2017 Wisconsin elections

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2017 Wisconsin elections
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  2016 April 4, 2017 2018  

The 2017 Wisconsin Spring Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 4, 2017. The top of the ballot was the election for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. There was also an uncontested election for Wisconsin Supreme Court, three uncontested elections for Wisconsin Court of Appeals, and several other nonpartisan local and judicial elections. There were also a number of local referendums for school funding. The 2017 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held February 21, 2017.

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In the election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, incumbent Tony Evers won a third term. He would not complete the term, however, as he was elected Governor of Wisconsin the following year.

State elections

Executive

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2017 Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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  2013 April 4, 2017 2021  
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Nominee Tony Evers Lowell Holtz
Popular vote494,793212,504
Percentage69.9%30.0%

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County results
Evers:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Holtz:     50–60%

Superintendent before election

Tony Evers
Nonpartisan

Elected Superintendent

Tony Evers
Nonpartisan

Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers easily defeated challenger Lowell E. Holtz, taking nearly 70% of the vote. Evers' performance in this statewide election would prove useful as he made his case in a crowded Democratic primary field for Governor of Wisconsin in 2018. [1]

Primary county results
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Evers
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Holtz
40-50%
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Primary county results
  Evers
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Holtz
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Election, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Primary Election, February 21, 2017 [2]
Nonpartisan Tony Evers (incumbent) 255,552 69.43%
Nonpartisan Lowell E. Holtz 84,398 22.93%
Nonpartisan John Humphries27,0667.35%
Nonpartisan Rick Melcher (Write-in)3770.10%
Scattering7030.19%
Total votes368,096 100.0%
General Election, April 4, 2017 [3]
Nonpartisan Tony Evers (incumbent) 494,793 69.86% +7.71%
Nonpartisan Lowell E. Holtz212,50430.00%
Nonpartisan Rick Melcher (write-in)620.01%
Scattering9300.13%−0.04%
Plurality282,28939.86%+17.39%
Total votes708,289 100.0% -11.08%

Judicial

State Supreme Court

2017 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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  2016 April 4, 2017 2018  
  2007
2027 
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Nominee Annette Ziegler
Popular vote492,352
Percentage97.2%

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County results
Ziegler:
  >90%

Justice before election

Annette Ziegler
Nonpartisan

Elected Justice

Annette Ziegler
Nonpartisan

A regularly-scheduled Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held this year. Incumbent Annette Ziegler was unopposed seeking her second ten-year term.

2017 Wisconsin Supreme Court election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Annette Ziegler (incumbent) 492,352 97.20%
Write-in 14,1652.80%
Total votes506,517 100.0%

State Court of Appeals

Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2017. All three were uncontested.

State Circuit Courts

Forty eight of the state's 249 circuit court seats were up for election in 2017. Eleven of those seats were contested. No incumbent judge was defeated in the general election, but Trempealeau County judge Charles V. Feltes was defeated in the February primary. Feltes had been appointed by Governor Scott Walker the previous July.

CircuitBranchIncumbentElectedDefeatedDefeated in Primary
NameVotes%NameVotes%Name(s)
BurnettKenneth KutzMelissia R. Christianson Mogen1,85063.03%David Grindell1,08536.97%
Columbia2W. Andrew VoigtW. Andrew Voigt5,02499.31%
Dane9Richard G. NiessRichard G. Niess58,78599.11%
12Clayton Kawski Jill J. Karofsky 50,58557.54%Marilyn Townsend37,11042.21%
Dodge2Martin De VriesMartin De Vries7,98864.09%Randall E. Doyle4,47635.91%
Door2David L. WeberDavid L. Weber5,42699.12%
Fond du Lac5Robert WirtzRobert Wirtz9,14099.66%
Grant1Robert P. VanDeHeyRobert P. VanDeHey6,08699.51%
Green LakeMark SlateMark Slate1,64399.58%
IronPatrick J. MaddenPatrick J. Madden1,08198.45%
Jefferson4Randy R. KoschnickBennett J. Brantmeier6,08798.94%
Kenosha4Anthony MilisauskasAnthony Milisauskas10,39099.16%
7Jodi L. MeierJodi L. Meier12,38685.10%John Anthony Ward2,14514.74%
Manitowoc3Jerome L. FoxBob Dewane7,64655.03%Patricia Koppa6,21744.75%Donald J. Chewning
Marathon4Gregory J. StrasserGregory J. Strasser12,52899.52%
5Michael K. MoranMichael K. Moran12,78099.58%
Milwaukee1 Maxine Aldridge White Maxine Aldridge White 55,03898.90%
4Michael J. HanrahanMichael J. Hanrahan52,09698.81%
9Paul Van GrunsvenPaul Van Grunsven51,19298.80%
10VacantMichelle Ackerman Havas52,03298.71%
13Mary E. TriggianoMary E. Triggiano52,34899.02%
18 Pedro Colón Pedro Colón 54,24798.80%
19Dennis R. CimplDennis R. Cimpl51,67098.93%
21Cynthia DavisCynthia Davis52,46498.96%
33Carl AshleyCarl Ashley52,47399.11%
35Frederick C. RosaFrederick C. Rosa52,86498.89%
36 Jeffrey Kremers Jeffrey Kremers 52,61198.69%
47John SiefertKristy Yang49,34257.20%Scott A. Wales36,70542.55%
Oconto1Michael T. JudgeMichael T. Judge4,846100.0%
Outagamie1Mark J. McGinnisMark J. McGinnis14,032100.0%
Polk1Daniel J. TolanDaniel J. Tolan4,83960.06%Malia Malone3,21839.94%David D. Danielson
2Jeff AndersonJeff Anderson6,959100.0%
Racine3Emily S. MuellerEmily S. Mueller15,242100.0%
Rock6John M. WoodJohn M. Wood11,82299.13%
Sheboygan2Kent HoffmannKent Hoffmann10,15999.65%
3Angela W. SutkiewiczAngela W. Sutkiewicz10,72299.55%
5Daniel BorowskiDaniel Borowski10,14399.46%
TrempealeauCharles V. FeltesRian W. Radtke2,85652.29%Rick Schaumberg2,59447.49%Charles V. Feltes
VernonMichael J. RosboroughDarcy Rood3,25356.43%Timothy J. Gaskell2,51243.57%
Washington1James G. PorousJames G. Porous10,00499.32%
3Todd K. MartensTodd K. Martens8,90373.32%Robert T. Olson3,21026.44%
Waukesha3Ralph M. RamirezRalph M. Ramirez31,93799.33%
3Lloyd V. CarterLloyd V. Carter30,75799.29%
4William DominaWilliam Domina31,32699.31%
Waupaca1Philip M. KirkTroy L. Nielsen4,52263.74%Eric D. Hendrickson2,56836.19%
WausharaGuy DutcherGuy Dutcher2,078100.0%
Winnebago2Scott C. WoldtScott C. Woldt11,81199.18%
6Daniel J. BissettDaniel J. Bissett11,71599.26%

Local elections

Madison

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi won re-election without opposition.

Racine

In Racine's special mayoral election, held in October, State Assemblymember Cory Mason was elected to fill the remainder of Mayor John Dickert's unexpired term. Mason topped a six-person primary and went on to defeat Alderman Sandy Weidner in the special election. [5]

School referendums

There were 65 local education-funding referendums on the ballot in the 2017 election. 40 of those referendums passed, awarding the school districts approximately $700 million in additional funding. [6]

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