2014 Wisconsin Secretary of State election

The 2014 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Wisconsin Secretary Of State. It occurred concurrently with other elections across Wisconsin. Incumbent Doug La Follette was re-elected to his tenth term as Secretary of State of Wisconsin, taking 50% of the vote in the November general election. La Follette defeated La Crosse Republican Julian Bradley.

2014 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election

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Candidate Doug La Follette Julian Bradley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,380,752 1,235,034 Percentage 50.0% 46.3%

County results La Follette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Bradley:      40–50%     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Doug La Follette Democratic Elected Secretary of State Doug La Follette Democratic

State Representative Garey Bies was defeated in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

• Incumbent Secretary of State Doug La Follette ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Julian Bradley, Telecommunications manager^[1]

Eliminated in the primary

• Garey Bies, State Representative^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julian Bradley	138,734	64.8
	Republican	Garey Bies	75,340	35.2
Total votes			214,074	100

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Doug La Follette (D)	Julian Bradley (R)	Undecided
Gravis Marketing[4]	October 3–4, 2014	837	± 3%	44%	43%	13%
Gravis Marketing[5]	September 22–23, 2014	908	± 3%	50%	37%	13%
Gravis Marketing[6]	July 31–August 2, 2014	1,346	± 3%	46%	39%	15%

Results

Wisconsin Secretary of State Election, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Doug La Follette (incumbent)	1,161,113	50.00%	−1.61%
	Republican	Julian Bradley	1,074,835	46.29%	−2.01%
	Independent	Andy Craig	58,996	2.54%
	Constitution	Jerry Broitzman	25,744	1.11%
		Scattering	1,347	0.06%
Plurality			86,278	3.72%	+0.40%
Total votes			2,322,035	100.0%	+11.57%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Bradley won 5 of 8 congressional districts.^[8]

District	La Follette	Bradley	Representative
1st	44%	53%	Paul Ryan
2nd	67%	29%	Mark Pocan
3rd	52%	44%	Ron Kind
4th	73%	24%	Gwen Moore
5th	35%	62%	Jim Sensenbrenner
6th	43%	54%	Glenn Grothman
7th	46%	51%	Sean Duffy
8th	44%	52%	Reid Ribble

References

1. "Julian Bradley, Republican candidate for secretary of state". The Cap Times. August 7, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
2. "Wisconsin lawmaker to run for secretary of state". Pioneer Press. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
4. Gravis Marketing
5. Gravis Marketing
6. Gravis Marketing
7. "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
8. "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2024.