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City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2025)
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| 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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Brower (Nonpartisan)  | 53.9 | 8,185 |
 | Daniel Bauman (Nonpartisan) | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Brower (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 1,623 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Bauman (Nonpartisan) | 27.9 | 1,576 |
| Alexander Kostal (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 1,518 | ||
 | 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Lawrence (Nonpartisan)
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.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2025
February 18, 2025
- Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2025
- Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2025
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
- Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2025)
- Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
April 1, 2025
- Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2025
- Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2025
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
- Wisconsin Question 1, Require Voter Photo ID Amendment (April 2025)
- Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2025)
- Milwaukee Public Schools, 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 | ||
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| 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
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