Wisconsin State Profile
Election Schedule
Spring Primary:
Spring General Election:
Election Vitals
Governor:Scott Walker (R) next election 2014
Senator:Ron Johnson (R) re-election 2016
Senator:Herb Kohl (D) re-election 2012
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 49.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 47.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 43.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 47.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 45.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 54.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 51.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 47.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 41.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 36.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 48.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 38.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 47.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 47.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 49.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 49.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 56.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 42.4% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tommy Thompson | Republican | 1,047,716 | 59.7% |
| Ed Garvey | Democratic | 679,553 | 38.7% |
| Jim Mueller | Libertarian | 11,071 | 0.6% |
| Edward Frami | Taxpayers | 10,269 | 0.6% |
| Mike Mangan | Independent | 4,985 | 0.3% |
| A-Ja-mu Muhammad | Independent | 1,604 | 0.1% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ed Garvey | Democratic | 175,082 | 80.0% |
| Gary George | Democratic | 43,830 | 20.0% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tommy Thompson | Republican | 229,916 | 83.6% |
| Jeffrey Hyslop | Republican | 45,252 | 16.4% |
| 1998 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Russ Feingold | Democratic | 890,059 | 50.6% |
| Mark Neumann | Republican | 852,272 | 48.4% |
| Robert Raymond | Taxpayers | 7,942 | 0.5% |
| Tom Ender | Libertarian | 5,591 | 0.3% |
| Eugene Hem | Independent | 4,266 | 0.2% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Herbert Kohl | Democratic | 1,563,238 | 61.6% |
| John Gillespie | Republican | 940,744 | 37.0% |
| Tim Peterson | Libertarian | 21,348 | 0.8% |
| Eugene Hem | Independent | 9,555 | 0.4% |
| Robert Raymond | Constitution | 4,296 | 0.2% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Herbert Kohl | Democratic | 184,920 | 89.9% |
| Jim Sigl | Democratic | 20,858 | 10.1% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Gillespie | Republican | 135,364 | 68.3% |
| Bill Lorge | Republican | 41,026 | 20.7% |
| Marc Gumz | Republican | 21,698 | 11.0% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Doyle | Democratic | 800,515 | 45.2% |
| Scott McCallum | Republican | 734,779 | 41.4% |
| Ed Thompson | Libertarian | 185,455 | 10.5% |
| Jim Young | Green | 44,111 | 2.5% |
| Alan Eisenberg | Independent | 2,847 | 0.2% |
| Ty Bollerud | Independent | 2,637 | 0.1% |
| Mike Mangan | Independent | 1,710 | 0.1% |
| Aneb Sensas-Utcha Nefer-I | Independent | 929 | 0.1% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Doyle | Democratic | 212,066 | 38.4% |
| Tom Barrett | Democratic | 190,605 | 34.5% |
| Kathleen Falk | Democratic | 150,161 | 27.2% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Scott McCallum | Republican | 198,525 | 86.4% |
| Bill Lorge | Republican | 18,852 | 8.2% |
| George Pobuda | Republican | 12,452 | 5.4% |
| 2004 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Russ Feingold | Democratic | 1,632,697 | 55.4% |
| Tim Michels | Republican | 1,301,183 | 44.1% |
| Arif Khan | Libertarian | 8,367 | 0.3% |
| Eugene Hem | Independent | 6,662 | 0.2% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tim Michels | Republican | 183,654 | 42.5% |
| Russ Darrow | Republican | 130,088 | 30.1% |
| Bob Welch | Republican | 99,971 | 23.1% |
| Robert Lorge | Republican | 18,809 | 4.3% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Doyle | Democratic | 1,139,115 | 52.8% |
| Mark Green | Republican | 979,427 | 45.4% |
| Nelson Eisman | Green | 40,709 | 1.9% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Doyle | Democratic | 318,523 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Green | Republican | 233,216 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Herb Kohl | Democratic | 1,439,214 | 67.3% |
| Robert Lorge | Republican | 630,299 | 29.5% |
| Rae Vogeler | Green | 42,434 | 2.0% |
| Ben Glatzel | Independent | 25,096 | 1.2% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Herb Kohl | Democratic | 308,178 | 85.7% |
| Ben Masel | Democratic | 51,245 | 14.3% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Robert Lorge | Republican | 194,633 | 100.0% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Scott Walker | Republican | 1,128,941 | 52.3% |
| Tom Barrett | Democratic | 1,004,303 | 46.5% |
| Jim Langer | Independent | 10,608 | 0.5% |
| James James | Independent | 8,273 | 0.4% |
| No Candidate/Virgil | Libertarian | 6,790 | 0.3% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tom Barrett | Democratic | 213,145 | 90.5% |
| Tim John | Democratic | 22,296 | 9.5% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Scott Walker | Republican | 362,913 | 58.7% |
| Mark Neumann | Republican | 239,022 | 38.6% |
| Scott Paterick | Republican | 16,646 | 2.7% |
| 2010 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ron Johnson | Republican | 1,125,999 | 51.9% |
| Russ Feingold | Democratic | 1,020,958 | 47.0% |
| Rob Taylor | Constitution | 23,473 | 1.1% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rus Feingold | Democratic | 223,688 | 100.0% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ron Johnson | Republican | 504,644 | 84.8% |
| Dave Westlake | Republican | 61,633 | 10.4% |
| Stephen Finn | Republican | 28,929 | 4.9% |
State Demographics
| Population | 5,691,047 |
| Percentage White | 86.1% |
| Percentage Black | 6.3% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 1.7% |
| Percentage Asian | 2.3% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 1.8% |
| Percentage Other Race | 2.4% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 5.9% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 83.3% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 6.2% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 8.3% |
| Median Household Income | $49,001 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 46.3% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 13.2% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 43.9% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 14.1% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 65.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 3.6% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 13.7% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 49.3% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 26.5% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 33.6% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 24.3% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 16.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2013-4 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | 0.0% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 49.4% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 19.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.2% |
