2024 Wisconsin elections
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 1, 2024.
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The 2024 Wisconsin spring election will be held April 2, 2024. This election will likely feature a contested race in the Republican presidential nominating contest. Additionally, two seats of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals will be up for election, as well as various nonpartisan local and judicial offices. The 2024 Wisconsin Spring Primary will be held on February 20, 2024. The filing deadline for the Spring election is January 2, 2024.
Federal offices
President
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 expected to seek a second four-year term.
Democratic primary
Wisconsin's Democratic presidential preference primary will be on the ballot for Wisconsin's Spring general election, to be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Incumbent president Joe Biden is running for renomination. There are two other declared candidates, lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and author Marianne Williamson.
Republican primary
Wisconsin's Republican presidential preference primary will be on the ballot for Wisconsin's Spring general election, to be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Former president Donald Trump is running for the nomination. Other candidates include former Vice President Mike Pence, incumbent Florida governor Ron DeSantis, U.S. senator Tim Scott (SC), former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. representative Will Hurd (TX-23), North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, Miami mayor Francis Suarez, radio host Larry Elder, and businessmen Perry Johnson and Vivek Ramaswamy.
U.S. Senate
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 has indicated she will seek a third six-year term.
U.S. House of Representatives
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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Location | 2023 CPVI |
Representative | First elected |
Status | Candidates | Results | |
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 | TBD | Rebecca Cooke (Dem.) (declared)
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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) |
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Wisconsin 8 | R+10 | Mike Gallagher | 2016 | Running |
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State offices
State Senate
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 and 6 are held by Democrats. Overall, Republicans hold 22 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate.
- Candidates
Dist. | Incumbent | This Election | ||||
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Senator | Party | First elected |
Status | Candidate(s) | Status | |
02 | Robert Cowles | Rep. | 1987 | TBD | ||
04 | Lena Taylor | Dem. | 2004 | TBD | ||
06 | La Tonya Johnson | Dem. | 2016 | TBD | ||
08 | Dan Knodl | Rep. | 2023 | TBD | ||
10 | Rob Stafsholt | Rep. | 2020 | TBD | ||
12 | Mary Felzkowski | Rep. | 2020 | TBD | ||
14 | Joan Ballweg | Rep. | 2020 | TBD | ||
16 | Melissa Agard | Dem. | 2020 | TBD | ||
18 | Dan Feyen | Rep. | 2016 | TBD | ||
20 | Duey Stroebel | Rep. | 2015 | TBD | ||
22 | Robert Wirch | Dem. | 1996 | TBD | ||
24 | Patrick Testin | Rep. | 2016 | TBD | ||
26 | Kelda Roys | Dem. | 2020 | TBD | ||
28 | Julian Bradley | Rep. | 2020 | TBD | ||
30 | Eric Wimberger | Rep. | 2020 | TBD | ||
32 | Brad Pfaff | Dem. | 2020 | TBD |
State Assembly
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.
State Supreme Court
There is no scheduled election for Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2024. An election for Supreme Court could still occur concurrent with the Spring general election in 2024 if a vacancy occurs on the court before December 1, 2023. The Wisconsin Supreme Court does not hold special elections on dates other than the Spring election calendar.
State Court of Appeals
Two seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals will be on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024.
- In District I, incumbent judge Timothy Dugan will not run for another six-year term and will likely leave office before the election. Wisconsin circuit court judge Pedro Colón has been appointed to take the seat when it is vacated by Dugan, and he will run for a full six-year term in this election.
- In District IV, incumbent judge JoAnne Kloppenburg has not indicated if she will seek a third six-year term. She was first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2018, both times without facing opposition.
State Circuit Courts
Fifty two of the state's 261 circuit court seats will be on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024.[2]
Circuit | Branch | Incumbent | Notes | |
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Judge | Entered office | |||
Ashland | Kelly J. McKnight | 2018 | ||
Brown | 2 | Thomas J. Walsh | 2012 | |
6 | John P. Zakowski | 2012 | ||
Buffalo–Pepin | Thomas W. Clark | 2018 | ||
Calumet | 1 | Jeffrey S. Froehlich | 2012 | |
Chippewa | 1 | Steven H. Gibbs | 2017 | |
Clark | Lyndsey Boon Brunette | 2018 | ||
Columbia | 3 | Troy D. Cross | 2018 | |
Dane | 1 | Susan M. Crawford | 2018 | |
8 | Frank D. Remington | 2012 | ||
11 | Ellen K. Berz | 2012 | ||
12 | --seat vacated by Chris Taylor-- | |||
Door | 1 | D. Todd Ehlers | 2000 | |
Eau Claire | 3 | Emily M. Long | 2018 | |
4 | Jon M. Theisen | 2011 | Appointed by Scott Walker | |
5 | Sarah Harless | 2018 | ||
Fond du Lac | 1 | Anthony Nehls | 2022 | Appointed by Tony Evers |
Jefferson | 2 | William F. Hue | 1995 | |
3 | Robert F. Dehring Jr. | 2016 | Appointed by Scott Walker | |
Juneau | 1 | Stacy A. Smith | 2018 | |
Kenosha | 2 | Jason A. Rossell | 2011 | Appointed by Scott Walker |
Manitowoc | 2 | Jerilyn M. Dietz | 2018 | |
Menominee–Shawano | William F. Kussel Jr. | 2011 | Appointed by Scott Walker | |
Milwaukee | 8 | William Sosnay | 2000 | |
14 | Amber Raffeet August | 2023 | Appointed by Tony Evers | |
17 | Carolina Maria Stark | 2012 | ||
18 | --seat being vacated by Pedro Colón-- | |||
20 | Joseph R. Wall | 2018 | Appointed by Scott Walker | |
23 | Lindsey C. Grady | 2012 | ||
24 | Raphael Ramos | 2023 | Appointed by Tony Evers | |
28 | Mark A. Sanders | 2012 | ||
38 | Jeffrey A. Wagner | 1988 | ||
39 | Jane V. Carroll | 2006 | ||
43 | Marshall B. Murray | 1999 | Appointed by Tommy Thompson | |
46 | Anderson Gansner | 2023 | Appointed by Tony Evers | |
Monroe | 3 | Rick Radcliffe | 2017 | Appointed by Scott Walker |
Oneida | 2 | Michael H. Bloom | 2012 | |
Outagamie | 5 | Carrie Schneider | 2017 | Appointed by Scott Walker |
Price | Kevin G. Klein | 2017 | Appointed by Scott Walker | |
Racine | 1 | Wynne P. Laufenberg | 2016 | Appointed by Scott Walker |
9 | Robert S. Repischak | 2017 | Appointed by Scott Walker | |
10 | Timothy D. Boyle | 2012 | ||
Rock | 3 | Jeffrey S. Kuglitsch | 2017 | Appointed by Scott Walker |
7 | Barbara W. McCrory | 2012 | ||
Sauk | 3 | Patricia A. Barrett | 2018 | |
St. Croix | 3 | Scott R. Needham | 1994 | |
Walworth | 1 | Phillip A. Koss | 2012 | |
Waukesha | 2 | Jennifer Dorow | 2011 | Appointed by Scott Walker |
12 | Laura Lau | 2018 | ||
Waupaca | 3 | Raymond S. Huber | 2000 | |
Winnebago | 1 | Teresa S. Basiliere | 2018 | |
Wood | 2 | Nicholas J. Brazeau Jr. | 2011 | Appointed by Scott Walker |
Local offices
Kenosha mayor
- There will be a regularly scheduled mayoral election in Kenosha, Wisconsin, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent is John Antaramian, currently serving his sixth four-year term. He has not yet indicated if he will run for re-election.
Wausau mayor
- There will be a regularly scheduled mayoral election in Wausau, Wisconsin, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent Katie Rosenberg has indicated that she will run for a second four-year term.[3]
Milwaukee mayor
- There will be a regularly scheduled mayoral election in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent is Cavalier Johnson, who won a special election in 2022. He has not yet indicated if he will run for re-election.
Milwaukee County executive
- There will be a regularly scheduled county executive election in Milwaukee County, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent is David Crowley, who won his first four-year term in 2020. He has not yet indicated if he will run for re-election.
Milwaukee County district attorney
- There will be a regularly scheduled district attorney election in Milwaukee County, concurrent with the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. The incumbent is John T. Chisholm, who was first elected in 2006. He has not yet indicated if he will run for re-election.
Appleton mayor
- There will be a regularly scheduled mayoral election in Appleton, Wisconsin, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent is Jake Woodford, who won his first four-year term in 2020. He will run for re-election to a second term.
See also
- Elections in Wisconsin
- Bilingual elections requirement for Wisconsin (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)[4]
- Political party strength in Wisconsin
References
- "Upcoming Events". Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- "Wisconsin Officials and Employees" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2021. pp. 604–608. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Siewert, Shereen (April 7, 2023). "Wausau mayor to seek second term". Wausau Pilot & Review. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- "Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials—2015", Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203, Federal Register, retrieved October 13, 2020,
A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016
External links
- Wisconsin Elections Commission
- Wisconsin at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Wisconsin", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Wisconsin: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Wisconsin". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)