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The 2024 Wisconsin fall general election will be held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 5, 2024. In the presidential election, voters will be choosing ten presidential electors. Wisconsin's junior United States senator, Tammy Baldwin, will be running for re-election, and all of Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election, as well as sixteen seats in the Wisconsin Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2024 fall partisan primary will be held on August 13, 2024. [1] The filing deadline for the Fall election is June 3, 2024. [2]
The 2024 Wisconsin spring election was held April 2, 2024. This election featured the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating contests, though both party nominations were already clinched before Wisconsin voted. Two seats of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were also up for election, but neither was contested. There were also various nonpartisan local and judicial offices on the ballot, including a county executive and mayoral election in Wisconsin's most populous city and county, Milwaukee. The 2024 Wisconsin spring primary was held on February 20, 2024. The filing deadline for the Spring election was January 2, 2024.
There will also be four constitutional amendments on the ballot in 2024—the largest number of amendments in a single year in Wisconsin since 1986. Two of the amendments were voted on at the Spring general election, the other two will appear on the Fall primary ballot. Republicans are supporting all four amendments, Democrats are opposed. The Fall ballot questions will also represent the first time in Wisconsin history that a constitutional amendment will appear on a primary ballot.
Wisconsin's vote for presidential electors in the race for President of the United States will be part of the Fall general election, to be held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent president Joe Biden is seeking a second four-year term and will face former president Donald Trump in the general election.
Wisconsin's Democratic presidential preference primary was on the ballot for Wisconsin's Spring general election, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Incumbent president Joe Biden secured enough delegates to be renominated before the Wisconsin primary took place. U.S. representative Dean Phillips (MN-03) and Author Marianne Williamson also sought the nomination. Williamson suspended her campaign following the Nevada Primary on February 7, 2024, but re-entered the campaign following the Michigan primary on February 27, 2024. In spite of this, Williamson never gained ballot access in the state. Phillips suspended his campaign on March 6, after the Super Tuesday primaries and endorsed Biden. Despite his suspension, Phillips name still appeared on the ballot. Lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was briefly a declared candidate for the Democratic nomination but withdrew to pursue an independent bid.
Due to backlash against the government's policies toward the Israel–Hamas war, a movement was started to vote for uninstructed delegates in the presidential primary. Biden ultimately won 88% of the primary vote, 8% of the vote was for uninstructed delegates.
Wisconsin's Republican presidential preference primary was on the ballot for Wisconsin's Spring general election, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Former president Donald Trump secured enough delegates to be renominated before the Wisconsin primary took place. Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, incumbent Florida governor Ron DeSantis, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy were all candidates, but withdrew during the primaries. Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. senator Tim Scott (SC), U.S. representative Will Hurd (TX-23), North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, Miami mayor Francis Suarez, radio host Larry Elder, and businessman Perry Johnson were also candidates, but withdrew from the race before voting began. Despite these withdrawals Christie, Ramaswamy, DeSantis, and Haley all appeared on the primary ballot, alongside an option for an uninstructed delegation.
Trump received 79% of the primary vote, with Haley receiving 13%, DeSantis with 3%, and 2% for uninstructed delegates.
Wisconsin's Class 1 United States Senate seat will be on the ballot in the Fall general election, to be held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Democratic senator Tammy Baldwin is seeking a third six-year term.
Two Republicans have declared their candidacy: UW–Stevens Point College Republicans chair Rejani Raveendran and hedge fund manager Eric Hovde, who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for this Senate seat in 2012. Two candidates have withdrawn, Trempealeau County supervisor Stacey Klein and retired U.S. Army Reserve sergeant major Patrick Schaefer-Wicke.
Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives will be on the ballot in the Fall general election, to be held on November 5, 2024.
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Wisconsin 1 | R+3 | Bryan Steil | 2018 | Running |
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Wisconsin 2 | D+19 | Mark Pocan | 2012 | Running |
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Wisconsin 3 | R+4 | Derrick Van Orden | 2022 | Running |
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Wisconsin 4 | D+25 | Gwen Moore | 2004 | Running |
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Wisconsin 5 | R+14 | Scott L. Fitzgerald | 2020 | TBD |
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Wisconsin 6 | R+10 | Glenn Grothman | 2014 | Running |
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Wisconsin 7 | R+12 | Tom Tiffany |
2020 (special) |
Running |
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Wisconsin 8 | R+10 | Mike Gallagher | 2016 | Not Running |
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Following the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, the state legislative maps were re-drawn by governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin state legislature to comply with the contiguity requirement of Article IV, Sections 4 and 5 of the Constitution of Wisconsin. [3]
A special election will be held some time after the spring elections in 2024 to fill the 4th Senate district seat vacated by the resignation of Lena Taylor. [4]
State representatives LaKeshia Myers and Dora Drake have announced they will be candidates in the special election. [4]
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04 | Lena Taylor | Dem. | 2004 | Incumbent resigned on January 26, 2024. New member to be elected on a date TBD. |
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The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 in the Wisconsin Senate will be on the ballot for the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. Of those seats, 10 are held by Republicans 5 are held by Democrats, and one is vacant. Overall, Republicans hold 22 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate
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Senator | Party | First
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02 | Robert Cowles | Rep. | 1987 (special) |
Not running |
Eric Wimberger (Rep.) Kelly Peterson (Dem.) | |
04 | --Vacant-- | |||||
06 | La Tonya Johnson | Dem. | 2016 | Running | La Tonya Johnson (Dem.) | |
08 | Dan Knodl | Rep. | 2023 (special) |
Not running |
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10 | Rob Stafsholt | Rep. | 2020 | Running | Rob Stafsholt (Rep.) | |
12 | Mary Felzkowski | Rep. | 2020 | Running |
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14 | Joan Ballweg | Rep. | 2020 | Running |
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16 | Melissa Agard | Dem. | 2020 | Not running |
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18 | Dan Feyen | Rep. | 2016 | Running in 20th district |
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20 | Duey Stroebel | Rep. | 2015 (special) |
Running in 8th district |
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22 | Robert Wirch | Dem. | 1996 | Running | Robert Wirch (Dem.) | |
24 | Patrick Testin | Rep. | 2016 | Running |
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26 | Kelda Roys | Dem. | 2020 | Running | Kelda Roys (Dem.) | |
28 | Julian Bradley | Rep. | 2020 | Running | Julian Bradley (Rep.) | |
30 | Eric Wimberger | Rep. | 2020 | Running in 2nd district |
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32 | Brad Pfaff | Dem. | 2020 | Running |
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All of the 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly are on the ballot for the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. As of now, 64 seats are occupied by Republicans, 35 by Democrats.
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Last election (2022) | 35 | 64 | 99 | |
Total after last election (2022) | 35 | 64 | 99 | |
Total before this election | 35 | 64 | 99 | |
Up for election | 35 | 64 | 99 | |
of which: | Incumbent retiring | 12 | 6 | 18 |
Open | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
Vacated | ||||
Unopposed |
There was no election for Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2024.
Two seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024.
Fifty six of the state's 261 circuit court seats were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. Only ten seats were contested, four incumbent judges faced a challenger, three were defeated. [6] [5]
Circuit | Branch | Incumbent | Elected | Defeated | Defeated in Primary | |||||
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Ashland | Kelly J. McKnight | 2018 | Kelly J. McKnight | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
Barron | 2 | --Vacant-- | Samuel L. Lawton | |||||||
Brown | 2 | Thomas J. Walsh | 2012 | Thomas J. Walsh | ||||||
6 | John P. Zakowski | 2012 | John P. Zakowski | |||||||
Buffalo–Pepin | Thomas W. Clark | 2018 | Thomas W. Clark | |||||||
Calumet | 1 | Jeffrey S. Froehlich | 2012 | Jeffrey S. Froehlich | ||||||
Chippewa | 1 | Steven H. Gibbs | 2017 | Steven H. Gibbs | ||||||
Clark | 1 | Lyndsey Boon Brunette | 2018 | Lyndsey Boon Brunette | ||||||
Columbia | 3 | Troy D. Cross | 2018 | Roger L. Klopp | Troy D. Cross | |||||
Dane | 1 | Susan M. Crawford | 2018 | Susan M. Crawford | --Unopposed-- | |||||
8 | Frank D. Remington | 2012 | Frank D. Remington | |||||||
10 | Ryan D. Nilsestuen | 2022 | Ryan D. Nilsestuen | |||||||
11 | Ellen K. Berz | 2012 | Ellen K. Berz | |||||||
12 | Ann Peacock | 2023 | Ann Peacock | |||||||
Door | 1 | D. Todd Ehlers | 2000 | Jennifer Moeller | Brett Reetz | |||||
Eau Claire | 3 | Emily M. Long | 2018 | Emily M. Long | --Unopposed-- | |||||
4 | Jon M. Theisen | 2011 | Jon M. Theisen | |||||||
5 | Sarah Harless | 2018 | Sarah Harless | |||||||
Fond du Lac | 1 | Anthony Nehls | 2022 | Anthony Nehls | ||||||
Jefferson | 3 | Robert F. Dehring Jr. | 2016 | Robert F. Dehring Jr. | ||||||
Juneau | 1 | Stacy A. Smith | 2018 | Stacy A. Smith | ||||||
Kenosha | 2 | Jason A. Rossell | 2011 | Jason A. Rossell | ||||||
3 | Frank Gagliardi | 2023 | Heather Iverson | Frank Gagliardi | William Michel | |||||
La Crosse | 3 | Mark A. Huesmann | 2023 | Mark A. Huesmann | Candice C. M. Tlustosch | |||||
Manitowoc | 2 | Jerilyn M. Dietz | 2018 | Jerilyn M. Dietz | --Unopposed-- | |||||
Menominee–Shawano | William F. Kussel Jr. | 2011 | William F. Kussel Jr. | |||||||
Milwaukee | 8 | William Sosnay | 2000 | William Sosnay | ||||||
14 | Amber Raffeet August | 2023 | Amber Raffeet August | |||||||
17 | Carolina Maria Stark | 2012 | Carolina Maria Stark | |||||||
18 | Ronnie V. Murray II | 2023 | Ronnie V. Murray II | |||||||
20 | Joseph R. Wall | 2018 | Joseph R. Wall | |||||||
23 | Jorge Fragoso | 2023 | Jorge Fragoso | |||||||
24 | Raphael Ramos | 2023 | Raphael Ramos | |||||||
28 | Mark A. Sanders | 2012 | Mark A. Sanders | |||||||
38 | Jeffrey A. Wagner | 1988 | Jeffrey A. Wagner | |||||||
39 | Jane V. Carroll | 2006 | Jane V. Carroll | |||||||
43 | Marshall B. Murray | 1999 | Marisabel Cabrera | Rochelle N. Johnson-Bent | ||||||
46 | Anderson Gansner | 2023 | Anderson Gansner | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
Monroe | 3 | Rick Radcliffe | 2017 | Rick Radcliffe | ||||||
Oneida | 2 | Michael H. Bloom | 2012 | Mary M. Sowinski | Michael Fugle | |||||
Outagamie | 5 | Carrie Schneider | 2017 | Carrie Schneider | --Unopposed-- | |||||
Price | Kevin G. Klein | 2017 | Mark T. Fuhr | |||||||
Racine | 1 | Wynne P. Laufenberg | 2016 | Wynne P. Laufenberg | ||||||
3 | Toni L. Young | 2023 | Jessica Lynott | Toni L. Young | ||||||
9 | Robert S. Repischak | 2017 | Robert S. Repischak | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
10 | Timothy D. Boyle | 2012 | Timothy D. Boyle | |||||||
Rock | 3 | Jeffrey S. Kuglitsch | 2017 | Jeffrey S. Kuglitsch | ||||||
7 | Barbara W. McCrory | 2012 | Barbara W. McCrory | |||||||
Sauk | 3 | Patricia A. Barrett | 2018 | Blake J. Duren | Nancy Thome | |||||
St. Croix | 3 | Scott R. Needham | 1994 | Scott R. Needham | ||||||
Walworth | 1 | Phillip A. Koss | 2012 | Estee E. Scholtz | Peter M. Navis | James B. Duquette | ||||
Waukesha | 2 | Jennifer Dorow | 2011 | Jennifer Dorow | --Unopposed-- | |||||
12 | Laura Lau | 2018 | Jack A. Pitzo | |||||||
Waupaca | 3 | Raymond S. Huber | 2000 | Raymond S. Huber | ||||||
Winnebago | 1 | Teresa S. Basiliere | 2018 | Michael D. Rust | LaKeisha D. Haase | Eric R. Heywood | ||||
Wood | 2 | Nicholas J. Brazeau Jr. | 2011 | Nicholas J. Brazeau Jr. | --Unopposed-- |
There are four amendments to the Constitution of Wisconsin that will be voted on during 2024. The first two amendments were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The other two amendments will be on the Fall primary ballot, on August 13, 2024. All four amendments were proposed by Republicans and passed through the legislature on roughly party-line votes.
Both spring amendments were part of ongoing Republican attempts to change the process of election administration, motivated by grievances and conspiracy theories about the conduct and outcome of the 2020 elections.
The fall amendments are part of the Republican legislature's ongoing campaign to restrict the powers of the Democratic governor, which began just after he won the 2018 election. These two amendments attempt to restrict the governor's authority over spending of state money. The manner of the fall amendment process is also noteworthy, with Republicans specifying that the ratification vote should occur on the fall primary ballot rather than the fall general election ballot. Historically, all Wisconsin constitutional amendments were ratified at a general election. The unprecedented decision to place these amendments on the primary ballot may be intended to derive partisan advantage from historically low voter turnout in partisan primaries.
The first constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 dealt with the issue of external funding to support election administration. This amendment was proposed by Republican legislators in response to the Mark Zuckerberg-backed nonprofit Center for Tech and Civic Life making 10 million dollars worth of grants, spread across 100 Wisconsin municipalities and 38 Wisconsin counties to help those municipalities to pay election-related expenses for the 2020 elections. [20] The amendment was ratified with 54% of the votes. [21]
The question read:
Use of private funds in election administration. Shall section 7 (1) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that private donations and grants may not be applied for, accepted, expended, or used in connection with the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum?
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Election officials. Shall section 7 (2) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that only election officials designated by law may perform tasks in the conduct of primaries, elections, and referendums? | |||||||||||||
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Yes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No: 50–60% 60–70% |
The second constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 adds language to restrict who is allowed to perform actions related to carrying out elections in Wisconsin. Wisconsin already has laws describing who is allowed to work as a poll worker or elections officers, but the ambiguous wording of the new amendment could be intended to restrict any volunteer activities around election support that are not explicitly described by current law. [20] The amendment was ratified with 58% of the votes. [22]
The question read:
Election officials. Shall section 7 (2) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that only election officials designated by law may perform tasks in the conduct of primaries, elections, and referendums?
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Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated? |
The third constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 is intended to restrict the ability of the legislature to delegate any spending authority to other entities. Existing law where the legislature had previously delegated authority could be invalidated by such an amendment. [23]
The question reads:
Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?
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Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule? |
The fourth constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 is intended to prohibit the governor from spending money that the state receives from the federal government without authorization from the state legislature. This was prompted by Republican discontent over the money Wisconsin received from President Biden's American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and CHIPS and Science Act, which enabled Governor Evers to fund a number of projects without legislative approval. [23]
The question reads:
Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule?
There were regularly-scheduled county board of supervisors elections in all of Wisconsin's 72 counties as part of the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. County supervisors are elected for two year terms, the number of seats per county varies. [1]
There will be a regularly scheduled election for the district attorney's office during the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. The incumbent, Mike Graveley, is set to retire at the end of his term. [30] So far there are two candidates in the race; Deputy District Attorney Carli McNeill [31] and attorney Xavier Solis. [32]
A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016
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The 2024 Wisconsin fall general election will be held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 5, 2024. In the presidential election, voters will be choosing ten presidential electors. Wisconsin's junior United States senator, Tammy Baldwin, will be running for re-election, and all of Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election, as well as sixteen seats in the Wisconsin Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2024 fall partisan primary will be held on August 13, 2024. [1] The filing deadline for the Fall election is June 3, 2024. [2]
The 2024 Wisconsin spring election was held April 2, 2024. This election featured the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating contests, though both party nominations were already clinched before Wisconsin voted. Two seats of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were also up for election, but neither was contested. There were also various nonpartisan local and judicial offices on the ballot, including a county executive and mayoral election in Wisconsin's most populous city and county, Milwaukee. The 2024 Wisconsin spring primary was held on February 20, 2024. The filing deadline for the Spring election was January 2, 2024.
There will also be four constitutional amendments on the ballot in 2024—the largest number of amendments in a single year in Wisconsin since 1986. Two of the amendments were voted on at the Spring general election, the other two will appear on the Fall primary ballot. Republicans are supporting all four amendments, Democrats are opposed. The Fall ballot questions will also represent the first time in Wisconsin history that a constitutional amendment will appear on a primary ballot.
Wisconsin's vote for presidential electors in the race for President of the United States will be part of the Fall general election, to be held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent president Joe Biden is seeking a second four-year term and will face former president Donald Trump in the general election.
Wisconsin's Democratic presidential preference primary was on the ballot for Wisconsin's Spring general election, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Incumbent president Joe Biden secured enough delegates to be renominated before the Wisconsin primary took place. U.S. representative Dean Phillips (MN-03) and Author Marianne Williamson also sought the nomination. Williamson suspended her campaign following the Nevada Primary on February 7, 2024, but re-entered the campaign following the Michigan primary on February 27, 2024. In spite of this, Williamson never gained ballot access in the state. Phillips suspended his campaign on March 6, after the Super Tuesday primaries and endorsed Biden. Despite his suspension, Phillips name still appeared on the ballot. Lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was briefly a declared candidate for the Democratic nomination but withdrew to pursue an independent bid.
Due to backlash against the government's policies toward the Israel–Hamas war, a movement was started to vote for uninstructed delegates in the presidential primary. Biden ultimately won 88% of the primary vote, 8% of the vote was for uninstructed delegates.
Wisconsin's Republican presidential preference primary was on the ballot for Wisconsin's Spring general election, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Former president Donald Trump secured enough delegates to be renominated before the Wisconsin primary took place. Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, incumbent Florida governor Ron DeSantis, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy were all candidates, but withdrew during the primaries. Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. senator Tim Scott (SC), U.S. representative Will Hurd (TX-23), North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, Miami mayor Francis Suarez, radio host Larry Elder, and businessman Perry Johnson were also candidates, but withdrew from the race before voting began. Despite these withdrawals Christie, Ramaswamy, DeSantis, and Haley all appeared on the primary ballot, alongside an option for an uninstructed delegation.
Trump received 79% of the primary vote, with Haley receiving 13%, DeSantis with 3%, and 2% for uninstructed delegates.
Wisconsin's Class 1 United States Senate seat will be on the ballot in the Fall general election, to be held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Democratic senator Tammy Baldwin is seeking a third six-year term.
Two Republicans have declared their candidacy: UW–Stevens Point College Republicans chair Rejani Raveendran and hedge fund manager Eric Hovde, who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for this Senate seat in 2012. Two candidates have withdrawn, Trempealeau County supervisor Stacey Klein and retired U.S. Army Reserve sergeant major Patrick Schaefer-Wicke.
Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives will be on the ballot in the Fall general election, to be held on November 5, 2024.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||||
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Wisconsin 1 | R+3 | Bryan Steil | 2018 | Running |
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Wisconsin 2 | D+19 | Mark Pocan | 2012 | Running |
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Wisconsin 3 | R+4 | Derrick Van Orden | 2022 | Running |
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Wisconsin 4 | D+25 | Gwen Moore | 2004 | Running |
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Wisconsin 5 | R+14 | Scott L. Fitzgerald | 2020 | TBD |
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Wisconsin 6 | R+10 | Glenn Grothman | 2014 | Running |
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Wisconsin 7 | R+12 | Tom Tiffany |
2020 (special) |
Running |
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Wisconsin 8 | R+10 | Mike Gallagher | 2016 | Not Running |
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Following the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, the state legislative maps were re-drawn by governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin state legislature to comply with the contiguity requirement of Article IV, Sections 4 and 5 of the Constitution of Wisconsin. [3]
A special election will be held some time after the spring elections in 2024 to fill the 4th Senate district seat vacated by the resignation of Lena Taylor. [4]
State representatives LaKeshia Myers and Dora Drake have announced they will be candidates in the special election. [4]
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04 | Lena Taylor | Dem. | 2004 | Incumbent resigned on January 26, 2024. New member to be elected on a date TBD. |
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The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 in the Wisconsin Senate will be on the ballot for the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. Of those seats, 10 are held by Republicans 5 are held by Democrats, and one is vacant. Overall, Republicans hold 22 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate
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02 | Robert Cowles | Rep. | 1987 (special) |
Not running |
Eric Wimberger (Rep.) Kelly Peterson (Dem.) | |
04 | --Vacant-- | |||||
06 | La Tonya Johnson | Dem. | 2016 | Running | La Tonya Johnson (Dem.) | |
08 | Dan Knodl | Rep. | 2023 (special) |
Not running |
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10 | Rob Stafsholt | Rep. | 2020 | Running | Rob Stafsholt (Rep.) | |
12 | Mary Felzkowski | Rep. | 2020 | Running |
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14 | Joan Ballweg | Rep. | 2020 | Running |
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16 | Melissa Agard | Dem. | 2020 | Not running |
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18 | Dan Feyen | Rep. | 2016 | Running in 20th district |
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20 | Duey Stroebel | Rep. | 2015 (special) |
Running in 8th district |
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22 | Robert Wirch | Dem. | 1996 | Running | Robert Wirch (Dem.) | |
24 | Patrick Testin | Rep. | 2016 | Running |
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26 | Kelda Roys | Dem. | 2020 | Running | Kelda Roys (Dem.) | |
28 | Julian Bradley | Rep. | 2020 | Running | Julian Bradley (Rep.) | |
30 | Eric Wimberger | Rep. | 2020 | Running in 2nd district |
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32 | Brad Pfaff | Dem. | 2020 | Running |
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All of the 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly are on the ballot for the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. As of now, 64 seats are occupied by Republicans, 35 by Democrats.
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Last election (2022) | 35 | 64 | 99 | |
Total after last election (2022) | 35 | 64 | 99 | |
Total before this election | 35 | 64 | 99 | |
Up for election | 35 | 64 | 99 | |
of which: | Incumbent retiring | 12 | 6 | 18 |
Open | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
Vacated | ||||
Unopposed |
There was no election for Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2024.
Two seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024.
Fifty six of the state's 261 circuit court seats were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. Only ten seats were contested, four incumbent judges faced a challenger, three were defeated. [6] [5]
Circuit | Branch | Incumbent | Elected | Defeated | Defeated in Primary | |||||
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Name | Votes | % | Name | Votes | % | Name(s) [19] | ||
Ashland | Kelly J. McKnight | 2018 | Kelly J. McKnight | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
Barron | 2 | --Vacant-- | Samuel L. Lawton | |||||||
Brown | 2 | Thomas J. Walsh | 2012 | Thomas J. Walsh | ||||||
6 | John P. Zakowski | 2012 | John P. Zakowski | |||||||
Buffalo–Pepin | Thomas W. Clark | 2018 | Thomas W. Clark | |||||||
Calumet | 1 | Jeffrey S. Froehlich | 2012 | Jeffrey S. Froehlich | ||||||
Chippewa | 1 | Steven H. Gibbs | 2017 | Steven H. Gibbs | ||||||
Clark | 1 | Lyndsey Boon Brunette | 2018 | Lyndsey Boon Brunette | ||||||
Columbia | 3 | Troy D. Cross | 2018 | Roger L. Klopp | Troy D. Cross | |||||
Dane | 1 | Susan M. Crawford | 2018 | Susan M. Crawford | --Unopposed-- | |||||
8 | Frank D. Remington | 2012 | Frank D. Remington | |||||||
10 | Ryan D. Nilsestuen | 2022 | Ryan D. Nilsestuen | |||||||
11 | Ellen K. Berz | 2012 | Ellen K. Berz | |||||||
12 | Ann Peacock | 2023 | Ann Peacock | |||||||
Door | 1 | D. Todd Ehlers | 2000 | Jennifer Moeller | Brett Reetz | |||||
Eau Claire | 3 | Emily M. Long | 2018 | Emily M. Long | --Unopposed-- | |||||
4 | Jon M. Theisen | 2011 | Jon M. Theisen | |||||||
5 | Sarah Harless | 2018 | Sarah Harless | |||||||
Fond du Lac | 1 | Anthony Nehls | 2022 | Anthony Nehls | ||||||
Jefferson | 3 | Robert F. Dehring Jr. | 2016 | Robert F. Dehring Jr. | ||||||
Juneau | 1 | Stacy A. Smith | 2018 | Stacy A. Smith | ||||||
Kenosha | 2 | Jason A. Rossell | 2011 | Jason A. Rossell | ||||||
3 | Frank Gagliardi | 2023 | Heather Iverson | Frank Gagliardi | William Michel | |||||
La Crosse | 3 | Mark A. Huesmann | 2023 | Mark A. Huesmann | Candice C. M. Tlustosch | |||||
Manitowoc | 2 | Jerilyn M. Dietz | 2018 | Jerilyn M. Dietz | --Unopposed-- | |||||
Menominee–Shawano | William F. Kussel Jr. | 2011 | William F. Kussel Jr. | |||||||
Milwaukee | 8 | William Sosnay | 2000 | William Sosnay | ||||||
14 | Amber Raffeet August | 2023 | Amber Raffeet August | |||||||
17 | Carolina Maria Stark | 2012 | Carolina Maria Stark | |||||||
18 | Ronnie V. Murray II | 2023 | Ronnie V. Murray II | |||||||
20 | Joseph R. Wall | 2018 | Joseph R. Wall | |||||||
23 | Jorge Fragoso | 2023 | Jorge Fragoso | |||||||
24 | Raphael Ramos | 2023 | Raphael Ramos | |||||||
28 | Mark A. Sanders | 2012 | Mark A. Sanders | |||||||
38 | Jeffrey A. Wagner | 1988 | Jeffrey A. Wagner | |||||||
39 | Jane V. Carroll | 2006 | Jane V. Carroll | |||||||
43 | Marshall B. Murray | 1999 | Marisabel Cabrera | Rochelle N. Johnson-Bent | ||||||
46 | Anderson Gansner | 2023 | Anderson Gansner | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
Monroe | 3 | Rick Radcliffe | 2017 | Rick Radcliffe | ||||||
Oneida | 2 | Michael H. Bloom | 2012 | Mary M. Sowinski | Michael Fugle | |||||
Outagamie | 5 | Carrie Schneider | 2017 | Carrie Schneider | --Unopposed-- | |||||
Price | Kevin G. Klein | 2017 | Mark T. Fuhr | |||||||
Racine | 1 | Wynne P. Laufenberg | 2016 | Wynne P. Laufenberg | ||||||
3 | Toni L. Young | 2023 | Jessica Lynott | Toni L. Young | ||||||
9 | Robert S. Repischak | 2017 | Robert S. Repischak | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
10 | Timothy D. Boyle | 2012 | Timothy D. Boyle | |||||||
Rock | 3 | Jeffrey S. Kuglitsch | 2017 | Jeffrey S. Kuglitsch | ||||||
7 | Barbara W. McCrory | 2012 | Barbara W. McCrory | |||||||
Sauk | 3 | Patricia A. Barrett | 2018 | Blake J. Duren | Nancy Thome | |||||
St. Croix | 3 | Scott R. Needham | 1994 | Scott R. Needham | ||||||
Walworth | 1 | Phillip A. Koss | 2012 | Estee E. Scholtz | Peter M. Navis | James B. Duquette | ||||
Waukesha | 2 | Jennifer Dorow | 2011 | Jennifer Dorow | --Unopposed-- | |||||
12 | Laura Lau | 2018 | Jack A. Pitzo | |||||||
Waupaca | 3 | Raymond S. Huber | 2000 | Raymond S. Huber | ||||||
Winnebago | 1 | Teresa S. Basiliere | 2018 | Michael D. Rust | LaKeisha D. Haase | Eric R. Heywood | ||||
Wood | 2 | Nicholas J. Brazeau Jr. | 2011 | Nicholas J. Brazeau Jr. | --Unopposed-- |
There are four amendments to the Constitution of Wisconsin that will be voted on during 2024. The first two amendments were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The other two amendments will be on the Fall primary ballot, on August 13, 2024. All four amendments were proposed by Republicans and passed through the legislature on roughly party-line votes.
Both spring amendments were part of ongoing Republican attempts to change the process of election administration, motivated by grievances and conspiracy theories about the conduct and outcome of the 2020 elections.
The fall amendments are part of the Republican legislature's ongoing campaign to restrict the powers of the Democratic governor, which began just after he won the 2018 election. These two amendments attempt to restrict the governor's authority over spending of state money. The manner of the fall amendment process is also noteworthy, with Republicans specifying that the ratification vote should occur on the fall primary ballot rather than the fall general election ballot. Historically, all Wisconsin constitutional amendments were ratified at a general election. The unprecedented decision to place these amendments on the primary ballot may be intended to derive partisan advantage from historically low voter turnout in partisan primaries.
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Use of private funds in election administration. Shall section 7 (1) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that private donations and grants may not be applied for, accepted, expended, or used in connection with the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum? | |||||||||||||
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Yes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No: 50–60% 60–70% |
The first constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 dealt with the issue of external funding to support election administration. This amendment was proposed by Republican legislators in response to the Mark Zuckerberg-backed nonprofit Center for Tech and Civic Life making 10 million dollars worth of grants, spread across 100 Wisconsin municipalities and 38 Wisconsin counties to help those municipalities to pay election-related expenses for the 2020 elections. [20] The amendment was ratified with 54% of the votes. [21]
The question read:
Use of private funds in election administration. Shall section 7 (1) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that private donations and grants may not be applied for, accepted, expended, or used in connection with the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum?
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Election officials. Shall section 7 (2) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that only election officials designated by law may perform tasks in the conduct of primaries, elections, and referendums? | |||||||||||||
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Yes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No: 50–60% 60–70% |
The second constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 adds language to restrict who is allowed to perform actions related to carrying out elections in Wisconsin. Wisconsin already has laws describing who is allowed to work as a poll worker or elections officers, but the ambiguous wording of the new amendment could be intended to restrict any volunteer activities around election support that are not explicitly described by current law. [20] The amendment was ratified with 58% of the votes. [22]
The question read:
Election officials. Shall section 7 (2) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that only election officials designated by law may perform tasks in the conduct of primaries, elections, and referendums?
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Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated? |
The third constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 is intended to restrict the ability of the legislature to delegate any spending authority to other entities. Existing law where the legislature had previously delegated authority could be invalidated by such an amendment. [23]
The question reads:
Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?
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Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule? |
The fourth constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 is intended to prohibit the governor from spending money that the state receives from the federal government without authorization from the state legislature. This was prompted by Republican discontent over the money Wisconsin received from President Biden's American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and CHIPS and Science Act, which enabled Governor Evers to fund a number of projects without legislative approval. [23]
The question reads:
Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule?
There were regularly-scheduled county board of supervisors elections in all of Wisconsin's 72 counties as part of the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. County supervisors are elected for two year terms, the number of seats per county varies. [1]
There will be a regularly scheduled election for the district attorney's office during the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. The incumbent, Mike Graveley, is set to retire at the end of his term. [30] So far there are two candidates in the race; Deputy District Attorney Carli McNeill [31] and attorney Xavier Solis. [32]
A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016