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состоялись Всеобщие выборы в Висконсине в 2008 году 4 ноября 2008 года. Все восьми мест в Висконсине в Палате представителей Соединенных Штатов были выбором. В рамках правительства штата шестнадцать мест в Сенате штата Висконсин, и все 99 мест в штате Висконсин были выбором. На президентском уровне избиратели выбрали десять избирателей, чтобы представлять их в избирательном колледже , который затем помог выбрать президента Соединенных Штатов. Партизанский первичный выступление 2008 года состоялась 9 сентября 2008 года.
На осенних всеобщих выборах кандидат в президенты от Демократической партии, сенатор Барак Обама , выиграл десять голосов избирателей в Висконсине , победив сенатора Джона Маккейна . Не было никаких изменений в партизанском составе делегации Конгресса в Висконсине. Сенат штата не видел никаких изменений в партизанской композиции, так как все должностные лица были переизбраны, а вакансии на места, удерживаемые обеими сторонами, были заполнены без изменений в партию, которая занимала место. На государственном собрании демократы набрали пять мест, в то время как один независимый был переизбран после того, как ранее служил республиканцем.
The 2008 Wisconsin spring election was held on April 1, 2008. This election saw a contested race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a constitutional amendment referendum, as well as various nonpartisan local and judicial offices. The 2008 spring primary election was held on February 19, 2008. In an unusual move, the presidential preference primary was held at the Spring primary election rather than the Spring general election; it was part of a national movement in which half the states rushed to hold their presidential primaries in February.
Federal offices
[edit]President
[edit]Incumbent president George W. Bush was term limited and could not run for another term. With no incumbent on the ballot, both party nominating contests featured a wide array of candidates. Both nominating contests were still unresolved when Wisconsin voted in their presidential preference primaries. In the general election, Wisconsin voters chose electors for the Democratic nominee, U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D–IL).
Democratic primary
[edit]For its part in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Wisconsin's presidential preference primary was on the ballot for Wisconsin's Spring primary election, held on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. At the time of the Wisconsin primary, three candidates were still in the race for the nomination, U.S. senators Barack Obama (D–IL) and Hillary Clinton (D–NY), and former U.S. senator Mike Gravel (D–AK), though Gravel did not have a viable path to the nomination at this point. The candidate field originally also included U.S. senators Joe Biden (D–DE), Evan Bayh (D–IN), and Chris Dodd (D–CT), former U.S. senator John Edwards (D–NC), governors Bill Richardson (D–NM) and Tom Vilsack (D–IA), and U.S. representative Dennis Kucinich (D–OH), all of their names still appeared on the Wisconsin ballot, except Bayh and Vilsack.
Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary, receiving 58% of the popular vote and earning 42 of 74 pledged delegates from the state. At the time, it was his eleventh consecutive victory in a primary or caucus, building a delegate lead that he would have to fight to retain through another three months of primary contests.
Republican primary
[edit]In the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, the Wisconsin Republican presidential preference primary was also held at the Spring primary, February 19, 2008. At the time of the Wisconsin primary, three candidates were still in the race for the nomination, U.S. senator John McCain (R–AZ), former governor Mike Huckabee (R–AR), and U.S. representative Ron Paul (R–TX). The candidate field originally included Wisconsin's incumbent governor Tommy Thompson, but he dropped out before the Iowa caucuses. The field also previously included U.S. senator Sam Brownback (R–KS), actor and former U.S. senator Fred Thompson (R–TN), U.S. representatives Duncan L. Hunter (R–CA) and Tom Tancredo (R–CO), governors Mitt Romney (R–MA) and Jim Gilmore (R–VA), mayor Rudy Giuliani (R–NY), businessman John H. Cox, and perennial candidate Alan Keyes. In addition to the three remaining candidates, Romney, Giuliani, Thompson, Hunter, and Tacredo were also on the ballot in Wisconsin.
John McCain won the Wisconsin primary, receiving 55% of the popular vote and earning 34 of 40 pledged delegates from the state. Huckabee would with draw from the race less than a month later.
General election
[edit]The presidential election was held at the Fall general election, November 4, 2008. Barack Obama won the state with 56% of the vote, it was the largest majority the state had given to a presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
U.S. House
[edit]The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 4, 2008, to elect Wisconsin's delegation to the United States House of Representatives for the 111th United States Congress. At the time of the 2008 election, Wisconsin had eight congressional districts. All eight of Wisconsin's incumbent U.S. representatives won re-election in 2008. At the time the delegation was composed of five Democrats and three Republicans.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Wisconsin 1 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 2 | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 1979 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 7 | Dave Obey | Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 8 | Steve Kagen | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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State offices
[edit]Legislative
[edit]State Senate
[edit]The 16 even-numbered districts out of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for re-election in 2008. Prior to the election Democrats held the majority with 17 seats, Republicans held 14 seats, and two seats were vacant. In the election, both parties regained their vacant seats and returned to the 18 seats held by Democrats and 15 seats held by Republicans which was seen after the prior election.
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| Total after last election (2006) | 18 | 15 | 33 | |
| Total before this election | 18 | 15 | 33 | |
| Up for election | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| This election | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Total after this election | 18 | 15 | 33 | |
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State Assembly
[edit]All of the 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were on the ballot for the Fall general election, November 4, 2008. Prior to the election, 52 seats were held by Republicans, 47 seats were held by Democrats, and one seat was held by an Independent. In the election, Republicans failed to defend their majority and Democrats took a majority of seats for the first time in 14 years.
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| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | ||||
| Total after last election (2006) | 47 | 0 | 52 | 99 | 0 | |
| Total before this election | 47 | 1 | 51 | 99 | 0 | |
| Up for election | 47 | 1 | 51 | 99 | ||
| This election | 52 | 1 | 46 | 99 | ||
| Total after this election | 52 | 1 | 46 | 99 | 0 | |
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Judicial
[edit]State Supreme Court
[edit]Judge Michael Gableman was elected with 51% of the vote, defeating incumbent Justice Louis Butler with 49% of the vote.[1] The heavy spending of outside interest groups in this race, including Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce,[2] inspired some to call for reforms to Wisconsin election law and the selection of judges.[3] Gableman's victory also shifted the Court in a more conservative direction, establishing a conservative majority that would persist for 15 years.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 1, 2008 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Michael Gableman | 425,101 | 51.19% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Louis B. Butler (incumbent) | 402,798 | 48.50% | +14.14pp | |
| Scattering | 2,551 | 0.31% | |||
| Plurality | 22,303 | 2.69% | |||
| Total votes | 830,450 | 100.0% | |||
State Court of Appeals
[edit]Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election on April 1, 2008.
- In District I, incumbent judge Patricia S. Curley was elected to her third six-year term without opposition.
- In District II, incumbent judge Lisa Neubauer, appointed by Governor Jim Doyle in 2007, won her first six-year term, defeating attorney William Gleisner.
- In District IV, incumbent judge Burnie Bridge, appointed by Governor Jim Doyle in 2007, won her first six-year term without opposition.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 1, 2008 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Lisa S. Neubauer (incumbent) | 138,241 | 62.60% | ||
| Nonpartisan | William C. Gleisner III | 82,302 | 37.27% | ||
| Scattering | 286 | 0.13% | |||
| Plurality | 55,939 | 25.36% | |||
| Total votes | 220,543 | 100.0% | |||
State Circuit Courts
[edit]Thirty nine of the state's 247 circuit court seats were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 1, 2008. Of those seats, six were newly created. Only 9 seats were contested. One incumbent justice faced a challenger and was defeated.
| Circuit | Branch | Incumbent | Elected[5] | Defeated | Defeated in Primary | ||||
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| Name | Votes | % | Name | Votes | % | Name(s) | |||
| Barron | 2 | Timothy M. Doyle | Timothy M. Doyle | 8,423 | 99.67% | --Unopposed-- | |||
| 3 | --New Seat-- | James D. Babbitt | 6,857 | 67.92% | Jim McLaughlin | 3,231 | 32.01% | ||
| Chippewa | 1 | Roderick A. Cameron | Roderick A. Cameron | 6,736 | 99.56% | --Unopposed-- | |||
| 3 | --New Seat-- | Steven R. Cray | 4,496 | 52.96% | Julie Anderl | 3,994 | 47.04% | Robert A. Ferg | |
| Dane | 1 | John W. Markson | John W. Markson | 45,929 | 99.46% | --Unopposed-- | |||
| 7 | William E. Hanrahan | William E. Hanrahan | 45,847 | 99.52% | |||||
| Dodge | 1 | Daniel W. Klossner | Brian A. Pfitzinger | 8,380 | 53.63% | William H. Gergen | 7,236 | 46.31% | |
| 4 | --New Seat-- | Steven Bauer | 12,803 | 99.63% | --Unopposed-- | ||||
| Eau Claire | 2 | Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | 7,969 | 99.20% | ||||
| Florence–Forest | Robert A. Kennedy Jr. | Leon D. Stenz | 1,629 | 51.16% | Robert A. Kennedy Jr. | 1,555 | 48.84% | Douglas J. Drexler | |
| Fond du Lac | 1 | Dale L. English | Dale L. English | 10,925 | 99.73% | --Unopposed-- | |||
| Jackson | Gerald W. Laabs | Eric F. Stutz | 1,943 | 99.03% | |||||
| Juneau | 2 | --New Seat-- | Paul S. Curran | 2,364 | 57.16% | Stacy A. Smith | 1,770 | 42.79% | |
| Kenosha | 3 | Bruce E. Schroeder | Bruce E. Schroeder | 16,926 | 99.01% | --Unopposed-- | |||
| Marathon | 3 | Vincent K. Howard | Vincent K. Howard | 14,763 | 99.43% | ||||
| Marinette | 1 | David G. Miron | David G. Miron | 4,253 | 99.74% | ||||
| 2 | Tim A. Duket | Tim A. Duket | 4,198 | 99.81% | |||||
| Menominee–Shawano | 1 | James R. Habeck | James R. Habeck | 5,045 | 99.39% | ||||
| Milwaukee | 17 | Francis T. Wasielewski | Francis T. Wasielewski | 107,208 | 98.75% | ||||
| 21 | Bill Brash | Bill Brash | 104,299 | 98.76% | |||||
| 27 | Kevin E. Martens | Kevin E. Martens | 105,520 | 98.95% | |||||
| 31 | Daniel A. Noonan | Daniel A. Noonan | 105,413 | 98.95% | |||||
| 31 | Michael D. Guolee | Michael D. Guolee | 105,561 | 98.89% | |||||
| 40 | --Vacant-- | Rebecca Dallet | 90,029 | 66.88% | Jeffrey Norman | 44,034 | 32.71% | ||
| 41 | John J. DiMotto | John J. DiMotto | 106,359 | 99.00% | --Unopposed-- | ||||
| Oneida | 1 | Patrick F. O'Melia | Patrick F. O'Melia | 7,926 | 98.99% | ||||
| Outagamie | 2 | Nancy J. Krueger | Nancy J. Krueger | 16,464 | 66.97% | Dan Hoff | 8,106 | 32.97% | Maureen Roberts Budiac |
| 3 | Mitchell J. Metropulos | Mitchell J. Metropulos | 12,888 | 52.20% | Carrie Schneider | 11,790 | 47.75% | ||
| Polk | 1 | Molly E. GaleWyrick | Molly E. GaleWyrick | 4,896 | 99.39% | --Unopposed-- | |||
| Price | Douglas T. Fox | Douglas T. Fox | 2,408 | 99.50% | |||||
| Racine | 7 | Charles H. Constantine | Charles H. Constantine | 21,678 | 99.57% | ||||
| Rock | 1 | James P. Daley | James P. Daley | 14,227 | 99.61% | ||||
| St. Croix | 1 | Eric J. Lundell | Eric J. Lundell | 8,306 | 99.37% | ||||
| 4 | --New Seat-- | Howard Cameron | 4,949 | 50.95% | Mark J. Gherty | 4,751 | 48.91% | Carol L. Law Charles B. Harris Ken Sortedahl | |
| Washington | 2 | James K. Muehlbauer | James K. Muehlbauer | 16,265 | 99.69% | --Unopposed-- | |||
| Waukesha | 2 | Mark S. Gempeler | Mark S. Gempeler | 47,839 | 99.69% | ||||
| 5 | Lee S. Dreyfus Jr. | Lee S. Dreyfus Jr. | 49,635 | 99.76% | |||||
| 5 | Patrick C. Haughney | Patrick C. Haughney | 46,690 | 99.78% | |||||
| Wood | 1 | Gregory J. Potter | Gregory J. Potter | 12,607 | 99.64% | ||||
Ballot measures
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Partial Veto. Shall section 10(1)(c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill? | |||||||||||||
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Prohibit Partial Veto Authority
[edit]By a margin of 335,969 votes, the Wisconsin voters chose to amend the state's Constitution to implement restrictions on the governor's ability to partially veto legislation.[6] The purpose of the amendment was to reduce the veto power of the Governor, sometimes known as the "Frankenstein veto", which has been historically used by governors of irrespective of their party to rework legislation.[7][8]
The line-item veto, also known as a Frankenstein veto is a historic fixture of Wisconsin politics and acted as a way for the governor to bypass the state legislature regarding legislation as the veto gave the governor the ability to strike out words, numbers, and even entire sentences from different bills, though this ability was reduced over time. The veto was used by governors of both parties, such as Patrick Lucey (D), Tony Earl (D), and Tommy Thompson (R) and Jim Doyle (D) during their terms. During all their terms, the veto was also restricted via judicial action, such as in State ex. rel. Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. Henry, which recognized the ability of the governor to use such a veto, and Risser v. Klauser, which prohibited the governor from using a write-in veto to alter monetary amounts which were not appropriated by the legislature The veto has also been restricted in prior constitutional amendments, such as in 1990, when voters approved an amendment to end the "pick-a-letter" veto, which was the selective vetoing of letters or numerical characters to form a new word.[9]
Local elections
[edit]Milwaukee County
[edit]Milwaukee Mayor
[edit]A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Milwaukee, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 1, 2008. Incumbent mayor Tom Barrett defeated challenger Andrew J. Shaw and was re-elected to a second four year term.[10]
External links
[edit]- [1] Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Registered Candidates
- Project Vote Smart - Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Senate districts map
- Wisconsin Assembly districts map
- Search Wisconsin candidate Statements of Economic Interest
References
[edit]- ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Gableman victorious
- ^ Wausau Daily Herald [ Постоянная мертвая ссылка ] - Отчет показывает, что особые интересы доминируют в гонке Верховного суда
- ^ CBS 3 WISC Archived 2008-08-03 на машине Wayback -некоторые призывают к изменениям в гонках Верховного суда
- ^ Capital Times - Победа Габлемана сменяется судом вправо
- ^ Jump up to: а беременный в Результаты весенних всеобщих выборов - 04/01/2008 (отчет). Висконсинский государственный совет по выборам. 21 апреля 2008 г. с. 1 Получено 16 мая 2024 года - через Висконсинское историческое общество .
- ^ «Штат Висконсин Блю Книга 2009-2010» . Университет Висконсин-Мэдисон . Получено 23 марта 2024 года .
- ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - избиратели въехали в «Франкенштейн вето»
- ^ Wisconsin State Journal - хорошее избавление от Monster Veto
- ^ Радац, Кларк Г. (январь 2004 г.). «Частичное вето в Висконсине» (PDF) . Висконсинское законодательное справочное бюро . Архивировано с оригинала 17 января 2013 года . Получено 23 марта 2024 года .
- ^ Шульце, Стив; Сандлер, Ларри (3 января 2012 г.). «Абеле, Барретт видит маленькую оппозицию в весенних гонках» . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Получено 29 апреля 2012 года .