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Jeff Wright (Wisconsin)
Jeff Wright ran for election for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction. He lost in the primary on February 18, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2025
General election
General election for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Jill Underly defeated Brittany Kinser and Adrianne Melby in the general election for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jill Underly (Nonpartisan) | 52.7 | 1,148,427 |
 | Brittany Kinser (Nonpartisan) | 46.9 | 1,022,489 | |
Adrianne Melby (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 348 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 7,305 | ||
| Total votes: 2,178,569 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Jill Underly and Brittany Kinser defeated Jeff Wright in the primary for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction on February 18, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Underly (Nonpartisan) | 37.9 | 177,626 |
| ✔ | | Brittany Kinser (Nonpartisan) | 34.5 | 161,636 |
 | Jeff Wright (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 128,292 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,055 | ||
| Total votes: 468,609 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Wright received the following endorsements.
2018
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 51
Incumbent Todd Novak defeated Jeff Wright in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 51 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Todd Novak (R) | 50.6 | 12,445 |
| Jeff Wright (D) | 49.3 | 12,113 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 24,573 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 51
Jeff Wright advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 51 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Wright | 100.0 | 4,686 |
| Total votes: 4,686 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 51
Incumbent Todd Novak advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 51 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Novak | 100.0 | 2,468 |
| Total votes: 2,468 | |||
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2016
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| During the 2016 election cycle Wright was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama |
Full list of Obama's 2016 endorsements |
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Todd Novak defeated Jeff Wright in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 51 general election.[1][2]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Todd Novak Incumbent |
51.33% | 13,912 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Wright | 48.67% | 13,189 | |
| Total Votes | 27,101 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
Jeff Wright ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 51 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jeff Wright (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Todd Novak ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 51 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Todd Novak Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Wright's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
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Jeff believes we can renew the Wisconsin way of life, build vibrant communities that attract and sustain the next generation of neighbors, workers, and families, and continue to honor the traditions of those who already call this beautiful region home. Jeff will be a strong voice for:
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Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
- ↑ Wright for Wisconsin, "Ideas and issues," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
