2014 Wisconsin Attorney General election

The 2014 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Wisconsin. incumbent attorney general J. B. Van Hollen, first elected in 2006, did not seek re-election to a third term. After facing no opposition in the primary, Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel defeated Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ in the November general election.

Republican primary Brad Schimel, Waukesha County District Attorney, ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates Nominee Susan Happ, Jefferson County District Attorney

Elimintated in the primary Jon Richards, State Representative Ismael Ozanne, Dane County District Attorney

Endorsements

Results

General election

Polling Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorBrad Schimel (R)Susan Happ (D)OtherUndecidedMarquette UniversityMarquette UniversityOctober 23–26, 20141,164 LV± 3%43.1%38.7%0.9%17.3%1,409 RV± 2.7%39.5%39.5%1.1%19.8%WPR/St. Norbert CollegeWPR/St. Norbert CollegeOctober 18–21, 2014525± 4.4%41%40%—19%Marquette UniversityMarquette UniversityOctober 9–12, 2014803 LV± 3.5%41.5%41.5%—17%1,004 RV± 3.2%39.1%39%0.2%21.7%Marquette UniversityMarquette UniversitySeptember 25–28, 2014585 LV± 4.1%40.9%38.7%1.1%19.3%801 RV± 3.5%36.9%37.4%1%24.5%Marquette UniversityMarquette UniversitySeptember 11–14, 2014589 LV± 4.1%41.9%40.6%0.4%17%800 RV± 3.5%38.3%38.7%1%22%Marquette UniversityMarquette UniversityAugust 21–24, 2014609 LV± 4.1%32%42.5%0.6%24.9%815 RV± 3.5%32.8%39.5%0.7%27.1%

Results

By congressional districts Schimel won 6 of 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.

District Schimel Happ Representative 58% 40%Paul Ryan 34% 63%Mark Pocan 50% 47%Ron Kind 27% 70%Gwen Moore 67% 31%Jim Sensenbrenner 59% 38%Glenn Grothman 57% 40%Sean Duffy 58% 38%Reid Ribble

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