Zachary Roper

Zachary Roper

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Democratic Party

Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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November 3, 2026

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Zachary Roper (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Wisconsin. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Wisconsin

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Wisconsin on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Francesca Hong (D)
		Sara Rodriguez (D)
	Submit photo	Zachary Roper (D)
		Kelda Roys (D)
		Ryan Strnad (D)
	Submit photo	Bill Berrien (R)
		Andrew Manske (R)
	Submit photo	Josh Schoemann (R)
		Tom Tiffany (R)
	Submit photo	Oliver Carranza (Independent)
	Submit photo	Crystal Harper (Independent)
		David King (Independent)
	Submit photo	Mike Kohn (Independent)

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2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers defeated Zachary Roper in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Wichgers (R)	71.9	28,676
	Submit photo	Zachary Roper (D)	28.0	11,174
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	45

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,895
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84

Zachary Roper advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Zachary Roper	99.8	3,843
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	6

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,849
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Wichgers	99.6	8,633
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	36

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,669
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers defeated Deborah Davis and Zachary Roper in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Wichgers (R)	56.7	16,705
		Deborah Davis (D)	43.2	12,715
	Submit photo	Zachary Roper (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	22

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,442
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Deborah Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah Davis	99.7	4,185
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	11

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,196
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Wichgers	99.5	6,579
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	36

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,615
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2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Zachary Roper campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Wisconsin State Assembly District 84	Lost general	$5,393	$3,398
Grand total			$5,393	$3,398
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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