1995 Wisconsin elections

The 1995 Wisconsin Spring Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 4, 1995.

1995 Wisconsin elections

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State offices

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Legislative

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24th State Senate District special election

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A special election was held on May 2, 1995, to fill the 24th State Senate seat vacated by the resignation of David Helbach. Register of Deeds of Portage County Kevin Shibilski defeated Republican candidate Donna Rozar in the special election. The election resulted in Democrats retaining the seat.

Wisconsin Senate, 24th District Special Election, 1995[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kevin Shibilski 15,923 57.00%
Republican Donna M. Rozar 12,011 43.00%
Plurality 3,912 14.00%
Total votes 27,934 100.0% -44.87%
Democratic hold

14th State Senate District special election

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A special election was held on September 12, 1995, to fill the 14th State Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Joseph Leean.[2] former State Representative Robert Welch defeated Democratic candidate Martin D. Farrell in the special election. The election resulted in Republicans retaining the seat.

Wisconsin Senate, 14th District Special Election, 1995[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Welch 9,428 57.06%
Democratic Martin F. Farrell 5,928 35.88%
Constitution John Stumpf 1,167 7.06%
Plurality 3,500 10.44%
Total votes 33,511 100.0%
Republican hold

7th State Senate District special election

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A special election was held on December 12, 1995, to fill the 7th State Senate seat vacated by the death of John Plewa.[4] State Representative Richard Grobschmidt defeated Republican candidate Tom Thompson in the special election. The election resulted in Democrats retaining the seat.

Wisconsin Senate, 14th District Special Election, 1995[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Grobschmidt 6,163 80.54%
Republican Tom Thompson 1,253 16.37%
Libertarian James Wahl 236 3.08%
Plurality 4,910 64.17%
Total votes 7,652 100.0%
Democratic hold

Judicial

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State Supreme Court

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State Court of Appeals

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State Circuit Courts

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Ballot measures

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There were three amendments to the Constitution of Wisconsin on the ballot for the Spring general election. None of the amendments were ratified by voters.

Wisconsin Sports Lottery Referendum

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Wisconsin Sports Lottery
April 4, 1995
Wisconsin sports lottery. Shall section 24(6)(a) of article IV of the constitution be amended to permit the state to operate lottery games that have their proceeds dedicated to athletic facilities?
Results
Choice
Votes %
  Yes 348,818 36.06%
  No 618,377 63.94%
Total votes 967,195 100.00%

For Question 1, a "yes" vote would have allowed the state to operate lottery games that had their proceeds go towards dedicated athletic facilities.

Gender Neutral Referendum

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References to Masculine Gender Removed
April 4, 1995
References to masculine gender removed. Shall articles I, IV, V, VI, VII, XI, and XIII of the constitution be amended to remove unnecessary masculine gender pronouns?
Results
Choice
Votes %
  Yes 412,032 45.24%
  No 498,801 54.76%
Total votes 910,833 100.00%

For Question 2, a "yes" vote would have removed unnecessary masculine pronouns used across the Wisconsin constitution.

Judges' Office Referendum

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Eligibility of Judges for Nonjudicial Office
April 4, 1995
Eligibility of Judges for Nonjudicial Office. Shall section 10(1) of article VII of the constitution be amended to permit a judge to assume a nonjudicial office of public trust after vacating the judicial office during that term of office?
Results
Choice
Votes %
  Yes 390,744 43.71%
  No 503,239 56.29%
Total votes 893,983 100.00%

For Question 3, a "yes" vote would have allowed justices to assume other political offices "of public trust" after vacating their judicial office earlier than the expiration of their term.

Local elections

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Brown County

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Green Bay mayor

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  • Incumbent mayor Sam Halloin declined to seek re-election and was succeeded by the city's personnel director, Paul Jadin, who was elected with 55% of the vote.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Leean resigns Senate seat to take state Cabinet post". La Crosse Tribune. July 6, 1995. p. 17. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Family leave author Plewa dies". Wisconsin State Journal. September 15, 1995. p. 23. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Mayors Past Archived 2006-08-13 at the Wayback Machine