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Evan Goyke
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Nonpartisan

Milwaukee City Attorney
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 18
Successor: Margaret Arney
Predecessor: Tamara Grigsby
Elections and appointments
Last elected

April 2, 2024

Education

High school

Edgewood High School, 2001

Bachelor's

St. John's University, 2005

Law

Marquette University Law School, 2009

Personal
Profession
Assistant State Public Defender
Contact

Campaign website

Personal website

Personal Facebook

Personal Twitter

Personal YouTube

Evan Goyke is the Milwaukee City Attorney in Wisconsin. He assumed office on April 16, 2024. His current term ends in 2028.

Goyke ran for election for Milwaukee City Attorney in Wisconsin. He won in the general election on April 2, 2024.

Biography

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Goyke attended Edgewood High School and St. John's University before earning a J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 2009.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)

General election

General election for Milwaukee City Attorney

Evan Goyke defeated incumbent Tearman Spencer in the general election for Milwaukee City Attorney on April 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Evan Goyke
Evan Goyke (Nonpartisan)
 
63.3
 
46,413
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Tearman Spencer (Nonpartisan)
 
36.2
 
26,518
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
365

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 73,296
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tearman Spencer and Evan Goyke advanced from the primary for Milwaukee City Attorney.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Goyke in this election.

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18

Incumbent Evan Goyke won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Evan Goyke
Evan Goyke (D)
 
98.5
 
17,306
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
272

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,578
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18

Incumbent Evan Goyke advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Evan Goyke
Evan Goyke
 
99.7
 
5,735
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
18

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,753
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18

Incumbent Evan Goyke won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Evan Goyke
Evan Goyke (D)
 
99.0
 
18,775
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
189

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,964
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18

Incumbent Evan Goyke advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Evan Goyke
Evan Goyke
 
99.5
 
5,106
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
27

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,133
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18

Incumbent Evan Goyke won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Evan Goyke
Evan Goyke (D)
 
99.0
 
17,426
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
177

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,603
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18

Incumbent Evan Goyke defeated Travis Spell in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Evan Goyke
Evan Goyke
 
75.0
 
4,797
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Travis Spell
 
25.0
 
1,601

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,398
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2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Evan Goyke ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 18 general election.[1][2]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Evan Goyke Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 18,006
Total Votes 18,006
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent Evan Goyke ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 18 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Evan Goyke Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Evan Goyke was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Goyke was unopposed in the general election[5][6] and was re-elected to another term.[7]


2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Goyke won election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 18. He defeated James Dieter, Jarett Fields, Michael Glabere, Lisa Brown, Ty Jackson, Andrew Parker, and Lashawndra Vernon in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. Incumbent Democrat Tamara Grigsby did not run for re-election. Goyke defeated Melba Morris-Page (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 18, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Goyke 87.9% 16,276
     Libertarian Melba Morris-Page 11.6% 2,140
     – Scattering 0.5% 94
Total Votes 18,510
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Goyke 37.2% 1,637
Jarett Fields 18.4% 808
Lashawndra Vernon 14.5% 639
James Dieter 8.1% 355
Andrew Parker 7.6% 335
Ty Jackson 7.2% 317
Michael Glabere 3.8% 169
Lisa Brown 3.2% 139
Total Votes 4,399

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Evan Goyke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Evan Goyke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Evan Goyke campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Wisconsin State Assembly District 18Won general$81,247 $57,502
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 18Won general$74,531 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 18Won $37,124 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 18Won $26,675 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 18Won $35,669 N/A**
Grand total$255,246 $57,502
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Goyke was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Goyke was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Goyke was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Goyke served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Goyke served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Wisconsin

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2024

In 2024, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 12.

Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
    2. ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
    3. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
    4. ↑ Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
    5. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
    6. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
    7. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
    8. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
    9. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
    10. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    11. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    12. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    13. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017

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    2013-2025    		 Succeeded by
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