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City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 5, 2021 |
| Primary election: February 16, 2021 General election: April 6, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Common council and municipal judge |
| Total seats up: 21 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held general elections for common council and municipal judge on April 6, 2021. A primary was scheduled for February 16, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was January 5, 2021.
Elections
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Common Council
General election
Madison Common Council (April 6, 2021) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Barbara Harrington-McKinney (i) |
| District 2 |
Patrick Heck (i) Benji Ramirez |
| District 3 |
Lindsay Lemmer (i) Charly Rowe |
| District 4 |
Michael Verveer (i) |
| District 5 |
Regina Vidaver |
| District 6 |
Brian Benford |
| District 7 |
Nasra Wehelie (i) |
| District 8 |
Juliana Bennett Ayomi Obuseh |
| District 9 |
Paul Skidmore (i)Nikki Conklin |
| District 10 |
Mara Eisch Yannette Figueroa Cole  |
| District 11 |
Arvina Martin (i) |
| District 12 |
Syed Abbas (i) Tessa Echeverria |
| District 13 |
Tag Evers (i) David Hoffert |
| District 14 |
Sheri Carter (i) Brandi Grayson |
| District 15 |
Grant Foster (i) |
| District 16 |
Jael Currie Matt Tramel |
| District 17 |
Gary Halverson |
| District 18 |
Rebecca Kemble (i)Charles Myadze |
| District 19 |
Keith Furman (i) Aisha Moe |
| District 20 |
Christian Albouras (i) Erica Janisch |
Primary election
Madison Common Council (February 16, 2021) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 9 |
Paul Skidmore (i) Anthony Nino Amato Nikki Conklin Douglas Hyant |
| District 16 |
Jael Currie Greg Dixon Kim Richman (unofficially withdrew) Matt Tramel Tyson Vitale Did not make the ballot: |
| District 18 |
Rebecca Kemble (i) Veronica Figueroa Velez Charles Myadze |
Judicial
General election
General election for Madison Municipal Court
Incumbent Daniel P. Koval won election in the general election for Madison Municipal Court on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel P. Koval (Nonpartisan) | 99.2 | 38,187 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 290 | ||
| Total votes: 38,477 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2021
February 16, 2021
- Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2021
- Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2021)
- DeForest Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- McFarland School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
April 6, 2021
- Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2021
- Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2021)
- DeForest Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- McFarland School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
- Madison, Wisconsin, Question 1, Full-time Common Council Advisory Question (April 2021)
- Madison, Wisconsin, Question 2, Common Council Size Advisory Question (April 2021)
- Madison, Wisconsin, Question 3, Alderperson Term Length Advisory Question (April 2021)
- Madison, Wisconsin, Question 4, Common Council Term Limit Advisory Question (April 2021)
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About the city
- See also: Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, and is the capital city of Wisconsin. As of 2020, its population was 269,840.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Madison uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Madison, Wisconsin | ||
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| Madison | Wisconsin | |
| Population | 269,840 | 5,893,718 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 81 | 54,166 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 77.5% | 84.3% |
| Black/African American | 6.6% | 6.3% |
| Asian | 9.1% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Multiple | 5% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.2% | 7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 95.9% | 92.6% |
| College graduation rate | 58.5% | 30.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $67,565 | $63,293 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.4% | 11% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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