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County results Kaul: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Schimel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Wisconsin.
Republican incumbent Brad Schimel, first elected in 2014, ran for re-election to a second term. [1] Voting rights attorney and former federal prosecutor Josh Kaul, the Democratic nominee, defeated Schimel in the general election. [2] Terry Larson, the Constitution Party nominee, also garnered around 2% of the vote, greater than the vote difference between Schimel and Kaul.
Incumbent Attorney General Brad Schimel ran unopposed in the Republican primary. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Schimel (incumbent) | 394,799 | 99.77% | |
Republican | Write-in | 896 | 0.23% | |
Total votes | 395,695 | 100.0% |
Attorney Josh Kaul won the Democratic nomination unopposed. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Josh Kaul | 432,954 | 99.65% | |
Democratic | Write-in | 1,509 | 0.35% | |
Total votes | 434,463 | 100.0% |
Terry Larson won the Constitution Party nomination unopposed. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Constitution | Terry Larson | 354 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 354 | 100.0% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Schimel (R) |
Josh Kaul (D) |
Undecided |
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Marquette University | October 24–28, 2018 | 1,154 LV | ± 3.2% | 47% | 45% | 8% |
1,400 RV | ± 3.0% | 45% | 43% | 12% | ||
Marquette University | October 3–7, 2018 | 799 LV | ± 3.9% | 47% | 43% | 10% |
1,000 RV | ± 3.6% | 45% | 41% | 14% | ||
Marquette University | September 12–16, 2018 | 614 LV | ± 4.4% | 48% | 41% | 11% |
800 RV | ± 4.0% | 47% | 40% | 13% |
Kaul won the election by a 0.65% margin. [6] [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Josh Kaul | 1,305,902 | 49.41% | |
Republican | Brad Schimel (incumbent) | 1,288,712 | 48.76% | |
Constitution | Terry Larson | 47,038 | 1.78% | |
Write-in | 1,199 | 0.05% | ||
Total votes | 2,642,851 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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County results Kaul: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Schimel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Wisconsin.
Republican incumbent Brad Schimel, first elected in 2014, ran for re-election to a second term. [1] Voting rights attorney and former federal prosecutor Josh Kaul, the Democratic nominee, defeated Schimel in the general election. [2] Terry Larson, the Constitution Party nominee, also garnered around 2% of the vote, greater than the vote difference between Schimel and Kaul.
Incumbent Attorney General Brad Schimel ran unopposed in the Republican primary. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brad Schimel (incumbent) | 394,799 | 99.77% | |
Republican | Write-in | 896 | 0.23% | |
Total votes | 395,695 | 100.0% |
Attorney Josh Kaul won the Democratic nomination unopposed. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Josh Kaul | 432,954 | 99.65% | |
Democratic | Write-in | 1,509 | 0.35% | |
Total votes | 434,463 | 100.0% |
Terry Larson won the Constitution Party nomination unopposed. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Constitution | Terry Larson | 354 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 354 | 100.0% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Schimel (R) |
Josh Kaul (D) |
Undecided |
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Marquette University | October 24–28, 2018 | 1,154 LV | ± 3.2% | 47% | 45% | 8% |
1,400 RV | ± 3.0% | 45% | 43% | 12% | ||
Marquette University | October 3–7, 2018 | 799 LV | ± 3.9% | 47% | 43% | 10% |
1,000 RV | ± 3.6% | 45% | 41% | 14% | ||
Marquette University | September 12–16, 2018 | 614 LV | ± 4.4% | 48% | 41% | 11% |
800 RV | ± 4.0% | 47% | 40% | 13% |
Kaul won the election by a 0.65% margin. [6] [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Josh Kaul | 1,305,902 | 49.41% | |
Republican | Brad Schimel (incumbent) | 1,288,712 | 48.76% | |
Constitution | Terry Larson | 47,038 | 1.78% | |
Write-in | 1,199 | 0.05% | ||
Total votes | 2,642,851 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |