The 2014 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Wisconsin Secretary Of State. It occurred concurrently with other elections across Wisconsin. Incumbent Doug La Follette was re-elected to his tenth term as Secretary of State of Wisconsin, taking 50% of the vote in the November general election. La Follette defeated La Crosse Republican Julian Bradley.
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State Representative Garey Bies was defeated in the Republican primary.
Democratic primary
edit- Incumbent Secretary of State Doug La Follette ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Julian Bradley, Telecommunications manager[1]
Eliminated in the primary
edit- Garey Bies, State Representative[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julian Bradley | 138,734 | 64.8 | |
| Republican | Garey Bies | 75,340 | 35.2 | |
| Total votes | 214,074 | 100 | ||
General election
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Doug
La Follette (D) |
Julian
Bradley (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing[4] | October 3–4, 2014 | 837 | ± 3% | 44% | 43% | 13% |
| Gravis Marketing[5] | September 22–23, 2014 | 908 | ± 3% | 50% | 37% | 13% |
| Gravis Marketing[6] | July 31–August 2, 2014 | 1,346 | ± 3% | 46% | 39% | 15% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doug La Follette (incumbent) | 1,161,113 | 50.00% | −1.61% | |
| Republican | Julian Bradley | 1,074,835 | 46.29% | −2.01% | |
| Independent | Andy Craig | 58,996 | 2.54% | ||
| Constitution | Jerry Broitzman | 25,744 | 1.11% | ||
| Scattering | 1,347 | 0.06% | |||
| Plurality | 86,278 | 3.72% | +0.40% | ||
| Total votes | 2,322,035 | 100.0% | +11.57% | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By congressional district
editDespite losing the state, Bradley won 5 of 8 congressional districts.[8]
| District | La Follette | Bradley | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 44% | 53% | Paul Ryan |
| 2nd | 67% | 29% | Mark Pocan |
| 3rd | 52% | 44% | Ron Kind |
| 4th | 73% | 24% | Gwen Moore |
| 5th | 35% | 62% | Jim Sensenbrenner |
| 6th | 43% | 54% | Glenn Grothman |
| 7th | 46% | 51% | Sean Duffy |
| 8th | 44% | 52% | Reid Ribble |
References
edit- ^ "Julian Bradley, Republican candidate for secretary of state". The Cap Times. August 7, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Wisconsin lawmaker to run for secretary of state". Pioneer Press. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
- ^ Gravis Marketing
- ^ Gravis Marketing
- ^ Gravis Marketing
- ^ "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2024.