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2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Turnout 54.5% ( 3.3%)
County resultsWalker: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Burke: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
The 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to determine the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin . It occurred concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections .
Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic businesswoman and Madison school board member Mary Burke and two minor party candidates in the general election.
Walker, who was elected in 2010 , survived an attempted recall in 2012 , the first governor in United States history to do so, defeating Democratic nominee Tom Barrett . Wisconsin voters have elected a governor from a different political party than the sitting president in 27 of the last 31 elections since 1932; only once has a Democratic candidate been elected governor in Wisconsin in the last 18 contests when a Democrat was in the White House.[1] Eleven of the last twelve Wisconsin governors, dating back to Republican Vernon Wallace Thomson in the late 1950s, had, unlike Burke, previously won an election to state government, the exception being Republican Lee S. Dreyfus in 1978.[2]
The polling leading up to the election was very close, with no candidate clearly in the lead. The consensus among The Cook Political Report , Governing , The Rothenberg Political Report , Daily Kos Elections , and others was that the contest was a tossup.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Disqualified
Declined
Chris Abele , Milwaukee County Executive [7]
Tom Barrett , Mayor of Milwaukee and nominee for governor in 2010 and 2012 [8]
Deb Carey, founder and president of New Glarus Brewing Company [9]
Russ Feingold , former U.S. Senator [10]
Mark L. Harris, Winnebago County Executive [11]
Ron Kind , U.S. Representative[12]
Jon Erpenbach , state senator[13]
Kathleen Falk , former Dane County Executive and candidate for governor in 2012 [14]
Kathleen Vinehout , state senator and candidate for governor in 2012 [15]
Peter W. Barca , Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly and former U.S. Representative[13] [16]
Dave Cieslewicz , former mayor of Madison [17]
Lori Compas, executive director of the Wisconsin Business Alliance and nominee for the Wisconsin Senate in 2012 [18] [19]
Kevin Conroy, biotechnology executive[13]
John Dickert, Mayor of Racine [20]
Dave Hansen , state senator[19]
Dianne Hesselbein , state representative[18]
Sara Johann, political activist[18] [21]
Steve Kagen , former U.S. Representative[16]
Jessica King , former state senator[18] [20]
Herb Kohl , former U.S. Senator[20]
Chris Larson , Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate [20]
Julie Lassa , state senator[18] [19]
Cory Mason , state representative[14]
Mahlon Mitchell , president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012 [13] [16]
Gwen Moore , U.S. Representative[18]
Tom Nelson , Outagamie County Executive and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010 [13] [16] [17]
Dave Obey , former U.S. Representative[20]
Joe Parisi , Dane County Executive [13]
Jennifer Shilling , state senator[18] [19]
Chris Taylor , state representative[18] [20]
Endorsements
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Mary Burke
Brett Hulsey
Marcia Mercedes Perkins
Hari Trivedi
Other
Undecided
Marquette University
May 15–18, 2014
?
± ?
66%
3%
1%
1%
—
24%
Results
Third parties and independents
Candidates
Declared
Running mate: Joseph Brost
Disqualified
General election
Predictions
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Mary Burke (D)
Other
Undecided
YouGov
October 25–31, 2014
1,494
± 3.4%
45%
43%
1%
11%
Public Policy Polling
October 28–30, 2014
1,814
± 3%
48%
47%
—
5%
Marquette University
October 23–26, 2014
1,164 LV
± 3%
50%
43%
0.7%
7%
1,409 RV
± 2.7%
46%
45%
0.8%
9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
October 16–23, 2014
3,308
± 3%
46%
45%
0%
10%
Rasmussen Reports
October 20–21, 2014
973
± 3%
48%
49%
1%
2%
WPR/St. Norbert College
October 18–21, 2014
525
± 4.4%
47%
46%
—
6%
Public Policy Polling
October 17–18, 2014
860
± ?
47%
46%
—
7%
Marquette University
October 9–12, 2014
803 LV
± 3.5%
47%
47%
0.4%
5%
1,004 RV
± 3.2%
48%
45%
0.5%
6%
Gravis Marketing
October 3–4, 2014
837
± 3%
50%
46%
—
4%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
September 20–October 1, 2014
1,444
± 3%
48%
49%
0%
3%
Marquette University
September 25–28, 2014
585 LV
± 4.1%
51%
45%
0.7%
4.1%
801 RV
± 3.5%
46%
45%
0.9%
7.6%
Gravis Marketing
September 22–23, 2014
908
± 3%
45%
50%
—
4%
Rasmussen Reports
September 15–16, 2014
650
± 4%
48%
46%
3%
3%
Marquette University
September 11–14, 2014
589 LV
± 4.1%
49%
46%
0.5%
4.3%
800 RV
± 3.5%
46%
46%
0.7%
6.9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
August 18–September 2, 2014
1,473
± 4%
49%
45%
0%
5%
We Ask America
September 3, 2014
1,170 LV
± 3%
44%
48%
2%
6%
Marquette University
August 21–24, 2014
609 LV
± 4.1%
47%
49%
0.6%
4.2%
815 RV
± 3.5%
48%
44%
0.8%
7.5%
Rasmussen Reports
August 13–14, 2014
750
± 4%
48%
47%
—
5%
Gravis Marketing
July 31–August 2, 2014
1,346
± 3%
47%
47%
—
6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
July 5–24, 2014
1,968
± ?
47%
46%
1%
5%
Marquette University
July 17–20, 2014
549 LV
± 4.3%
46%
47%
1%
8%
804 RV
± 3.5%
46%
45%
1%
8%
Marquette University
May 15–18, 2014
805
± 3.5%
46%
46%
—
6%
Public Policy Polling
April 17–20, 2014
1,144
± 2.9%
48%
45%
—
7%
Magellan Strategies
April 14–15, 2014
851
± 3.36%
47%
47%
2%
4%
St. Norbert College
March 24–April 3, 2014
401
± 5%
55%
40%
—
5%
Marquette University
March 20–23, 2014
801
± 3.5%
48%
41%
—
11%
Gravis Marketing
March 17, 2014
988
± 4%
49%
44%
—
7%
Rasmussen Reports
March 10–11, 2014
500
± 4.5%
45%
45%
5%
5%
Marquette University
January 20–23, 2014
802
± 3.5%
47%
41%
—
8%
Marquette University
October 21–24, 2013
800
± 3.5%
47%
45%
—
8%
Public Policy Polling
September 13–16, 2013
1,180
± 2.9%
48%
42%
—
10%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Jon Erpenbach (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,799
± 2.3%
48%
42%
—
9%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Russ Feingold (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,799
± 2.3%
47%
49%
—
4%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Mahlon Mitchell (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,799
± 2.3%
48%
39%
—
13%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Brett Hulsey (D)
Other
Undecided
Marquette University
May 15–18, 2014
805
± 3.5%
48%
39%
—
13%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Steve Kagen (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,799
± 2.3%
48%
41%
—
11%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Tom Nelson (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
September 13–16, 2013
1,180
± 2.9%
47%
40%
—
12%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Ron Kind (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,799
± 2.3%
46%
42%
—
11%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Kathleen Vinehout (D)
Other
Undecided
Marquette University
October 21–24, 2013
800
± 3.5%
47%
44%
—
9%
Public Policy Polling
September 13–16, 2013
1,180
± 2.9%
47%
41%
—
10%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Scott Walker (R)
Peter W. Barca (D)
Other
Undecided
Marquette University
October 21–24, 2013
800
± 3.5%
48%
42%
—
10%
Public Policy Polling
September 13–16, 2013
1,180
± 2.9%
47%
43%
—
10%
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,799
± 2.3%
48%
43%
—
9%
Results
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