Campaign 2012
Senate
Posted: July 29, 2012
Updated: April 5, 2013
Summary financial data for fall, recall and special election state senate candidates.
For information on independent expenditures and issue ads see our Hijacking Campaign 2012 feature.
Financial Summary State Senate Fall Candidates
Summary data from the beginning of each candidate's respective election cycle (January 1, 2007 in most cases) through the end of the the election cycle (December 31, 2012) unless indicated otherwise. All figures are based on reports filed with the Government Accountability Board.
Only candidates on the November ballot are shown.
Candidates are listed by office, by party ballot order and alphabetically by name.
Clicking on a candidate's name will show contributor information for the current election cycle.
Abbreviation Key:
Party: Dem=Democrat, Ind=Independent, Rep=Republican
Status: DN=Current legislator running in a new or "open" seat created by redistricting, DC=Current legislator challenging another incumbent due to redistricting, I=Incumbent, C=Challenger, O=Open Seat.
| Office | Candidate | Party | Status | Total Raised | Total Spent |
Ending Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S02 | Cowles, Robert† | Rep | I | $14,915.00 | $18,380.99 | $33,504.56 |
| S04 | Taylor, Lena C | Dem | I | $124,781.42 | $114,372.73 | $15,850.25 |
| S04 | King, David D† | Ind | C | $600.00 | $674.81 | $0.00 |
| S06 | Harris, Nikiya | Dem | O | $40,857.00 | $40,240.58 | $2,130.28 |
| S08 | Darling, Alberta† | Rep | I | $116,303.54 | $172,025.68 | $34,448.89 |
| S10 | Harsdorf, Sheila† | Rep | I | $111,669.15 | $131,547.12 | $12,514.33 |
| S10 | Olson, Daniel C | Dem | C | $8,478.53 | $6,681.07 | $1,797.46 |
| S12 | Tiffany, Tom† | Rep | O | $260,883.90 | $250,975.92 | $20,340.93 |
| S12 | Sommer, Susan | Dem | O | $45,681.84 | $49,995.96 | ($4,314.12) |
| S12 | Ehlers, Paul O (E) | Ind | O | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| S14 | Olsen, Luther† | Rep | I | $54,454.45 | $55,387.09 | $9,540.08 |
| S14 | Worthington, Margarete | Dem | C | $11,819.15 | $11,458.00 | $361.15 |
| S16 | Miller, Mark | Dem | I | $86,855.03 | $84,151.70 | $49,065.28 |
| S18 | Gudex, Rick | Rep | C | $332,877.49 | $315,095.49 | $17,782.00 |
| S18 | King, Jessica J† | Dem | I | $261,575.91 | $276,674.14 | $18,613.02 |
| S20 | Grothman, Glenn | Rep | I | $236,502.10 | $195,914.39 | $50,272.49 |
| S20 | Lohr, Tanya | Dem | C | $51,840.02 | $50,838.81 | $1,001.21 |
| S22 | Stevens, Pam | Rep | C | $7,590.00 | $3,214.15 | $6,300.85 |
| S22 | Wirch, Robert† | Dem | I | $41,564.66 | $20,029.75 | $57,533.11 |
| S24 | Noble, Scott Kenneth | Rep | C | $25,762.11 | $25,744.85 | $17.26 |
| S24 | Lassa, Julie | Dem | I | $163,870.82 | $234,973.45 | $13,366.02 |
| S26 | Risser, Fred | Dem | I | $27,752.15 | $32,841.65 | $3,539.56 |
| S28 | Lazich, Mary | Rep | I | $58,052.90 | $87,822.50 | $94,157.41 |
| S28 | Ward, Jim | Dem | C | $14,281.75 | $13,388.63 | $893.12 |
| S30 | Macco, John | Rep | C | $238,171.39 | $229,531.62 | $8,639.77 |
| S30 | Hansen, Dave† | Dem | I | $145,788.51 | $227,923.74 | $27,689.88 |
| S32 | Feehan, Bill | Rep | C | $172,227.22 | $175,302.50 | ($3,075.28) |
| S32 | Shilling, Jennifer† | Dem | I | $138,084.84 | $167,304.79 | ($2,405.36) |
†Abbreviated election cycle. Financial activity for other offices or campaigns during this campaign's election cycle.
(E) Candidate is exempt from filing campaign finance reports. Any ending cash is based on last available report.
Senate District 33 Special Election
On September 18, 2012, Governor Walker ordered a special election to fill a vacancy in State Senate District 33 to be held on December 4, 2012. The primary is on November 6.
Summary data from July 31, 2012 through the end of the election cycle (December 31, 2012). All figures are based on reports filed with the Government Accountability Board. Candidates are listed alphabetically. Clicking on a candidate's name will show contributor information for the current election cycle.
Both candidates were Republican incumbent members of the State Assembly from districts 98 and 99. Both were reelected in the November 6 election.
As the winner of the November 6 primary, Paul Farrow (name in bold) was the only candidate on the December 4 ballot.
| Office | Candidate | Party |
Total Raised |
Total Spent |
Ending Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S33 | Farrow, Paul | Rep | $96,831.86 | $109,896.42 | $1,664.93 |
| Kapenga, Chris | Rep | $107,801.08 | $121,096.30 | $7,435.83 |
Financial Summary State Senate Recall Candidates
Financial activity for all all senate candidates in the recall from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
Candidates are listed by senate district first, by party ballot order (Republicans first) and alphabetically by name.
Clicking on a candidate's name will show contributor information for the current election cycle through the end of the last reporting period.
Only candidates on the final ballot are shown. For the most recent contributor information for primary losers see our all candidate list.
Abbreviation Key:
Party: Dem=Democrat, Ind=Independent, Rep=Republican
Status: I=Incumbent, C=Challenger. O=Open
| Office | Candidate | Party | Status |
Total Raised |
Total Spent |
Ending Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S13 | Fitzgerald, Scott | Rep | I | $837,029.15 | $665,649.00 | $268,611.08 |
| Compas, Lori | Dem | C | $264,309.42 | $258,700.90 | $5,608.52 | |
| Virgil, Terry (E) | Ind | C | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.50 | |
| S21 | Wanggaard, Van H | Rep | I | $430,244.54 | $414,050.35 | $24,593.61 |
| Lehman, John | Dem | C | $226,142.48 | $216,066.12 | $15,577.17 | |
| S23 | Moulton, Terry | Rep | I | $267,758.42 | $257,047.60 | $53,881.97 |
| Dexter, Kristen | Dem | C | $230,011.58 | $217,380.94 | $19,049.46 | |
| S29 | Petrowski, Jerry | Rep | O | $210,572.54 | $222,922.52 | $6,355.23 |
| Seidel, Donna J | Dem | O | $200,901.05 | $217,486.46 | $12,372.17 |
(E) Candidate is exempt from filing campaign finance reports.
