2009 Wisconsin elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2009 Wisconsin elections Wisconsin legislative no 2008 Wisconsin elections 2008 2010 Wisconsin elections 2010 April 7, 2009 The 2009 Wisconsin Spring Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 7, 2009. There were contested elections for justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Superintendent of Public Instruction at the top of the ticket, along with various nonpartisan local and judicial offices. The 2009 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held February 17, 2009. Democrats' preferred candidates won both elections in the premier races in 2009. Incumbent chief justice Shirley Abrahamson won re-election with 60% of the vote, and Tony Evers was elected Superintendent with 57% of the vote. https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_90d9f234-e3e6-4915-b334-2451fe17ede6/ Results of Spring General Election - 04/07/2009 Wisconsin State Elections Board April 27, 2009 May 18, 2024 Wisconsin Historical Society State elections Executive Superintendent of Public Instruction 2009 Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election Wisconsin presidential No 2005 Wisconsin elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 2005 2013 Wisconsin elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 2013 April 7, 2009 File:Tony Evers Photo.jpg 150x150px Tony Evers c0c0c0 439,248 57.14% 3x4.svg Rose Fernandez c0c0c0 328,511 42.74% 2009 Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsEvers: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70%Fernandez: #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster Nonpartisan politician Tony Evers Nonpartisan politician A regularly scheduled election for Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin was held at the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. Incumbent superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster did not run for a third four-year term. Deputy Superintendent Tony Evers was elected to succeed her, receiving 57% of the vote against Rose Fernandez, the president of the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families. Evers and Fernandez emerged from a primary field which included Beloit schools superintendent Lowell Holtz, Concordia University Wisconsin professor Van Mobley, and National Louis University professor Todd Price. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-reporter-superintendent-primary/147624043/ Primary to narrow state superintendent field Fond du Lac Reporter February 13, 2009 8 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com thumb|250px|Primary county results #51C2C2 Evers #D0F9F9 20–30% #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #FF9A50 Fernandez #FFDAC1 20–30% #FFCCA9 30–40% #FFB580 40–50% #FF9A50 50–60% 2009 Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan Primary, February 17, 2009https://elections.wi.gov/sites/electionsuat.wi.gov/files/2009_SpringEelction_Primary_Results_Summary.pdf Results of Spring Primary Election - 02/17/2009 Wisconsin State Elections Board February 12, 2019 November 22, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122071802/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/electionsuat.wi.gov/files/2009_SpringEelction_Primary_Results_Summary.pdf dead Nonpartisan politician Tony Evers 89,883 34.99% Nonpartisan politician Rose Fernandez 79,757 31.04% Nonpartisan politician Van Mobley 34,940 13.60% Nonpartisan politician Todd Price 28,927 11.26% Nonpartisan politician Lowell Holtz 22,373 8.71% Scattering 1,431 0.18% +0.06pp 256,909 100.0% +7.89% | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 7, 2009 Nonpartisan politician Tony Evers 439,248 57.14% Nonpartisan politician Rose Fernandez 328,511 42.74% Scattering 905 0.12% +0.02pp 110,737 14.41% -10.00pp 768,664 100.0% +6.22% Legislative There were no special legislative elections in 2009. Judicial Wisconsin Supreme Court 2009 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2009 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential No 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2008 2011 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2011 April 7, 2009 File:Shirley Abrahamson.jpg 150x150px Shirley Abrahamson c0c0c0 473,712 59.67% 3x4.svg Randy Koschnick c0c0c0 319,706 40.27% 2009 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election.svg 250px County resultsAbrahamson: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–90%Koschnick: #FF9A50 50–60% Justice Shirley Abrahamson Shirley Abrahamson 1999 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1999 2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2019 A regularly scheduled Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held at the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. Incumbent chief justice Shirley Abrahamson, first appointed by Governor Patrick Lucey in 1976, won her fourth ten-year term—the most Wisconsin Supreme Court elections won by any person. She defeated Jefferson County circuit judge Randy R. Koschnick, taking 59.67% of the general election vote. Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 2009 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 7, 2009 Nonpartisan politician Shirley S. Abrahamson (incumbent) 473,712 59.67% -3.74pp Nonpartisan politician Randy R. Koschnick 319,706 40.27% Scattering 446 0.06% 154,006 19.40% -7.57pp 793,864 100.0% +4.60% Wisconsin Court of Appeals Two seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election at the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. Neither were contested. In District I, incumbent judge Kitty Brennan, appointed by Jim Doyle in 2008, won her first six-year term. In District III, incumbent judge Michael W. Hoover, first elected in 1997, won his third six-year term. Wisconsin circuit courts Sixty four of the state's 249 circuit court seats were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. Of those seats, two were newly created. Sixteen seats were contested, four incumbent judges faced a challenger, one was defeated. Local elections Dane County Dane County executive A regularly scheduled county executive election was held in Dane County, Wisconsin, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. The incumbent Kathleen Falk, first elected in 1997, won her fourth four-year term with 60% of the vote, defeating former Madison Metropolitan School District board member Nancy Mistele. https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-dane-county-exec/147631432/ Falk 'energized' by win Wisconsin State Journal April 8, 2009 1 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com La Crosse County La Cross mayor A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in La Crosse, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. The incumbent Mark Johnsrud, first elected in 2005, sought a second four-year term but did not advance from the nonpartisan primary, coming in fifth place. In the general election, 24-year-old first time candidate Matt Harter defeated city councilmember Dorothy Lenard, becoming the youngest mayor in La Crosse history and one of the youngest mayors in the country. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-la-crosse-mayoral/147630307/ Harter hauls it in La Crosse Tribune April 8, 2009 1 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com In addition to the incumbent mayor, four other candidates ran in the nonpartisan primary: city councilmembers Jim Bloedorn and Andrea Richmond, city public works employee Gary Padesky, and realtor Mick Lesky. Manitowoc County Manitowoc mayor A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. The incumbent Kevin Crawford, first elected in 1989, did not run for a sixth four-year term. In the general election, 22-year-old city councilmember Justin Nickels defeated city councilmember Dave Soeldner by a margin of just 15 votes (17 votes after recount), becoming one of the youngest mayors in the country. https://www.newspapers.com/article/manitowoc-herald-times-manitowoc-mayoral/147629081/ Recount confirms Nickels' win Manitowoc Herald-Times April 17, 2009 1 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com Three other candidates were eliminated in the nonpartisan primary: Manitowoc County clerk Jamie Aulik, city councilmember and Manitowoc County Board chair Jim Brey, and businessman Bob Knox. https://www.newspapers.com/article/manitowoc-herald-times-manitowoc-mayor-c/147628898/ Meet the Candidates Manitowoc Herald-Times January 28, 2009 1 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com Racine County Racine mayor There was a special mayoral election in Racine, Wisconsin, held on May 5, 2009, due to the arrest and subsequent resignation of the former mayor, Gary Becker.Mayor Gary Becker of Racine, Wisconsin resigns after sex-sting arrest http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/mayor-gary-becker-racine-wisconsin-resigns-sex-sting-arrest-article-1.424037 Associated Press January 20, 2009 Real estate businessman John Dickert won the special election with 55% of the vote, defeating state representative Robert L. Turner.https://journaltimes.com/news/local/dickert-or-turner-to-be-racine-s-next-mayor/article_96ddeb22-4e60-5861-af4d-7eaaa288910d.html Dickert or Turner to be Racine's next mayor Racine Journal Times Brien Stephanie 2009-04-07 2019-03-09 A special primary was held concurrent with the Spring general election, April 7, 2009, in which Turner and Dickert emerged from a field of 11 candidates, which also included former state senator Kimberly Plache, and city councilmembers Greg Helding, Pete Karas, Q. A. Shakoor II, and Jim Spangenberg. Sheboygan County Sheboygan mayor A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. The incumbent Juan Perez, first elected in 2005, sought a second four-year term but did not advance from the nonpartisan primary. In the general election, city councilmember Bob Ryan defeated state representative Terry Van Akkeren. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-sheboygan-mayor-elec/147628464/ Ryan's victory is by a wide margin The Sheboygan Press April 8, 2009 1 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com Winnebago County Oshkosh mayor A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. City councilmember Paul Esslinger was elected mayor for a two-year term, defeating the incumbent mayor Frank Tower in a rematch of the 2007 election. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oshkosh-northwestern-oshkosh-mayor-e/147629750/ Third time the charm for Esslinger Oshkosh Northwestern April 8, 2009 1 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com References Category:2009 elections in the United States by state or territory 2009