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Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 4, 2022 (spring) & June 1, 2022 (fall) |
| Primary election: February 15, 2022 (spring) & August 9, 2022 (fall) General election: April 5, 2022 (spring) & November 8, 2022 (fall) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Sheriff, board of supervisors, clerk of courts, and circuit court judges |
| Total seats up: 44 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Dane County, Wisconsin, held general elections for board of supervisors and circuit court judges on April 5, 2022. A primary was scheduled for February 15, 2022, but it was canceled when two or fewer candidates filed per seat on the ballot. The filing deadline for this election was January 4, 2022.
The county also held general elections for sheriff and clerk of courts on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 1, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
Clerk of courts
General election
General election for Dane County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Incumbent Carlo Esqueda won election in the general election for Dane County Clerk of the Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlo Esqueda (D) | 98.1 | 242,814 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 4,634 | ||
| Total votes: 247,448 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dane County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Incumbent Carlo Esqueda advanced from the Democratic primary for Dane County Clerk of the Circuit Court on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlo Esqueda | 99.8 | 84,325 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 158 | ||
| Total votes: 84,483 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Dane County Sheriff
Incumbent Kalvin Barrett defeated Anthony Hamilton in the general election for Dane County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kalvin Barrett (D) | 76.3 | 225,698 |
| Anthony Hamilton (R) | 23.5 | 69,566 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 459 | ||
| Total votes: 295,723 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dane County Sheriff
Incumbent Kalvin Barrett advanced from the Democratic primary for Dane County Sheriff on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kalvin Barrett | 99.6 | 85,978 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 309 | ||
| Total votes: 86,287 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Dane County Sheriff
Anthony Hamilton advanced from the Republican primary for Dane County Sheriff on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Hamilton | 98.6 | 21,236 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 291 | ||
| Total votes: 21,527 | |||
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Board of Supervisors
Dane County Board of Supervisors general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Elizabeth Doyle (i) |
| District 2 |
Heidi Wegleitner (i) |
| District 3 |
Analiese Eicher (i) |
| District 4 |
Matt Veldran (i) |
| District 5 |
Jeff Hynes |
| District 6 |
Yogesh Chawla (i) |
| District 7 |
Cecely Castillo (i) |
| District 8 |
Jeffrey Glazer |
| District 9 |
Alex Joers (i) |
| District 10 |
Aaron Collins |
| District 11 |
Richelle Andrae (i) |
| District 12 |
Larry Palm (i) |
| District 13 |
Olivia Xistris-Songpanya |
| District 14 |
Anthony Gray (i) Amanda Noles |
| District 15 |
April Kigeya |
| District 16 |
Rick Rose |
| District 17 |
Jacob Wright |
| District 18 |
Michele Ritt (i) |
| District 19 |
Brenda Yang |
| District 20 |
Jeff Weigand (i) Scott Michalak |
| District 21 |
Andrew Schauer (i) |
| District 22 |
Maureen McCarville (i) |
| District 23 |
Chuck Erickson (i) |
| District 24 |
Sarah Smith (i) Clint Keaveny |
| District 25 |
Tim Kiefer (i) Carlos Umpierre |
| District 26 |
Holly Hatcher (i) |
| District 27 |
Kierstin Huelsemann |
| District 28 |
Michele Doolan (i) Bill Brosius |
| District 29 |
Dave Ripp (i) |
| District 30 |
Patrick Downing (i) Jerry O'Brien |
| District 31 |
Jerry Bollig (i) Todd Kluever |
| District 32 |
Mike Bare (i) |
| District 33 |
Dana Pellebon |
| District 34 |
Patrick Miles (i) Herb Taylor |
| District 35 |
Michael Engelberger |
| District 36 |
Melissa Ratcliff (i) Andrew McKinney |
| District 37 |
Kate McGinnity (i) Steven Schulz |
Dane County Board of Supervisors primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Elizabeth Doyle* (i) |
| District 2 |
Heidi Wegleitner* (i) |
| District 3 |
Analiese Eicher* (i) |
| District 4 |
Matt Veldran* (i) |
| District 5 |
Jeff Hynes* |
| District 6 |
Yogesh Chawla* (i) |
| District 7 |
Cecely Castillo* (i) |
| District 8 |
Jeffrey Glazer* |
| District 9 |
Alex Joers* (i) |
| District 10 |
Aaron Collins* |
| District 11 |
Richelle Andrae* (i) |
| District 12 |
Larry Palm* (i) |
| District 13 |
Olivia Xistris-Songpanya* |
| District 14 |
Anthony Gray* (i)Amanda Noles* |
| District 15 |
April Kigeya* |
| District 16 |
Rick Rose* |
| District 17 |
Jacob Wright* |
| District 18 |
Michele Ritt* (i) |
| District 19 |
Brenda Yang* |
| District 20 |
Jeff Weigand* (i)Scott Michalak* |
| District 21 |
Andrew Schauer* (i) |
| District 22 |
Maureen McCarville* (i) |
| District 23 |
Chuck Erickson* (i) |
| District 24 |
Sarah Smith* (i) Clint Keaveny* |
| District 25 |
Tim Kiefer* (i)Carlos Umpierre* |
| District 26 |
Holly Hatcher* (i) |
| District 27 |
Kierstin Huelsemann* |
| District 28 |
Michele Doolan* (i)Bill Brosius* |
| District 29 |
Dave Ripp* (i) |
| District 30 |
Patrick Downing* (i)Jerry O'Brien* |
| District 31 |
Jerry Bollig* (i)Todd Kluever* |
| District 32 |
Mike Bare* (i) |
| District 33 |
Dana Pellebon* |
| District 34 |
Patrick Miles* (i)Herb Taylor* |
| District 35 |
Michael Engelberger* |
| District 36 |
Melissa Ratcliff* (i)Andrew McKinney* |
| District 37 |
Kate McGinnity* (i)Steven Schulz* |
Judicial offices
Dane County Circuit Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Branch 3 |
Diane Schlipper |
| Branch 4 |
Everett Mitchell (i) |
| Branch 5 |
Nicholas McNamara (i) |
| Branch 14 |
John Hyland (i) |
| Branch 15 |
Stephen Ehlke (i) |
Dane County Circuit Court primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Branch 3 |
Diane Schlipper* |
| Branch 4 |
Everett Mitchell* (i) |
| Branch 5 |
Nicholas McNamara* (i) |
| Branch 14 |
John Hyland* (i) |
| Branch 15 |
Stephen Ehlke* (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2022
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February 15, 2022
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2022)
- DeForest Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- McFarland School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
April 5, 2022
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2022)
- DeForest Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- McFarland School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
- Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2022)
August 9, 2022
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022
- Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2022
- Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022
- Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2022
- Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2022
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022
- Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2022
- Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022
- Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2022
- Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2022
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2022)
- Dane County, Wisconsin, Question 1, Marijuana Legalization Advisory Measure (November 2022)
- Dane County, Wisconsin, Question 2, Marijuana-Related Conviction Expungements Advisory Measure (November 2022)
- Dane County, Wisconsin, Question 3, Repeal Abortion Ban Statute Advisory Measure (November 2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Dane County, Wisconsin | ||
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| Dane County | Wisconsin | |
| Population | 561,504 | 5,893,718 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,196 | 54,166 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 82.6% | 84.3% |
| Black/African American | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| Asian | 5.9% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Multiple | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.5% | 7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 96.2% | 92.6% |
| College graduation rate | 52.4% | 30.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $75,179 | $63,293 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11% | 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
| Dane County, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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