Eric Toney

Eric Toney

Republican Party

Candidate, Attorney General of Wisconsin

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November 3, 2026

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Eric Toney (Republican Party) is running for election for Attorney General of Wisconsin. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Toney was elected district attorney in Fond du Lac County in 2012 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2020.

Biography

Toney received a bachelor's degree in history and political science from St. Norbert College in 2006 and a law degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2009. During law school, he was a certified student attorney in the Fond du Lac County district attorney's office. Before being elected as Fond du Lac County district attorney, Toney was an attorney at O'Rourke Law Offices.

Elections

2026

See also: Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Attorney General of Wisconsin

Incumbent Josh Kaul and Eric Toney are running in the general election for Attorney General of Wisconsin on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Josh Kaul (D)
		Eric Toney (R)

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2022

See also: Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Wisconsin

Incumbent Josh Kaul defeated Eric Toney in the general election for Attorney General of Wisconsin on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Kaul (D)	50.6	1,333,369
		Eric Toney (R)	49.3	1,298,369
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,539

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,633,277
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Bughman (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin

Incumbent Josh Kaul advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Kaul	99.8	461,024
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	751

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 461,775
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin

Eric Toney defeated Adam Jarchow and Karen Mueller in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Toney	37.4	222,902
		Adam Jarchow	36.9	220,045
		Karen Mueller	25.6	152,581

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 595,528
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Owens (R)

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Eric Toney campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Attorney General of Wisconsin	Lost general	$1,045,026	$1,004,219
Grand total			$1,045,026	$1,004,219
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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