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Mayoral election in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)
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| 2024 Milwaukee elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 2, 2024 |
| Primary election: February 20, 2024 General election: April 2, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, held a general election for mayor on April 2, 2024. A primary was scheduled for February 20, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was January 2, 2024.
As of 2024, Milwaukee did not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors served a four-year term.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Milwaukee
Incumbent Cavalier Johnson defeated David King in the general election for Mayor of Milwaukee on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cavalier Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 81.0 | 64,539 |
 | David King (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 14,639 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 523 | ||
| Total votes: 79,701 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Milwaukee
Incumbent Cavalier Johnson and David King defeated Ieshuh Griffin in the primary for Mayor of Milwaukee on February 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cavalier Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 86.7 | 26,798 |
| ✔ | | David King (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 3,018 |
| Ieshuh Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 1,094 | ||
| Total votes: 30,910 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2024
February 20, 2024
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2024)
- City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)
April 2, 2024
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Wisconsin Question 1, Ban on Private and Non-Governmental Funding of Election Administration Amendment (April 2024)
- Wisconsin Question 2, Only Designated Election Officials to Conduct Elections Amendment (April 2024)
- Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2024)
- City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)
- Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, Revenue Limit Increase Measure (April 2024)
July 2, 2024
July 30, 2024
August 13, 2024
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2024
- Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
- Wisconsin Question 1, Prohibit Legislature from Delegating Appropriations Power Amendment (August 2024)
- Wisconsin Question 2, Require Legislative Approval for State Expenditure of Federal Funds Amendment (August 2024)
- Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2024)
- Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, elections (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2024
- Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
- Wisconsin Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2024)
- Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2024)
- Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, elections (2024)
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Mayoral partisanship
Thirty-four of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2024. Once mayors elected in 2024, assumed office Democrats held 65 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans 25, Libertarians held one, independents held two, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Three mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2024:[1]
- Anchorage, Alaska: Nonpartisan Suzanne LaFrance defeated incumbent Republican David Bronson in the runoff election on May 14. LaFrance assumed office on July 1.
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: Democrat Monroe Nichols was elected to succeed Republican G. T. Bynum on November 5. Nichols assumed office on December 1.
- Las Vegas, Nevada: Democrat Shelley Berkley was elected to succeed nonpartisan Carolyn Goodman on November 5. Berkley assumed office on December 4.
- Scottsdale, Arizona: Republican Lisa Borowsky defeated incumbent Independent David Ortega on November 5. Borowsky assumed office on January 14, 2025.
- Stockton, California: Democrat Christina Fugazi was elected to succeed Republican Kevin Lincoln II on November 5. Fugazi assumed office on January 1, 2025.
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Republican Sid Edwards defeated incumbent Democrat Sharon Weston Broome on December 7. Edwards assumed office on January 1, 2025.
- San Antonio, Texas: On September 14, 2024, The San Antonio Express-News reported that mayor Ron Nirenberg, who had previously called himself an independent, had announced that he was a Democrat.[2]
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About the city
- See also: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is a city located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. As of 2020, its population was 577,222.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Milwaukee uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
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| Milwaukee | Wisconsin | |
| Population | 577,222 | 5,893,718 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 96 | 54,166 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 42% | 84.3% |
| Black/African American | 38.8% | 6.3% |
| Asian | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 8.4% | 2.3% |
| Multiple | 5.6% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19.4% | 7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 84.4% | 92.6% |
| College graduation rate | 24.6% | 30.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $43,125 | $63,293 |
| Persons below poverty level | 24.6% | 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
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Footnotes
- ↑ As of January 7, 2025, the party affiliation of one mayor elected in 2024 was unknown. Ballotpedia contacted El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson's campaign in December to inquire about his party affiliation and had not yet received a reply. As incumbent Oscar Leeser was a Democrat, this decreased the net gain for Democrats from two to one.
- ↑ [San Antonio Express-News, "‘I’m a Democrat’: Mayor Ron Nirenberg campaigns for Kamala Harris, embraces party label," September 14, 2024]
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