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Denita Ball
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2022 - Present
2027
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Denita Ball (Democratic Party) is the Milwaukee County Sheriff in Wisconsin. She assumed office on October 23, 2022. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Ball (Democratic Party) ran for election for Milwaukee County Sheriff in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2022)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Sheriff
Denita Ball won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denita Ball (D) | 97.2 | 270,022 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 7,901 | ||
| Total votes: 277,923 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Sheriff
Denita Ball defeated Thomas Beal, Brian Barkow, and Mohamed Awad in the Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Sheriff on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denita Ball | 55.8 | 47,615 | |
| Thomas Beal | 23.5 | 20,075 | ||
 | Brian Barkow | 20.4 | 17,430 | |
| Mohamed Awad (Write-in) | 0.2 | 160 | ||
| Total votes: 85,280 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Denita Ball did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Earnell Lucas (D) |
Milwaukee County Sheriff 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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State of Wisconsin Madison (capital) |
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