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The 1995 Wisconsin Spring Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 4, 1995.
State offices
Legislative
24th State Senate District special election
A special election was held on May 2, 1995, to fill the 24th State Senate seat vacated by the resignation of David Helbach. Register of Deeds of Portage County Kevin Shibilski defeated Republican candidate Donna Rozar in the special election. The election resulted in Democrats retaining the seat.
Wisconsin Senate, 24th District Special Election, 1995State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AV57G6QVOUSNPG8T/full/A3RR5GW54YV2CO9B March 24, 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
Democratic Party (United States) Kevin Shibilski 15,923 57.00%
Republican Party (United States) Donna M. Rozar 12,011 43.00%
3,912 14.00%
27,934 100.0% -44.87%
Democratic Party (United States)
14th State Senate District special election
A special election was held on September 12, 1995, to fill the 14th State Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Joseph Leean.July 6, 1995 Leean resigns Senate seat to take state Cabinet post https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87559003/leean-to-dhfs/ October 22, 2021 La Crosse Tribune 17 Newspapers.com former State Representative Robert Welch defeated Democratic candidate Martin D. Farrell in the special election. The election resulted in Republicans retaining the seat.Wisconsin Senate, 14th District Special Election, 1995State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AV57G6QVOUSNPG8T/full/A3RR5GW54YV2CO9B March 24, 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
Republican Party (United States) Robert Welch 9,428 57.06%
Democratic Party (United States) Martin F. Farrell 5,928 35.88%
Constitution Party (United States) John Stumpf 1,167 7.06%
3,500 10.44%
33,511 100.0%
Republican Party (United States)
7th State Senate District special election
A special election was held on December 12, 1995, to fill the 7th State Senate seat vacated by the death of John Plewa.September 15, 1995 Family leave author Plewa dies https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68238502/obituary-for-plewa-plewa-aged-49/ January 22, 2021 Wisconsin State Journal 23 Newspapers.com State Representative Richard Grobschmidt defeated Republican candidate Tom Thompson in the special election. The election resulted in Democrats retaining the seat.
Wisconsin Senate, 14th District Special Election, 1995State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AV57G6QVOUSNPG8T/full/A3RR5GW54YV2CO9B March 24, 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
Democratic Party (United States) Richard Grobschmidt 6,163 80.54%
Republican Party (United States) Tom Thompson 1,253 16.37%
Libertarian Party (United States) James Wahl 236 3.08%
4,910 64.17%
7,652 100.0%
Democratic Party (United States)
Judicial
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State Supreme Court
State Court of Appeals
State Circuit Courts
Ballot measures
There were three amendments to the Constitution of Wisconsin on the ballot for the Spring general election. None of the amendments were ratified by voters.
Wisconsin Sports Lottery Referendum
Wisconsin Sports Lottery Wisconsin sports lottery. Shall section 24(6)(a) of article IV of the constitution be amended to permit the state to operate lottery games that have their proceeds dedicated to athletic facilities? April 4, 1995 Wisconsin 348,818 618,377 967,195 File:1995 Wisconsin Question 1 results map by county.svg No
#5D5D2D 80-90%
#8B8B54 70-80%
#BCBC83 60-70%
#DEDEBD 50-60%
Yes
#B6C8D9 50-60%
For Question 1, a "yes" vote would have allowed the state to operate lottery games that had their proceeds go towards dedicated athletic facilities.
Gender Neutral Referendum
References to Masculine Gender Removed References to masculine gender removed. Shall articles I, IV, V, VI, VII, XI, and XIII of the constitution be amended to remove unnecessary masculine gender pronouns? April 4, 1995 Wisconsin 412,032 498,801 910,833 File:1995 Wisconsin Question 2 results map by county.svg No
#8B8B54 70-80%
#BCBC83 60-70%
#DEDEBD 50-60%
Yes
#B6C8D9 50-60%
For Question 2, a "yes" vote would have removed unnecessary masculine pronouns used across the Wisconsin constitution.
Judges' Office Referendum
Eligibility of Judges for Nonjudicial Office Eligibility of Judges for Nonjudicial Office. Shall section 10(1) of article VII of the constitution be amended to permit a judge to assume a nonjudicial office of public trust after vacating the judicial office during that term of office? April 4, 1995 Wisconsin 390,744 503,239 893,983 File:1995 Wisconsin Question 3 results map by county.svg No
#8B8B54 70-80%
#BCBC83 60-70%
#DEDEBD 50-60%
Yes
#B6C8D9 50-60%
For Question 3, a "yes" vote would have allowed justices to assume other political offices "of public trust" after vacating their judicial office earlier than the expiration of their term.
Local elections
Brown County
Green Bay mayor
Incumbent mayor Sam Halloin declined to seek re-election and was succeeded by the city's personnel director, Paul Jadin, who was elected with 55% of the vote.Mayors Past https://web.archive.org/web/20060813104711/http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/geninfo/mayors_past/mayors_past.html 2006-08-13
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