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Wisconsin state executive official elections, 2022
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| Wisconsin state executive official elections |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2022 |
| Primary: August 9, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Wisconsin |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Five state executive offices were up for election in Wisconsin in 2022:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Governor
General election candidates
- Tony Evers (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Tim Michels (Republican Party)
- Joan Ellis Beglinger (Independent)
- Seth Haskin (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Jess Hisel (Free Party)

- Chris Donahue (Independent, Libertarian Party)
- Levi Borntreger (Independent)
- Ryan Patrick Sweeney (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Tony Evers (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Adam Fischer
- Rebecca Kleefisch
- Tim Michels ✔
- Kevin Nicholson (unofficially withdrew)

- Timothy Ramthun

Did not make the ballot:
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Lieutenant Governor
General election candidates
- Sara Rodriguez (Democratic Party) ✔
- Roger Roth (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Peng Her

- Sara Rodriguez ✔
- Angela Kennedy (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
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Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Attorney General
General election candidates
- Josh Kaul (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Eric Toney (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Matthew Bughman (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Josh Kaul (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Secretary of State
General election candidates
- Douglas J. La Follette (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Amy Loudenbeck (Republican Party)
- Sharyl McFarland (Green Party)
- Neil Harmon (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Douglas J. La Follette (Incumbent) ✔
- Alexia Sabor

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Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
Treasurer
General election candidates
- Aaron Richardson (Democratic Party)

- John Leiber (Republican Party) ✔

- Andrew Zuelke (Constitution Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Republican primary candidates
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Minor Party primary candidates
Constitution Party
Campaign finance
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Context of the 2022 elections
Party control in Wisconsin
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 |
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| 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 |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Wisconsin
Past elections
2021
There were no state executive elections in Wisconsin in 2021.
See also
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