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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 Central
Polls Open May 08, 2012 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close May 08, 2012 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start July 01, 2012 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorAJ
Last ModifiedAJ 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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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 (93.76%)
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. "Doug" La Follette Gladys Huber  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 390,109 (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%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 03/30/2012 01/17/2012 02/08/2012 02/22/2012 00/00/2012  
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MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg38.79%-- 24.59%-- 5.63%-- 8.17%-- 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 
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 
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 W. Barca [L]
  Wisconsin Professional Police Association
D RichardP
D Tim Carpenter [L]
D Jim Holperin [L]
D Robert "Bob" Jauch [L]
D Lena C. Taylor [L]
D Anthony S. Earl [L]
D Patrick J. Lucey [L]
D Gwen Moore [L]
D Paul R. Soglin [L]
N Joel Skornicka [L]
N Joseph Sensenbrenner [L]
D Susan Bauman [L]
D Dave Cieslewicz [L]
  Operating Engineers Local 317
  Iron Workers District Council of North Central States
  Amalgamated Transit Union
D Herb Kohl [L]
D Barbara C. Lawton [L]
D Tom Nelson [L]
D Nancy Nusbaum [L]
D Steve Kagen [L]
D David R. Obey [L]
D John
D Tim Cullen [L]
D Ron Kind [L]
D Jon Erpenbach [L]
D Homegrown Democrat
D Sarnstrom
D Bryan Kennedy
D John Heckenlively
D Sondy Pope [L]
D Christine M. Sinicki [L]
D Chris Taylor [L]
D Velvalea R. "Vel" Phillips [L]
D Brett Hulsey [L]
  Sierra Club
  American Federation of Teachers
  Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  United Food and Commercial Workers
  AFSCME
  EMILY's List
  Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC)
  Wausau Daily Herald
D AJ
D Sarnstrom
D Penguin
SDPA Dr. Cynic
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. "Doug" 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. "Doug" 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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