Brad Schimel

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Brad Schimel
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Judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court
for the Waukesha Circuit
Branch 6
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
Primary Election, September 12, 2006
Republican Brad Schimel 20,270 57.59%
Republican Dennis Krueger14,91742.38%
Scattering120.03%
Total votes35,199 100.0%
General Election, November 7, 2006
Republican Brad Schimel (incumbent) 132,967 99.39%
Scattering8200.61%
Total votes133,807 100.0%
Republican hold
Waukesha County District Attorney Election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 4, 2008
Republican Brad Schimel (incumbent) 168,330 99.57%
Scattering7310.43%
Total votes169,061 100.0%
Republican hold
Waukesha County District Attorney Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 2, 2010
Republican Brad Schimel (incumbent) 51,290 100.0%
Total votes51,290 100.0%
Republican hold
Waukesha County District Attorney Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 6, 2012
Republican Brad Schimel (incumbent) 158,479 99.31%
Scattering1.0960.69%
Total votes159,575 100.0%
Republican hold

Wisconsin Attorney General

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 4, 2014
Republican Brad Schimel 1,211,388 51.54% −6.25pp
Democratic Susan V. Happ1,066,86645.39%+3.26pp
Independent Thomas A. Nelson Sr.70,9513.02%
Scattering1,1200.05%−0.03pp
Plurality144,5226.15%-9.51pp
Total votes2,350,325 100.0% +11.26%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, November 6, 2018
Democratic Josh Kaul 1,305,902 49.41% +4.02pp
Republican Brad Schimel (incumbent)1,288,71248.76%−2.78pp
Constitution Terry Larson47,0381.78%
Scattering1,1990.05%
Plurality17,1900.65%-5.50pp
Total votes2,642,851 100.0% +12.45%
Democratic gain from Republican

Wisconsin Circuit Court

Wisconsin Circuit Court, Waukesha Circuit, Branch 6 Election, 2019 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, April 2, 2019
Nonpartisan Brad Schimel (incumbent) 81,363 97.84%
Scattering1,7882.16%
Total votes83,151 100.0%

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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin
2014, 2018
Succeeded by
Eric Toney
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Wisconsin
2015–2019
Succeeded by