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Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2022)

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2023
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2022 Milwaukee County elections
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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
Image of Brian Barkow
Brian Barkow Candidate Connection
 
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

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Sumner (i)
Karen Gentile 
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Johnson Jr. (i)
Purnima Nath 
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngSheldon Wasserman (i)
Eric Rorholm 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Clancy (i) Candidate Connection
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSequanna Taylor (i)
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Rolland (i)
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngFelesia Martin (i)
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Shea (i)
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatti Logsdon (i)
Donald Schwartz 
District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcelia Nicholson (i)
District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Vincent 
District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngJuan Miguel Martinez 
Josh Zepnick 
District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngPriscilla Coggs-Jones (i)
District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngDyango Zerpa 
District 15

John Weishan Jr. (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Burgelis  Candidate Connection
District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Staskunas (i)
District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Taylor  Candidate Connection
District 18

Russell Goodwin (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngDeanna 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

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Sumner (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Gentile 
Peter Tase  (unofficially withdrew)
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Johnson Jr.* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngPurnima Nath
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngSheldon Wasserman (i)
Jennifer Current 
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Rorholm 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Clancy* (i) Candidate Connection
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSequanna Taylor* (i)
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Rolland* (i)
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngFelesia Martin* (i)
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Shea* (i)
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatti Logsdon* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Schwartz
District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcelia Nicholson* (i)
District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Vincent
District 12

Rosie King 
Green check mark transparent.pngJuan Miguel Martinez 
Christian Saldivar Frias 
Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Zepnick 
District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngPriscilla Coggs-Jones* (i)
District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngDyango Zerpa
District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Weishan Jr.* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Burgelis*  Candidate Connection
District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Staskunas* (i)
District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Taylor*  Candidate Connection
District 18

This primary was canceled.


Judicial offices

Milwaukee County Circuit Court general election, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Branch 5

Green check mark transparent.pngKristela Cervera (i)
Branch 14

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Foley (i)
Branch 25

Green check mark transparent.pngNidhi Kashyap 
Branch 31

Green check mark transparent.pngHannah Dugan (i)
Branch 34

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Yamahiro (i)
Branch 44

Green check mark transparent.pngGwen Connolly (i)
Branch 45

Green check mark transparent.pngJean Kies (i)


Milwaukee County Circuit Court primary, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Candidates
Branch 5

Green check mark transparent.pngKristela Cervera* (i)
Branch 14

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Foley* (i)
Branch 25

Green check mark transparent.pngNidhi Kashyap
Branch 31

Green check mark transparent.pngHannah Dugan* (i)
Branch 34

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Yamahiro* (i)
Branch 44

Green check mark transparent.pngGwen Connolly* (i)
Branch 45

Green check mark transparent.pngJean Kies* (i)

Additional elections on the ballot

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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 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

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Wisconsin Municipal government Other local coverage
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