2014 Wisconsin State Assembly election explained

Election Name:2014 Wisconsin State Assembly election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Wisconsin State Assembly election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 Wisconsin State Assembly election
Next Year:2016
Seats For Election:All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Majority Seats:50
Image1:Robin Vos speaks at Racine Tea Party event (8378614585).jpg
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Leader1:Robin Vos
Party1:Republican Party of Wisconsin
Leaders Seat1:63rd–Rochester
Last Election1:60 seats, 46.15%
Seats1:63
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:1,181,670
Percentage1:56.44%
Swing1: 10.29
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Leader2:Peter Barca
Party2:Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Leaders Seat2:64th–Kenosha
Last Election2:39 seats, 52.44%
Seats2:36
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:883,475
Percentage2:42.20%
Swing2: 10.24
Speaker
Before Election:Robin Vos
Before Party:Republican Party of Wisconsin
After Election:Robin Vos
After Party:Republican Party of Wisconsin

The Wisconsin State Assembly elections of 2014 were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election. Before the election, 60 Assembly seats were held by Republicans and 39 seats were held by Democrats. The primary election was held on August 12, 2014.

Republicans flipped three Democratic-held Assembly seats but failed to achieve a two-thirds supermajority, entering the 102nd Wisconsin Legislature with 63 of 99 State Assembly seats.

Elected members took office on January 5, 2015.

Results summary

SeatsParty

(majority caucus shading)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
nowrap colspan=2 Last election (2012)396099
nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 Total after last election (2012)396099
nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 Total before this election396099
Up for election396099
of which:nowrap style="font-size:80%" Incumbent retiring61420
nowrap style="font-size:80%" Vacated000
nowrap style="font-size:80%" Unopposed192847
This election366399
nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 Change from last election 3 3
nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 Total after this election366399
nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 Change in total 3 3

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  2. (gain)
  4. (gain)
  8. (gain)

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

Seeking other office

Election results

Dist.IncumbentThis race[15]
MemberPartyFirst electStatusCandidatesResults
01Republicanalign=center 2000Ran for Secretary of Statenowrap Incumbent retired to run for Secretary of State
New member elected
Republican hold
02Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
03Republicanalign=center 1986Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
04Republicanalign=center 2010Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
05Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
06Republicanalign=center 2006Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
07Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
08Democraticalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
09Democraticalign=center 2002Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
10Democraticalign=center 2008Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
11Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
12Democraticalign=center 2004Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
13Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
14Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
15Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
16Democraticalign=center 1992Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
17Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
18Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
19Democraticalign=center 1998Ran for Attorney Generalnowrap Incumbent retired to run for Attorney General
New member elected
Democratic hold
20Democraticalign=center 1998Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
21Republicanalign=center 2013Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
22Republicanalign=center 2004Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
23Republicanalign=center 2006Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
24Republicanalign=center 2008Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
25Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
26Republicanalign=center 2010Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
27Republicanalign=center 1998Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
28Republicanalign=center 2010Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
29Republicanalign=center 2006Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
30Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
31Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
32Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
33Republicanalign=center 1990Ran for state Senatenowrap Incumbent retired to run for Wisconsin Senate
New member elected
Republican hold
34Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
35Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
36Republicanalign=center 2004Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
37Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
38Republicanalign=center 2004Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
39Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
40Republicanalign=center 2006Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
41Republicanalign=center 2004Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
42Republicanalign=center 2008Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
43Democraticalign=center 2006Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
44Democraticalign=center 2008Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
45Democraticalign=center 2010Ran for state Senatenowrap Incumbent retired to run for Wisconsin Senate
New member elected
Democratic hold
46Democraticalign=center 2004Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
47Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
48Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
49Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
50Republicanalign=center 2008Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
51Republicanalign=center 2010Ran for state Senatenowrap Incumbent retired to run for state Senate
New member elected
Republican hold
52Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
53Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
54Democraticalign=center 2006Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
55Republicanalign=center 1990Ran for Mayor of Neenah, Wisconsinnowrap Incumbent retired after election as mayor
New member elected
Republican hold
56Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
57Democraticalign=center 2008Ran for state Senatenowrap Incumbent retired to run for state Senate
New member elected
Democratic hold
58Republicanalign=center 2004Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
59Republicanalign=center 2002Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
60Republicanalign=center 2011Ran for U.S. House of Representativesnowrap Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House
New member elected
Republican hold
61Republicanalign=center 2000Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
62Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
63Republicanalign=center 2004Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
64Democraticalign=center 1984
(2008)		Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
65Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
66Democraticalign=center 2006Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
67Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
68Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
69Republicanalign=center 2013Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
70Democraticalign=center 2002Runningnowrap Incumbent defeated
New member elected
Republican gain
71Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
72Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
73Democraticalign=center 2008Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
74Democraticalign=center 2010Ran for state Senatenowrap Incumbent retired to run for state Senate
New member elected
Democratic hold
75Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent defeated
New member elected
Republican gain
76Democraticalign=center 2011Running nowrap Incumbent re-elected
77Democraticalign=center 1998Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
78Democraticalign=center 2012Ran for governornowrap Incumbent retired to run for governor
New member elected
Democratic hold
79Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
80Democraticalign=center 2002Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
81Democraticalign=center 2008Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
82Republicanalign=center 2013Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
83Republicanalign=center 2011Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
84Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
85Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent defeated
New member elected
Republican gain
86Republicanalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
87Republicanalign=center 2002Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
88Republicanalign=center 2010Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
89Republicanalign=center 2006Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
90Democraticalign=center 2012Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
91Democraticalign=center 2008Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
92Democraticalign=center 2008Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
93Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
94Democraticalign=center 2011Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
95Democraticalign=center 2011Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
96Republicanalign=center 2004Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
97Republicanalign=center 2006Not runningnowrap Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
98Republicanalign=center 2013Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected
99Republicanalign=center 2010Runningnowrap Incumbent re-elected

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Republican Endsley 12th Assembly member moving on . 2017-09-27 . WLUK . en-US.
  2. News: Hall . Dee J. . November 13, 2014 . Lawmaker lives, works in state only part-time, collects full paycheck . 27 March 2021 . Wisconsin State Journal.
  3. Jason Stein. "Sandy Pasch won't run again for Wisconsin Assembly". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 4, 2014.
  4. 'Rep. Don Pridemore announced his retirement from Assembly,' Fox6Now.com., April 9, 2014
  5. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/chad-weininger-to-leave-assembly-thats-20-exiting-the-house-b99246715z1-255036921.html Pabst, Georgia. "Chad Weininger to leave Assembly —that's 20 exiting the house"
  6. News: 24 July 2013 . Bernard Schaber will challenge Ellis in state Senate . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518210412/http://www.postcrescent.com/viewart/20130723/APC010403/307230196/Bernard-Schaber-will-challenge-Ellis-state-Senate . 18 May 2014 . 18 May 2014 . Appleton Post Crescent.
  7. Web site: 5 November 2014 . Roth defeats Bernard Schaber for Senate . WHBY.
  8. Spicuzza, Mary."Rep. Brett Hulsey enters race for governor" Racine Journal Times April 21, 2014
  9. http://wncy.com/news/articles/2014/apr/02/state-rep-dean-kaufert-wins-election-for-neenah-mayor/ State Rep. Dean Kaufert wins election for Neenah mayor
  10. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 . November 26, 2014 . . 7 . . May 16, 2023.
  11. https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/legislators/senate/1911 Senator Stephen L. Nass: Senate District 11
  12. News: Stein . Jason . Rep. Jon Richards enters race for Wisconsin attorney general . October 17, 2013 . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  13. News: Bauer . Scott . Richmond . Todd . August 13, 2014 . Susan Happ wins Democratic attorney general primary . December 2, 2020 . Wisconsin State Journal.
  14. http://www.wpr.org/3-democrats-square-succeed-tim-cullen-senate Johnson, Shawn. "3 Democrats Square Off To Succeed Tim Cullen In Senate: Assemblywoman, Former Assembly Speaker, And Former Cullen Aide Will Be On Tuesday's Ballot"
  15. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 . November 26, 2014 . . April 9, 2024 . .

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