2018 Wisconsin elections

2018 Wisconsin elections

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The 2018 Wisconsin Fall general election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 6, 2018. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats, Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate, and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2018 Wisconsin Fall partisan primary was held on August 14, 2018. There were also special elections held during 2018 for three State Assembly seats and two state senate seats.

The Democrats swept in all of the fall elections for statewide officials, unseating three incumbent Republicans, including two-term governor Scott Walker, and winning the open race for state treasurer. Republicans maintained control of both chambers in the Wisconsin Legislature however, as well as a majority of the state's U.S. House seats. ^[1]

The 2018 Wisconsin Spring election was held on April 3, 2018. This election featured a contested election for Wisconsin Supreme Court, as well as a referendum on an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin, and various other nonpartisan local and judicial races. The 2018 Wisconsin Spring primary was held on February 20, 2018.

In the nonpartisan Supreme Court election, the Wisconsin Democrats also claimed victory, as their preferred candidate defeated the Republicans' preferred candidate, reducing the Republican majority on the court to 4–3.

Federal offices

U.S. Senate

Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

Incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin, first elected in 2012, won re-election to a second term by an 11 percentage point margin against Republican challenger Leah Vukmir. This was the widest margin of victory won by a statewide candidate in Wisconsin's 2018 elections, and marked the widest margin won by a U.S. Senate candidate in Wisconsin since Herb Kohl's landslide victory in the 2006 election.

United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2018 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tammy Baldwin (incumbent)	1,472,914	55.4
	Republican	Leah Vukmir	1,184,885	44.5
	n/a	Write-ins	2,964	0.1
Total votes			2,660,763	100.0
	Democratic hold

U.S. House of Representatives

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

All 8 of Wisconsin's congressional districts were up for election in November. Seven incumbents ran for re-election, while the 1st district saw an open race after incumbent and then-Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced his retirement. ^[3] No seats flipped in the election, with Republicans continuing to hold five of the state's House seats to the Democrats' three.

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	137,508	42.27%	177,492	54.56%	10,317	3.17%	325,317	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	309,116	97.42%	0	0.00%	8,179	2.58%	317,295	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 3	187,888	59.65%	126,980	40.31%	121	0.04%	314,989	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 4	206,487	75.61%	59,091	21.64%	7,509	2.75%	273,087	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 5	138,385	37.99%	225,619	61.93%	284	0.08%	364,288	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	144,536	44.46%	180,311	55.47%	218	0.07%	325,065	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	124,307	38.50%	194,061	60.11%	4,472	1.39%	322,840	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	119,265	36.28%	209,410	63.69%	99	0.03%	328,774	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	1,367,492	53.18%	1,172,964	45.61%	31,199	1.21%	2,571,655	100.00%

State

Executive

All of Wisconsin's executive offices saw close election results, with the largest vote difference in any race being eight-term incumbent secretary of state Doug La Follette‘s 5.5 percent margin of victory. Every executive office was won by the Democratic candidate.

Governor

Main article: 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker, first elected in 2010, sought re-election to a third term. Despite having won two prior elections and a recall by fairly comfortable margins, Walker faced rising unpopularity due to his policies regarding infrastructure and education, among other issues, resulting in a close race. ^{[4] [5]} Low approval in Wisconsin of incumbent Republican U.S. President Donald Trump also harmed Walker in the election. ^[6]

Walker was ultimately defeated by Democrat Tony Evers by a narrow one percent margin, ending eight years of unified Republican control of the state.

Other candidates included Libertarian Phil Anderson and Independent Maggie Turnbull.

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2018 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Evers	1,324,307	49.5
	Republican	Scott Walker (incumbent)	1,295,080	48.4
	Libertarian	Phil Anderson	20,255	0.8
	Independent	Maggie Turnbull	18,884	0.7
	Green	Michael White	11,087	0.4
	Independent	Arnie Enz	2,745	0.1
	Write-in		980	0.1
Total votes			2,673,308	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Lieutenant governor

Former state representative Mandela Barnes defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch, who had served since 2010, and Libertarian Patrick Baird. ^[7] Barnes became Wisconsin's first African-American lieutenant Ggvernor, and the second African-American ever elected to state office in Wisconsin. ^[8]

Administrative

Attorney general

Main article: 2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election

Republican incumbent Brad Schimel, first elected in 2014, ran for re-election to a second term. ^[9] Voting rights attorney and former federal prosecutor Josh Kaul, the Democratic nominee, defeated Schimel in the general election. ^[10] Terry Larson, the Constitution Party nominee, also garnered around 2% of the vote, greater than the vote difference between Schimel and Kaul.

Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Kaul	1,305,902	49.4
	Republican	Brad Schimel (incumbent)	1,288,712	48.8
	Constitution	Terry Larson	47,038	1.8
	Write-in		1,199	0.0
Total votes			2,642,851	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Secretary of state

Main article: 2018 Wisconsin Secretary of State election

Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette, first elected in 1982 (and also serving from 1975 to 1979), won re-election to a tenth non-consecutive term. Madison Alderwoman Arvina Martin challenged La Follette in the Democratic primary.

Jay Schroeder was nominated in the Republican primary to run against La Follette, pledging to abolish the position if elected. ^[11]

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

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Democratic". ^[12]

Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug La Follette (incumbent)	1,380,752	52.7
	Republican	Jay Schroeder	1,235,034	47.2
	Write-in		2,162	0.1
Total votes			2,617,948	100.0
	Democratic hold

Treasurer

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Election

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Candidate Sarah Godlewski Travis Hartwig Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,324,110 1,216,811 Percentage 50.9% 46.8%

County results Congressional district results Godlewski:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Hartwig:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Treasurer before election Matt Adamczyk Republican Elected Treasurer Sarah Godlewski Democratic

Earlier in the year, a referendum had been held on whether or not to abolish the State Treasurer office, a move that Wisconsin voters rejected by a margin of more than 20 percent. ^[13]

Incumbent Republican Matt Adamczyk, first elected in 2014, chose not to run for reelection. Sarah Godlewski, the Democratic nominee, defeated Republican Travis Hartwig in the general.

Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Godlewski	1,324,110	50.9
	Republican	Travis Hartwig	1,216,811	46.8
	Constitution	Andrew Zuelke	59,570	2.2
	Write-in		1,471	0.1
Total votes			2,601,962	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Legislature

State senate

Main article: 2018 Wisconsin State Senate election

Two special elections had been held earlier in the year for the 1st and 10th districts. Both races were won by Democrats, despite the respective districts’ usual Republican leanings. ^{[14] [15]}

The 17 odd-numbered districts out of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election in 2018, including the 1st district. In total, Republicans had 10 seats up for election, while Democrats had 7. André Jacque was able to win back the 1st district seat for Republicans from Democrat Caleb Frostman, who had defeated him in the June special election. ^[16]

At the start of 2018, the senate had a composition of 18 Republicans and 13 Democrats with two vacancies. The net result of all 2018 state senate elections was a gain of one seat for both parties. When compared to the 2016 general election, however, the Republican majority was reduced from 20 to 13 (60.6%) to 19-14 (57.6%).

Summary

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
Last election (2016)	13	20	33	0
Before 2018		18	31	2
After Jan. 16 special	14		32	1
After June 12 special	15		33	0
Up in 2018 general	7	10	17
Incumbent retiring	1	2	3
After 2018 elections	14	19	33	0
Voting share	42%	58%

State Assembly

Main article: 2018 Wisconsin State Assembly election

All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election in 2018. There were also two special elections for three Assembly vacancies during the course of 2018. Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats in the 2018 general election, resulting a 63-36 seat Republican majority going into the 2019-2020 session.

Summary

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
Last election (2016)	35	64	99	0
Before 2018	34	62	96	3
After Jan. 16 special	35	63	98	1
After June 12 special		64	99	0
Up in 2018 general	35	64	99
Incumbent retiring	4	9	13
Incumbent lost primary	2	0	2
Total without Incumbent	6	9	15
After 2018 elections	36	63	99	0
Voting share	36%	64%

Judiciary

State Supreme Court

2018 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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←  2008 2028 →

Nominee Rebecca Dallet Michael Screnock Popular vote 555,848 440,808 Percentage 55.72% 44.19%

County results Dallet:     50–60%     60–70%     70–90% Screnock:     50–60%     60–70%     70–90%

Justice before election Michael Gableman Nonpartisan Elected Justice Rebecca Dallet Nonpartisan

There was an election for Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2018 to replace the retiring justice Michael Gableman.

Candidates

• Tim Burns, attorney ^[17]
• Rebecca Dallet, judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court (Branch 40) ^[18]
• Michael Screenock, judge of the Sauk County Circuit Court (Branch 1) ^[19]

Endorsements

Tim Burns

County officials

• Kathleen Falk, former Dane County Executive (1997–2011) ^[20]

Organizations

• Citizen Action ^[21]
• Our Revolution ^[22]

Rebecca Dallet

Federal officials

• Tammy Baldwin, U.S. senator from Wisconsin ^[23]
• Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States (2009–2017) ^[24]
• Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey ^[25]

Statewide officials

• Shirley Abrahamson, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ^[26]
• Ann Walsh Bradley, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ^[27]

Court of appeals judges

• Kitty Brennan, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ^[28]
• Lisa Stark, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ^[29]

Organizations

• Giffords ^[30]
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin ^[31]

Labor unions

• AFT-Wisconsin ^[32]
• WI AFL-CIO ^[33]

Michael Screnock

Statewide officials

• Rebecca Bradley, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ^[34]
• Mike Gableman, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ^[34]
• Dan Kelly, Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ^[34]
• David Prosser, former justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1998–2016) ^[34]
• Jon Wilcox, former justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1992–2007) ^[34]

Court of appeals judges

• Mark Gundrum, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ^[34]
• Brian Hagedorn, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ^[34]

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[35]
• Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police ^[36]
• Wisconsin Right to Life PAC ^[37]

Results

2018 Wisconsin Supreme Court election ^{[38] [39]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Michael Screnock	247,582	46.28%
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca Dallet	191,268	35.75%
	Nonpartisan	Tim Burns	95,508	17.85%
	Write-in		662	0.12%
Total votes			534,980	100.0%
General election
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca Dallet	555,848	55.72%
	Nonpartisan	Michael Screnock	440,808	44.19%
	Write-in		829	0.08%
Total votes			997,485	100.0%

State Court of Appeals

Two seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2018, but both seats were uncontested.

• In District I, Judge Timothy Dugan was elected to his first full term after being appointed by Governor Scott Walker in 2016.
• In District IV, Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg was elected to her second six-year term.

State Circuit Courts

Fifty three of the state's 249 circuit court seats were up for election in 2018. Eleven of those seats were contested. Only one incumbent was defeated seeking re-election, Shaughnessy Murphy—an appointee of Governor Scott Walker in the Eau Claire Circuit.

Circuit	Branch	Incumbent	Elected			Defeated			Defeated in primary
			Name	Votes	%	Name	Votes	%	Name(s)
Ashland		Robert E. Eaton	Kelly J. McKnight	2,181	97.72%
Brown	2	Thomas J. Walsh	Thomas J. Walsh	28,323	99.24%
	6	John P. Zakowski	John P. Zakowski	30,141	99.26%
Buffalo–Pepin		James J. Duvall	Thomas W. Clark	2,650	56.58%	Roger M. Hillestad	2,030	43.34%
Calumet		Jeffrey S. Froehlich	Jeffrey S. Froehlich	5,531	99.41%
Chippewa	1	Steven H. Gibbs	Steven H. Gibbs	8,170	100.00%
Clark		Jon M. Counsell	Lyndsey Boon Brunette	4,028	76.40%	Roberta A. Heckes	1,240	23.52%
Columbia	3	Alan White	Troy D. Cross	5,059	50.27%	Brenda L. Yaskal	4,974	49.42%	Steven J. Sarbacker Clifford C . Burdon
Dane	1	Timothy Samuelson	Susan M. Crawford	59,048	51.40%	Marilyn Townsend	55,234	49.08%
	8	Frank D. Remington	Frank D. Remington	84,723	98.62%
	11	Ellen K. Berz	Ellen K. Berz	84,711	98.74%
Door	1	D. Todd Ehlers	D. Todd Ehlers	5,789	98.99%
Eau Claire	3	William M. Gabler Sr.	Emily M. Long	13,036	98.89%
	4	Jon M. Theisen	Jon M. Theisen	13,238	98.89%
	5	Shaughnessy Murphy	Sarah Harless	10,530	61.28%	Shaughnessy Murphy	6,635	38.61%
Jefferson	3	Robert F. Dehring Jr.	Robert F. Dehring Jr.	9,356	98.82%
Juneau	1	John Pier Roemer	Stacy A. Smith	2,517	52.58%	Scott Harold Southworth	2,268	47.38%
Kenosha	2	Jason A. Rossell	Jason A. Rossell	13,831	98.68%
Manitowoc	2	Gary Bendix	Jerilyn M. Dietz	10,199	62.84%	Ralph Sczygelski	6,008	37.02%	Patricia Koppa Eric Pangburn John Bilka
Menominee–Shawano	2	William F. Kussel Jr.	William F. Kussel Jr.	4,586	100.00%
Milwaukee	8	William Sosnay	William Sosnay	69,756	98.45%
	17	Carolina Maria Stark	Carolina Maria Stark	70,087	98.65%
	20	Dennis P. Moroney	Joseph Wall	68,878	98.65%
	23	Lindsey Grady	Lindsey Grady	69,389	98.78%
	28	Mark A. Sanders	Mark A. Sanders	68,935	98.77%
	38	Jeffrey A. Wagner	Jeffrey A. Wagner	71,889	98.59%
	39	Jane V. Carroll	Jane V. Carroll	68,981	98.82%
	43	Marshall B. Murray	Marshall B. Murray	67,787	98.79%
Monroe	3	J. David Rice	Rick Radcliffe	5,241	99.45%
Oneida	2	Michael H. Bloom	Michael H. Bloom	5,896	99.44%
Outagamie	4	Gregory B. Gill Jr.	Gregory B. Gill Jr.	18,226	100.00%
	5	Carrie Schneider	Carrie Schneider	18,875	100.00%
	7	John A. Des Jardins	John A. Des Jardins	18,841	100.00%
Portage	1	Thomas B. Eagon	Thomas B. Eagon	8,620	99.52%
	3	Thomas T. Flugaur	Thomas T. Flugaur	8,655	99.40%
Price		Douglas T. Fox	Kevin G. Klein	2,599	65.68%	Mark T. Fuhr	1,358	34.32%
Racine	1	Wynne P. Laufenberg	Wynne P. Laufenberg	19,216	98.96%
	5	Mike Piontek	Mike Piontek	19,827	99.06%
	9	Robert S. Repischak	Robert S. Repischak	19,183	99.01%
	10	Timothy D. Boyle	Timothy D. Boyle	19,727	99.13%
Richland		Andrew Sharp	Andrew Sharp	2,816	99.61%
Rock	3	Jeffrey S. Kuglitsch	Jeffrey S. Kuglitsch	16,739	99.03%
	7	Barbara W. McCrory	Barbara W. McCrory	17,282	99.13%
St. Croix	3	Scott R. Needham	Scott R. Needham	9,687	99.08%
Sauk	3	Guy D. Reynolds	Pat Barrett	5,701	50.11%	Sandra Cardo Gorsuch	5,675	49.89%
Walworth	1	Phillip A. Koss	Phillip A. Koss	12,763	98.92%
Washington	4	Andrew T. Gonring	Andrew T. Gonring	21,026	100.00%
Waukesha	2	Jennifer R. Dorow	Jennifer R. Dorow	55,483	98.97%
	12	Kathryn W. Foster	Laura Lau	38,138	50.29%	Jack Melvin	37,517	49.47%
Waupaca	3	Raymond S. Huber	Raymond S. Huber	5,979	99.52%
Winnebago	1	Thomas J. Gritton	Teresa S. Basiliere	12,205	56.39%	Scott A. Ceman	9,391	43.39%
	4	Karen L. Seifert	Karen L. Seifert	16,960	99.18%
Wood	2	Nicholas J. Brazeau, Jr.	Nicholas J. Brazeau Jr.	9,361	100.00%

Ballot measures

Constitutional amendment

Question 1

April 3, 2018
Elimination of state treasurer. Shall sections 1 and 3 of article VI and sections 7 and 8 of article X of the constitution be amended, and section 17 of article XIV of the constitution be created, to eliminate the office of state treasurer from the constitution and to replace the state treasurer with the lieutenant governor as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands?
Results
Choice Votes  % Yes 365,120 38.55% No 582,117 61.45% Total votes 947,237 100.00%
Yes:     50–60% No:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

In the Spring election, Wisconsin voters strongly rejected an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin which would have abolished the office of State Treasurer of Wisconsin. ^[40]

Elimination of State Treasurer

Candidate		Votes	%
No		582,117	61
Yes		365,120	39
Total votes		947,237	100

Local elections

Cannabis advisory questions

Voters in eleven Wisconsin counties approved non-binding referendums expressing support for legalizing medical cannabis, and voters in six counties approved non-binding referendums expressing support for legalizing recreational cannabis. ^{[41] [42]} The support for medical cannabis ranged from 67.1% in Clark County to 88.5% in Kenosha County, while support for recreational cannabis ranged from 60.2% in Racine county to 76.4% in Dane County. ^{[43] [44]} The 16 counties that weighed in accounted for over half the state's population. ^[43]

County or city	Question	Yes	No
Brown County	“Should cannabis be legalized in Wisconsin for medicinal purposes, and regulated in the same manner as other prescription drugs?”	76%	24%
Clark County	“Should the State of Wisconsin legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes and regulate its use in the same manner as other prescription drugs?”	67%	33%
Dane County	“Should marijuana be legalized, taxed and regulated in the same manner as alcohol for adults 21 years of age or older?”	76%	24%
Eau Claire County	"Should cannabis: Be legal for adult, 21 years of age and older, recreational or medical use, taxed and regulated like alcohol, with the proceeds from the taxes used for education, healthcare, and infrastructure in Wisconsin?	54%	N/A
	"Should cannabis: Be legal for medical purposes only and available only by prescription through a medical dispensary?"	31%	N/A
	"Should cannabis: Remain a criminally illegal drug as provided under current law?"	15%	N/A
Forest County	“Should the State of Wisconsin allow individuals with debilitating medical conditions to use and safely access marijuana for medical purposes, if those individuals have a written recommendation from a licensed Wisconsin physician?”	79%	21%
Kenosha County	“Should the State of Wisconsin allow individuals with debilitating medical conditions to use and safely access marijuana for medical purposes, if those individuals have a written recommendation from a licensed Wisconsin physician?”	88%	12%
La Crosse County	“Should the State of Wisconsin legalize the use of marijuana by adults 21 years or older, to be taxed and regulated in the same manner that alcohol is regulated in the State of Wisconsin, with proceeds from taxes used for education, healthcare, and infrastructure?”	63%	37%
Langlade County	“Should the State of Wisconsin allow individuals with debilitating medical conditions to use and safely access marijuana for medical purposes, if those individuals have a written recommendation from a licensed Wisconsin physician?”	77%	23%
Lincoln County	“Should the State of Wisconsin allow individuals with debilitating medical conditions to use and safely access marijuana for medical purposes, if those individuals have a written recommendation from a licensed Wisconsin physician?”	81%	19%
Marathon County	“Should the State of Wisconsin allow individuals with debilitating medical conditions to use and safely access marijuana for medical purposes, if those individuals have a written recommendation from a licensed Wisconsin physician?”	82%	18%
Marquette County	“Shall the County of Marquette, Wisconsin, adopt the following resolution? Resolved, that “We the People” of Marquette County, Wisconsin, support the right of its citizens to acquire, possess and use medical cannabis upon the recommendation of a licensed physician, and; Be It Further Resolved, that we strongly support a statewide referendum requesting Wisconsin to join with thirty-two (32) other states that have already approved the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain, several debilitating diseases and disabling symptoms.”	78%	22%
Milwaukee County	“Do you favor allowing adults 21 years of age and older to engage in the personal use of marijuana, while also regulating commercial marijuana-related activities, and imposing a tax on the sale of marijuana?”	70%	30%
Portage County	“Should the State of Wisconsin allow individuals with debilitating medical conditions to use and safely access marijuana for medical [treatment] purposes, if those individuals have a written [treatment] recommendation from a licensed Wisconsin physician?”	83%	17%
Racine County	“Should marijuana be legalized for medicinal use?”	85%	15%
	“Should marijuana be legalized, taxed, and regulated in the same manner as alcohol for adults 21 years of age or older?”	59%	41%
	“Should proceeds from marijuana taxes be used to fund education, health care, and infrastructure?”	81%	19%
Rock County	“Should cannabis be legalized for adult use, taxed and regulated like alcohol, with the proceeds from the Taxes used for education, healthcare, and infrastructure?”	69%	31%
Sauk County	“Should the state of Wisconsin legalize medical marijuana so that people with debilitating medical conditions may access medical marijuana if they have a prescription from a licenses Wisconsin physician?”	80%	20%
City of Racine	“Should cannabis be legalized for adult recreational use in Wisconsin?”	66%	34%
	“Should cannabis be legalized for medical use in Wisconsin?”	88%	12%
	“Should cannabis sales be taxed and the revenue from such taxes be used for public education, health care, and infrastructure in Wisconsin?”	83%	17%
	“Should cannabis be decriminalized in the State of Wisconsin?”	72%	28%
City of Waukesha	“Should cannabis be legalized in Wisconsin for medicinal purposes, and regulated in the same manner as other prescription drugs?”	77%	23%

Post-election

Accusations of gerrymandering

In the weeks following the election, Wisconsin's legislative districts came under wide scrutiny as an example of gerrymandering due to the fact that while Republicans won a fairly wide majority in the Wisconsin State Assembly, the Democrats garnered nearly 9 percent more of the overall statewide vote. ^{[45] [46]} In addition, Wisconsin was notable for being the only state in the 2018 elections where Republicans won a majority of the state's seats in the U.S. House while Democrats won a majority of the overall votes.

Lame duck legislative session

Early in December 2018, a special legislative session was called by outgoing Governor Scott Walker to pass a series of bills to limit the powers of Governor-elect Tony Evers, whom Walker had lost to in the election, as well as incoming State attorney general Josh Kaul. ^[47]

Other bills being considered included restrictions on early voting and the passage of Medicaid work requirements, which Walker had previously held off on due to the election. ^[48] A similar law restricting early voting that was passed several years prior had been ruled as unconstitutional. ^[49]

The bills were widely denounced by Democrats and others as a “power grab.” Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin's 4th district described the move as a “coup” that “hijacked the voters’ will.” ^[50] Lawsuits were filed by Evers and various labor unions almost immediately after Walker signed the bills into law. ^[51]

See also

• 2018 United States elections
• 2016 Wisconsin elections
• 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
• 2018 Wisconsin State Senate election
• 2018 Wisconsin State Assembly election

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External links

• Wisconsin Elections Commission official information for and about voters, elections and candidates
• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Josh Kaul (D) for Attorney General
• Terry Larson (C) for Attorney General
• Brad Schimel (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Doug La Follette (D) for Secretary of State
• Jay Schroeder (R) for Secretary of State

Official Treasurer campaign websites

• Sarah Godlewski (D) for Treasurer
• Travis Hartwig (R) for Treasurer