Sheehan Donoghue

Sheehan Donoghue
Sheehan Donoghue
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the 61st district
	In office; January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1985
Preceded by	James F. Rooney
Succeeded by	Scott C. Fergus
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the 35th district
	In office; January 1, 1973 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	District Created
Succeeded by	Virgil Roberts
Personal details
Born	December 13, 1943; Hamilton, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison

Sheehan Donoghue is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Donoghue was born on December 13, 1943 in Hamilton, Ohio.[1] She graduated from high school in Merrill, Wisconsin and from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Career

Donoghue was first elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 1972, representing Langlade County, Lincoln County, and the western half of Oneida County. She was re-elected five times, serving 12 years total. She is a Republican.[2]

Electoral History

Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1972[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Primary Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	3,042	32.75%
	Democratic	Patrick Nugent	2,300	24.76%
	Republican	Bill L. Yoder	2,037	21.93%
	Republican	Phillip E. Brown	1,851	19.93%
	American	F. Jack Shook	59	0.64%
Total votes			'*9,289'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	10,438	53.27%
	Democratic	Patrick Nugent	8,581	43.79%
	American	F. Jack Shook	577	2.94%
Total votes			'*19,596'*	'*100.0%'*
	Republican win (new seat)

Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1974[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election
	Democratic	Gordon E. Schroeder	2,677	42.96%
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	2,306	37.01%
	Democratic	Norman Schabell	1,248	20.03%
Total votes			'*6,231'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	9,341	58.30%	+5.03%
	Democratic	Gordon E. Schroeder	6,682	41.70%	-2.09%
Total votes			'*16,023'*	'*100.0%'*	-18.23%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1976[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election
	Democratic	Richard W. Voss	2,062	55.31%
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	1,666	44.69%
Total votes			'*3,728'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	12,902	58.25%	-0.05%
	Democratic	Richard W. Voss	9,248	41.75%	+0.05%
Total votes			'*22,150'*	'*100.0%'*	+38.24%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1978[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	5,017	66.37%
	Democratic	Sandra Polinski	2,542	33.63%
Total votes			'*7,559'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	9,887	55.04%	-3.21%
	Democratic	Sandra Polinski	8,076	41.75%	+3.21%
Total votes			'*17,963'*	'*100.0%'*	-18.90%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Election, 1980[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	6,943	87.29%
	Democratic	James V. Mabry	1,011	12.71%
Total votes			'*7,559'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	15,642	64.25%	+9.21%
	Democratic	James V. Mabry	8,702	35.75%	-9.21%
Total votes			'*24,344'*	'*100.0%'*	+35.52%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Assembly 61st District Election, 1982[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Primary Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	3,418	50.10%
	Democratic	Frank Murphy	3,405	49.90%
Total votes			'*6,823'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election
	Republican	Sheehan Donoghue	8,377	50.80%
	Democratic	Frank Murphy	8,112	49.20%
Total votes			'*16,489'*	'*100.0%'*
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

"Members of State Legislature". Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
"Donner to Donolow". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 807, 827. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 808, 829. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1977 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 892, 915. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 906, 925. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 894, 916. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 890, 911. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

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[1] "Members of State Legislature". Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

[2] "Donner to Donolow". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

[3] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 807, 827. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

[4] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 808, 829. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

[5] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1977 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 892, 915. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

[6] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 906, 925. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

[7] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 894, 916. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

[8] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 890, 911. Retrieved 2019-03-05.