke. There were two third-party candidates: Libertarian Robert Burke and Peoples Party candidate Dennis Fehr. Polling indicated that this race was likely to be close and the outcome would hinge on which candidate can get more of their supporters to turn out, just as in Walker's two previous gubernatorial elections.

The gubernatorial race was not the only race on the November ballot that could have shifted the balance of power in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Senate was identified by Ballotpedia as one of the top 20 legislative chambers to watch in 2014. Republicans maintained a state government trifecta by holding the governor's office and control over both legislative chambers. Learn more about the state's most competitive legislative races in 2014 on the battleground chambers page.

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.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. The primary was held on August 12.

Candidates

General election

Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch - Incumbents
Mary Burke/John Lehman
Dennis Fehr - Peoples Party candidate
Robert Burke/Joseph Brost - Libertarian candidate
(Write-in) Steve Evans
(Write-in) Jumoka A. Johnson
(Write-in) Brett Hulsey
(Write-in) Mary Jo Walters - Independent candidate

Lost in primary

Brett Hulsey

Note: Hulsey lost in the Democratic primary but filed to run as an independent write-in candidate on October 23, 2014.

Withdrew or failed to qualify

Marcia Perkins
Hari Trivedi
Kathleen Vinehout
Mary Jo Walters - ran for Lieutenant Governor
Eric Bruce
Francis Klein
Travis Swenby
Steven Zelinski

Declined

Peter Barca
Ron Kind
Mark Harris
Chris Abele

Results

General election

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott 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

Primary election

Gubernatorial

Democratic primary

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

Republican primary

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

Lieutenant gubernatorial

Democratic primary

Wisconsin Lieutenant Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John 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.

Republican primary

Incumbent Republican Rebecca Kleefisch won re-nomination without opposition.

Race background

November 2014 marked incumbent Governor Scott Walker's third election in four years. He first won in the 2010 elections, and he faced a high-profile recall election in 2012. Walker, a Republican, defeated the same Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, by a similar margin in both elections. In 2014, Walker's main Democratic challenger was Mary Burke, a former business executive and current member of the school board in Madison.

2012 recall

See also: Scott Walker recall, Wisconsin (2012)

Democrats targeted Walker for recall due to his efforts to limit the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions through Wisconsin Assembly Bill 11, the "Scott Walker Budget Repair Bill", which the governor introduced in February 2011. The bill was met with protests. Walker was the only governor to have survived a recall and only the third governor to face a recall election in U.S. history.

Common Core

See also: Common Core State Standards Initiative

The issue of Common Core also surfaced in this race. Walker, a former supporter of the education standards, said that he sought to change how Common Core was implemented in Wisconsin. Burke publicly supported Common Core.

State of the race

Polling in October 2014 indicated a close race with few undecided voters. As of July 2014, The Cook Political Report rated this race as a toss-up.

Libertarian Robert Burke and Peoples Party candidate Dennis Fehr were identified as potential variables in this toss-up race, though their vote totals did not contribute to the outcome of the race. Burke, a former Republican, said that he could "mess things up for both sides." Fehr was the founder and sole candidate of the Peoples Party, not to be confused with the People's Party.

Primary races

Both Walker and Mary Burke faced primary challengers but won their respective parties' nominations. Walker's only opponent, Steve Evans, ran as a write-in candidate, while Burke was endorsed by the Wisconsin Democratic Party's Administrative Committee over her opponent, State Assemblyman Brett Hulsey.

Campaign themes

The League of Women Voters of Dane County, Inc. published results of a questionnaire submitted to all of the gubernatorial candidates on the November 4 ballot. All of the candidates provided responses except Gov. Scott Walker (R). The following sections quote candidate responses to the questionnaire verbatim:

Mary Burke

“	1. Would you support converting, either by statute or a constitutional amendment, to a system whereby a nonpartisan legislative service agency or an independent citizen commission would draw legislative districts after each census? (Yes or No, and why/why not) Yes. A recent article reported that the legal battle over redrawing legislative districts is costing taxpayers $2.1 million—quite frankly, that’s a waste of taxpayer money. I support reforming how Wisconsin draws its legislative and congressional district boundaries, including creating a nonpartisan body that is responsible for redistricting because we need to ensure a fair and democratic process. Voters are supposed to pick their elected officials; elected officials are not supposed to pick their voters. 2. Recent legislative and court actions have increased barriers faced by citizens attempting to exercise their right to vote. These include reduced hours for absentee voting at the clerk's office and changes in registration laws. What actions would you support to promote the greatest possible citizen access to voting? I support increasing accessibility to voting by allowing voters to cast ballots by mail or in-person prior to Election Day, allowing municipalities to expand their hours of operation and permitting multiple in-person absentee ballot locations. We shouldn’t be making it harder to vote—we should be doing everything we can to ensure eligible voters have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. I oppose eliminating same-day voter registration and any type of photo ID legislation that puts costly, unfair burdens onto specific segments of voters, particularly veterans, students and seniors. 3. How will you help Wisconsin transition to clean, renewable energy generation? I will support policies and funding for public transportation, including modern commuter trains and clean-fuel buses. I believe Wisconsin should commit to exploring and implementing wind, solar, and biomass energy. More efficient energy sources go hand in hand with conservation and powering our future in an economically and environmentally appropriate manner. As Governor, I will look to other states for best practices on how we can encourage capital investment in green energy projects which have the potential to create jobs right here in Wisconsin to inform our overall strategy. 4. Would you support legislation to return first-offense, nonviolent 17 year olds to the juvenile court system while providing the option to refer individual cases to adult court when appropriate? Why, or why not? First and foremost, I believe we have to ensure that our communities are safe. But especially in the case of first-offense, nonviolent 17 year olds, I feel that we have a duty to invest in a strong education system that helps keep our young people on track to becoming productive citizens. While I am inclined to support this change it is essential that we understand the cost implications and ensure counties are able to pay for a change in the law before moving forward. I also believe we should maintain the option to refer individual cases to adult court when appropriate.	”
—League of Women Voters of Dane County, Inc.

Dennis Fehr

“	1. Would you support converting, either by statute or a constitutional amendment, to a system whereby a nonpartisan legislative service agency or an independent citizen commission would draw legislative districts after each census? (Yes or No, and why/why not) No, many nonpartisan agencies show partisanship because they are appointed by a political party at some point; as seen with recent “John Doe” allegations. The 501(c3) organizations were nonpartisan and still broke the rules. We definitely need a better system of voter redistricting which is why our party designed and utilizes a “zip code population map” to organize and represent people. It strips all biases from our current voter districting maps. We believe it’s a better system but, change is hard when two parties already control the districts and don’t have a vested interest in real change. 2. Recent legislative and court actions have increased barriers faced by citizens attempting to exercise their right to vote. These include reduced hours for absentee voting at the clerk's office and changes in registration laws. What actions would you support to promote the greatest possible citizen access to voting? Many things can be done to get more citizens informed and voting. For example, most people work weekdays so switching the voting day to the weekend or changing the election period to three days (Saturday-Monday) would help. This way third shift and weekend shifts (Friday-Sundays) can also vote easily. There’s really no need to cram everyone in on a Tuesday. However, insuring those voting are eligible is equally important. This can be done through ids and other technologies that will also help reduce lines, prevent fraud, and cut costs. We can have the best of both worlds if we work together. 3. How will you help Wisconsin transition to clean, renewable energy generation? Renewable energy falls into our “Smart Government” platform in variety of areas but, leadership is where Wisconsin lacks. To showcase its potential to private industry we’ll work with companies like Solar Roadways by implementing their solar roadway designs. We’ll reach out to companies and countries that would rather do than sit idle! JAXA’s proposed spaced based solar farm and SpaceX’s vision of a private space industry means we won’t have to wait for NASA to mine the unlimited energy and mineral resources of space. We can provide exciting, high paying-high tech jobs in Wisconsin first. 4. Would you support legislation to return first-offense, nonviolent 17 year olds to the juvenile court system while providing the option to refer individual cases to adult court when appropriate? Why, or why not? Yes, minors being charged for a crime should be in our juvenile system 99.99% of the time and referring them to an adult court should be very rare at best. However, in today’s court system this rare exception has become the everyday norm. We charge our children with adult conditions. This mentality is ruining thousands of children’s lives, destroying families, and bankrupting our state. Our platform’s “Judicial System Reform” restructures the way our system handles juveniles and adults to help these people get back on the right track so they’ll be happy productive members of society again.	”
—League of Women Voters of Dane County, Inc.

Robert Burke

“	1. Would you support converting, either by statute or a constitutional amendment, to a system whereby a nonpartisan legislative service agency or an independent citizen commission would draw legislative districts after each census? (Yes or No, and why/why not) Yes. The process of creating districts should be done using mathematical tables as much as possible with an independent citizen commission overseeing the process. I will support any system that removes manipulation for political purposes. 2. Recent legislative and court actions have increased barriers faced by citizens attempting to exercise their right to vote. These include reduced hours for absentee voting at the clerk's office and changes in registration laws. What actions would you support to promote the greatest possible citizen access to voting? I support multi-day voting and a more robust absentee voter system. My concern over ballot access is with the exclusion of people and not the risk of fraud. The responsibility to protect against fraud should be with the poll judge on-duty who can make judgement calls based on the available information by the prospective voter should they not possess an ID. 3. How will you help Wisconsin transition to clean, renewable energy generation? I believe we are missing a large chuck of scientific data on clean energy generation and in particular Zero Point Energy. First and foremost I support the end of the embargo on this clean and free energy. Having said that I will eliminate any tax subsidies so the market can see which solutions are worth investing. We will eliminate the property tax and the income tax to encourage innovators of these energy sources to bring their new business to Wisconsin where 100% of venture capital is invested in product development and a robust launch. This tax structure is what is driving growth in TX. 4. Would you support legislation to return first-offense, nonviolent 17 year olds to the juvenile court system while providing the option to refer individual cases to adult court when appropriate? Why, or why not? Judicial discretion is at the heart of a healthy court system. Judges should have the discretion to move cases based on the severity of the crime and by what is in the long term interest of the individual and society. It does not benefit a child who acts without discretion at 17 to lose opportunities at a productive life, especially over a victimless crime. I would also begin looking one step further at what laws are affecting our youth negatively that we can handle without making them a criminal. Drug addiction is a healthcare problem and not a legal one.	”
—League of Women Voters of Dane County, Inc.

Debates

Debate media

October 10 debate

October 17 debate

October 17 debate

The second debate between Mary Burke (D) and Scott Walker (R) centered on the state economy. Burke criticized the Republican governor for failing to create 250,000 jobs in his first term as he pledged during his 2010 campaign. She also blamed Walker and Republican legislators for a projected budget shortfall of $1.8 billion. Walker countered that his administration helped generate 100,000 new jobs and $2 billion in tax cuts since 2011. He also argued that Burke's economic plan used word-for-word passages from the plans of other Democratic candidates, an issue emphasized in pro-Walker TV ads.

October 10 debate

Burke and Walker discussed the minimum wage, economic policy, and abortion during a debate hosted by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. When asked about raising the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour, Walker responded that state officials should push to create jobs that earn more than minimum wage. Burke countered that Walker's argument was unrealistic as workers in many fields would not be able to shift easily to industrial jobs. Walker argued that Wisconsin families experienced an average tax reduction of $322 in 2014, while Burke suggested that Walker should not be elected again because the state had a projected budget shortfall.

When asked whether he opposed abortion in cases of rape, Walker noted that the Supreme Court resolved the question in Roe v. Wade. Burke echoed an ad campaign by Planned Parenthood prior to the general election to criticize the governor's stance on abortion.

Polls

Governor of Wisconsin, General election from August 2014
Poll	Scott Walker * (R)	Mary Burke (D)	Undecided/Other	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling (October 28-30, 2014)	48%	47%	5%	+/--	1,814
Marquette University Law School October 23-26, 2014	50%	43%	4%	+/-3	1,409
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov October 16-23, 2014	46%	45%	10%	+/-3	3,308
Rasmussen Reports October 20-21, 2014	48%	49%	3%	+/-3	973
WPR/St. Norbert College October 19-21, 2014	47%	46%	6%	+/-4	603
Marquette University Law School October 9-12, 2014	47%	47%	5%	+/-3.2	1,004
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov September 20-October 1, 2014	48%	49%	3%	+/-3	1,444
Rasmussen Reports September 15-16, 2014	48%	46%	6%	+/-4	750
Marquette University Law School September 11-14, 2014	49%	46%	5%	+/-4.1	589
We Ask America September 3, 2014	44%	48%	8%	+/-3	1,170
YouGov August 18-September 2, 2014	49%	45%	6%	+/-4	1,473
Marquette Law School Poll August 21-24, 2014	47%	49%	4%	+/-4.1	609
Rasmussen Reports August13-14, 2014	48%	47%	5%	+/-4	750
AVERAGES	47.62%	46.69%	5.38%	+/-3.26	1,222.77
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

Governor of Wisconsin, General election through July 2014
Poll	Scott Walker (R)	Mary Burke (D)	Undecided/Other	Margin of error	Sample size
Gravis Marketing July 31-August 3, 2014	47%	47%	6%	+/-3	1,346
Marquette University Law School Poll July 17-20, 2014	46%	45%	9%	+/-3.5	804
Marquette University Law School Poll May 15-18, 2014	46%	46%	6%	+/-3.5	805
Public Policy Polling April 17-20, 2014	48%	45%	7%	+/-2.9	1,144
Magellan Strategies for the Liberty Foundation of America April 14-15,2014	47%	47%	6%	+/-3.36	851
St. Norbert College Strategic Research Institute March 24 - April 3, 2014	55%	40%	5%	+/-5	401
Marquette University Law School Poll March 20-23, 2014	48%	41%	11%	+/-3.5	801
Rasmussen Reports March 10-11, 2014	45%	45%	10%	+/-4.5	500
Marquette University Law School Poll October 21-24, 2013	47.1%	44.9%	6.5%	+/-3.5	800
AVERAGES	47.68%	44.54%	7.39%	+/-3.64	828
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

Note: An asterisk (*) denotes incumbent status.

Campaign media

Mary Burke

Mary Burke ad: Quince & Apple

Mary Burke ad: TV News

Mary Burke ad: Four Years

Scott Walker

Scott Walker ad: Comeback

Scott Walker ad: Decision

Scott Walker ad: Tuition Freeze

Outside organizations

League of Conservation Voters

League of Conservation Voters: Dirty Deal

Wisconsin Manufacturers

Wisconsin Manufacturers: Mary Burke is wrong on jobs

Wisconsin WOMEN VOTE!

Wisconsin WOMEN VOTE!: Illegal

Wisconsin WOMEN VOTE!: Invasive

Ad spending

The Wesleyan Media Project published a report on September 30, 2014, highlighting spending on gubernatorial races from September 12-25. This report found that Democratic and Republican groups spent a total of $46.84 million on TV ads in 15 states with gubernatorial elections. The following chart details the group's findings, including spending amounts and number of ads:

Note: A bolded number indicates the highest total for this category. A number in italics is the lowest total for this category.

Spending on TV ads, September 12-25, 2014
State	Total # of ads	% Democratic-leaning ads	% GOP-leaning ads	Total spending-Democratic leaning (in millions of $)	Total spending-GOP leaning (in millions of $)
Colorado	2,460	83.1	16.9	1.35	0.39
Connecticut	2,312	61.7	38.3	1.48	0.89
Florida	20,111	38.5	61.5	4.07	6.64
Georgia	4,625	51.1	48.9	1.43	0.99
Illinois	7,793	63.5	36.5	4.17	3.5
Iowa	2,134	47.5	52.5	0.25	0.38
Kansas	5,024	45.7	54.3	0.85	1.17
Maine	3,281	42.3	57.7	0.46	0.32
Michigan	6,767	33.9	66.1	1.14	2.3
Minnesota	1,974	83.9	16.1	0.65	0.29
New York	4,926	61	39	2.18	0.88
Pennsylvania	3,263	50.9	49.1	1.58	1.23
South Carolina	2,883	39.1	60.9	0.33	0.38
Texas	10,330	33.4	66.6	2.24	2.93
Wisconsin	7,374	63.3	36.7	1.36	1.01
TOTALS	85,257	48.2	51.8	23.54	23.3

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $44,931,515 during the election. This information was last updated on January 20, 2015.

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch	Wisconsin Governor/Lieutenant Governor		$29,486,228
Mary Burke/John Lehman	Wisconsin Governor/Lieutenant Governor		$15,437,825
Dennis Fehr (People's Party)	Wisconsin Governor		$5,698
Mary Jo Walters (Write-in)	Wisconsin Governor		$1,764
Robert Burke/Joseph Brost	Wisconsin Governor/Lieutenant Governor		$0
Steve Evans (Write-in)	Wisconsin Governor		$0
Grand Total Raised			$44,931,515

Past elections

2012

Recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Walker Incumbent	53.1%	1,335,585
	Democratic	Tom Barrett	46.3%	1,164,480
	Independent	Hari Trivedi	0.6%	14,463
	Scattering	-	0.1%	1,537
Total Votes				2,516,065
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

2010

Wisconsin Governor/Lt. Governor, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch	52.2%	1,128,941
	Democratic	Tom Barrett/Tom Nelson	46.5%	1,004,303
	Independent	Jim Langer/No candidate	0.5%	10,608
	Libertarian	No candidate/Terry Virgil	0.3%	6,790
	Common Sense	James James/No candidate	0.4%	8,273
	Independent	Leslie Ervin Smetak/David Myron Smetak	0%	19
	Independent	Patricia Messici/No candidate	0%	22
	Independent	Hari Trivedi/No candidate	0%	18
	-	Scattering	0.1%	1,858
Total Votes				2,160,832
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

2006

Wisconsin Governor/Lt. Governor, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Doyle/Barbara C. Lawton Incumbent	52.7%	1,139,115
	Republican	Mark Green/Jean Hundertmark	45.3%	979,427
	Green	Nelson Eisman/Leon Todd	1.9%	40,709
	Scattering	Various	0.1%	2,449
Total Votes				2,161,700
Election results via Wisconsin State Elections Board

2002

Wisconsin Governor/Lt. Governor, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Doyle/Barbara C. Lawton	46.1%	800,515
	Republican	Scott McCallum/M.A. Farrow Incumbent	42.3%	734,779
	Green	Jim Young/Jeff Peterson	0.3%	4,411
	Libertarian	Ed Thompson/M. Reynolds	10.7%	185,455
	Independent	Alan D. Eisenberg	0.2%	2,847
	Independent	Ty A. Bollerud	0.2%	2,637
	Independent	Mike Mangan	0.1%	1,710
	Independent	Aneb Jah Rasta	0.1%	929
	Scattering	Various	0.1%	2,366
Total Votes				1,735,649
Election results via Wisconsin State Election 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. 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.

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.

• Forty-three states and the District of Columbia failed to 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.

• There were only 12 states that increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.

Voter turnout rates, 2014
State	Total votes counted	% voter eligible population	Top statewide office up for election	Size of lead (Raw votes)	Size of lead (%)
Alabama	1,191,274	33.2	Governor	320,319	27.2
Alaska	285,431	54.4	Governor	4,004	1.6
Arizona	1,537,671	34.1	Governor	143,951	12.5
Arkansas	852,642	40.1	Governor	118,664	14.0
California	7,513,972	30.8	Governor	1,065,748	17.8
Colorado	2,080,071	54.5	Governor	50,395	2.4
Connecticut	1,096,509	42.5	Governor	26,603	2.5
Delaware	234,038	34.4	Attorney General	31,155	13.6
District of Columbia	177,176	35.8	Mayor	27,934	19.0
Florida	6,026,802	43.3	Governor	66,127	1.1
Georgia	2,596,947	38.5	Governor	202,685	8.0
Hawaii	369,554	36.5	Governor	45,323	12.4
Idaho	445,307	39.6	Governor	65,852	14.9
Illinois	3,680,417	40.9	Governor	171,900	4.9
Indiana	1,387,622	28.8	Secretary of State	234,978	17.8
Iowa	1,142,284	50.2	Governor	245,548	21.8
Kansas	887,023	43.4	Governor	33,052	3.9
Kentucky	1,435,868	44.0	U.S. Senate	222,096	15.5
Louisiana	1,472,039	43.8	U.S. Senate	16,401	1.1
Maine	616,996	58.5	Governor	29,820	4.9
Maryland	1,733,177	41.5	Governor	88,648	6.1
Massachusetts	2,186,789	44.6	Governor	40,361	1.9
Michigan	3,188,956	43.2	Governor	129,547	4.3
Minnesota	1,992,613	50.5	Governor	109,776	5.6
Mississippi	631,858	28.9	U.S. Senate	141,234	33.0
Missouri	1,426,303	31.8	Auditor	684,074	53.6
Montana	373,831	47.3	U.S. Senate	65,262	17.9
Nebraska	552,115	41.5	Governor	97,678	18.7
Nevada	547,349	29.0	Governor	255,793	46.7
New Hampshire	495,565	48.4	Governor	24,924	5.2
New Jersey	1,955,042	32.5	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Mexico	512,805	35.7	Governor	73,868	14.6
New York	3,930,310	29.0	Governor	476,252	13.4
North Carolina	2,939,767	41.2	U.S. Senate	48,511	1.7
North Dakota	255,128	45.0	U.S. House At-large seat	42,214	17.1
Ohio	3,149,876	36.2	Governor	933,235	30.9
Oklahoma	824,831	29.8	Governor	122,060	14.7
Oregon	1,541,782	53.5	Governor	59,029	4.5
Pennsylvania	3,495,866	36.0	Governor	339,261	9.8
Rhode Island	329,212	42.2	Governor	14,346	4.5
South Carolina	1,261,611	35.2	Governor	179,089	14.6
South Dakota	282,291	44.9	Governor	124,865	45.1
Tennessee	1,374,065	28.6	Governor	642,214	47.5
Texas	4,727,208	28.3	Governor	957,973	20.4
Utah	577,973	30.2	Attorney General	173,819	35.2
Vermont	193,087	38.8	Governor	2,095	1.1
Virginia	2,194,346	36.6	U.S. Senate	16,727	0.8
Washington	2,123,901	43.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Virginia	451,498	31.2	U.S. Senate	124,667	27.6
Wisconsin	2,410,314	56.5	Governor	137,607	5.7
Wyoming	168,390	39.3	Governor	52,703	33.6

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

Recent news

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

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election News Feed

See also

• Governor of Wisconsin
• Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin state executive official elections, 2014
• State executive official elections, 2014
• Preview of 2014's most competitive gubernatorial races
• State executive debates, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Office of the Governor of Wisconsin (dead link)
• Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor (dead link)

Candidate Websites

• Scott Walker campaign website
• Mary Burke campaign website
• Brett Hulsey campaign website
• Dennis Fehr campaign website
• Robert Burke campaign on facebook