Scott Kevin Walker is an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as Milwaukee County executive from 2002 to 2010.
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.
Joseph K. Leibham is an American business executive and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 9th District from 2002 to 2014. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly,representing the 26th district from 1998 to 2002.
Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald is an American politician and former newspaper publisher. A Republican,he represents Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs,such as Waukesha,West Bend,Brookfield,and Mequon. He represented the 13th district in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1995 to 2021.
Donald Pridemore is a retired American electrical engineer and Republican politician from Hartford,Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for 10 years,from 2005 to 2015. He is running to return to the Assembly in 2024,in what is now Wisconsin's 98th Assembly district. He also ran unsuccessfully for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2013 and for Wisconsin Senate in a 2021 special election.
Christopher J. Larson is an American Democratic politician and a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing southeast Milwaukee County since 2011. He was Senate minority leader from 2013 through 2014,and currently serves as Senate Democratic caucus chair.
Christopher Seton Abele is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 6th Milwaukee County Executive from 2011 to 2020. Abele is the son of American businessman John Abele,the co-founder of Boston Scientific. Abele is a trustee of the Argosy Foundation,a charitable trust established with an endowment from his father.
The 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to determine the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It occurred concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
David Bowen is an American politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 10th Assembly district from 2015 through 2022. He previously served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
Martha Kniess Laning was the chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. A businesswoman,activist,and politician from Port Edwards,Wisconsin,she was elected Democratic chairwoman on June 5,2015 and was succeeded by Ben Wikler on July 1,2019.
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 the state's Republican trifecta.
A recall election in the state of Wisconsin is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.
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 August 14,2018. There were also special elections held during 2018 for three State Assembly seats and two state senate seats.
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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 6,2018,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. The Wisconsin Partisan Primary was held on August 14,2018,with the governor,U.S. Senator,U.S. Representative,odd-numbered Wisconsin State Senate seats,and all Wisconsin Assembly seats on the ballot.
David C. Crowley is an American politician and the 7th County Executive of Milwaukee County,Wisconsin. He is the first African American to serve as the county's top official,and,at age 33,also the youngest. He previously represented Milwaukee as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,serving from January 2017 until June 2020.
LaKeshia N. Myers is an American educator and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 12th Assembly district since 2019.
The 2020 Wisconsin Fall general election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 3,2020. All of Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election,as well as sixteen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Voters also chose ten electors to represent them in the Electoral College,which then participated in selecting the president of the United States. The 2020 Fall partisan primary was held on August 11,2020.
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is an American real estate broker and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 8th Assembly district since 2021. She previously served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 2018 until 2022.
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.
