2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively Next edit →Content deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 02:35, 29 November 2010 editThearchitect117 (talk \| contribs)261 edits ←Created page with 'The '''2012 United States Senate Election in Wisconsin''' will take place on November 6, 2010 alongside a [[United States presidential election, 2012\|U.S. President...'		Revision as of 05:40, 29 November 2010 edit undoPhobosphobia (talk \| contribs)806 editsNo edit summaryNext edit →
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{Infobox Election
⚫	The '''2012 United States Senate ~~Election~~ in Wisconsin''' will take place on November 6, 2010 alongside a ] as well as other elections to the ] and ] as well as various state and local elections.
			\| election_name = United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2012
			\| country = Wisconsin
			\| type = presidential
			\| ongoing =
			\| previous_election = United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2006
			\| previous_year = 2006
			\| next_election = United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2018
			\| next_year = 2018
			\| election_date = November 6, 2012
			\| image1 =
			\| nominee1 =
			\| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
			\| popular_vote1 =
			\| percentage1 =
			\| image2 =
			\| nominee2 =
			\| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
			\| popular_vote2 =
			\| percentage2 =
			\| map_image =
			\| map_size =
			\| map_caption =
			\| title = U.S. Senator
			\| before_election = ]
			\| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
			\| after_election = TBD
			\| after_party =
			}}
			{{ElectionsWI}}
		⚫	The '''2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin''' will take place on November 6, 2010 alongside a ] as well as other elections to the ] and ] as well as various state and local elections.

	On November 7, 2006, four-term incumbent Democratic U.S. ~~Senator~~ ] was re-elected to his fourth consecutive six-year term against ] receiving 67.3% of the vote~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin,_2006\|date = November 7, 2006\|accessdate=November 28, 2010\|work=]\|first=l\|last=}}</ref> in the ]~~.		On November 7, 2006, four-term incumbent Democratic U.S. senator ] was re-elected to his fourth consecutive six-year term against ] after receiving 67.3% of the vote.

	Kohl has not announced whether or not he will run for ~~his~~ fifth term. His lack of fundraising<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/7367/fundraising-for-senate-incumbents-up-in-2012\|accessdate=November 28, 2010}}</ref> might be a ~~sign~~ of his retirement. Kohl also might decide to retire due to his colleague ]'s loss for his re-election bid.		Kohl has not announced whether or not he will run for a fifth term. His lack of fundraising<ref name=ss1>{{cite web\|url=http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/7367/fundraising-for-senate-incumbents-up-in-2012\|title= Fundraising for Senate incumbents up in 2012 \|date=August 11, 2010\|accessdate=November 28, 2010\|work=Swing State Project\|}}</ref><ref name=js1>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/106628683.html\|title=Kohl says he'll work with Johnson \|date=November 3, 2010\|accessdate=November 28, 2010\|work=Journal Sentinel\|first=Bill\|last=Glauber}}</ref> might be an indication of his retirement. Kohl also might decide to retire due to his colleague's, ], loss for his re-election bid although Mike Tate, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, has denied such.<ref name=ch1>{{cite web\|url=http://chippewa.com/news/local/article_9e9dbc76-e826-11df-85e2-001cc4c002e0.html\|title=Feingold won’t seek office in 2012, official says\|date=November 4, 2010\|accessdate=November 28, 2010\|work=The Chippewa Hearld\|first=Dee\|last=Hall}}</ref>

	==Democratic primary==		==Democratic primary==
Line 9:		Line 39:

	===Potential===		===Potential===
			* Ron Kind, US representative<ref name=th1/>
	*Herb Kohl, incumbent US ~~Senator~~		* Herb Kohl, incumbent U.S. senator<ref name=js1/>
	*Ron Kind, US Representative

	==Republican primary==		==Republican primary==
Line 16:		Line 46:

	===Potential===		===Potential===
	*Mike Huebsch, state ~~Representative~~		* Mike Huebsch, state representative<ref name=th1/>
			* ], businessman and 2004 senate candidate<ref name=th1/>
	*], US Representatives and Budget Committee Chairman
			* ], US representatives<ref name=th1>{{cite web\|url=http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2010/11/19/2012_senate_talent,_ryan_running\|title=2012 Senate: Talent, Ryan Running?\|date=November 20, 2010\|accessdate=November 28, 2010\|work=Town Hall\|first=Guy\|last=Benson}}</ref>
	*], former governor and former Secretary of Health and Human Services		* ], former governor and former Secretary of Health and Human Services

	==General ~~Election~~==		==General election==
		⚫	===Kohl's approval ratings===

⚫	==Kohl's ~~Approval~~ ~~Ratings~~==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|- valign=bottom		\|- valign=bottom
	! ~~width=140px\|~~ Poll source		! Poll source
	! ~~width~~=~~140px~~\| Date administered		! style="width:130px;"\| Date(s)<br />administered
			! class=small \| Sample<br />size
⚫	! width=~~120px~~\| ~~Approve~~
			! <small>Margin of</small><br />error
⚫	! width=~~120px~~\| Disapprove
	! width=~~120px~~\| ~~Undecided~~		! width=100px\| Approve
		⚫	! width=100px\| Disapprove
		⚫	! width=100px\| Undecided
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\| align=center\| October 28, 2010		\| align=center\| October 28, 2010
			\| align=center\| 1,372
			\| align=center\| ± 2.6%
	\| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center\| '''41%'''		\| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center\| '''41%'''
	\| align=center\| 40%		\| align=center\| 40%
Line 39:		Line 73:
	\|		\|
	\| align=center\| June 28, 2010		\| align=center\| June 28, 2010
			\| align=center\| 638
			\| align=center\| ± 3.9%
	\| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center\| '''47%'''		\| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center\| '''47%'''
	\| align=center\| 34%		\| align=center\| 34%
Line 45:		Line 81:
	\|		\|
	\| align=center\| March 23, 2010		\| align=center\| March 23, 2010
			\| align=center\| 700
			\| align=center\| ± 3.7%
	\| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center\| '''46%'''		\| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center\| '''46%'''
	\| align=center\| 36%		\| align=center\| 36%
Line 50:		Line 88:
	\|}		\|}

			==External links==
			* at the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
			* at ]


			{{United States elections, 2012}}
			{{US-election-stub}}

	==References==		==References==

Revision as of 05:40, 29 November 2010

United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2012

← 2006

November 6, 2012

2018 →


Party	Democratic	Republican

U.S. senator before election

Herb Kohl
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

TBD

Elections in Wisconsin

Federal government

Presidential elections
1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Presidential primaries
Democratic 2000 2004 2008 2016 2020 2024 Republican 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
U.S. Senate elections
Class 1 1848 1851 1857 1863 1869 1875 1881 1887 1893 1899 1905 1911 1916 1922 1925 sp 1928 1934 1940 1946 1952 1957 sp 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 Class 3 1848 1849 1855 1861 1867 1872 1879 1881 sp 1885 1890 1891 1897 1903 1907 sp 1909 1914 1918 sp 1920 1926 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1982 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022 2028
U.S. House of Representatives elections
1848 1850 1852 1854 1856 1858 1860 1862 1863 2nd sp 1864 1866 1868 1870 2nd sp 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 5th sp 1887 8th sp 1888 1890 1892 1893 4th sp 1894 7th sp 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 2nd sp 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 6th sp 11th sp 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 6th sp 1931 1st sp 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1941 1st sp 1942 1944 1946 1947 2nd sp 1948 1950 1952 1953 9th sp 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1969 7th sp 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1979 6th sp 1980 1982 1984 4th sp 1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1st sp 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 7th sp 2022 2024 8th sp 2026

State government

General elections
1995 2000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Gubernatorial elections
1848 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1875 1877 1879 1881 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2012 (recall) 2014 2018 2022 2026
Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections
1942 1968 2012 (recall)
Secretary of State elections
1978 2014 2018 2022 2026
Attorney General elections
2014 2018 2022
Treasurer elections
2014 2022
Superintendent elections
2013 2017 2021 2025
State Senate elections
1934 1996 2008 2010 2011 (recall) 2012 (recall) 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
State Assembly elections
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Supreme Court elections
2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2025

Ballot measures

2006: Referendum 1

Green Bay

Mayoral elections
1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Madison

Mayoral elections
1997 sp 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Milwaukee

Mayoral elections
1910 1912 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2022 sp 2024

Kenosha

Mayoral elections
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

The 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin will take place on November 6, 2010 alongside a U.S. Presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections.

On November 7, 2006, four-term incumbent Democratic U.S. senator Herb Kohl was re-elected to his fourth consecutive six-year term against Robert Lorge after receiving 67.3% of the vote.

Kohl has not announced whether or not he will run for a fifth term. His lack of fundraising might be an indication of his retirement. Kohl also might decide to retire due to his colleague's, Russ Feingold's, loss for his re-election bid although Mike Tate, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, has denied such.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

Ron Kind, US representative
Herb Kohl, incumbent U.S. senator

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

Mike Huebsch, state representative
Tim Michels, businessman and 2004 senate candidate
Paul Ryan, US representatives
Tommy Thompson, former governor and former Secretary of Health and Human Services

General election

Kohl's approval ratings

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Approve	Disapprove	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 28, 2010	1,372	± 2.6%	41%	40%	18%
Public Policy Polling	June 28, 2010	638	± 3.9%	47%	34%	19%
Public Policy Polling	March 23, 2010	700	± 3.7%	46%	36%	18%

External links

Elections & Voting at the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
U.S. Congress candidates for Wisconsin at Project Vote Smart

v t e (2011 ←) 2012 United States elections (→ 2013)
U.S. President	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam (straw poll)
U.S. Senate	Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Florida Hawaii Indiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
U.S. House (Election ratings)	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona 8th sp Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois 2nd sp Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky 4th sp Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan 11th 11th sp Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey 10th sp New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon 1st sp Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia U.S. Virgin Islands Washington 1st sp West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Governors	American Samoa Delaware Lt. Gov Indiana Missouri Lt. Gov Montana New Hampshire North Carolina Lt. Gov North Dakota Puerto Rico Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin (recall)
Attorneys general	Missouri North Carolina Pennsylvania
Other statewide elections	Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor (recall)
State legislatures	Alaska Senate Arizona Senate California Assembly Senate Connecticut Senate Delaware House Senate Florida House Hawaii House Senate Illinois House Senate Iowa Senate Michigan House Minnesota House Senate Montana House New Mexico House Senate New York Senate North Carolina House Senate Oregon Legislative Assembly Pennsylvania House Senate Texas House Senate Washington House Senate Wisconsin Assembly Senate recalls Wyoming Senate
Mayoral	Alexandria, VA Anchorage, AK Augusta, GA Austin, TX Bakersfield, CA Baton Rouge, LA Cheyenne, WY Corpus Christi, TX Fort Lauderdale, FL Fresno, CA Glendale, AZ Honolulu, HI Huntsville, AL Irvine, CA Juneau, AK Lubbock, TX Mesa, AZ Miami-Dade County, FL Milwaukee, WI Orlando, FL Portland, OR Richmond, VA Riverside, CA Sacramento, CA San Diego, CA San Juan, PR Santa Ana, CA Stockton, CA Virginia Beach, VA Wilmington, DE
States and territories	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

This American elections-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

References

"Fundraising for Senate incumbents up in 2012". Swing State Project. August 11, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ Glauber, Bill (November 3, 2010). "Kohl says he'll work with Johnson". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
Hall, Dee (November 4, 2010). "Feingold won't seek office in 2012, official says". The Chippewa Hearld. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
^ Benson, Guy (November 20, 2010). "2012 Senate: Talent, Ryan Running?". Town Hall. Retrieved November 28, 2010.

Categories: