Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 3rd Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ron Kind (D) defeated Tony Kurtz (R) in the general election. Kind (D) ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kurtz defeated Ken Van Doren and Karen Mueller in the Republican primary on August 12, 2014.[3] After losing the Republican primary, Van Doren ran and lost as an independent write-in candidate in the general election. The race was rated a "Safe Democrat" contest by Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call.[4]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wisconsin utilizes an open primary system; registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[5][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 15, 2014 (20 days before election).[7]
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Ron Kind (D), who was first elected in 1996.
Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District encompasses Adams, Buffalo, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, La Crosse, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties. Parts of Chippewa, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Richland, and Wood counties also lie within the district.[8]
Candidates
General election candidates
Ron Kind - Incumbent
Tony Kurtz
Ken Van Doren - Write-in candidate[9]
August 12, 2014, Republican Primary
Withdrew from race
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Ron Kind Incumbent |
56.5% | 155,368 | |
| Republican | Tony Kurtz | 43.4% | 119,540 | |
| Independent | Ken Van Doren - Write-in | 0% | 128 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 0% | 125 | |
| Total Votes | 275,161 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board | ||||
Republican primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Tony Kurtz |
56.7% | 13,552 | ||
| Karen Mueller | 23.6% | 5,630 | ||
| Ken Van Doren | 19.7% | 4,704 | ||
| Scattering | 0.1% | 17 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,903 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |
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Media
Ken Van Doren
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Tony Kurtz
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Campaign contributions
Ron Kind
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Kind's reports.[16]
| Ron Kind (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | April 15, 2013 | $464,772.68 | $249,149.62 | $(87,208.56) | $526,713.74 | ||||
| July Quarterly[18] | July 18, 2013 | $626,713.74 | $336,023.06 | $(98,450.57) | $864,286.23 | ||||
| October Quarterly[19] | October 15, 2013 | $864,286.23 | $210,197.90 | $(118,439.59) | $956,044.54 | ||||
| Year-end[20] | January 31, 2014 | $955,394 | $231,895 | $(81,025) | $1,106,264 | ||||
| April Quarterly[21] | April 15, 2014 | $1,108,583.65 | $317,892.56 | $(121,880.30) | $1,304,595.91 | ||||
| July Quarterly[22] | July 15, 2014 | $1,367,325.27 | $264,305.81 | $(201,576.45) | $1,430,054.63 | ||||
| October Quarterly[23] | October 15, 2014 | $1,382,777.75 | $409,922.04 | $(132,224.20) | $1,660,475.59 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $2,019,385.99 | $(840,804.67) | ||||||||
Ken Van Doren
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Van Doren's reports.[24]
| Ken Van Doren (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $5,407.00 | $(2,948.78) | $2,458.22 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $5,407 | $(2,948.78) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Wisconsin held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Ron Kind won re-election in the district.[26]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Ron Kind Incumbent |
64.1% | 217,712 | |
| Republican | Ray Boland | 35.8% | 121,713 | |
| Miscellaneous | N/A | 0.1% | 339 | |
| Total Votes | 339,764 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link) | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Ron Kind won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dan Kapanke (R) and Michael Krsiean (Independent Citizen for Constitutional Government) in the general election.[27]
| U.S. House, Wisconsin District 3 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ron Kind incumbent |
50.3% | 126,380 | |
| Republican | Dan Kapanke | 46.5% | 116,838 | |
| Independent Citizen for Constitutional Government | Michael Krsiean | 3.2% | 8,001 | |
| Scattering | Scattering | 0% | 121 | |
| Total Votes | 251,340 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR AUGUST 8, 2014," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Wisconsin - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "2014 Election Race Ratings," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Wis. State § 5.62 Partisan primary ballots," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Registration and Voting," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ KenVanDoren.com, "Home," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ WXOW.com, "Ken Van Doren announces bid for Third Congressional District seat," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 WEAU TV, "Two Republicans announce candidacy for Congress," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ WiscNews, "Kurtz challenges Kind for Congress," accessed April 19, 2014
- ↑ Stevens Point Journal, "Two Republicans line up to face Rep. Ron Kind," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Reedsburg Times Press, "Anderson runs for 3rd District," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ NBC 15, "Wisconsin congressional candidate leaves race," accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kind 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year-End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Van Doren 2014 Summary reports," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Wisconsin," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
