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Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
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Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline was June 1, 2022.
The Wisconsin State Assembly was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. At the time of the 2022 elections, Republicans held a majority in more chambers than Democrats. There was a Republican majority in 62 chambers and a Democratic majority in 36 chambers. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified 25 battleground races in the Wisconsin State Assembly 2022 elections, 18 of which were Republican-held districts, six were Democratic-held districts and one of which was vacant. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
All 99 seats were up for election in 2022. The chamber's Republican majority increased from 57-38 (with four vacancies) to 64-35.
At the time of the 2022 elections, Wisconsin had had divided government since Tony Evers (D) won the governorship in 2018. Democrats needed to win control of the state assembly and state senate while maintaining control of the governorship in order to win a trifecta. Republicans needed to maintain control of the state assembly and state senate while winning control of the governorship in order to win a trifecta. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground.
Enacted district boundaries in this state have been overturned by court order and are subject to change prior to this election. Click here for more information.
Party control
| Wisconsin State Assembly | |||
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| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 38 | 35 | |
| Republican Party | 57 | 64 | |
| Vacancy | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 99 | |
Candidates
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2022 battleground chamber
The Wisconsin State Assembly was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle.
What was at stake?
- The Democratic Party needed to gain 10 or more seats to take control of the chamber in 2022. The Republican Party will need to lose needed to lose nine or fewer seats to maintain control.
- Wisconsin's trifecta status was at stake. At the time of the 2022 election, Democrats controlled the governorship and Republicans controlled both chambers of the state legislature. Democrats needed to win control of the state assembly and state senate while maintaining control of the governorship in order to win a trifecta. Republicans needed to maintain control of the state assembly and state senate while winning control of the governorship in order to win a trifecta.
Why was it a battleground?
- Seats needed to flip: The Democratic Party needed to flip 10 seats (10% of seats up) in order to win control of the chamber.
- Other 2022 battleground elections: The 2022 elections for governor, attorney general, and secretary of state were also battleground races.
Battleground races
District 4
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 54% of the vote in the last election and the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 53% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent David Steffen was re-elected with 53% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Kathy Hinkfuss’s 47% of the vote. |
District 21
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 52% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Jessie Rodriguez was re-elected with 54.6% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Erin Brook’’s 45.3% of the vote. |
District 29
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate Clint Moses was elected with 60.2% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate John Calabrese’’s 39.7% of the vote. |
District 30
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Shannon Zimmerman was re-elected with 55.9% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Sarah Yaboub’s 44% of the vote. |
District 31
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 60% of the vote in the last election and no incumbent was running. Going into the 2022 election, the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 54% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Amy Loudenbeck was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Elizabbeth Lochner-Abel’s 44.4% of the vote. |
District 33
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Cody Horlacher was re-elected with 61.9% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Mason Becker’s 38.1% of the vote. |
District 37
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 55% of the vote in the last election and the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2021, Republican candidate William Penterman was elected in a special election with 54.1% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Pete Adam’s 44.3% of the vote. In 2020, Republican incumbent John Jagler was re-elected with 56.1% of the vote to Democratic candidate Abigail Lowery’s 40.9% of the vote and Independent candidate Stepen Ratzlaff Jr.’s 3% of the vote. |
District 42
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Jon Plumer was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Melisa Arndt’s 40.8% of the vote. |
District 45
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 60% of the vote in the last election and no incumbent was running. Going into the 2022 election, the district was rated as Leans Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Mark Spreitzer was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Tawny Gustina’s 45.1% of the vote. |
District 49
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Travis Tranel was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Shaun Murphy-Lopez’s 40.8% of the vote. |
District 50
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Tony Kurz was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Mark Waldon’s 36.7% of the vote. |
District 51
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Todd Novak was re-elected with 52% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Kriss Marion’s 47.9% of the vote. |
District 54
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 55% of the vote in the last election and there was no incumbent running. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as Tilts Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Gordon Hinntz was re-elected with 54.2% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Donnie Herman’s 45.7% of the vote. |
District 55
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 55% of the vote in the last election and there was no incumbent running. Going into the 2022 election, the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 53% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate Rachael Cabral-Guevara was elected with 54.8% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Dan Schierl’s 45.1% of the vote. |
District 68
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Jesse James was re-elected with 60.9% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Emily Berge’s 39% of the vote. |
District 71
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 54% according to Dave’s Redistricting and was rated as Tilts Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Katrina Shankland was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Scott Soik’s 44.4% of the vote. |
District 73
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 60% of the vote in the last election and no incumbent was running. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Nick Milroy was re-elected with 50.2% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Keith Kern’s 49.8% of the vote. |
District 74
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 52% of the vote in the last election and no incumbent was running. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Beth Meyers was re-elected with 51.5% of the vote compared to Republican candidate James Bolen’s 48.5% of the vote. |
District 84
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This seat was vacant at the time of the election.[1] |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting and was rated as Tilts Republican by CNalysis. In 2020, Republican incumbent Mike Kuglitsch was unopposed for re-election, winning with 96.2% of the vote. At the time of the 2022 election, this district had been vacant since May 19, 2022. |
District 85
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Patrick Snyder was re-elected with 55.1% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Jeff Johnson’s 44.9% of the vote. |
District 88
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 53% of the vote in the last election and the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 54% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent John Macco was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Kristin Lyerly’s 47.6% of the vote. |
District 92
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Treig Pronschinske was re-elected with 58.6% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Amanda WhiteEagle’s 41.4% of the vote. |
District 93
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 54% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Warren Petryk was re-elected with 61.7% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Charlene Warner’s 38.3% of the vote. |
District 94
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 53% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting and was rated as Tilts Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Steve Doyle was re-elected with 52.4% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Kevin Hoyer’s 45.2% of the vote. |
District 96
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Loren Oldenburg was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Josefine Jaynes’s 43.7% of the vote. |
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Campaign finance
The campaign finance data analyzed and displayed below is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Campaign finance by district
The section below contains data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
One incumbent lost in the Nov. 8 general election.
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Don Vruwink |  Democratic |
Assembly District 33 |
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
No incumbents lost in primaries.
Retiring incumbents
Twenty-three incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[2] Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Wisconsin. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Wisconsin in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 22, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
There were 38 contested state legislative primaries in Wisconsin in 2022, 16% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 15% increase compared to the 2020 election cycle.
A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.
Republican candidates drove the increase this cycle. Of the 38 contested primaries in 2022, there were nine for Democrats and 29 for Republicans. For Democrats, this was down from 18 in 2020, a 50% decrease. For Republicans, the number increased 93% from 15 in 2020 to 29 in 2022.
Of those 38 contested primaries, nine featured an incumbent, representing 11% of incumbents who filed for re-election. This was the highest rate of incumbents in contested primaries since 2014 when 12% of incumbents faced primary challenges.
All nine incumbents in contested primaries in 2022 were Republicans. No Democratic incumbents who filed for re-election faced a contested primary.
Overall, 258 major party candidates—110 Democrats and 148 Republicans—filed to run. All 99 Assembly districts held elections in 2022 as did 17 of the 33 Senate districts.
Thirty of those districts were open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guaranteed that at least 23% of the legislature held be represented by newcomers in 2023.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2010 to 2022.[3] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Wisconsin State Assembly elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 99 | 23 (23%) | 76 (77%) |
| 2020 | 99 | 13 (13%) | 86 (87%) |
| 2018 | 99 | 13 (13%) | 86 (87%) |
| 2016 | 99 | 10 (10%) | 89 (90%) |
| 2014 | 99 | 21 (21%) | 78 (79%) |
| 2012 | 99 | 18 (18%) | 81 (82%) |
| 2010 | 99 | 20 (20%) | 79 (80%) |
Incumbents running in new districts
When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election.
In 2022, two incumbents filed to run for re-election in a new district different from the ones they represented before the election. Click [show] on the table below to view those incumbents.
| Incumbents running in new districts | ||||||
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| Name | Party | Originally represented ... | Filed in 2022 in ... | New district open? | ||
| Don Vruwink | Democratic |
Assembly District 43 | Assembly District 33 | Yes | ||
| Chuck Wichgers |  Republican |
Assembly District 83 | Assembly District 82 | Yes | ||
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations, Chapter 8
The filing process for both ballot-qualified party candidates and other candidates (e.g., independents, non-recognized party candidates, etc.) is the same. The filing procedure, however, does vary somewhat according to the type of office being sought. Please note that only ballot-qualified party candidates can participate in primaries.[4]
For federal and state candidates
A candidate for federal office must file a declaration of candidacy with the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The declaration of candidacy must state the following:[4][5]
- that the individual is a candidate for the office named on the form
- that the individual meets the qualifications for office, or will meet the qualifications by the time he or she assumes office if elected
- that the individual will otherwise qualify for office if nominated and elected
The declaration of candidacy must be sworn before an individual authorized to administer oaths. The declaration of candidacy must be filed by 5:00 p.m. on June 1 preceding the election (if June 1 falls on non-business day, the form will be due on the next preceding business day).[4][5][6][7]
In addition to the declaration of candidacy, the candidate must submit nomination papers to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The number of signatures required varies according to the office being sought. Requirements are summarized in the table below.[4][6][7]
| Nomination paper signature requirements for federal candidates | ||
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| Office | Minimum signatures | Maximum signatures |
| U.S. Senator | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| U.S. Representative | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| State senator | 400 | 800 |
| State representative | 200 | 400 |
| State supreme court justice | 2,000 | 4,000 |
Nomination papers must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on June 1 preceding the election (if June 1 falls on non-business day, the form will be due on the next preceding business day).[4][6][7]
Write-in candidates
On April 2, 2014, Governor Scott Walker signed into law AB 419, which requires that write-in candidates file campaign finance statements in order to have their votes tallied. Otherwise, there are no specific filing requirements for write-in candidates.[8]
Qualifications
Section 6 of Article 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution states, "No person shall be eligible to the legislature who shall not have resided one year within the state, and be a qualified elector in the district which he may be chosen to represent."
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[9] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $57,408/year | $140/day for senators. Dane County senators are allowed half that amount. $155.70/day (with overnight) or $77.85/day (no overnight) for representatives. Dane County representatives receive only $77.85/day. |
When sworn in
Wisconsin legislators assume office the first Monday in January following the election, unless the first Monday of January falls on January 1 or 2. In those cases, legislators assume office on January 3.[10]
Wisconsin political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2025
Two years of Democratic trifectas • Ten years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Presidential politics in Wisconsin
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Wisconsin, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
49.5
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1,630,673 | 10 |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
48.8
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1,610,065 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.2
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38,491 | 0 | |
 
| Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party) |
0.2
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5,258 | 0 | |
 
| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party) |
0.2
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5,144 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
0.2
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7,721 | 0 | ||
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Total votes: 3,297,352 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Wisconsin, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 46.5% | 1,382,536 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
47.2% | 1,405,284 | 10 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.6% | 106,674 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1% | 31,072 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.4% | 12,162 | 0 | |
| Workers Party | Monica Moorehead/Lamont Lilly | 0.1% | 1,770 | 0 | |
| American Delta | Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0.1% | 1,502 | 0 | |
| - | Write-in votes | 1.2% | 35,150 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 2,976,150 | 10 | |||
| Election results via: Wisconsin Elections Commission | |||||
Note: The vote totals above are from the recount.
Wisconsin presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | P[11] | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | R |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Wisconsin
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On February 19, 2024, Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed Senate Bill 488 into law, adopting new Wisconsin legislative maps.[12] The maps were approved by majority votes in both chambers of Wisconsin's state legislature on February 13. The state Senate voted 18-14 in favor of adopting the new legislative maps, while the state Assembly vote total was 63-33.
In the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, Janet Protasiewicz had defeated Daniel Kelly, changing the balance of the court from a conservative to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years.[13][14] Later that year on December 22, 2023, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 vote that the state's legislative maps were unconstitutional and ordered new maps to be drawn before the 2024 election.[15] The court rejected the least change approach the conservative majority had adopted for the 2022 maps and ruled that the new maps must satisfy the state constitution's contiguity requirements.[16]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mike Kuglitsch (R) was the winner of the 2020 election. He left office in May 2022.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Government Accountability Board, "Ballot Access Manual (2023)," accessed apRIL 25, 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations, "Chapter 8, Section 21," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations, "Chapter 8, Section 20," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations, "Chapter 8, Section 15," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Wisconsin Will No Longer Count Write-in Votes Unless Write-in Candidate Files Paperwork," May 17, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Statutes, "Chapter 13: Legislative Branch: 13.02 Regular sessions," accessed October 5, 2021
- ↑ Progressive Party
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Gov. Evers Signs Fair Maps for Wisconsin," February 19, 2024
- ↑ NBC, "In heated Wisconsin Supreme Court debate, candidates tangle over 'fake elector' scheme," March 21, 2023
- ↑ NBC News, "Wisconsin governor signs new state legislative maps into law, ending a GOP gerrymander," February 19, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Justices in Wisconsin Order New Legislative Maps," December 22, 2023
- ↑ Wisconsin Examiner, "Wisconsin Supreme Court rules state voting maps unconstitutional," December 22, 2023
