2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

See also: 2014 United States gubernatorial elections.

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 Democrat Tom Barrett both times. 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 most analysts was that the race was either a tossup or leaning Republican. As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican was elected governor of Wisconsin, and the last time that a candidate was elected Governor of Wisconsin by winning a majority of counties.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

• Scott Walker, incumbent governor^[3]

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

• Rebecca Kleefisch, incumbent lieutenant governor

Results

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

• Mary Burke, businesswoman, member of the Madison school district board and former Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce^[4]
• Brett Hulsey, state representative^[5]

Disqualified

• Marcia Mercedes Perkins
• Hari Trivedi, independent candidate for governor in the 2012 recall election

Declined

• Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive^[6]
• Peter W. Barca, Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly and former U.S. representative^{[7] [8]}
• Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee and nominee for governor in 2010 and 2012^[9]
• Deb Carey, founder and president of New Glarus Brewing Company^[10]
• Dave Cieslewicz, former mayor of Madison^[11]
• Lori Compas, executive director of the Wisconsin Business Alliance and nominee for the Wisconsin Senate in 2012^{[12] [13]}
• Kevin Conroy, biotechnology executive
• John Dickert, Mayor of Racine^[14]
• Jon Erpenbach, state senator
• Kathleen Falk, former Dane County Executive and candidate for governor in 2012^[15]
• Russ Feingold, former U.S. senator^[16]
• Dave Hansen, state senator
• Mark L. Harris, Winnebago County Executive^[17]
• Dianne Hesselbein, state representative
• Sara Johann, political activist^[18]
• Steve Kagen, former U.S. representative
• Ron Kind, U.S. representative^[19]
• Jessica King, former state senator
• Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator
• Chris Larson, Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
• Julie Lassa, state senator
• Cory Mason, state representative
• Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012
• Gwen Moore, U.S. representative
• Tom Nelson, Outagamie County Executive and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010
• Dave Obey, former U.S. representative
• Joe Parisi, Dane County executive
• Jennifer Shilling, state senator
• Chris Taylor, state representative
• Kathleen Vinehout, state senator and candidate for governor in 2012^[20]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Mary Burke	Brett Hulsey	Marcia Mercedes Perkins	Hari Trivedi	Other	Undecided
Marquette University[21]	May 15–18, 2014	?	± ?	align=center	66%	3%	1%	1%	—	24%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

• John Lehman, member of Wisconsin Senate
• Mary Jo Walters

Results

Minor parties

Candidates

Declared

• Robert Burke (Libertarian Party), founder of the Libertarian Party of Pierce-St. Croix^[22]

• Running mate: Joseph Brost
• Dennis Fehr (The People's Party), businessman and founder of The People's Party^[23]
• Brett Hulsey (write-in), state representative^[24]

Disqualified

• Francis Klein (Pirate Party)^[25]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report[26]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report[28]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Real Clear Politics[29]		November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Mary Burke (D)	Other	Undecided
YouGov[30]	October 25–31, 2014	1,494	± 3.4%	align=center	45%	43%	1%	11%
Public Policy Polling[31]	October 28–30, 2014	1,814	± 3%	align=center	48%	47%	—	5%
Marquette University[32]	align=center rowspan=2	October 23–26, 2014	1,164 LV	± 3%	align=center	50%	43%	1%	7%
	1,409 RV	± 2.7%	align=center	46%	45%	1%	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[33]	October 16–23, 2014	3,308	± 3%	align=center	46%	45%	0%	10%
Rasmussen Reports[34]	October 20–21, 2014	973	± 3%	48%	align=center	49%	1%	2%
WPR/St. Norbert College[35]	October 18–21, 2014	525	± 4.4%	align=center	47%	46%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling[36]	October 17–18, 2014	860	± ?	align=center	47%	46%	—	7%
Marquette University[37]	align=center rowspan=2	October 9–12, 2014	803 LV	± 3.5%	align=center	47%	47%	0%	5%
	1,004 RV	± 3.2%	align=center	48%	45%	1%	6%
Gravis Marketing[38]	October 3–4, 2014	837	± 3%	align=center	50%	46%	—	4%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[39]	September 20–October 1, 2014	1,444	± 3%	48%	align=center	49%	0%	3%
Marquette University[40]	September 25–28, 2014	585 LV	± 4.1%	align=center	51%	45%	1%	4%
	801 RV	± 3.5%	align=center	46%	45%	1%	8%
Gravis Marketing[41]	September 22–23, 2014	908	± 3%	45%	align=center	50%	—	4%
Rasmussen Reports	September 15–16, 2014	650	± 4%	align=center	48%	46%	3%	3%
Marquette University[42]	September 11–14, 2014	589 LV	± 4.1%	align=center	49%	46%	1%	4%
	800 RV	± 3.5%	46%	align=center	46%	1%	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[43]	August 18–September 2, 2014	1,473	± 4%	align=center	49%	45%	0%	5%
We Ask America[44]	September 3, 2014	1,170 LV	± 3%	44%	align=center	48%	2%	6%
Marquette University[45]	align=center rowspan=2	August 21–24, 2014	609 LV	± 4.1%	47%	align=center	49%	1%	4%
	815 RV	± 3.5%	align=center	48%	44%	1%	8%
Rasmussen Reports	August 13–14, 2014	750	± 4%	align=center	48%	47%	—	5%
Gravis Marketing[46]	July 31–August 2, 2014	1,346	± 3%	47%	47%	—	6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[47]	July 5–24, 2014	1,968	± ?	align=center	47%	46%	1%	5%
Marquette University[48]	align=center rowspan=2	July 17–20, 2014	549 LV	± 4.3%	46%	align=center	47%	1%	8%
	804 RV	± 3.5%	align=center	46%	45%	1%	8%
Marquette University	May 15–18, 2014	805	± 3.5%	46%	46%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling[49]	April 17–20, 2014	1,144	± 2.9%	align=center	48%	45%	—	7%
Magellan Strategies[50]	April 14–15, 2014	851	± 3.36%	47%	47%	2%	4%
St. Norbert College[51]	March 24–April 3, 2014	401	± 5%	align=center	55%	40%	—	5%
Marquette University[52]	March 20–23, 2014	801	± 3.5%	align=center	48%	41%	—	11%
Gravis Marketing[53]	March 17, 2014	988	± 4%	align=center	49%	44%	—	7%
Rasmussen Reports	March 10–11, 2014	500	± 4.5%	45%	45%	5%	5%
Marquette University[54]	January 20–23, 2014	802	± 3.5%	align=center	47%	41%	—	8%
Marquette University[55]	October 21–24, 2013	800	± 3.5%	align=center	47%	45%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling[56]	September 13–16, 2013	1,180	± 2.9%	align=center	48%	42%	—	10%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Jon Erpenbach (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[57]	February 21–24, 2013	1,799	± 2.3%	align=center	48%	42%	—	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	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%	align=center	49%	—	4%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Mahlon Mitchell (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 21–24, 2013	1,799	± 2.3%	align=center	48%	39%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Brett Hulsey (D)	Other	Undecided
Marquette University	May 15–18, 2014	805	± 3.5%	align=center	48%	39%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Steve Kagen (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 21–24, 2013	1,799	± 2.3%	align=center	48%	41%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Tom Nelson (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 13–16, 2013	1,180	± 2.9%	align=center	47%	40%	—	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Ron Kind (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 21–24, 2013	1,799	± 2.3%	align=center	46%	42%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Kathleen Vinehout (D)	Other	Undecided
Marquette University	October 21–24, 2013	800	± 3.5%	align=center	47%	44%	—	9%
Public Policy Polling	September 13–16, 2013	1,180	± 2.9%	align=center	47%	41%	—	10%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Peter W. Barca (D)	Other	Undecided
Marquette University	October 21–24, 2013	800	± 3.5%	align=center	48%	42%	—	10%
Public Policy Polling	September 13–16, 2013	1,180	± 2.9%	align=center	47%	43%	—	10%
Public Policy Polling	February 21–24, 2013	1,799	± 2.3%	align=center	48%	43%	—	9%

Results

By county

County	Scott Walker Republican		Mary Burke Democratic		All Others Various		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Adams		4,297		52.50%		3,762		45.96%		126		1.54%		535		6.54%		8,185
	Ashland		2,333		35.53%		4,150		63.20%		83		1.26%		-1,817		-27.67%		6,566
	Barron		9,696		57.89%		6,832		40.79%		221		1.32%		2,864		17.10%		16,749
	Bayfield		3,075		38.33%		4,888		60.92%		60		0.75%		-1,813		-22.60%		8,023
	Brown		58,408		58.24%		40,751		40.63%		1,132		1.13%		17,657		17.61%		100,291
	Buffalo		3,169		57.58%		2,267		41.19%		68		1.24%		902		16.39%		5,504
	Burnett		3,868		59.17%		2,615		40.00%		54		0.83%		1,253		19.17%		6,537
	Calumet		14,086		65.17%		7,285		33.71%		243		1.12%		6,801		31.47%		21,614
	Chippewa		13,765		56.17%		10,402		42.45%		339		1.38%		3,363		13.72%		24,506
	Clark		7,409		65.04%		3,848		33.78%		134		1.18%		3,561		31.26%		11,391
	Columbia		11,837		47.92%		12,527		50.72%		336		1.36%		-690		-2.79%		24,700
	Crawford		2,974		47.41%		3,225		51.41%		74		1.18%		-251		-4.00%		6,273
	Dane		73,676		29.18%		175,937		69.69%		2,856		1.13%		-102,261		-40.50%		252,469
	Dodge		23,715		64.38%		12,732		34.56%		391		1.06%		10,983		29.81%		36,838
	Door		8,160		53.79%		6,842		45.10%		168		1.11%		1,318		8.69%		15,170
	Douglas		6,001		38.11%		9,590		60.91%		154		0.98%		-3,589		-22.79%		15,745
	Dunn		8,229		53.02%		7,066		45.53%		225		1.45%		1,163		7.49%		15,520
	Eau Claire		20,304		48.22%		21,239		50.44%		562		1.33%		-935		-2.22%		42,105
	Florence		1,349		67.42%		629		31.43%		23		1.15%		720		35.98%		2,001
	Fond du Lac		27,485		64.02%		15,014		34.97%		430		1.00%		12,471		29.05%		42,929
	Forest		2,032		56.57%		1,511		42.07%		49		1.36%		521		14.50%		3,592
	Grant		9,149		50.36%		8,704		47.91%		313		1.72%		445		2.45%		18,166
	Green		7,193		46.90%		7,948		51.82%		197		1.28%		-755		-4.92%		15,338
	Green Lake		5,336		67.77%		2,464		31.29%		74		0.94%		2,872		36.47%		7,874
	Iowa		4,480		42.34%		5,937		56.12%		163		1.54%		-1,457		-13.77%		10,580
	Iron		1,755		61.06%		1,085		37.75%		34		1.18%		670		23.31%		2,874
	Jackson		3,812		50.52%		3,631		48.12%		102		1.35%		181		2.40%		7,545
	Jefferson		21,443		59.96%		13,876		38.80%		443		1.24%		7,567		21.16%		35,762
	Juneau		4,817		53.33%		4,080		45.17%		135		1.49%		737		8.16%		9,032
	Kenosha		28,398		50.28%		27,367		48.45%		717		1.27%		1,031		1.83%		56,482
	Kewaunee		5,676		62.14%		3,379		36.99%		79		0.86%		2,297		25.15%		9,134
	La Crosse		22,321		46.10%		25,429		52.52%		672		1.39%		-3,108		-6.42%		48,422
	Lafayette		3,191		51.05%		2,982		47.70%		78		1.25%		209		3.34%		6,251
	Langlade		5,476		64.59%		2,921		34.45%		81		0.96%		2,555		30.14%		8,478
	Lincoln		6,866		56.52%		5,104		42.02%		178		1.47%		1,762		14.50%		12,148
	Manitowoc		21,044		61.83%		12,563		36.91%		426		1.25%		8,481		24.92%		34,033
	Marathon		34,583		61.19%		21,305		37.70%		625		1.11%		13,278		23.50%		56,513
	Marinette		9,610		60.87%		6,023		38.15%		155		0.98%		3,587		22.72%		15,788
	Marquette		3,611		57.08%		2,629		41.56%		86		1.36%		982		15.52%		6,326
	Menominee		215		21.52%		753		75.38%		31		3.10%		-538		-53.85%		999
	Milwaukee		132,706		36.05%		231,316		62.84%		4,071		1.11%		-98,610		-26.79%		368,093
	Monroe		8,446		55.98%		6,399		42.41%		243		1.61%		2,047		13.57%		15,088
	Oconto		10,300		63.84%		5,657		35.06%		178		1.10%		4,643		28.78%		16,135
	Oneida		9,852		56.90%		7,190		41.53%		272		1.57%		2,662		15.37%		17,314
	Outagamie		44,543		59.43%		29,503		39.37%		899		1.20%		15,040		20.07%		74,945
	Ozaukee		32,696		69.95%		13,696		29.30%		349		0.75%		19,000		40.65%		46,741
	Pepin		1,791		56.62%		1,333		42.14%		39		1.23%		458		14.48%		3,163
	Pierce		7,760		53.02%		6,666		45.54%		211		1.44%		1,094		7.47%		14,637
	Polk		9,345		58.16%		6,516		40.55%		207		1.29%		2,829		17.61%		16,068
	Portage		14,650		48.26%		15,283		50.34%		425		1.40%		-633		-2.09%		30,358
	Price		3,725		57.29%		2,700		41.53%		77		1.18%		1,025		15.76%		6,502
	Racine		42,944		53.96%		35,769		44.95%		868		1.09%		7,175		9.02%		79,581
	Richland		3,435		50.25%		3,315		48.49%		86		1.26%		120		1.76%		6,836
	Rock		24,993		42.76%		32,523		55.64%		932		1.59%		-7,530		-12.88%		58,448
	Rusk		3,502		59.48%		2,286		38.82%		100		1.70%		1,216		20.65%		5,888
	Sauk		12,222		47.73%		13,041		50.92%		346		1.35%		-819		-3.20%		25,609
	Sawyer		3,721		54.51%		3,029		44.37%		76		1.11%		692		10.14%		6,826
	Shawano		10,937		64.95%		5,730		34.03%		171		1.02%		5,207		30.92%		16,838
	Sheboygan		31,728		63.16%		17,955		35.74%		549		1.09%		13,773		27.42%		50,232
	St. Croix		20,066		59.44%		13,231		39.19%		463		1.37%		6,835		20.25%		33,760
	Taylor		5,406		69.81%		2,248		29.03%		90		1.16%		3,158		40.78%		7,744
	Trempealeau		5,617		52.34%		4,974		46.35%		140		1.30%		643		5.99%		10,731
	Vernon		5,687		48.31%		5,932		50.40%		152		1.29%		-245		-2.08%		11,771
	Vilas		6,942		61.34%		4,240		37.47%		135		1.19%		2,702		23.88%		11,317
	Walworth		25,415		64.00%		13,809		34.77%		488		1.23%		11,606		29.23%		39,712
	Washburn		3,945		55.63%		3,074		43.34%		73		1.03%		871		12.28%		7,092
	Washington		50,278		75.88%		15,507		23.40%		478		0.72%		34,771		52.47%		66,263
	Waukesha		147,266		72.46%		54,500		26.81%		1,482		0.73%		92,766		45.64%		203,248
	Waupaca		13,130		63.13%		7,471		35.92%		197		0.95%		5,659		27.21%		20,798
	Waushara		6,100		62.19%		3,609		36.79%		100		1.02%		2,491		25.40%		9,809
	Winnebago		37,894		54.75%		30,258		43.72%		1,061		1.53%		7,636		11.03%		69,213
	Wood		17,820		57.30%		12,861		41.35%		420		1.35%		4,959		15.94%		31,101
Total	1,259,706	52.26%	1,122,913	46.59%	27,695	1.15%	136,793	5.68%	2,410,314

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Kenosha (largest city: Kenosha)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Crawford (largest municipality: Prairie du Chien)
• Eau Claire (largest municipality: Eau Claire)
• Green (largest municipality: Monroe)
• Sauk (largest city: Baraboo)
• Vernon (largest municipality: Viroqua)

By congressional district

Walker won 6 of 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.^[58]

District	Walker	Burke	Representative
		58.25%	40.73%		Paul Ryan
		33.35%	65.51%		Mark Pocan
		50.1%	48.52%		Ron Kind
		27.35%	71.65%		Gwen Moore
		67.64%	31.53%		Jim Sensenbrenner
		60.71%	38.17%		Glenn Grothman
		57.84%	40.98%		Sean Duffy
		60.16%	38.76%		Reid Ribble

See also

• 2014 Wisconsin elections

External links

• Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites (archived)

• Scott Walker for Governor
• Mary Burke for Governor
• Robert Burke

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scott Walker's Ticket to Ride: Obama in the White House? . Smart Politics . Eric . Ostermeier . August 23, 2013.
2. Web site: Wisconsin Gubernatorial Pathways: How Does Burke's Measure Up? . Smart Politics . Eric . Ostermeier . September 17, 2014.
3. Web site: June 5, 2013. 8 firebrand GOP governors meet 2014's political reality. 2021-01-05. The Northwestern. en-US.
4. Web site: Democrats testing potential candidacy of Mary Burke against Walker in 2014. June 25, 2013. June 27, 2013. Star Tribune. Scott. Bauer.
5. Web site: Brett Hulsey running for Wisconsin governor: 'I promise you it will be very entertaining'. April 21, 2014. April 21, 2014. The Capital Times. Jack. Craver.
6. Web site: Citing rapport with Gov. Walker, Abele says he's not contemplating 2014 Democratic run for governor. February 26, 2013. August 8, 2013. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Steve. Schultze.
7. Web site: Few Democrats lining up to challenge Walker in 2014. December 15, 2012. December 19, 2012. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Jason. Stein.
8. Web site: 2014 Dem field unclear as party looks to next shot at Walker. June 9, 2012. December 18, 2012. Wispolitics.com. JR. Ross.
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10. Web site: Run for governor? Brewer Deb Carey prefers suds to hot oil. March 18, 2013. August 8, 2013. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Tom. Kertscher.
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