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  WI Governor - Recall - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Wisconsin > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline April 10, 2012 - 05:00pm
Polls Open May 08, 2012 - 07:00am
Polls Close May 08, 2012 - 08:00pm
Term Start July 01, 2012 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
Turnout 11.79% Total Population
ContributorAndy
Last ModifiedAndy May 09, 2012 12:05am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameScott Walker Votes1,128,941 (52.25%)
Term01/03/2011 - 06/06/2012 Margin124,638 (+5.77%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won06/05/2012
NameScott Walker Votes1,335,585 (53.08%)
Term06/06/2012 - 01/03/2015 Margin171,105 (+6.80%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceWI Governor - Recall 06/05/2012
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KEY RACE? 8.5000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/22/2011 05/08/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Tom Barrett 15 7 2 1
Kathleen Falk ----1 --
Leaning Call: Tom Barrett (92.86%)
Weighted Call: Tom Barrett (97.79%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
01/16/2012 04/29/2012

CANDIDATES
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Name Mayor Tom Barrett County Executive Kathleen Falk St. Sen. Kathleen Vinehout Secretary of State Douglas J. La Follette Gladys Huber  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Uncertified Votes390,109 (58.20%) 228,940 (34.16%) 26,926 (4.02%) 19,461 (2.90%) 4,842 (0.72%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -161,169 (-24.05%) -363,183 (-54.18%) -370,648 (-55.30%) -385,267 (-57.48%)  
Predict Avg.43.00% 29.00% 10.00% 14.00% 4.00%  
Bomb Defusing Sloth43.00% (-4.77 pts) 29.00% (+0.12 pts) 10.00% (-2.69 pts) 14.00% (-6.18 pts) 4.00% (-1.13 pts)
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg38.24%-- 24.05%-- 4.98%-- 7.52%-- 0.00%--  
Marquette University Law School 
04/26/12-04/29/12		 38.00% -- 21.00% -- 6.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% --
Maslin, Maullin & Assoc. (D) 
04/18/12-04/19/12		 40.00% -- 32.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
04/16/12-04/17/12		 41.00% -- 27.00% -- 4.00% -- 7.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
04/13/12-04/15/12		 38.00% 7.0 24.00% 6.0 6.00% -- 9.00% 5.0 0.00% --
Marquette University Law School 
03/22/12-03/25/12		 36.00% -- 29.00% -- 8.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
02/23/12-02/26/12		 45.00% 19.0 18.00% 4.0 6.00% -- 14.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Teamsters Local 200
D Peter Barca [L]
  Wisconsin Professional Police Association
D RichardP
D Bryan Kennedy
D John Heckenlively
D Sondy Pope-Roberts [L]
D Christine M. Sinicki [L]
  Wausau Daily Herald
D Andy
D Sarnstrom
D Forwardista
J Doctor Huh
Veg Thomas Walker
Laf-W Craverguy
 

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
May 04, 2012 07:00pm May 04, 2012 08:00pm Debate Wisconsin 2012 Debate: The Democratic Gubernatorial Recall Primary  Homegrown Democrat 

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
05/07/2012 Tom Barrett TVAd Mixed eng Momentum  00:00:32 Homegrown Democrat 
05/01/2012 Tom Barrett TVAd Issue eng Broken Promise  00:00:32 Homegrown Democrat 
05/01/2012 Kathleen Falk TVAd Mixed eng Counted Out  00:00:32 Homegrown Democrat 
04/25/2012 Douglas J. La Follette TVAd Issue eng Giving People a Voice  00:00:31 Craverguy 
04/17/2012 Tom Barrett TVAd Issue eng Ending Walker's War on Women  00:00:48 Homegrown Democrat 
04/13/2012 Tom Barrett TVAd Endorsement eng Erpenbach  00:00:32 Homegrown Democrat 
04/13/2012 Kathleen Falk TVAd Issue eng Walker's War On Women Is Outrageous  00:00:30 Homegrown Democrat 
04/12/2012 Kathleen Falk TVAd Mixed eng Best  00:00:31 Homegrown Democrat 
04/12/2012 Douglas J. La Follette TVAd Mixed eng Making Wisconsin Work  00:00:30 Homegrown Democrat 
04/11/2012 Tom Barrett TVAd Contrast eng Civil  00:00:32 Sarnstrom 
04/10/2012 Tom Barrett Web Only Ad Biography eng Vote Tom Barrett on May 8  00:00:00 Sarnstrom 
04/09/2012 Kathleen Falk TVAd Biography eng The Falk Way for Wisconsin  00:00:31 Homegrown Democrat 
04/04/2012 Web Only Ad Mixed eng [Fake] It's on to 2012 [Russ Feingold Announcement Video]  00:00:00 Homegrown Democrat 
03/30/2012 Kathleen Falk Web Only Ad Attack eng Barrett: How to Ram Through Act 10 ... "The Bill Should Pass"  00:01:34 Homegrown Democrat 
03/22/2012 Kathleen Falk TVAd Issue eng Teacher  00:00:32 Homegrown Democrat 
03/07/2012 Kathleen Falk TVAd Mixed eng Fair  00:00:31 Homegrown Democrat 
03/05/2012 Kathleen Falk TVAd Issue eng Believer  00:00:32 Homegrown Democrat 
01/18/2012 Kathleen Falk Web Only Ad Biography eng A message from Kathleen  00:02:22 Homegrown Democrat 

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 07, 2012 07:35am Blog Entry WTF? Democratic Party of Wisconsin Cancels post-primary Unity Rally  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Apr 24, 2012 04:30pm Strategy Falk's new strategy in Wis. recall  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Apr 24, 2012 11:50am Editorial Kathleen Falk’s Fading Hopes  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Apr 22, 2012 06:00am General Labor group's pro-Falk TV ads vanish  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Apr 11, 2012 03:20pm Endorsement Sen. Herb Kohl Endorses Tom Barrett In Wisconsin Recall Democratic Primary  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Apr 01, 2012 06:35am Blog Entry An Open Letter to Russ Feingold: Why You Have to Run for Governor  Article Homegrown Democrat 

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