Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer is an American administrator and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. She served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002 under Governor Tony Knowles,becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in Alaska,and lost the 2002 gubernatorial election against Republican Frank Murkowski. In 2007 she became the Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA),before serving as Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission between 2011 and 2020,appointed by President Barack Obama.
James Edward Doyle Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011. In his first election to the governorship,he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican governor Scott McCallum. Although in 2002 Democrats increased their number of governorships,Doyle was the only one of them to unseat a Republican.
Mark Andrew Green is an American politician and diplomat who is the president,director and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Before joining the Wilson Center on March 15,2021,he served as the executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership,and prior to that,as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1993 to 1999,was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007,representing Wisconsin's 8th congressional district,ran unsuccessfully for governor of Wisconsin in 2006,and held the post of United States Ambassador to Tanzania from August 2007 until January 2009. Green served as president of the International Republican Institute from 2014 to 2017 and sits on the board of directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Patrick Joseph Lucey was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 38th Governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977. He was also independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson's running mate in the 1980 presidential election.
Margaret Ann Farrow was an American Republican politician who was the 42nd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and also served in both houses of the state legislature.
William Troy Bolling is an American businessman,politician and educator who served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Jari Askins is an American judge,lawyer,and Democratic politician from the state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma,being the second woman and the first female Democrat to hold that position.
Jeffrey E. Smith is an American Democratic politician and former small business owner from Eau Claire,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 31st Senate district since 2019. He previously served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,from 2007 to 2011.
Georgia L. Thompson is a Wisconsin civil servant who was wrongfully convicted of federal corruption charges in 2006,then exonerated by an appeals court in 2007.
Pedro A. Colón is an American lawyer,jurist,and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He is a Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Milwaukee-based 2nd district since November 2023. He previously served 13 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County,and prior to his judicial service,he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for six terms,representing the 8th Assembly district from 1999 to 2010. He was the first Latino elected to the Wisconsin Legislature,and now the first Latino to judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Kelda Helen Roys is an American tech entrepreneur,business owner,attorney,and Democratic politician from Madison,Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 26th Senate district since 2021. She previously served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,from 2009 to 2013. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012,and for Governor of Wisconsin in 2018.
The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state,elections to the state's U.S. House seats,and various other elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker sought re-election to a third term,and was challenged by Democratic candidate and then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers,as well as Libertarian Phil Anderson and independent Maggie Turnbull. Evers,along with his running mate Mandela Barnes,managed to defeat Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch in a closely fought and widely watched race,ending unified Republican control of the state.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin. The party primaries were held on August 9,2022. Incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson won re-election to a third term,defeating Democratic lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes by 26,718 votes —a one-point margin of victory.
Virginia B. Hart was an American politician and the first female cabinet member in Wisconsin.
The 2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic governor Tony Evers won re-election to a second term by a margin of 3.4%,defeating Republican nominee Tim Michels.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 8,2022,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Wisconsin,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on August 9,2022. The Republican Party won a majority of Wisconsin's U.S. House delegation as well as,notably,55.5 percent of the statewide vote.
Lee Alyson Snodgrass is an American politician,communications consultant,and campaign organizer. She represents the 57th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly,based in Menasha and central Appleton,Wisconsin. She is also second vice chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and chair of the Democratic Party of Outagamie County.
The 2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election was held on April 5,2022,concurrent with Wisconsin's spring general election,to elect a new mayor of Milwaukee,Wisconsin,following the resignation of mayor Tom Barrett in December 2021. Acting mayor Cavalier Johnson,who had been president of the common council when Barrett resigned,won the election,receiving 71% of the vote and defeating alderman Bob Donovan. Johnson became the first African American elected mayor of Milwaukee.
The 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Attorney General of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul won re-election to a second term. Party nominees were selected in a partisan primary on August 9,2022.
The 2022 Wisconsin Secretary of State election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Secretary of State of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette won re-election to an unprecedented 12th term in the office,narrowly defeating Republican state legislator Amy Loudenbeck. With a margin of 0.29%,this was the closest secretary of state race of the 2022 election cycle.
