City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2025)

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2024
2025 Milwaukee elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: January 7, 2025
Primary election: February 18, 2025
General election: April 1, 2025
Election stats
Offices up: Common council and municipal court
Total seats up: 2
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2025

The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, held a special election for the District 3 seat on the Common Council and a general election for municipal court judge on April 1, 2025. A primary was scheduled for February 18, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was January 7, 2025.[1]

Elections

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Candidates and results

Common Council

General election

Special general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 3

Alex Brower defeated Daniel Bauman in the special general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 3 on April 1, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alex Brower
Alex Brower (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
53.9
 
8,185
Image of Daniel Bauman
Daniel Bauman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
46.1
 
7,000

Total votes: 15,185
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 3

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 3 on February 18, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alex Brower
Alex Brower (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
28.8
 
1,623
Image of Daniel Bauman
Daniel Bauman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
27.9
 
1,576
Alexander Kostal (Nonpartisan)
 
26.9
 
1,518
Image of Nasser Musa
Nasser Musa (Nonpartisan)
 
6.4
 
362
Franco Ferrante (Nonpartisan)
 
3.1
 
173
Josh Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
3.0
 
172
Bryant Junco (Nonpartisan)
 
2.2
 
123
Ieshuh Griffin (Nonpartisan)
 
1.6
 
93

Total votes: 5,640
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Municipal Court

General election

General election for Milwaukee Municipal Court

Incumbent Valarie Hill won election in the general election for Milwaukee Municipal Court on April 1, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Valarie Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
98.6
 
101,709
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
1,485

Total votes: 103,194
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Valarie Hill advanced from the primary for Milwaukee Municipal Court.

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See also: Wisconsin elections, 2025

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About the city

See also: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is a city located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. As of 2020, its population was 577,222.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Population 577,222 5,893,718
Land area (sq mi) 96 54,166
Race and ethnicity**
White 42% 84.3%
Black/African American 38.8% 6.3%
Asian 4.6% 2.8%
Native American 0.5% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) 8.4% 2.3%
Multiple 5.6% 3.4%
Hispanic/Latino 19.4% 7%
Education
High school graduation rate 84.4% 92.6%
College graduation rate 24.6% 30.8%
Income
Median household income $43,125 $63,293
Persons below poverty level 24.6% 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

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin Municipal government Other local coverage
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