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]
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]
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
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
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
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
Brown County
Green Bay mayor
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]
