Executive Governor and Lieutenant Governor Incumbent Republican
Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor
Rebecca Kleefisch, first elected in 2010, sought re-election to a second term after surviving a
recall election in 2012. The Democratic Party nominated business executive
Mary Burke and state senator
John Lehman for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. Burke was a member of the
Madison school board and former
Secretary of Wisconsin's Department of Commerce. Lehman was a state senator and former teacher from
Racine, who had just won back his senate seat in a
recall election. Walker and Kleefisch won the November election with 52% of the vote.
Attorney General Republican incumbent attorney general
J. B. Van Hollen, first elected in 2006, did not seek re-election to a third term.
Waukesha County District Attorney
Brad Schimel defeated
Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ in the November general election. Happ defeated state representative
Jon Richards and Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne in the Democratic primary.
Secretary of State Incumbent Democratic secretary of state
Doug La Follette, first elected in 1974 and regaining his seat in 1982, narrowly won his 10th four-year term, defeating the Republican candidate, telecommunications manager
Julian Bradley. La Follette was unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Bradley defeated State Representative
Garey Bies.
Treasurer Incumbent Republican Treasurer
Kurt W. Schuller, first elected in 210 declined to run for re-election. In the election, Republican nominee
Matt Adamczyk defeated Democratic nominee Dave Sartori, a former
Greenfield alderman to succeed Schuller. Adamczyk defeated attorney Randall Melchert in the Republican primary. Sartori defeated Dave Leeper, a former
Green County District Attorney, in the Democratic primary.
Legislature State Senate 17 of the
Wisconsin State Senate's 33 seats were up for election in the November general election. Republicans added one seat to their majority, retaking the 21st senate district which had been lost in the 2012 recall elections.
State Assembly All 99 seats of the
Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election in November. 21 Assembly incumbents (14 Republicans, 7 Democrats) did not seek re-election.
Judiciary State Court of Appeals Three seats on the
Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2014. None of the three elections was contested. • In District I, Judge
Patricia S. Curley was re-elected to her fourth term. • In District II, Judge
Lisa Neubauer was re-elected to her second full term. • In District IV, Judge
Gary Sherman was elected to his first full term. Judge Sherman had been appointed to the court in 2010 by Governor
Jim Doyle.
State Circuit Courts Forty one of the state's 249
circuit court seats were up for election in 2014. Four of those elections were contested.
Constitutional Amendments Transportation Fund In the November election, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the
Constitution of Wisconsin to establish a dedicated transportation fund administered by the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The amendment also specified that none of the money which flowed into the fund, collected by transportation fees or taxes, could be appropriated to any other program. Critics argued that purpose of the amendment was to create budget inflexibility that would force legislators to raid education funds to balance the budget.
Personhood Amendment There was an attempt to amend the Constitution of Wisconsin to establish a
right to life. This amendment did not ultimately make it onto the ballot in 2014, as it did not obtain a necessary vote in the 101st
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