Wisconsin elections, 2018

The Wisconsin general elections, 2018 will be held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 6, 2018. All of Wisconsin's executive officers are up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats and Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker, first elected in 2010, is seeking a re-election to a third term.

Democrat Bob Harlow has declared that he is running.[1][2][3]

Potential Democratic candidates include former State Senator Timothy Cullen,[4][5][6] Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk,[7] Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ,[6] U.S. Representative Ron Kind,[4] Kenosha County Executive James Kreuser,[8] State Representative Cory Mason,[8][6] Blue Jean Nation founder Mike McCabe,[9] Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson,[8][6] Dane County Executive Joe Parisi,[4][10][6] State Representative Chris Taylor,[6] State Senator Kathleen Vinehout,[4][8][6] and State Representative Dana Wachs.[4][6]

2016 Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate Phil Anderson has declared his candidacy.[11]

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, first elected in 2010, is eligible to run for re-election to a third term.

Libertarian Patrick Baird is running to be Phil Anderson's Lieutenant Governor.[12]

Attorney General

Republican incumbent Brad Schimel, first elected in 2014, is running for re-election to a second term.[13] Voting rights attorney and former federal prosecutor Josh Kaul has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination.[14]

Secretary of State

Incumbent Doug La Follette, first elected in 1982 (and also serving from 1975–1979), is eligible to run for re-election to a tenth non-consecutive term. Madison Alderwoman, Arvina Martin, is running against La Follette for the Democratic nomination

Republican candidate Jay Schroeder will be running for Secretary of State in Wisconsin. Jay Schroeder has said he wants to abolish the Secretary of State position after being elected. Jay Schroeder, of Neenah, announced his candidacy for Secretary of State. Schroeder hopes to work with the legislature to draft a state wide referendum to eliminate the office. Spencer Zimmerman is also running for the Republican nomination

Libertarian sports announcer Rich Reynolds has declared his candidacy for the position, joining onto the "TeamGuv" bill with Phil Anderson and Patrick Baird.

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Matt Adamczyk, first elected in 2014, has chosen to not run for reelection.

Travis Hartwig won the Republican nomination with 72% of the vote.

Former state Treasurer, Dawn Marie Sass and Cynthia Kaump were defeated in the democratic primary by Sarah Godlewski who recently moved to Wisconsin.

Andrew Zuelke is running for the Constitution Party

United States Senate

Incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin, first elected in 2012, is eligible to run for re-election to a second term.

United States House of Representatives

All 8 of Wisconsin's congressional districts will be up for election in November.

State Senate

The 17 odd-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate are up for election in 2018.

State Assembly

All 99 seats of the Wisconsin State Assembly are up for election in November.

References

  1. ↑ Harlow, Bob (February 27, 2017). "An Interview with Bob Harlow". Fresh Take with Josh Dukelow (Interview). Interviewed by Josh Dukelow. Appleton, WI: WHBY.
  2. ↑ De Valk, Olivia (February 8, 2017). "Bullet Train Proposal Races for Voter Attention". The Pointer, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ Reilly, J. Patrick (December 1, 2016). "Barneveld man announces exploratory committee, aims to run for Governor". The Dodgeville Chronicle. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Opoien, Jessie (July 3, 2016). "7 Democrats who might challenge Scott Walker in 2018". The Capital Times. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Shawn (July 5, 2016). "Former State Sen. Tim Cullen Considering Run For Governor". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Opoien, Jessie (August 10, 2016). "Turning the tide: Can a Wisconsin Democrat win the 2018 election for governor?". The Capital Times. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Kampa, Dana (October 20, 2016). "Professors outline possibilities for future gubernatorial elections". The Badger Herald. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Sommerhauser, Mark (June 5, 2016). "Kathleen Vinehout surveys Democrats about run for governor". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bauer, Scott (May 4, 2017). "McCabe: 'I am willing' to run for Wisconsin governor". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  10. ↑ Becker, Abigail (June 6, 2016). "Stressing access for all, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi to run for re-election". The Capital Times. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ Reistad, Meghan (October 21, 2017). "Libertarian Party of Wisconsin celebrates 2018 campaign kickoff". Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ http://teamguv.org/
  13. ↑ DeFour, Matthew (May 14, 2016). "Glenn Grothman cites transgender bathroom legal battle as sign of 'moral decline'". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ Stein, Jason (April 10, 2017). "Josh Kaul, the son of former AG Peg Lautenschlager, will challeenge Brad Schimel in the next election". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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