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Republican Party primaries in Wisconsin, 2020

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Republican Party primaries, 2020

Wisconsin Republican Party.jpg

Primary Date
August 11, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Republican primary for U.S. Senate
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Wisconsin
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Wisconsin on August 11, 2020. Click here for more information about the Democratic primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Wisconsin, 2020 (August 11 Republican primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected eight candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.

District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 5

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 6

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 7

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 8

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

State elections

State Senate

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2020
The Wisconsin State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Lee (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Cowles (i)

Did not make the ballot:
William Nething 

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngLena Taylor (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Brandon Jackson 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngLaTonya Johnson (i)
Michelle Bryant

Green check mark transparent.pngAlciro Deacon

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngNeal Plotkin  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Frank Bryson 

Green check mark transparent.pngAlberta Darling (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Jeremy Somers 

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Schachtner (i)

Cherie Link
Green check mark transparent.pngRob Stafsholt

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngEduard Vocke

Did not make the ballot:
Wendy Klawitter 

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Felzkowski

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngJoni Anderson

Did not make the ballot:
John Small 

Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Ballweg
Ken Van Dyke Sr.  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Samuel Wood 
Luther Olsen (i)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Agard  Candidate Connection
Andrew McKinney  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Barker

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Wojciechowski

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Feyen (i)

District 20

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDuey Stroebel (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Wirch (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Piotrowski

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Testin (i)

District 26

Brian Benford  Candidate Connection
William Davis III  Candidate Connection
Nada Elmikashfi  Candidate Connection
John Imes  Candidate Connection
Amani Latimer Burris  Candidate Connection
Aisha Moe  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngKelda Roys

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Murphy  Candidate Connection

Steve Bobowski  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJulian Bradley
Marina Croft  Candidate Connection
Jim Engstrand
Dan Griffin  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Daniel Newberry 
Dave Craig (i)

District 30

Sandra Ewald
Green check mark transparent.pngJonathon Hansen  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Wimberger

Did not make the ballot:
Thomas Lund 

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Pfaff
Jayne Swiggum  Candidate Connection
Paul Weber

Did not make the ballot:
Jennifer Shilling (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Kapanke

State Assembly

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
The Wisconsin State Assembly was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Assembly candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Delorit Jensen  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Kitchens (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Kiley

Green check mark transparent.pngShae Sortwell (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Voight  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Tusler (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Joshua Young 

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Hinkfuss

Did not make the ballot:
Erik Hoyer 

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Steffen (i)

District 5

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Steineke (i)

District 6

Simon Moesch
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Sarnwick

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Tauchen (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Riemer (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 8

JoAnna Bautch
Green check mark transparent.pngSylvia Ortiz-Velez

Did not make the ballot:
Michael Rivera 
Enrique Murguia 

Green check mark transparent.pngAngel Sanchez
Ruben Velez

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngMarisabel Cabrera (i)
Christian Saldivar Frias

Green check mark transparent.pngVeronica Diaz

Did not make the ballot:
Matthew Schigur-Melendez 

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bowen (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Did not make the ballot:
Aaron McClendon 

District 11

Curtis Cook II
Green check mark transparent.pngDora Drake
Carl Gates
Tomika Vukovic

Green check mark transparent.pngOrlando Owens

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngLaKeshia Myers (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngOzell Cox

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngSara Rodriguez

Did not make the ballot:
Gabriella Regina Suliga 

Green check mark transparent.pngRob Hutton (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngRobyn Vining (i)

Linda Boucher
Green check mark transparent.pngBonnie Lee
Steven Shevey

Did not make the ballot:
Nathan John Dosch 
Rick Braun 

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Katzenmeyer

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Sanfelippo (i)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngKalan Haywood (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 17

Mike Brox
Green check mark transparent.pngSupreme Moore Omokunde
Chris Walton  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
David Crowley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAbie Eisenbach

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Goyke (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Brostoff (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHelmut Fritz  Candidate Connection

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Sinicki (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngErik Brooks

Green check mark transparent.pngJessie Rodriguez (i)

District 22

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Did not make the ballot:
Jack Larsen 

Green check mark transparent.pngJanel Brandtjen (i)

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngDeb Andraca  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Ott (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Siegrist

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Knodl (i)

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngKerry Trask

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Tittl (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Lynne Donohue  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Jaeven Vandeboom 

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Katsma (i)

District 27

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Vorpagel (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Butler  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGae Magnafici (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Calabrese

Did not make the ballot:
Julie Elizabeth McFadden 

Neil Kline
Green check mark transparent.pngClint Moses
Ryan Sherley

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Yacoub  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngShannon Zimmerman (i)

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Lochner-Abel

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Loudenbeck (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Gaulke  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler August (i)

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngMason Becker  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCody Horlacher (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngKirk Bangstad

Green check mark transparent.pngRob Swearingen (i)

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Ruprecht  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCalvin Callahan  Candidate Connection
Don Nelson

Did not make the ballot:
Ann Brigham 

District 36

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Mursau (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngAbigail Lowery

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Jagler (i)

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Winker

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Dittrich (i)

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngIzzy Hassey Nevarez

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Born (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngDeb Silvers

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Petersen (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngNate Zimdars

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Dallman
Luke Dretske  Candidate Connection
Chuck Harsh
Gary Will

Did not make the ballot:
Tate Barber  Candidate Connection

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngMelisa Arndt  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Plumer (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Vruwink (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Drew

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Conley

Did not make the ballot:
Spencer Zimmerman 

Green check mark transparent.pngDuWayne Severson

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Spreitzer (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTawny Gustina

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Hebl (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Lyon

Did not make the ballot:
Christopher Alexander 

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngJimmy Anderson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Anderson  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Eric Seer 

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngSamba Baldeh
Lindsay Lemmer
Walt Stewart  Candidate Connection
Jason Vangalis  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Anderson

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngShaun Murphy-Lopez  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Barret Galauner 

Green check mark transparent.pngTravis Tranel (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Waldon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Kurtz (i)

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngKriss Marion

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Novak (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Schroeder

Green check mark transparent.pngJeremy Thiesfeldt (i)

District 53

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Schraa (i)

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngGordon Hintz (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDonnie Herman
Pete Kohlhoff

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Schierl

Lauri Asbury
Green check mark transparent.pngRachael Cabral-Guevara
Jay Schroeder

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngDiana Lawrence

Did not make the ballot:
Joseph Carman 

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Murphy (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngLee Snodgrass

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Beach

District 58

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRick Gundrum (i)

District 59

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Ramthun (i)

District 60

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Brooks (i)
Chris Reimer  Candidate Connection

District 61

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSamantha Kerkman (i)

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngAugust Schutz  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Wittke (i)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Jacobsen

Did not make the ballot:
Robert Prailes 

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Vos (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngTip McGuire (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Hibsch

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngTod Ohnstad (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCrystal Miller

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngGreta Neubauer (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWill Leverson

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Kapsner

Green check mark transparent.pngRob Summerfield (i)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Berge  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse James (i)

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Giles  Candidate Connection

Tim Miller
Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Rozar
Michael Smith
Matthew Windheuser

Did not make the ballot:
Scott Noble 
Joseph Sari 

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Iver Baldus

Green check mark transparent.pngNancy VanderMeer (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngKatrina Shankland (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Soik

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngCriste Greening  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
David Gorski 

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Krug (i)

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Milroy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Kern

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Meyers (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Bolen

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ellenson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Armstrong

District 76

Dewey Bredeson
Heather Driscoll
Green check mark transparent.pngFrancesca Hong
Ali Maresh
Nicki Vander Meulen
Marsha Rummel
Tyrone Cratic Williams

Did not make the ballot:
Chris Taylor (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Hull  Candidate Connection

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngShelia Stubbs (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Subeck (i)
Robert Louis Slamka

Did not make the ballot:
Badri Lankella 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngDianne Hesselbein (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Fueger

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngSondy Pope (i)
Kimberly Smith  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChase Binnie  Candidate Connection

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Considine (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Dahlke

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Malinowski  Candidate Connection
Paul McCreary  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Nenad Markovic 

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Skowronski (i)
Theodore Kafkas  Candidate Connection

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan DeYoung

Did not make the ballot:
Jim Brownlow 

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Wichgers (i)

District 84

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Kuglitsch (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Dmitry Becker 

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Johnson  Candidate Connection
Aaron LaFave  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Snyder (i)

District 86

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Spiros (i)

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Pulcher

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Edming (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Lyerly  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Nick De Leon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Macco (i)

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngKarl Jaeger

Did not make the ballot:
Ken Holdorf 

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Nygren (i)
Andi Rich

District 90

Staush Gruszynski (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKristina Shelton

Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Kirsteatter

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngJodi Emerson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Walker

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda WhiteEagle

Green check mark transparent.pngTreig Pronschinske (i)

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene Warner

Green check mark transparent.pngWarren Petryk (i)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Doyle (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Hoyer

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Billings (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJerome Gundersen

Did not make the ballot:
Jonathan Green 

District 96

Tucker Gretebeck
Green check mark transparent.pngJosefine Jaynes

Green check mark transparent.pngLoren Oldenburg (i)

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Perry

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Allen (i)

District 98

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Neylon (i)
Rob Ochoa

District 99

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCindi Duchow (i)

Context of the 2020 elections

Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2025
Two years of Democratic trifectas  •  Ten years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
Senate D R R R D D R D D D D R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

State party overview

See also: Republican Party of Wisconsin

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wisconsin utilizes an open primary system; registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Wisconsin, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[4]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in Wisconsin, one must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Wisconsin for at least 28 days prior to the election. A voter must be at least 18 years of age by Election Day.[5]

Prospective voters can register online or by mailing a form to their municipal clerk. If registering by mail, the application must be postmarked no later than 20 days before the election. In-person registration must be completed by 5 p.m. on the Friday before Election Day. Prospective voters can also register in person at their municipal clerk's office up until the Friday before the election or at their polling place on Election Day. (Same-day voter registration requires proof of residency.)[5]

Automatic registration

Wisconsin does not practice automatic voter registration.[6]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Wisconsin has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.[6]

Same-day registration

Wisconsin allows same-day voter registration.[6]

Residency requirements

Wisconsin law requires 28 days of residency in a precinct before a person may vote.[5]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Wisconsin does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, a voter who provides false information "may be subject to fine or imprisonment under State and Federal laws."[7]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[8] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The site My Vote, run by the Wisconsin Election Commission, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Wisconsin requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[9]

The following list of accepted ID was current as of May 2023. Click here for the Wisconsin Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation-issued driver license, even if driving privileges are revoked or suspended
  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation-issued identification card, with or without a photo
  • Military ID card issued by the U.S. Uniformed Services
  • U.S. passport book or card
  • Identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin (can be expired or unexpired)
  • Photo identification card issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or college, or technical college, containing the date the card was issued and a signature. (If expired, the voter must also provide a separate document proving enrollment).
  • Veteran's photo ID card issued by a government authority
  • Certificate of naturalization issued within the past two years
  • Driver’s license receipt issued by Wisconsin Department of Transportation (valid for 45 days from date issued)
  • Identification card receipt issued by Wisconsin Department of Transportation (valid for 45 days from date issued)
  • Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles ID Petition Process Photo Receipt (valid for 60 days from date issued)

The following voters do not need to provide photo ID:[9]

  • Confidential electors
  • Active military and permanent overseas voters who vote by absentee ballot
  • Indefinitely confined voters who vote by absentee ballot

Voters can obtain a free Wisconsin State ID Card at a Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles office. Voters need the following to apply for an ID:[10]

  • Proof of name and date of birth (birth certificate)
  • Proof of identity (Social Security Card, Medicaid/Medicare Card, etc.)
  • Proof of Wisconsin residency (utility bill, government mail, lease, etc.)
  • Proof of U.S. citizenship (U.S. Birth certificate or citizenship paperwork)
  • Social Security Number

Voters who do not have all or any of the materials listed above can still obtain an ID. Call the voter ID hotline for assistance at (844) 588-1069.[10]

Early voting

Wisconsin permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee/by mail in Wisconsin. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee/by mail.[11][12]

To vote absentee by mail, a request to the municipal clerk must be received by 5 p.m. on the Thursday before Election Day. Once completed, returned ballots must be received no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day.[11][13]


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.[14][15]

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.


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  1. 1.0 1.1 On April 2, 2020, Judge William M. Conley, of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, issued an order extending absentee voting deadlines in Wisconsin's April 7, 2020, election. Under Conley's order, the absentee ballot request deadline was extended to 5:00 p.m. April 3, 2020. The ballot return deadline was extended to 4:00 p.m. April 13, 2020. The primary date itself was unchanged.
  2. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
  3. Wisconsin State Legislature, "Wis. State § 5.62 Partisan primary ballots," accessed October 4, 2024
  4. Wisconsin Election Commission, “Election Day Voting,” accessed May 4, 2023
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Voter Registration and Proof of Residence," accessed May 4, 2023
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 20, 2024
  7. Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Wisconsin Voter Registration Application," accessed November 2, 2024
  8. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  9. 9.0 9.1 Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Photo ID," accessed May 4, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "wvid" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 Wisconsin Department of Transportation, "Wisconsin ID card for voting purposes - petition process," accessed May 4, 2023
  11. 11.0 11.1 Wisconsin Election Commission, "What is in-person absentee voting and how can I do it?" accessed May 4, 2023
  12. Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Vote Absentee Guide," accessed May 4, 2023
  13. Wisconsin Election Commission, "FAQ search results: absentee," accessed May 4, 2023
  14. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  15. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017