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Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2019)

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2019 Milwaukee County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: January 2, 2019
Primary election: February 19, 2019 (canceled)
General election: April 2, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Circuit court judges
Total seats up: 5
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, held general elections for circuit court judges on April 2, 2019. If more than two candidates had filed to run per seat, a primary would have been held on February 19, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was January 2, 2019.[1]

Elections

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Candidates and results

Circuit Court Branch 11

General election candidates

Circuit Court Branch 26

General election candidates

Circuit Court Branch 36

General election candidates

Circuit Court Branch 40

General election candidates

Circuit Court Branch 41

General election candidates

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Past elections

2018

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

Sheriff

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
Earnell Lucas (D)
 
97.6
 
310,355
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
7,600

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
Earnell Lucas
 
56.7
 
62,082
Richard Schmidt
 
34.4
 
37,683
Robert Ostrowski
 
8.9
 
9,708

Total votes: 109,473
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General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Clerk of Circuit Court

General election

General election for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court

Incumbent John Barrett won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Barrett (D)
 
98.1
 
306,296
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
6,084

Total votes: 312,380
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court

Incumbent John Barrett advanced from the Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Barrett
 
100.0
 
88,159

Total votes: 88,159
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General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Board of Supervisors

District 1

Theodore Lipscomb Sr. (i)
Casey Shorts

District 2

Sequanna Taylor (i)

District 3

Sheldon Wasserman (i)

District 4

Marina Dimitrijevic (i)

District 5

Marcelia Nicholson (i)

District 6

Jim Luigi Schmitt (i)

District 7

Incumbent Michael Mayo did not file for re-election.

Kenneth Ginlack Sr.
Felesia Martin

District 8

General election

James Davies
Steven Shea

Primary election

David Sartori (i)
James Davies
Steven Shea

District 9

Steve Taylor (i)
Patti Logsdon

District 10

Supreme Moore Omokunde (i)

District 11

Dan Sebring (i)

District 12

Peggy West (i)
Sylvia Ortiz Velez

District 13

Willie Johnson Jr. (i)

District 14

Jason Haas (i)

District 15

Eddie Cullen (i)

District 16

John Weishan Jr. (i)

District 17

Tony Staskunas (i)
Tim Johnson

District 18

Deanna Alexander (i)
Sparkle Ashley

Milwaukee County Circuit

Branch 8

William Sosnay (i)

Branch 17

Carolina Maria Stark (i)

Branch 20

Joseph Wall (i)

Branch 23

Lindsey Grady (i)

Branch 28

Mark Sanders (i)

Branch 38

Jeffrey Wagner (i)

Branch 39

Jane Carroll (i)

Branch 43

Marshall Murray (i)

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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Wisconsin
Population 947,735 5,686,986
Land area (sq mi) 241 54,167
Race and ethnicity**
White 59.2% 85.4%
Black/African American 26.4% 6.4%
Asian 4.3% 2.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) 5.8% 2%
Multiple 3.7% 2.4%
Hispanic/Latino 15% 6.8%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.3% 92.2%
College graduation rate 31% 30.1%
Income
Median household income $50,606 $61,747
Persons below poverty level 19% 11.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.


State profile

See also: Wisconsin and Wisconsin elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2025
Two years of Democratic trifectas  •  Ten years of Republican trifectas
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Demographic data for Wisconsin
 WisconsinU.S.
Total population:5,767,891316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):54,1583,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:86.5%73.6%
Black/African American:6.3%12.6%
Asian:2.5%5.1%
Native American:0.9%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.3%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.8%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,357$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Wisconsin.
**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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Twenty-three of 72 Wisconsin counties—32 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Adams County, Wisconsin 21.92% 8.73% 18.35%
Buffalo County, Wisconsin 21.82% 2.93% 14.66%
Columbia County, Wisconsin 2.14% 13.58% 15.26%
Crawford County, Wisconsin 5.40% 19.98% 27.03%
Door County, Wisconsin 3.22% 6.99% 17.33%
Dunn County, Wisconsin 11.09% 4.97% 14.95%
Forest County, Wisconsin 26.58% 5.44% 15.16%
Grant County, Wisconsin 9.43% 13.77% 23.88%
Jackson County, Wisconsin 11.74% 15.01% 21.84%
Juneau County, Wisconsin 26.05% 7.03% 9.00%
Kenosha County, Wisconsin 0.31% 12.23% 18.06%
Lafayette County, Wisconsin 8.99% 15.37% 22.32%
Lincoln County, Wisconsin 20.60% 0.71% 12.48%
Marquette County, Wisconsin 24.09% 0.27% 5.28%
Pepin County, Wisconsin 23.08% 2.22% 12.89%
Price County, Wisconsin 25.00% 0.04% 13.40%
Racine County, Wisconsin 4.28% 3.54% 7.41%
Richland County, Wisconsin 5.50% 16.13% 20.63%
Sauk County, Wisconsin 0.35% 18.47% 23.04%
Sawyer County, Wisconsin 18.41% 0.49% 6.23%
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 12.64% 14.08% 26.39%
Vernon County, Wisconsin 4.43% 14.73% 22.00%
Winnebago County, Wisconsin 7.34% 3.73% 11.66%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Wisconsin with 47.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Wisconsin cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Wisconsin supported Republicans slightly more than Democratic candidates, 50.0 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election from 2000 to 2012 before voting for Trump in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Wisconsin. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 43 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 36 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.6 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 56 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 12.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 63 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 19.4 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Wisconsin Municipal government Other local coverage
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