2024 Milwaukee mayoral election

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2024 Milwaukee mayoral election
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  2022 (special) April 2, 20242028 
  Cavalier Johnson 2022 (cropped) (3x4).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Cavalier Johnson David King
Popular vote21,9376,241
Percentage77.9%22.1%

Mayor before election

Cavalier Johnson
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Cavalier Johnson
Democratic

The 2024 Milwaukee mayoral election was held on April 2, 2024, concurrent with other elections during Wisconsin's spring elections, to elect the mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Incumbent Mayor Cavalier Johnson sought re-election. Johnson won in the largest landslide victory since the 2008 Milwaukee mayoral election. [1]

Contents

Municipal elections in Wisconsin are nonpartisan. Despite this, all candidates in this election are part of the Democratic Party. This is the first election for this office in which all candidates are African American.

Background

Johnson was elected in 2022 after serving as an acting mayor. Mayor Johnson was criticized by certain groups for his "downtown interests" and failure to address the issues of suburban voters. [2] Even though Johnson had backlash from certain voting blocs, Johnson was able to tout a stark decrease in crime in Milwaukee — which has been considered one of the most dangerous cities in America. [3] [4]

Candidates

Primary election

Endorsements

Cavalier Johnson

Organizations

  • Wisconsin State AFL-CIO [7]
2024 Milwaukee mayoral primary [8]
CandidateVotes %
Cavalier Johnson (incumbent)26,79886.70
David King3,0189.76
Leshuh Griffin1,0943.54
Total votes30,910 100

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  8. "2024 Primary".