2015 Wisconsin elections

none September 2023 2015 Wisconsin elections Wisconsin legislative no 2014 Wisconsin elections 2014 2016 Wisconsin elections 2016 April 7, 2015 The 2015 Wisconsin Spring Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 7, 2015. There was a contested election for justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as well as several other nonpartisan local and judicial elections and an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin to change the process for selection of the chief justice of the State Supreme Court. In addition, the ballot contained a special election to fill a vacancy in the 20th State Senate district. The 2015 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held February 17, 2015. In the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, the Democrats' preferred candidate, incumbent Ann Walsh Bradley, was reelected. The Constitutional Amendment, however, favored by Republicans, was approved by voters and led to the removal of Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson. Later in the year, there were two more special elections, for the 33rd State Senate district and the 99th State Assembly district. State elections Legislative State Senate 20th district special election A special election was held concurrent with the regularly scheduled Spring election to fill the 20th district seat of the Wisconsin State Senate. The seat was vacated by Republican Glenn Grothman, who had been elected to the United States House of Representatives in the 2014 general election. At the time of the election, the 20th Senate district contained most of Washington County and the northern half of Ozaukee County, including the city of Cedarburg, as well as parts of western Sheboygan County, eastern Fond du Lac County, and southern Calumet County. It was considered a safe Republican seat. No Democrat registered to run for this seat in the special election. In the Spring primary, Republican Duey Stroebel defeated Tiffany Koehler and Lee E. Schlenvogt with 67% of the vote. https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Spring%20Primary%202.17.15%20Summary%20Results%20Report.pdf Canvass Results for 2015 Sring Primary - 2/17/2015 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board March 3, 2015 February 15, 2021 1 He went on to win the special election without a formal opponent on the ballot. https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Summary%20Results%20Report-4.7.15%20Spring%20Election%20and%20Senate%2020%20Special%20Election.pdf Canvass Results for 2015 Spring Election - 4/7/2015 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board April 21, 2015 February 15, 2021 October 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201017023421/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Summary%20Results%20Report-4.7.15%20Spring%20Election%20and%20Senate%2020%20Special%20Election.pdf bot: unknown 1 State Senate 33rd district special election A special election was held July 21, 2015, to fill the 33rd district seat of the Wisconsin State Senate. The seat was vacated by Republican Paul Farrow, who resigned after he had been elected county executive of Waukesha County in the Spring general election. At the time of the election, the 33rd Senate district comprised most of central Waukesha County, including the cities of Waukesha and Delafield. https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/?sen=33&single=y Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 33 Boundaries Wisconsin Legislature February 15, 2021 It was considered a safe Republican seat. In the June 23, 2015, primary, Republican State Representative Chris Kapenga defeated Brian Dorow and M. D. Langner with 52% of the vote, and Democrat Sherryll Shaddock was unopposed. https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Canvass%20Results.pdf Canvass Results for 2015 Special Primary State Senate 33 - 6/23/2015 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board July 1, 2015 February 15, 2021 Kapenga went on to win the special election with 72% of the vote with only 12% of the turnout of the previous general election. https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Canvass%20Results_0.pdf Canvass Results for 2015 Special Election State Senate 33 - 7/21/2015 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board July 31, 2015 February 15, 2021 Wisconsin Senate, 33rd District Special Election, 2015 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Special Election, July 21, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Chris Kapenga 7,191 71.86% -2.00% Democratic Party (United States) Sherryll Shaddock 2,798 27.96% +1.89% Scattering 18 0.18% 4,393 43.90% -3.89% 10,007 100.0% -87.51% Republican Party (United States) State Assembly 99th district special election A special election was held September 29, 2015, to fill the 99th district seat of the Wisconsin State Assembly. The seat was vacated by Republican Chris Kapenga, who resigned after winning the special election for the 33rd State Senate district held in July 2015. At the time of the election, the 99th Assembly district comprised part of western Waukesha County, including the city of Delafield and the villages of Dousman, Hartland, Merton, Nashotah, North Prairie, and Wales. https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/?asm=99&single=y Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 99 Boundaries Wisconsin Legislature February 15, 2021 It was considered a safe Republican seat. No Democrat registered to run for this seat in the special election. In the September 1, 2015, primary, Republican Cindi Duchow defeated Dave Westlake, Scott Owens, and perennial candidate Spencer Zimmerman, taking 40% of the vote. https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Canvass%20Results_1.pdf Canvass Results for 2015 Special Primary - Assembly 99 - 9/1/2015 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board September 8, 2015 February 15, 2021 She won the special election without opposition. Judicial State Supreme Court 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential No 2013 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2013 2016 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2016 April 7, 2015 File:Ann Walsh Bradley (cropped).jpg 150x150px Ann Walsh Bradley c0c0c0 471,866 58.02% 3x4.svg James P. Daley c0c0c0 340,632 41.89% 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Results.svg 250px County resultsBradley: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80%Daley: #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% Justice Ann Walsh Bradley Ann Walsh Bradley 2005 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2005 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2025 A regularly scheduled Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on the Spring election ballot. Incumbent Ann Walsh Bradley was seeking a third ten-year term on the court. She faced a challenge from Judge James P. Daley, then the Chief Judge of the 5th Judicial Administrative District of Wisconsin circuit courts. Judge Bradley successfully defended her seat and was reelected with nearly 60% of the vote in April.1 Candidates Ann Walsh Bradley, incumbent Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court James P. Daley, Chief Judge of the 5th Judicial District, Judge of the Rock County Circuit Court (Branch 1)Marley Patrick Rock County judge to challenge Ann Walsh Bradley for Supreme Court https://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/rock-county-judge-to-announced-supreme-court-run-next-year-b99378813z1-280524472.html/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel October 27, 2014 Results 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court election2015 Spring Election - Justice of the Supreme Court https://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/County%2520Results%25204.7.15%2520Spring%2520Election.pdf Nonpartisan politician Ann Walsh Bradley (incumbent) 471,866 58.02% Nonpartisan politician James P. Daley 340,632 41.89% 702 0.09% 813,200 100.0% State Court of Appeals Two seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2015. Only one was contested. In District I, Judge Kitty Brennan, appointed by Governor Jim Doyle in 2008, was unopposed seeking her second full term. In District III, Wausau attorney Mark Seidl defeated Eau Claire circuit judge Kristina Bourget, to succeed the retiring judge Michael W. Hoover. Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District III Election, 20151 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 7, 2015 Nonpartisan politician Mark Seidl 108,147 57.06% Nonpartisan politician Kristina M. Bourget 81,065 42.77% Scattering 324 0.17% 27,082 14.29% 189,536 100.0% Constitutional Amendment Election of Chief Justice Election of Chief Justice. Shall section 4(2) of Article VII of the constitution be amended to direct that a chief justice of the supreme court shall be elected for a two year term by a majority of the justices then serving on the court? April 7, 2015 Wisconsin 433,533 384,503 818,036 2015 WI Constitutional amendment.svg 260px Yes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2015_2016 State of Wisconsin 2015-2016 Blue Book State of Wisconsin 2015 978-0-9752820-7-6 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Pohlman Julie Lemanski Lynn https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2015_2016/950_elections.pdf Elections February 15, 2021 878 In the April election, Wisconsin voters approved an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin to allow the members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to elect the chief justice. Previously, the Wisconsin Constitution specified that the most senior member of the court would be the chief justice. The effect of the amendment was that it allowed the court's conservative majority to remove Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and replace her with Justice Patience D. Roggensack. http://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/with-amendment-certified-is-shirley-abrahamson-still-chief-justice-b99490999z1-301696271.html/ State high court quickly ousts Shirley Abrahamson as chief justice Milwaukee Journal Sentinel April 29, 2015 Patrick Marley February 15, 2021 Local offices Brown County Green Bay Mayor Incumbent Jim Schmitt was reelected to his fourth four-year term as Mayor of Green Bay. https://www.browncountywi.gov/i/f/files/County-Clerk/Elections/Election%20Results/2015/April%20el%2045.pdf Brown County, Wisconsin - 2015 Spring Election Office of the Clerk of Brown County, Wisconsin April 15, 2015 13 February 15, 2021 Dane County Madison Mayor Incumbent Paul Soglin was reelected to his third four-year term as Mayor of Madison. https://elections.countyofdane.com/Precincts-Result/74/0207 2015 Spring Election - Madison Mayor - Official Canvass Office of the Clerk of Dane County, Wisconsin February 15, 2021 Soglin had also previously served five two-year terms as Mayor. Outagamie County Outagamie County executive Incumbent Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson was reelected to a second four-year term without opposition.http://www.outagamie.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=34865 April 7, 2015 Spring Election and Referendum - Official - County Executive Results Outagamie County April 14, 2015 Office of the Clerk of Outagamie County, Wisconsin https://web.archive.org/web/20151018074306/http://www.outagamie.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=34865 October 18, 2015 Wayback Machine February 17, 2021 Racine County Racine Mayor Incumbent John Dickert was reelected to his second four-year term as Mayor of Racine.https://journaltimes.com/news/local/dickert-holds-off-challenge-in-mayor-race/article_3cc03b1a-dfae-5d55-a3c5-fc086e372a26.html Dickert holds off challenge in mayor race Racine Journal Times Spoto Cara April 7, 2015 February 15, 2021 He was first elected in a 2009 special election to fill a vacancy. References Category:Special elections in Wisconsin Category:Elections in Wisconsin by year