Earnell Lucas

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Earnell Lucas

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Milwaukee County Sheriff

Successor: Denita Ball

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Elections and appointments

Last election

February 15, 2022

Earnell Lucas (Democratic Party) was the Milwaukee County Sheriff in Wisconsin. He assumed office on January 7, 2019. He left office on October 23, 2022.

Lucas ran in a special election for Mayor of Milwaukee in Wisconsin. He lost in the special primary on February 15, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Mayoral election in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2022)

General election

Special general election for Mayor of Milwaukee

Incumbent Cavalier Johnson defeated Robert Donovan in the special general election for Mayor of Milwaukee on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cavalier Johnson (Nonpartisan)	71.5	62,143
		Robert Donovan (Nonpartisan)	28.2	24,543
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	215

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,901
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Milwaukee

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Mayor of Milwaukee on February 15, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cavalier Johnson (Nonpartisan)	41.8	25,779
✔		Robert Donovan (Nonpartisan)	22.3	13,742
		Lena Taylor (Nonpartisan)	12.8	7,877
		Marina Dimitrijevic (Nonpartisan)	12.2	7,521
	Submit photo	Earnell Lucas (Nonpartisan)	9.5	5,886
	Submit photo	Michael Sampson (Nonpartisan)	0.8	514
	Submit photo	Ieshuh Griffin (Nonpartisan)	0.5	315
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	56

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,690
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2018)

General election

General election for Milwaukee County Sheriff

Earnell Lucas won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Sheriff on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Earnell Lucas (D)	97.6	310,355
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	7,600

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317,955 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Sheriff

Earnell Lucas defeated incumbent Richard Schmidt and Robert Ostrowski in the Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Sheriff on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Earnell Lucas	56.7	62,082
	Submit photo	Richard Schmidt	34.4	37,683
	Submit photo	Robert Ostrowski	8.9	9,708

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 109,473
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2022

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