Wisconsin

WISCONSIN	10 Electoral Votes
	Wisconsin went from 11 electoral votes to 10 as a result of the 2000 Census

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State Elections Board)
Total Population, July 1, 2004 est. 5,509,026
(Registration by municipalities; no statewide registation total).
Wisconsin has: 72 counties, 1,848 municipalities.
Five largest counties: Milwaukee, Dane, Waukesha, Brown, Racine.
Five largest cities: Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton-Oshkosh, Green Bay, Racine.

Government
Governor: James E. Doyle (D) elected Nov. 2002.
State Legislature: Wisconsin Legislature House: 99 seats Senate: 33 seats
Local: Counties, Cities... NACO Counties
U.S. House: 4D, 4R - 1. P.Ryan (R) | 2. T.Baldwin (D) | 3. R.Kind (D) | 4. J.Kleczka (D) | 5. J .Sensenbrenner (R) | 6. T.Petri (R) | 7. D.Obey (D) | 8. M.Green (R). *lost 1 seat in 2002 as a result of the 2000 Census.
U.S. Senate: Herb Kohl (D) re-elected in 2000, Russ Feingold (D) re-elected in 2004.

In the U.S. Senate race Sen. Russ Feingold (D) defeated Tim Michels (R) by 1,632,697 votes (55.35%) to 1,301,183 votes (44.11%). In U.S. House races, Gwen Moore (D) was elected to fill the 4th CD seat held by retiring Rep. Jerry Kleczka (D). In the legislature all 99 House seats and 16 of 33 Senate seats were up; Republicans increased their margins slightly in both chambers, going from 58 to 41 to 60 to 39 in the House and from 18 to 15 to 19 to 14 in the Senate.

The Badger State

State of Wisconsin
State Elections Board

Democratic Party of WI
Libertarian Party of WI
Natural Law Party of WI
Reform Party of WI
Republican Party of WI
WI Green Party
Constitution Party of WI

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
WSJ/Capital Times
Media (Newsp.)
Media (TV)

Politics1-WI
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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

-Wisconsin has Election Day registration at polling place with verification of residence (since 1976).
-No early voting; people can request an absentee ballot from their municipal clerk without providing an explanation. Municipal clerks can start sending out absentee ballots to people who have requested them 30 days before the election. There are 1,850 municipal clerks.

+Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	1,489,504	(49.70)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,478,120	(49.32)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	6,464	(0.22)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.)	2,661	(0.09)
Nader/Camejo (Ind.)	16,390	(0.55)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)	411	(0.01)
Brown/Hebert (Soc.)	471	(0.02)
Scatter	2,986	(0.1)
Total........2,997,007

Total voters: 3,003,083.

2004 Overview
As in 2000 the race in Wisconsin was tightly fought to the end and as in 2000 the Democratic ticket narrowly prevailed. Kerry-Edwards secured a plurality of 11,384 votes (0.38 percentage points). Bush carried 45 counties to 27 for Kerry. Wisconsin received numerous visits from the candidates and their wives, and intense advertising (Milwaukee Mix: The Ad Campaign).
General Election Details | Photos
Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04

[State Primary Election: September 14, 2004]

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.)....1,071,971	(48.81)
Dole (Rep.)...........845,029	(38.48)
Perot (Ref.)...........227,339	(10.35)
Nader (Ind.).............28,723	(1.31)
Others (6+scat).......23,107	(1.05)
Total........2,196,169

1992

Clinton (Dem.)....1,041,066 (41.13)

Bush (Rep.)..........930,855 (36.78)

Perot (Ind.)............544,479
(21.51)

Others (11+scat).....14,714
(0.58)

Total........2,531,114

2000

Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,237,279	(47.61)
+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	1,242,987	(47.83)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	6,640	(0.26)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)	2,042	(0.07)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)	94,070	(3.62)
Moorehead/LaRiva(WWP)	1,063	(0.04)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)	306	-
Hagelin/Goldhaber (Ref.)	878	(0.03)
Buchanan-Foster (Ref.)	11,446	(0.44)
Scattering	1,896	(0.07)
Total........2,598,607

2000 Overview
Both major campaigns poured significant resources into the battleground state of Wisconsin. Ralph Nader's appeal in this state gave the Bush forces grounds for optimism, but on Election Day the Gore-Lieberman ticket eked out a narrow win, gaining a plurality of 5,708 votes (0.22 percentage points) over Bush-Cheney. Bush carried 46 counties to Gore's 26. By comparison, in 1996, when Dole did not actively compete in the state, the Dole-Kemp ticket carried just 11 counties, while Clinton-Gore won in 61. Four-term Gov. Tommy Thompson was an ardent Bush supporter, and his organization provided a foundation for Bush's strong showing as the state's electors nearly went into the Republican column for the first time since 1984.
General Election Activity | Photos

Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, February 17, 2004

2004 Nominating Processes
Democratic. 87 Delegates (Pledged 72, Unpledged 15) and 13 Alternates.

ballot
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Official Results details | by CD

	Total Vote	Percent
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.	1,629	0.20%
John Edwards	283,376	34.30%
Howard Dean	150,548	18.22%
+John F. Kerry	327,438	39.63%
Wesley K. Clark w	12,683	1.54%
Al Sharpton	14,691	1.78%
Dick Gephardt w	1,259	0.15%
Carol Moseley Braun w	1,589	0.19%
Dennis J. Kucinich	27,306	3.30%
Joe Lieberman w	3,928	0.48%
Uninstructed Del.	1,141	0.14%
Scattering	662	0.08%
Total	826,250

Republican - Presidential Preference Primary: Tuesday, February 17, 2004. 40 Delegates and 37 Alternates.

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