| Election Name: | 2024 Wisconsin elections |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2023 Wisconsin elections |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2025 Wisconsin elections |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
| Election Date: | April 2, 2024 November 5, 2024 |
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. The fall election will also fill sixteen seats in the Wisconsin Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 107th Wisconsin Legislature. The 2024 fall partisan primary will be held on August 13, 2024.[1] The filing deadline for the Fall election was June 3, 2024.[2] Concurrent with the Fall general election, there will also be a special election in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district to serve the remaining months of the
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 were also 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 appeared on the Fall primary ballot. The Fall ballot questions represented the first time in Wisconsin history that a constitutional amendment appeared on a primary ballot. Republicans supported all four amendments, Democrats opposed the amendments. Both Spring ballot amendments passed, both Fall primary ballot amendments failed in a landslide.
See main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Wisconsin. 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. The incumbent president, Joe Biden, initially planned to seek a second four-year term and won a sufficient number of Democratic National Convention delegates to secure his renomination. However, Biden announced on July 21, 2024, that he would drop out of the race and endorse his vice president, Kamala Harris. Harris has announced she will attempt to secure the nomination by earning the support of a majority of elected Democratic National Convention delegates. The Democratic nominee will face former president Donald Trump in the general election.
See main article: 2024 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary.
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.
See main article: 2024 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary. 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.
See main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Wisconsin. 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.
Three Republicans made the ballot for the primary: UW–Stevens Point College Republicans chair Rejani Raveendran, hedge fund manager Eric Hovde, who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for this Senate seat in 2012, and farmer and perennial candidate Charles Barman. Two other Republicans initially announced their candidacy but subsequently withdrew from the race: Trempealeau County supervisor Stacey Klein and retired U.S. Army Reserve sergeant major Patrick Schaefer-Wicke.
Two other independent candidates will also appear on the ballot: Phil Anderson (Disrupt The Corruption) and Thomas Leager (America First).
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. Concurrent with the Fall general election, a special election will be held in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district to serve the remaining months of the following the resignation of Mike Gallagher.
See main article: 2024 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district special election.
See main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin.
| District | Incumbent | Candidates[3] | ||||||
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| Location | 2022PVI[4] | Member | Party | Firstelected | Status | |||
| 2018 | Incumbent renominated |
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| 2012 | Incumbent renominated |
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| 2022 | Incumbent renominated |
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| 2004 | Incumbent renominated |
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| 2020 | Incumbent renominated |
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| 2014 | Incumbent renominated |
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| 2020 | Incumbent renominated |
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| Vacant | Rep. Mike Gallagher (R) resigned New member also to be elected to the unexpired term; see above. |
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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.[5]
A special election was held on July 30, 2024, to fill the 4th Senate district seat vacated by the resignation of Lena Taylor. A special primary was held July 2, 2024.[6] [7]
Two candidates filed to run in this election, state representatives LaKeshia Myers and Dora Drake. Dora Drake won the special primary, July 2, 2024, and was unopposed at the special election on July 30.[8]
See main article: 2024 Wisconsin Senate election. 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.
| Dist. | [9] | Incumbent | This Election[10] | ||||||
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| Senator | Party | Firstelected | Status | Candidate(s) | Status | ||||
| 02 | Rep. | 1987 | Not running | Eric Wimberger (Rep.) Kelly Peterson (Dem.) | |||||
| 04 | Dem. | 2024 | Running |
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| 06 | Dem. | 2016 | Running | La Tonya Johnson (Dem.) | |||||
| 08 | Rep. | 2023 | Not running |
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| 10 | Rep. | 2020 | Running |
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| 12 | Rep. | 2020 | Running |
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| 14 | Rep. | 2020 | Running | ||||||
| 16 | Dem. | 2020 | Not running | ||||||
| 18 | Rep. | 2016 | Running in 20th district |
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| 20 | Rep. | 2015 | Running in 8th district |
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| 22 | Dem. | 1996 | Running | Robert Wirch (Dem.) | |||||
| 24 | Rep. | 2016 | Running |
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| 26 | Dem. | 2020 | Running | Kelda Roys (Dem.) | |||||
| 28 | Rep. | 2020 | Running |
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| 30 | Rep. | 2020 | Running in 2nd district |
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| 32 | Dem. | 2020 | Running |
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See main article: 2024 Wisconsin State Assembly election. 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.
| Party (majority caucus shading) | Total | ||||||||
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| Democratic | Republican | ||||||||
| nowrap colspan=2 | Last election (2022) | 35 | 64 | 99 | |||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 | Total after last election (2022) | 35 | 64 | 99 | |||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 | Total before this election | 35 | 64 | 99 | |||||
| Up for election | 35 | 64 | 99 | ||||||
| of which: | nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Incumbent retiring | 14 | 9 | 23 | ||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Open | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Moving districts | 1 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Vacated | ||||||||
| Unopposed | 11 | 2 | 13 | - | nowrap style="background:#ccc" colspan=2 | This election | |||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 | Change from last election | ||||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 | Total after this election | ||||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" colspan=2 | Change in total | ||||||||
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.[12] [11] [13]
| Circuit | Branch | Incumbent | Elected | Defeated | Defeated in Primary | ||||||
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| Name | Entered office | Name | Votes | % | Name | Votes | % | Name(s)[26] | |||
| Ashland | 2018 | 2,781 | 98.79% | --Unopposed-- | |||||||
| Barron | 2 | --Vacant-- | 7,508 | 99.43% | |||||||
| Brown | 2 | 2012 | 38,128 | 99.27% | |||||||
| 6 | 2012 | 39,183 | 99.27% | ||||||||
| Buffalo–Pepin | 2018 | 3,518 | 99.18% | ||||||||
| Calumet | 1 | 2012 | 7,953 | 99.35% | |||||||
| Chippewa | 1 | 2017 | 11,549 | 99.17% | |||||||
| Clark | 1 | 2018 | 4,991 | 99.11% | |||||||
| Columbia | 3 | 2018 | 5.883 | 51.61% | 5,497 | 48.22% | |||||
| Dane | 1 | 2018 | 89,390 | 99.06% | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
| 8 | 2012 | 88,548 | 98.97% | ||||||||
| 10 | 2022 | 87,481 | 99.06% | ||||||||
| 11 | 2012 | 87,679 | 98.97% | ||||||||
| 12 | 2023 | 86,664 | 99.10% | ||||||||
| Door | 1 | 2000 | 6,309 | 63.10% | Brett Reetz | 3,684 | 36.85% | ||||
| 3 | 2018 | 15,541 | 99.01% | --Unopposed-- | |||||||
| 4 | 2011 | 16,049 | 98.96% | ||||||||
| 5 | 2018 | 15,273 | 99.07% | ||||||||
| 1 | 2022 | 11,556 | 99.91% | ||||||||
| Jefferson | 3 | 2016 | 12,156 | 98.85% | |||||||
| Juneau | 1 | 2018 | 3,943 | 99.19% | |||||||
| Kenosha | 2 | 2011 | 21,573 | 98.47% | |||||||
| 3 | 2023 | 16,652 | 53.15% | Frank Gagliardi | 14,624 | 46.68% | William Michel | ||||
| La Crosse | 3 | 2023 | 12,247 | 56.67% | Candice C. M. Tlustosch | 9,364 | 43.33% | ||||
| Manitowoc | 2 | 2018 | 13,339 | 99.37% | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
| Menominee–Shawano | 2011 | 6,630 | 99.95% | ||||||||
| Milwaukee | 8 | 2000 | 96,263 | 98.65% | |||||||
| 14 | 2023 | 96,183 | 98.74% | ||||||||
| 17 | 2012 | 96,223 | 98.82% | ||||||||
| 18 | 2023 | 95,439 | 98.81% | ||||||||
| 20 | 2018 | 94,997 | 98.79% | ||||||||
| 23 | 2023 | 94,959 | 98.81% | ||||||||
| 24 | 2023 | 95,541 | 98.87% | ||||||||
| 28 | 2012 | 95,462 | 98.87% | ||||||||
| 38 | 1988 | 97,561 | 98.74% | ||||||||
| 39 | 2006 | 98,808 | 98.81% | ||||||||
| 43 | 1999 | 61,625 | 50.99% | Rochelle N. Johnson-Bent | 58,366 | 48.30% | |||||
| 46 | 2023 | 95,985 | 98.77% | --Unopposed-- | |||||||
| Monroe | 3 | 2017 | 5,737 | 99.15% | |||||||
| Oneida | 2 | 2012 | 6,834 | 66.78% | Michael Fugle | 3,386 | 33.09 | ||||
| Outagamie | 5 | 2017 | 25,552 | 100.0% | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
| Price | 2017 | 2,639 | 100.0% | ||||||||
| Racine | 1 | 2016 | 22,916 | 98.53% | |||||||
| 3 | 2023 | 20,667 | 60.85% | Toni L. Young | 13,216 | 38.91% | |||||
| 9 | 2017 | 22,673 | 98.48% | --Unopposed-- | |||||||
| 10 | 2012 | 23,418 | 98.84% | ||||||||
| Rock | 3 | 2017 | 19,887 | 98.69% | |||||||
| 7 | 2012 | 20,527 | 98.84% | ||||||||
| Sauk | 3 | 2018 | Blake J. Duren | 6,558 | 51.30% | Nancy Thome | 6,226 | 48.70% | |||
| St. Croix | 3 | 1994 | 15,042 | 99.07% | |||||||
| Walworth | 1 | 2012 | Estee E. Scholtz | 14,215 | 69.07% | Peter M. Navis | 6,283 | 30.53% | James B. Duquette | ||
| Waukesha | 2 | 2011 | Jennifer Dorow | 79,029 | 98.83% | --Unopposed-- | |||||
| 12 | 2018 | Jack A. Pitzo | 70,211 | 98.93% | |||||||
| Waupaca | 3 | 2000 | 7,877 | 99.24% | |||||||
| Winnebago | 1 | 2018 | Michael D. Rust | 15,670 | 52.99% | LaKeisha D. Haase | 13,876 | 46.92% | Eric R. Heywood | ||
| Wood | 2 | 2011 | 11,678 | 96.85% | --Unopposed-- | ||||||
There were four amendments to the Constitution of Wisconsin voted on during 2024. The first two amendments were on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The other two amendments were 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 amendment votes succeeded. Both fall amendment votes failed.
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 were part of the Republican legislature's campaign to restrict the powers of the Democratic governor, which began just after he won the 2018 election. These two amendments attempted to restrict the governor's authority over spending of state money. The manner of the fall amendment process was 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 prior Wisconsin constitutional amendment votes (both successful and unsuccessful) took place at a general election. According to some political figures, such as Ben Wikler, the fall amendments were placed in the August primary as Republicans hoped a lower turnout election would ensure their approval.[27]
| Question 1 | |
| 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? | |
| Date: | April 2, 2024 |
| Yes: | 638,018 |
| No: | 534,126 |
| Total: | 1,172,144 |
| Mapcaption: | Yes: No: |
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.[28] The amendment was ratified with 54% of the votes.[29]
The question read:
| Question 2 | |
| 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? | |
| Date: | April 2, 2024 |
| Yes: | 684,487 |
| No: | 483,946 |
| Total: | 1,168,433 |
| Mapcaption: | Yes: No: |
The second constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 added language to restrict who is allowed to perform actions related to carrying out elections in Wisconsin. Wisconsin already had laws describing who is allowed to work as a poll worker or elections officers, but the ambiguous wording of the new amendment may have been intended to restrict any volunteer activities around election support that are not explicitly described by current law. The amendment was ratified with 58% of the votes.[30]
The question read:
| Question 1 | |
| 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? | |
| Date: | August 13, 2024 |
| Yes: | 521,191 |
| No: | 703,607 |
| Total: | 1,224,798 |
| Mapcaption: | No: Yes: |
The third constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 was 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 have been invalidated by this amendment.[31]
The question read:
| Question 2 | |
| 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? | |
| Date: | August 13, 2024 |
| Yes: | 520,946 |
| No: | 705,737 |
| Total: | 1,226,683 |
| Mapcaption: | No: Yes: |
The fourth constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 was intended to prohibit the governor from spending money that the state received 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.
The question read:
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.https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/59/iii/10/3/d
There are regularly-scheduled district attorney elections in all of Wisconsin's 72 counties as part of the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. Only two counties will see a contested race for district attorney in the general election (Kenosha and Wood). Two others will have a contested Republican primary but no general election opponent (Waukesha and Washington).
There will be a special election for Dane County executive in 2024, concurrent with the Fall general election, November 5, 2024, due to the early resignation of incumbent executive Joe Parisi. The winner of the special election will be entitled to serve the remainder of the term expiring April 2025. Former state senate minority leader Melissa Agard and county supervisor Dana Pellebon advanced to the general election. Two other candidates were eliminated in the nonpartisan primary: Madison city councilmember Regina Vidaver and Dane County director of equity and inclusion Wes Sparkman.[32] [33] [34]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Verona, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. Three-term incumbent, Luke Diaz, first elected in 2018, was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote, with the other 2% going to various write-in candidates.[35]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The six-term incumbent John Antaramian, did not run for a seventh four-year term. In the general election, longtime city councilmember David Bogdala was elected the 51st mayor of Kenosha, defeating city plan commissioner Lydia Spottswood.[36] Seven other candidates also ran, but were eliminated in the February primary: city councilmember Kelly MacKay, former county board member Tony Garcia, Peace in the Streets director Gregory Bennett Jr., Racial and Ethnic Equity Commission member Elizabeth Garcia, social media content creator Koerri Elijah, activist Andreas Meyer, and retiree Mary Morgan.[37] [38]
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.[39] In the general election, deputy district attorney Carli McNeill, running as a Democrat,[40] will face attorney Xavier Solis, running as a Republican.[41]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Wausau, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. City councilmember Doug Diny was elected mayor, defeating the incumbent mayor Katie Rosenberg.[42] Local agitator Christopher Wood also ran, but was eliminated in the February primary. Wood has been a controversial figure in Wausau, known for shouting anti-semitic rhetoric on the sidewalk outside of Wausau events.[43] [44]
See main article: 2024 Milwaukee mayoral election. A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent Cavalier Johnson, first elected in a 2022 special election, was elected to a full four-year term, defeating Wisconsin God Squad founder David King.[45] Activist Ieshuh Griffin also ran, but was eliminated in the February primary.[46] [47] [48]
A regularly scheduled county executive election was held in Milwaukee County, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent David Crowley, first elected in 2020, was elected to a second four-year term. He defeated perennial candidate Ieshuh Griffin, who was also a candidate for mayor in 2024.[49] [50]
There will be a regularly scheduled district attorney election in Milwaukee County, concurrent with the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. The 18-year incumbent, John T. Chisholm, will not run for re-election and will retire at the end of this term.[51] Only one candidate filed to appear on the ballot, Chisholm's deputy, Kent Lovern.[52]
A regularly scheduled city attorney election was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. State representative Evan Goyke defeated incumbent city attorney Tearman Spencer.[46] [53]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent Dennis McBride, first elected in 2020, was elected to a second four-year term. He defeated city councilmember Andrew Meindl.[54]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in West Allis, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent Dan Devine, first elected in 2008, was elected to a fifth four-year term. He defeated former business owner Amy Rose Murphy.[54]
A referendum was held at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024, in which Milwaukee Public Schools sought $252 million increased funding by raising the property tax levy by $216 per $100,000 of property value. Milwaukee Public Schools stressed that the increased funding was needed to address a pending budget shortfall. The referendum faced significant opposition from Milwaukee's business community, but narrowly passed, with 51% voting in favor.[55]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Appleton, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. The incumbent Jake Woodford, first elected in 2020, won a second four-year term without opposition.[56]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. Three-term incumbent Tony Penterman won his fourth two-year term without opposition.[56]
There will be a special election for Racine County executive on December 19, 2024, due to the death of the previous officeholder, Jonathan Delagrave. The winner of the special election will be entitled to serve the remainder of the term expiring April 2027. So far, only one candidate has announced a campaign, former congressional candidate Lorenzo Santos.[57]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Burlington, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. Eight-term incumbent Jeannie Hefty did not run for a ninth two-year term. City councilmember Jon Schultz was elected mayor of Burlington, defeating fellow city councilmember Corina Kretschmer.[58] [59]
There will be a regularly scheduled district attorney election in Waukesha County, concurrent with the Fall general election, November 5, 2024. The incumbent, Susan Opper, did not run for re-election and will retire at the end of this term. Deputy district attorney Lesli Boese defeated deputy district attorney Mike Thurston in the Republican primary and will be unopposed in the general election.[60] [61]
A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Menasha, Wisconsin, at the Spring general election, April 2, 2024. Four-term incumbent Don Merkes did not run for a fifth four-year term. City councilmember Austin Hammond was elected mayor of Menasha, narrowly defeating fellow city councilmember Rebecca Nichols.[62] Two other candidates also ran but were eliminated in the February primary: city council president Stan Sevenich and architectural intern Kyle Coenen.[56] [63]