United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2004
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County results Feingold: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Michels: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold won re-election to a third term.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Russ Feingold, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
- Tim Michels, businessman and army veteran
Campaign
Michels insisted he has more real world experience than Feingold, someone he called an "extreme liberal" who's out of touch with Wisconsin voters.[1] Feingold attacked back by saying that any Republican would be a rubber stamp for President Bush. The incumbent had $2.2 million in the bank, while Michels had already spent $1 million in the primary and had only about $150,000 left.[2]
When the NRSC was finally convinced in October that Michels had a shot, they pledged $600,000 for him.[3]
On October 1, a poll showed Feingold leading 52% to 39%.[4] In mid October, another poll showed Feingold winning 48% to 43%. A poll at the end of the month showed him leading 51% to 36%.[5]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Russell Dana Feingold (incumbent) | 1,632,697 | 55.35% | |
Republican | Tim Michels | 1,301,183 | 44.11% | |
Libertarian | Arif Khan | 8,367 | 0.28% | |
Independent | Eugene A. Hem | 6,662 | 0.23% | |
Write-In Votes | 834 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | 2,949,743 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-112626866.html
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_6caAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y0UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6652,3445599&dq=tim+michels&hl=en
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1061D02F1E0B4413&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1057665A96950BA6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PKgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eEUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6021,4541874&dq=tim+michels+poll&hl=en
- ↑ "2004 Fall General Election results" (PDF). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 2, 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2015.