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Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 4, 2022 (spring) & June 1, 2022 (fall) |
| Primary election: February 15, 2022 (spring) & August 9, 2022 (fall) General election: April 5, 2022 (spring) & November 8, 2022 (fall) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Sheriff, board of supervisors, clerk of circuit court, and circuit court judges |
| Total seats up: 27 |
| Election type: Partisan & nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, held general elections for board of supervisors and circuit court judges on April 5, 2022. A primary was scheduled for February 15, 2022, if three or more candidates filed to run per seat. The filing deadline for this election was January 4, 2022.
The county also held general elections for sheriff and clerk of courts on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 1, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
Clerk of courts
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court
Anna Hodges won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Hodges (D) | 97.6 | 257,177 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 6,270 | ||
| Total votes: 263,447 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court
Anna Hodges defeated George Christenson in the Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Hodges | 60.6 | 50,613 | |
| George Christenson | 39.2 | 32,729 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 186 | ||
| Total votes: 83,528 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Sheriff
Denita Ball won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denita Ball (D) | 97.2 | 270,022 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 7,901 | ||
| Total votes: 277,923 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Sheriff
Denita Ball defeated Thomas Beal, Brian Barkow, and Mohamed Awad in the Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Sheriff on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denita Ball | 55.8 | 47,615 | |
| Thomas Beal | 23.5 | 20,075 | ||
 | Brian Barkow | 20.4 | 17,430 | |
| Mohamed Awad (Write-in) | 0.2 | 160 | ||
| Total votes: 85,280 | |||
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Board of Supervisors
- Note: No candidates were certified for the ballot in the District 18 race. The write-in candidate filing deadline was April 1, 2022.
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Liz Sumner (i)Karen Gentile |
| District 2 |
Willie Johnson Jr. (i) Purnima Nath |
| District 3 |
Sheldon Wasserman (i) Eric Rorholm |
| District 4 |
Ryan Clancy (i) |
| District 5 |
Sequanna Taylor (i) |
| District 6 |
Shawn Rolland (i) |
| District 7 |
Felesia Martin (i) |
| District 8 |
Steven Shea (i) |
| District 9 |
Patti Logsdon (i) Donald Schwartz |
| District 10 |
Marcelia Nicholson (i) |
| District 11 |
Kathleen Vincent |
| District 12 |
Juan Miguel Martinez Josh Zepnick |
| District 13 |
Priscilla Coggs-Jones (i) |
| District 14 |
Dyango Zerpa |
| District 15 |
John Weishan Jr. (i)Peter Burgelis |
| District 16 |
Tony Staskunas (i) |
| District 17 |
Steve Taylor |
| District 18 |
Russell Goodwin (i) (Write-in)Deanna Alexander (Write-in) George Lor (Write-in) Byron Marshall (Write-in) Carl Munson (Write-in) Brenda Pullen‐O'Donnell (Write-in) Teneen Rucker (Write-in) Bruce Winter (Write-in) |
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Liz Sumner (i)Karen Gentile Peter Tase (unofficially withdrew) |
| District 2 |
Willie Johnson Jr.* (i)Purnima Nath* |
| District 3 |
Sheldon Wasserman (i) Jennifer Current Eric Rorholm |
| District 4 |
Ryan Clancy* (i) |
| District 5 |
Sequanna Taylor* (i) |
| District 6 |
Shawn Rolland* (i) |
| District 7 |
Felesia Martin* (i) |
| District 8 |
Steven Shea* (i) |
| District 9 |
Patti Logsdon* (i)Donald Schwartz* |
| District 10 |
Marcelia Nicholson* (i) |
| District 11 |
Kathleen Vincent* |
| District 12 |
Rosie King Juan Miguel Martinez Christian Saldivar Frias Josh Zepnick |
| District 13 |
Priscilla Coggs-Jones* (i) |
| District 14 |
Dyango Zerpa* |
| District 15 |
John Weishan Jr.* (i)Peter Burgelis* |
| District 16 |
Tony Staskunas* (i) |
| District 17 |
Steve Taylor* |
| District 18 | This primary was canceled. |
Judicial offices
Milwaukee County Circuit Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Branch 5 |
Kristela Cervera (i) |
| Branch 14 |
Christopher Foley (i) |
| Branch 25 |
Nidhi Kashyap |
| Branch 31 |
Hannah Dugan (i) |
| Branch 34 |
Glenn Yamahiro (i) |
| Branch 44 |
Gwen Connolly (i) |
| Branch 45 |
Jean Kies (i) |
Milwaukee County Circuit Court primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Branch 5 |
Kristela Cervera* (i) |
| Branch 14 |
Christopher Foley* (i) |
| Branch 25 |
Nidhi Kashyap* |
| Branch 31 |
Hannah Dugan* (i) |
| Branch 34 |
Glenn Yamahiro* (i) |
| Branch 44 |
Gwen Connolly* (i) |
| Branch 45 |
Jean Kies* (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2022
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February 15, 2022
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Mayoral election in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2022)
April 5, 2022
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Mayoral election in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2022)
August 9, 2022
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022
- Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2022
- Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022
- Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2022
- Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2022
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
- City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022
- Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2022
- Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022
- Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2022
- Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2022
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
- City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2022)
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Question 1, Prohibit Semiautomatic Firearms Advisory Measure (November 2022)
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Question 2, Marijuana Legalization Advisory Measure (November 2022)
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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 | ||
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| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | |
| Population | 939,489 | 5,893,718 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 241 | 54,166 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.1% | 84.3% |
| Black/African American | 26.4% | 6.3% |
| Asian | 4.4% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 6.4% | 2.3% |
| Multiple | 5.1% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.4% | 7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.7% | 92.6% |
| College graduation rate | 31.3% | 30.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $52,260 | $63,293 |
| Persons below poverty level | 18.3% | 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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