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The Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The primary election date was September 14. The deadline for filing nomination papers was July 13 at 5:00 p.m.[1]
Sharing a ticket with Scott Walker, the GOP's Rebecca Kleefisch won the general election. Lieutenant Governor-elect Kleefisch took office in January 2011.
| The November Ballot – Who Made It? Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor
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| Nominee
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Affiliation
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| Tom Nelson
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Democrat
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| Rebecca Kleefisch
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Republican
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| Terry Virgil
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Libertarian
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| This lists candidates who won their state's primary or convention, or who were unopposed, and who were officially certified for the November ballot by their state's election authority.
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November 2, 2010 general election results[edit]
| Wisconsin Governor/Lt. Governor, 2010 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
| |
Republican |
Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch |
52.2% |
1,128,941 |
| |
Democratic |
Tom Barrett/Tom Nelson |
46.5% |
1,004,303 |
| |
Independent |
Jim Langer/No candidate |
0.5% |
10,608 |
| |
Libertarian |
No candidate/Terry Virgil |
0.3% |
6,790 |
| |
Common Sense |
James James/No candidate |
0.4% |
8,273 |
| |
Independent |
Leslie Ervin Smetak/David Myron Smetak |
0% |
19 |
| |
Independent |
Patricia Messici/No candidate |
0% |
22 |
| |
Independent |
Hari Trivedi/No candidate |
0% |
18 |
| |
- |
Scattering |
0.1% |
1,858 |
| Total Votes |
2,160,832 |
| Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |
Candidates[edit]
Democrat[edit]
- Member of the state Senate G. Spencer Coggs
- State Representative Thomas "Tom" Nelson
- Henry Sanders, Jr. is a lifelong political activist, serving as a Congressional staffer and a gubernatorial appointee in addition to founding two nonprofits dedicated to job creation in Wisconsin
- James L. Schneider, a businessman and motivational speaker focusing on community planning issues
Republican[edit]
- State Representative Brett Davis
- Journalist Rebecca Kleefisch
- Attorney Robert Gerald Lorge
- Dave Ross, the Mayor of Superior
- Nick Voegeli
Libertarian[edit]
September 14, 2010 primary[edit]
Democratic[edit]
| 2010 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Democrat Primary[2][3]
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| Candidates
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Percentage
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| Spencer Coggs (D)
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21.63%
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| Todd Nelson (D)
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51.82%
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| Harry Sanders (D)
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9.21%
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| James Schneider (D)
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17.34%
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| Total votes
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145,421
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Republican[edit]
| 2010 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Republican Primary[4][5]
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| Candidates
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Percentage
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| Brett Davis (R)
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26.35%
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| Rebecca Kleefisch (R)
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45.54%
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| Robert Gerald Lorge (R)
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9.32%
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| Dave Ross (R)
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14.95%
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| Nick Voegeli (R)
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3.85%
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| Total votes
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384,894
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See also[edit]
- Gubernatorial elections, 2010
- Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2010
External links[edit]
- Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, Elections and Voting
Candidate pages[edit]
- Spencer Coggs for Lt. Governor of Wisconsin
- Tom Nelson for Wisconsin
- Henry Sanders for Lt. Governor
- Schneider for Lt. Governor
- Vote Brett Davis for Lt. Governor
- Rebecca Kleefisch for Lt. Governor
- Robert Lorge for Wisconsin
- Friends of Dave Ross
[edit]
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2010 Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance"
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board: Elections Division, “Election Night Results ”, September 14, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Vote, “Election Results”, September 14, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board: Elections Division, “Election Night Results ”, September 14, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Vote, “Election Results”, September 14, 2010 (dead link)
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