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Ben Schmitz
Ben Schmitz (American Solidarity Party) ran in a special election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 13. He lost in the special general election on April 6, 2021.
Schmitz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ben Schmitz was born in Platteville, Wisconsin. He has served in the United States Army since 2014. Schmitz earned a bachelor's degree from the University of St. Thomas in 2012. His career experience includes working as a software developer and an officer in the Wisconsin National Guard.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Wisconsin state legislative special elections, 2021
General election
Special general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 13
John Jagler defeated Melissa Winker, Spencer Zimmerman, Ben Schmitz, and Don Pridemore in the special general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 13 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Jagler (R) | 51.0 | 19,125 |
 | Melissa Winker (D) | 43.6 | 16,364 | |
 | Spencer Zimmerman (Trump Conservative Party) | 4.5 | 1,702 | |
 | Ben Schmitz (American Solidarity Party)  | 0.5 | 194 | |
 | Don Pridemore (R) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 85 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 37,511 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 13
Melissa Winker advanced from the special Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 13 on February 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Winker | 100.0 | 4,552 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 4,553 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 13
John Jagler defeated Don Pridemore and Todd Menzel in the special Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 13 on February 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Jagler | 57.0 | 6,034 |
| Don Pridemore | 31.6 | 3,343 | |
 | Todd Menzel | 11.4 | 1,204 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 10,584 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Dickmann (R)
Endorsements
To view Schmitz's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2021
Note: Schmitz submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 19, 2021. Note: Schmitz submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on December 31, 2020.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 31, 2020
