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{{Short description|Governor of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011}}
{{For|Doyle's father, the United States federal judge|James Edward Doyle}}
{{Other people|James Doyle}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Jim Doyle
|image        = Jim Doyle (3347470710) (1).jpg
|caption      = Doyle in 2009
|order        = 44th [[Governor of Wisconsin]]
|lieutenant   = [[Barbara Lawton]]
|term_start   = January 6, 2003
|term_end     = January 3, 2011
|predecessor  = [[Scott McCallum]]
|successor    = [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]]
|office1      = 41st [[Attorney General of Wisconsin]]
|governor1    = [[Tommy Thompson]]<br>Scott McCallum
|term_start1  = January 7, 1991
|term_end1    = January 6, 2003
|predecessor1 = [[Don Hanaway]]
|successor1   = [[Peg Lautenschlager]]
|office2      = District Attorney of [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]]
|term_start2  = January 3, 1977
|term_end2    = January 3, 1982
|predecessor2 = Humphrey Lynch
|successor2   = Harold Harlowe
|birth_name   = James Edward Doyle, Jr.
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1945|11|23}}
|birth_place  = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
|death_date   =
|death_place  =
|party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse       = Jessica Laird
|children     = 2
|relations       = [[James Edward Doyle]] (father)<br>[[Ruth Bachhuber Doyle]] (mother)
|education    = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|signature    = Jim Doyle signature.svg
}}
'''James Edward Doyle Jr.''' (born November 23, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th [[governor of Wisconsin]] from 2003 to 2011. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he narrowly defeated [[incumbent]] Republican governor [[Scott McCallum]] in his [[2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|first election]] to the governorship. 

Before the governorship, Doyle served as Wisconsin [[List of Attorneys General of Wisconsin|Attorney General]] from 1991 to 2003. As of 2016, he is currently an attorney 'of counsel' in the [[Madison, Wisconsin]] office of the law firm of [[Foley & Lardner]] and serves on the corporate board of [[Epic Systems]] and [[Exact Sciences (company)|Exact Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foley.com/people/bio.aspx?employeeid=30501|title=James E. Doyle|website=Foley & Lardner LLP|access-date=2016-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213074837/http://www.foley.com/people/bio.aspx?employeeid=30501|archive-date=2011-12-13|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/epic-systems-gets-a-win-in-u-s-supreme-court/article_0feca98d-9182-5ca1-a604-356109cf1935.html|title=Epic Systems gets a win in U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting workers' ability to sue employers|last=Ferral|first=Katelyn|work=madison.com|access-date=2018-10-20|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Jim Doyle was born on November 23, 1945, in [[Washington, D.C.]], the son of [[Ruth Bachhuber Doyle]] and [[James Edward Doyle]], who were influential leaders of the post-1946 [[Democratic Party of Wisconsin]].<ref name="ruth doyle obit"/> Doyle Sr. ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1954 and was appointed as a federal judge in 1965. [[Ruth Bachhuber Doyle]] was the first woman from [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] to be elected to the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1948.

Doyle, who graduated from [[Madison West High School]] in 1963, attended [[Stanford University]] for three years, then returned home to Madison to finish his senior year at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. After graduating from college and inspired by [[John F. Kennedy]]'s call to public service, Doyle worked as a teacher with his wife, Jessica Doyle in [[Tunisia]] as part of the [[Peace Corps]] from 1967 to 1969.

In 1972, Doyle earned his Juris Doctor from [[Harvard Law School]]. He then moved to the [[Navajo Nation|Navajo Indian Reservation]] in [[Chinle, Arizona]], where he worked as an attorney in a federal legal services office.

==Early political career==
In 1975, Doyle returned to [[Madison, Wisconsin]], and served three terms as [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] District Attorney, from 1977 to 1982. After leaving that office, he spent eight years in private practice. Doyle was elected Wisconsin [[Attorney General]] in 1990, and reelected in 1994 and 1998. Between 1997 and 1998, he served as the president of the [[National Association of Attorneys General]]. During his twelve years as attorney general, Doyle was considered tough on crime,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jim-doyle-s-final-report-card/article_0c7079a6-d642-11df-9ccd-001cc4c03286.html|title=Jim Doyle's final report card|last=Davidoff|first=Judith|website=madison.com|date=13 October 2010 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> but not unsympathetic to its causes. He also gained recognition as a result of several successful [[lawsuit]]s against [[tobacco companies]] in the state.

==Campaigns for governor==

===2002 gubernatorial election===
Doyle ran against Republican [[Scott McCallum]], the former [[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin|lieutenant governor]] who had assumed the office of governor in 2001 after [[Tommy Thompson]] left to become [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]] in the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] administration.

The 2002 governor's race is considered by some to have been the most [[Negative campaigning|negative campaign]] in the state's history.{{Who|date=February 2011}} In response, [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] [[Ed Thompson (Wisconsin politician)|Ed Thompson]] (brother of Tommy), publicly critical of the negative campaigning of both [[Two-party system|major party]] candidates, who became a more viable option for some voters,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinbroadcastingmuseum.org/political-debates/2002-wisconsin-governor/|title=2002 General Election for Governor – McCallum & Doyle|website=Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum|date=January 22, 2014 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> garnered 10% of the vote.

[[Image:Jim Doyle speech.jpg|thumb|left|Doyle giving a speech in 2005]]

On election day, Doyle defeated McCallum by over four percent of the vote, becoming the first Democratic governor in the state since [[Anthony Earl]] was defeated in 1986. Doyle was sworn in on January 6, 2003 at the State Capitol in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]].

===2006 gubernatorial election===
{{main|2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|2006 dismissal of U.S. attorneys}}

Doyle defeated Republican Congressman [[Mark Green (Wisconsin politician)|Mark Green]] in 2006. Doyle topped Green 53% to 45% in a year in which no incumbent Democratic governor, senator, or congressman lost their reelection bid.

During the campaign, Doyle was dogged by charges that [[Georgia Thompson]], a state employee, had steered a travel agency contract to a firm whose principals had donated $20,000 to his campaign. Thompson was convicted in federal court in late 2006 and sentenced to 18 months in prison.<ref name="travel scandal"/> The conviction was reversed by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in April 2007, with one judge calling the U.S. Attorney's case "beyond thin".<ref name="Thompson reversal"/>

===Retirement===
{{main|2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election}}
[[File:Doyle re-election announcement (3830814844).jpg|thumb|Doyle announcing his decision not to seek reelection]]

Doyle raised about $500,000 for a campaign fund in the first half of 2007, leading political analysts to think he would have been financially ready to run for a third term as governor. In a speech to the state Democratic Party convention on July 6, 2007, he said, "And at the end of these four years of working together, who knows, maybe we'll need four more."<ref name="local topics 1"/> He had changed his campaign website to JimDoyle2010.com, which had been seen a further indication of a re-election run. However, on August 17, 2009, Doyle announced that he would not seek a third term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/53302852.html|title=Doyle won't seek re-election in 2010|last1=Bergquist|first1=Lee|last2=Forster|first2=Stacy|date=2009-08-15|website=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|access-date=2016-04-11|last3=Marley|first3=Patrick|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013122607/http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/53302852.html|archive-date=2012-10-13}}</ref>

==Governor of Wisconsin==
[[Image:Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle onboard a UH-60 Blackhawk viewing flood damage.jpg|thumb|Doyle on board a [[UH-60 Blackhawk]] viewing 2008 flood damage.]]
[[File:Doyle Barrett (4047446288).jpg|thumb|Doyle (right) with Milwaukee Mayor [[Tom Barrett (Wisconsin politician)|Tom Barrett]] in 2009]]
Upon Doyle's taking office, [[Wisconsin]] faced a $3.2 billion deficit. The state ended the year 2003 with a deficit of $2.15 billion. Proposals for new programs were constrained by continued budget-cutting and his decision to honor a campaign pledge to not raise taxes. Facing political pressure,<ref name="freeze"/> he signed a [[property tax]] freeze that has resulted in an anticipated decrease in average statewide property taxes in 2003.<ref name="typical homeowner"/> Doyle's stated priorities were investing in [[Education in the United States|public schools]], including the [[University of Wisconsin System]]; lowering property taxes; regional economic development; transportation reform; and funding of [[stem cell research]].

[[Image:Jim Doyle DNC 2008.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Doyle speaks during the second day of the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Colorado]].]]
On January 2, 2009, Doyle joined the governors of four states in urging the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country's 50 state governments to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggled with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barr |first1=Andy |title=States want $1 trillion to 'keep afloat' |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/states-want-1-trillion-to-keep-afloat-017000 |work=POLITICO |date=2 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref>

On May 19, 2009, Doyle proposed a 75-cent-per-pack increase in the [[cigarette tax]], an "assessment" against oil companies to help pay for road improvements, imposition of [[sales tax]] on [[music downloads]] and [[cell phone]] [[ringtones]], and a 1 percent hike in the state income tax for individuals earning above $300,000 a year (approximately 1 percent of the state's population).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20090221/SHE0101/902210455&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL |title=Doyle defends tax increase proposals |last=Petrie |first=Bob |date=2009-02-21 |work=[[Sheboygan Press]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224081622/http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20090221/SHE0101/902210455%26referrer%3DFRONTPAGECAROUSEL |archive-date=2009-02-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Doyle served as chair of the [[Midwestern Governors Association]] in 2007.

In October 2007, the Republican-led [[Wisconsin State Assembly|Assembly]], Democratic-controlled [[Wisconsin State Senate|Senate]], and Governor Doyle passed a balanced budget that approved transferring $200 million from a [[medical malpractice]] fund to the Medical assistance trust fund. In July 2010, the [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]] ruled that the transfer was illegal and that the state must restore the money to the malpractice fund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9H2S5K81.htm |title=Court says Wis. must repay malpractice fund $200 |last=Bauer |first=Scott |date=2010-07-20 |website=[[Businessweek]] |access-date=2016-04-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230600/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9H2S5K81.htm |archive-date=2015-09-23 }}</ref>


== Personal life and family ==
Jim Doyle is a fifth generation state officeholder in Wisconsin.  His mother, [[Ruth Bachhuber Doyle]], represented Dane County in the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 1940s; his maternal grandfather, [[Frank E. Bachhuber]], represented Marathon County in the Assembly in the 1930s; his great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, [[Andrew Bachhuber]] and [[Max Bachhuber]], represented Dodge County in the Assembly in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/34880182/ruth_bachhuber_doyle_19162006/  |title= Doyle, Ruth Bachhuber |newspaper= [[Wisconsin State Journal]] |date= May 7, 2006 |page= 24 |accessdate= August 27, 2023 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

Doyle is married to Jessica Laird Doyle, niece of former Congressman [[Melvin Laird]], and great-granddaughter of [[William D. Connor]], who was lieutenant governor of Wisconsin from 1907–1909,<ref name="doyle, jessica" /> and great-great-granddaughter of Wisconsin State Representative [[Robert Connor (politician)|Robert Connor]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=blank|url=http://www.laonahistory.com/FamilyLinksConnor.html|access-date=2018-10-20|website=www.laonahistory.com}}</ref> They have two adopted sons, Gus and Gabe, a daughter-in-law, Carrie, a grandson, Asiah, and granddaughters Lily and Lucy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Doyle (Wisconsin)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Doyle_(Wisconsin)|access-date=2019-05-27|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>

==Electoral history==

===Wisconsin Attorney General (1990, 1994, 1998)===
{{Election box begin | title= Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1990<ref name="bb1991">{{cite report|chapter-url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1991 |title=State of Wisconsin 1991–1992 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin|location= [[Madison, Wisconsin]]|year= 1991 |editor2-last= Theobald |editor2-first= H. Rupert |editor1-last= Barish|editor1-first= Lawrence S. |chapter= Elections in Wisconsin |pages= 891, 908 |access-date= January 14, 2020 }}</ref>}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''Democratic Primary, September 11, 1990'''
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Doyle
  |votes      = 106,050
  |percentage = 56.29%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[William Te Winkle]]
  |votes      = 82,337
  |percentage = 43.71%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box total
 |votes       = 188,387
 |percentage  = 100.0%
 |change      =
}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, November 6, 1990'''
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Doyle
  |votes      = 687,283
  |percentage = 50.87%
  |change     = +4.93%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Don Hanaway]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 635,835
  |percentage = 47.06%
  |change     = -4.89%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Labor–Farm Party of Wisconsin
  |candidate  = Patricia K. Hammel
  |votes      = 27,948
  |percentage = 2.07%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box plurality
 |votes       = 51,448
 |percentage  = 3.81%
 |change      = -2.21%
}}
{{Election box total
 |votes       = 1,351,066
 |percentage  = 100.0%
 |change      = -6.56%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
 | loser      = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1994<ref name="bb1995">{{cite report|chapter-url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1995 |title= State of Wisconsin 1995–1996 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin|location= [[Madison, Wisconsin]]|year= 1995 |editor1-last= Barish|editor1-first= Lawrence S. |chapter= Elections in Wisconsin |pages= 894, 913 |access-date= January 14, 2020 }}</ref>}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, November 8, 1994'''
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Doyle (incumbent)
  |votes      = 805,334
  |percentage = 52.52%
  |change     = +1.65%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jeff Wagner
  |votes      = 709,927
  |percentage = 46.30%
  |change     = -0.76%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Steven S. Deibert
  |votes      = 18,089
  |percentage = 1.18%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box plurality
 |votes       = 1,533,350
 |percentage  = 100.0%
 |change      = +13.49%
}}
{{Election box total
 |votes       = 1,533,350
 |percentage  = 100.0%
 |change      = +13.49%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1998<ref name="bb1999">{{cite report|chapter-url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1999 |title= State of Wisconsin 1999–2000 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin|location= [[Madison, Wisconsin]]|year= 1999 |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |editor2-last= Meloy |editor2-first= Patricia E. |chapter= Elections in Wisconsin |pages= 890, 913 |access-date= January 14, 2020 }}</ref>}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General election, November 3, 1998'''
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Doyle (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,111,773
  |percentage = 64.90%
  |change     = +12.38%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Linda Van de Water
  |votes      = 565,073
  |percentage = 32.99%
  |change     = -13.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = U.S. Taxpayers' Party
  |candidate  = James Chinavare
  |votes      = 18,881
  |percentage = 1.10%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ronald T. Emery
  |votes      = 17,306
  |percentage = 1.01%
  |change     = -0.17%
}}
{{Election box plurality
 |votes       = 546,700
 |percentage  = 31.91%
 |change      = +25.69%
}}
{{Election box total
 |votes       = 1,713,033
 |percentage  = 100.0%
 |change      = +11.72%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Wisconsin Governor (2002, 2006)===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 2002]]}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''Democratic Primary, September 10, 2002'''<ref name="primary2002">{{cite web|url=  https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ea07ee50-974a-4449-9b09-53ddcd9d2671/ |title= Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/10/2002 |publisher= Wisconsin State Elections Board |date= September 24, 2002  |page= 1 |access-date= January 14, 2020 }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Doyle
  |votes      = 212,066
  |percentage = 26.39%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Tom Barrett (Wisconsin politician)|Tom Barrett]]
  |votes      = 190,605
  |percentage = 23.72%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Kathleen Falk]]
  |votes      = 150,161
  |percentage = 18.69%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      =
  |candidate  = ''Scattering''
  |votes      = 802
  |percentage = 0.14%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box total
 |votes       = 553,634
 |percentage  = 100.0%
 |change      = +152.90%
}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, November 5, 2002'''<ref name="2002gen">{{cite report|url= https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ae534b25-9fc6-4986-b261-7c785e581f09/ |title= Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 |publisher= Wisconsin State Elections Board |date= December 2, 2002 |page= 1 |accessdate= May 19, 2023 |via= [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Doyle<br />/ [[Barbara Lawton]]
  |votes      = 800,515
  |percentage = 45.09%
  |change     = +6.39%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Scott McCallum]] (incumbent)<br />/ [[Margaret Farrow|M. A. Farrow]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 734,779
  |percentage = 41.39%
  |change     = -18.28%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Thompson (Wisconsin politician)|Ed Thompson]]<br />/ M. Reynolds
  |votes      = 185,455
  |percentage = 10.45%
  |change     = +9.82%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Young<br />/ Jeff Peterson
  |votes      = 44,111
  |percentage = 2.48%
  |change     = +2.48%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Reform Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Alan D. Eisenberg
  |votes      = 2,847
  |percentage = 0.16%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (United States)
  |candidate  = Ty A. Bollerud
  |votes      = 2,637
  |percentage = 0.15%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (United States)
  |candidate  = Mike Managan
  |votes      = 1,710
  |percentage = 0.10%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (United States)
  |candidate  = Aneb Jah Rasta
  |votes      = 929
  |percentage = 0.05%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      =
  |candidate  = ''Scattering''
  |votes      = 2,366
  |percentage = 0.13%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box plurality|
 |votes       = 65,736
 |percentage  = 3.71%
 |change      = -17.27%
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes       = 1,775,349
 |percentage  = 45.43%
 |change      = +1.10%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
  |loser      = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 2006]]}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, November 7, 2006'''<ref name="2006pri">{{cite report|url= https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_e8d5fe23-b646-48ba-acb0-3b70c311a0fd/ |title= Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 |publisher= Wisconsin State Elections Board |date= December 11, 2006 |page= 1 |accessdate= May 19, 2023 |via= [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Doyle (incumbent)<br />/ [[Barbara Lawton]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,139,115
  |percentage = 52.70%
  |change     = +7.39%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Mark Green (Wisconsin politician)|Mark Green]]<br />/ Jean Hundertmark
  |votes      = 979,427
  |percentage = 45.31%
  |change     = +3.92%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nelson Eisman<br />/ Leon Todd
  |votes      = 40,709
  |percentage = 1.88%
  |change     = -0.60%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      =
  |candidate  = ''Scattering''
  |votes      = 2,449
  |percentage = 0.11%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box plurality|
 |votes       = 159,688
 |percentage  = 3.71%
 |change      = +3.68%
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes       = 2,161,700
 |percentage  = 53.19%
 |change      = +7.76%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Sources==
* Laird, Helen L., 'A Mind of Her Own Helen Connor Laird and Her Family 1888–1982' The University of Wisconsin Press, 2006.

==References==
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<ref name="doyle, jessica">{{cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=986&search_term=doyle |title=Doyle, Jessica Laird, 1945 |work=Dictionary of Wisconsin History |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-date=August 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824125629/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="freeze">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.wra.org/story.asp?a=139 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416061120/http://www.news.wra.org/story.asp?a=139 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-16 |publisher=Wisconsin Real Estate Magazine |date=March 2005 |title=Jim Doyle's Freeze |access-date=February 18, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name="local topics 1">{{cite news|url=http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=199755 |title=Local topics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220065740/http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=199755 |archive-date=February 20, 2008 }}</ref>

<ref name="ruth doyle obit">{{cite web |url=http://www.madisonwest61.com/obit_m-doyle_mother.htm |title=Obituary: Doyle, Ruth Bachhuber |publisher=Madisonwest61.com |access-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214135219/http://www.madisonwest61.com/obit_m-doyle_mother.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="travel scandal">{{cite web|url=http://www3.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=502520 |title=18-month sentence in travel scandal |author=Steven Walters and Patrick Marley |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=September 23, 2006 |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601234204/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=502520 |archive-date=June 1, 2008 }}</ref>

<ref name="Thompson reversal">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/opinion/16mon4.html?_r=0 |title=A Woman Wrongly Convicted and a U.S. Attorney Who Kept His Job |author=Adam Cohen |work=New York Times |date=April 16, 2007 |access-date=July 18, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="typical homeowner">{{cite web|url=http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&prid=2320 |title=Typical Homeowner to See No Increase in December Property Tax Bill, New Analysis Shows |publisher=Wisgov.state.wi.us |date=September 13, 2006 |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228033524/http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&prid=2320 |archive-date=February 28, 2011 }}</ref>

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==External links==
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* [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3004&search_term=doyle James Doyle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824125629/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3004&search_term=doyle |date=2008-08-24 }} in the ''Dictionary of Wisconsin History'', [[Wisconsin Historical Society]]
* [http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/467/2028024.html Peace Corps biography of Jim Doyle]
* {{C-SPAN|28980}}

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