| Election Name: | 2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Wisconsin Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Image1: | File:Attorney Josh Kaul.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Josh Kaul |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,305,902 |
| Percentage1: | 49.41% |
| Nominee2: | Brad Schimel |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,288,712 |
| Percentage2: | 48.76% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Brad Schimel |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Josh Kaul |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
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]
Attorney Josh Kaul won the Democratic nomination unopposed.[4]
Terry Larson won the Constitution Party nomination unopposed.[5]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brad Schimel (R) | Josh Kaul (D) | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University | October 24–28, 2018 | 1,154 LV | ± 3.2% | align="center" | 47% | 45% | 8% |
| 1,400 RV | ± 3.0% | align="center" | 45% | 43% | 12% | ||
| Marquette University | October 3–7, 2018 | 799 LV | ± 3.9% | align="center" | 47% | 43% | 10% |
| 1,000 RV | ± 3.6% | align="center" | 45% | 41% | 14% | ||
| Marquette University | September 12–16, 2018 | 614 LV | ± 4.4% | align="center" | 48% | 41% | 11% |
| 800 RV | ± 4.0% | align="center" | 47% | 40% | 13% |
Kaul won the election by a 0.65% margin.[6] [7]
Despite losing the state, Schimel won 5 of 8 congressional districts.[8]
| District | Schimel | Kaul | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55% | 43% | Paul Ryan | ||||
| 30% | 69% | |||||
| 48% | 50% | |||||
| 24% | 74% | |||||
| 62% | 37% | Jim Sensenbrenner | ||||
| 57% | 41% | |||||
| 57% | 41% | |||||
| 56% | 42% | Mike Gallagher |