2014 Wisconsin Senate election
American state legislative election
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The 2014 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at the Fall general election in Wisconsin. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. Before the election, Republicans held 17 seats, Democrats held 15 seats, and 1 seat was vacant. Of the seats up for election, 7 were held by Democrats, 9 were held by Republicans, and 1 was vacant due to the resignation of a Republican member. The primary election was held on August 12, 2014.
Republicans maintained control of the Senate, flipping one Democrat-held seat. They were set to enter the 102nd Wisconsin Legislature with 19 of 33 Senate seats, but one Republican Senator resigned after the election, leaving them with 18 seats at the start of the legislative term.
Elected members took office on January 5, 2015.
Results summary
| Seats | Party (majority caucus shading) | Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | |||
| Last election (2012) | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Total after last election (2012) | 15 | 18 | 33 | |
| Total before this election | 15 | 17 | 32 | |
| Up for election | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
| of which: | Incumbent retiring | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Vacated | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unopposed | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| This election | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Change from last election |  1 |  1 | ||
| Total after this election | 14 | 19 | 33 | |
| Change in total | 1 | 2 | ||
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Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 25, 2.35%
- State Senate district 31, 4.70%
Outgoing incumbents
Retiring
- Timothy Cullen (D–Janesville), representing District 15, did not run for re-election.
- Michael Ellis (R–Neenah), representing District 19, did not run for re-election.
- Robert Jauch (D–Poplar), representing District 25, did not run for re-election.
- Dale Schultz (R–Richland Center), representing District 17, did not run for re-election.
Seeking other office
- John Lehman (D–Racine), representing District 21, ran for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.
- Joe Leibham (R–Sheboygan), representing District 9, ran for U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, but lost in the primary.
Vacated
- Neal Kedzie (R–Elkhorn), resigned from District 11.
Candidates and results
| Dist. | Incumbent | This race[1] | |||||
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| Member | Party | First elect | Status | Candidates | Results | ||
| 01 | Frank Lasee | Republican | 2010 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 03 | Tim Carpenter | Democratic | 2002 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 05 | Leah Vukmir | Republican | 2010 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 07 | Chris Larson | Democratic | 2010 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 09 | Joe Leibham | Republican | 2010 | Ran for U.S. House of Representatives |
| Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House New member elected Republican hold | |
| 11 | --Vacant-- |
| Incumbent resigned New member elected Republican hold | ||||
| 13 | Scott Fitzgerald | Republican | 1994 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 15 | Timothy Cullen | Democratic | 1974 (2010) | Did not run |
| Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold | |
| 17 | Dale Schultz | Republican | 1991 | Did not run |
| Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold | |
| 19 | Michael Ellis | Republican | 1982 | Did not run |
| Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold | |
| 21 | John Lehman | Democratic | 2006 (2012) | Ran for lieutenant governor |
| Incumbent retired to run for lieutenant governor New member elected Republican gain | |
| 23 | Terry Moulton | Republican | 2010 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 25 | Robert Jauch | Democratic | 1986 | Did not run |
| Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold | |
| 27 | Jon Erpenbach | Democratic | 1986 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 29 | Jerry Petrowski | Republican | 2012 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 31 | Kathleen Vinehout | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
| 33 | Paul Farrow | Republican | 2012 | Ran |
| Incumbent re-elected | |
See also
- 2014 Wisconsin elections
- 2014 United States elections
- Wisconsin Senate
- Elections in Wisconsin
- Redistricting in Wisconsin
References
- ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
External links
- Wisconsin Elections Commission
- Wisconsin at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Wisconsin", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Wisconsin: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Wisconsin". September 7, 2017. (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Wisconsin 2021 & 2022 Elections, OpenSecrets
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