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  WI US Senate - R Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Wisconsin > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2012 - 12:00pm
Polls Open August 14, 2012 - 07:00am
Polls Close August 14, 2012 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2019 - 12:00pm
ContributorAshley
Last ModifiedAshley September 03, 2012 09:34pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameHerb Kohl Votes1,439,214 (67.31%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2013 Margin808,915 (+37.83%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 8.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Tommy Thompson
Safe 1
Strong 2
Lean 5
Slight 10
Mark Neumann
Strong 1
Slight 3
Eric D. Hovde
Lean 2
Slight 10
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

12/10/2010 08/09/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Health & Human Services Tommy Thompson Eric D. Hovde Rep. Mark Neumann Jeff Fitzgerald (W) Scattering
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes197,928 (33.99%) 179,557 (30.83%) 132,786 (22.80%) 71,871 (12.34%) 244 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -18,371 (-3.15%) -65,142 (-11.19%) -126,057 (-21.64%) -197,684 (-33.94%)
Predict Avg.38.00% 33.35% 23.83% 8.80% 0.00%
Finances$352,915.00 $586,305.00 $190,745.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Public Policy Polling 
08/08-08/09
25.00% (+0.0) 27.00% (-1.0) 24.00% (-1.0) 15.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Marquette University Law School 
08/02-08/05
33.00% (-2.0) 24.00% (+1.0) 21.00% (+11.0) 15.00% (+9.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
07/30-07/31
25.00% (-4.0) 28.00% (-3.0) 25.00% (+10.0) 13.00% (+4.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
We Ask America 
07/30-07/30
22.79% (+0.0) 23.20% (+0.0) 16.66% (+0.0) 12.11% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
07/05-07/08
29.00% (-9.0) 31.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (-10.0) 9.00% (-9.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Marquette University Law School 
07/05-07/08
35.00% (+1.0) 23.00% (+9.0) 10.00% (-6.0) 6.00% (-4.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Herman Cain [L]
R Donald H. Rumsfeld [L]
R Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher [L]
R Jerry J. Petrowski [L]
  Wisconsin Family Action PAC
  Wisconsin Right to Life
  FreedomWorks PAC
R Glenn Grothman [L]
  Tea Party Express
  Family Research Council
R Kurt W. Schuller [L]
  Wisconsin Right to Life
R Jim Ott [L]
R Mike Kuglitsch [L]
R Dale Kooyenga [L]
R Paul Farrow [L]

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 19, 2012 05:00pm News Hovde says he will drop tobacco subsidy payments to his real-estate firm  Article The Sunset Provision 
Jul 18, 2012 07:15am Poll Hovde Top Choice of GOP Insiders, But Thompson Fares Better Against Baldwin  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jul 04, 2012 07:50pm Blog Entry Tommy Thompson and the GOP base: how's the relationship?  Article Jason 
May 12, 2012 02:30pm News Senate hopefuls fail to win [WI] GOP endorsement; Fitzgerald, Neumann tally the most votes at party convention  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Mar 20, 2012 01:55pm Amusing Pig freaks out after GOP candidate brings it to news conference  Article Craverguy 
Dec 02, 2011 12:10am Announcement Former Wisconsin governor Thompson launches Senate run  Article Homegrown Democrat 

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