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Wisconsin Secretary of State - State Elections Board
2002 Wisconsin Congressional and Statewide Results
Democratic Party Convention: 6/7-8/02, Filing Deadline: 7/9/02, Primary: 9/10/02
Last Updated: November 8, 2002 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 60% in '98, Tommy G. Thompson (R) resigned during 4th term to become HHS Sec., Pre-election Poll Numbers,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Cook Political Report's overview: Lean Democrat, Campaign & Election's Odds: 20:19 Democrat, Stu Rothenberg: Tossup, Peter Orvetti: Democrat, National Journal's Hottest Races, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: No Clear Favorite, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| Att. Gen. James Doyle (D) 45.09%, |
Lt. Gov. Scott McCallum (R) 41.39%, |
Tomah Mayor / brother of ex-Gov. Allen "Ed" Thompson (L) 10.45%, |
| assistant city assessor / ex-teacher James G. "Jim" Young (G) 2.48%, |
| brick layer Ty A. Bollerud (I) 0.15%, |
| attorney Alan D. Eisenberg (Rfm) 0.16%, |
| ex-school board member Michael J. "Mike" Mangan (I) 0.1%, |
| Aneb Jah Rasta Sensas-Utcha Nefer (I) 0.05%, |
| write in votes 0.13%, |
| Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., |
| '98 nominee Barbara Lawton (D) 45.09%, |
Margaret A. Farrow (R) 41.39%, |
Democratic St. Rep. Martin L. "Marty" Reynolds (L) 10.45%, |
| teacher / '98 St. Treasurer nominee Jeff Peterson (G) 2.48%, |
Attorney General, James Doyle (D) elected Governor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| U.S. Attorney / '92 Congressional nominee / ex-St. Rep. / Peggy A. Lautenschlager (D) 51.6%, |
D.A. Vince Biskupic (R) 48.32%, |
write in votes 0.09%, |
Secretary of State,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Douglas "Doug" LaFollette (D) 56.6%, |
attorney Robert Gerald Lorge (R) 41.27%, |
'94 & '98 Gubernatorial nominee Edward J. Frami (C) 2.07%, |
| write in votes 0.06%, |
Treasurer,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| '98 nominee / union activist Dawn Marie Sass (D) 43.37%, |
Jack C. Voight (R) 49.61%, |
register of deeds Paul Aschenbrenner (G) 6.92%, |
| write in votes 0.09%, |
Wisconsin Lost a Congressional District due to Reapportionment
Indication is that Tom Barrett's (D) seat was eliminated |
1st Congressional District 66.4% in '00, 2nd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, |
| '00 nominee / Dr. Jeffrey C. Thomas (D) 30.63%, |
Paul D. Ryan (R) 67.19%, |
George Meyers (L) 2.11%, |
| write in votes 0.07%, |
2nd Congressional District, 51.4% in '00, 2nd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:4 Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Democrat Favored, |
| Tammy Baldwin (D) 66.01%, |
minister / '98 candidate Ron Greer (R) 33.83%, |
write in votes 0.16%, |
3rd Congressional District, 63.9% in '00, 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Democrat, |
| Ronald James Kind (D) 63.82%, |
retired civil servant Bill Arndt (R) 33.54%, |
truck technician Jeff Zastrow (L) 3.2%, |
| write in votes 0.44%, |
4th Congressional District, 60.8% in '00, 10th term
78.2% in 00 for Tom Barrett (D) who ran for Governor after 5th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Democrat, |
| Gerald D. "Jerry" Kleczka (D) 86.32%, |
No Republican |
machinist Brian Merrill Vasquez Verdin (G) 12.96%, |
| write in votes 0.72%, |
5th Congressional District, 74.1% in '00, 12th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 12:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat |
F. James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) 86.13%, |
'98 & '00 Constitution party Senate nominee Robert R. Raymond (I) 13.32%, |
| write in votes 0.55%, |
6th Congressional District, 65.1% in '00, 5th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 50:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Thomas E. "Tom" Petri (R) 99.22%, |
write in votes 0.78%, Mike Schultz (C/WI), |
7th Congressional District, 63.3% in '00, 17th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 10:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Democrat, |
| David R. Obey (D) 64.21%, |
businessman Joseph "Joe" Rothbauer (R) 35.76%, |
write in votes 0.03%, |
8th Congressional District, 74.7% in '00, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 10:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Safe Republican, |
| school board member Andrew M. Becker (D) 23.89%, |
Mark Green (R) 72.58%, |
ex-teacher / music store owner Dick Kaiser (G) 3.49%, |
| write in votes 0.04%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Wisconsin Political Parties:
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