The Governor ordered special elections in State Senate District 1 in northeast Wisconsin and Assembly District 42 in south central Wisconsin to fill the seats held by the Senator Frank Lasee and Representative Keith Ripp, who resigned.

Special Election: Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Unofficial results are available on the websites of county clerks in the districts. Official results will be posted after they are certified on Tuesday, June 26.

Primary Election: Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Official primary results are available here.

Spring Election: April 3, 2018

Official Results

Offices Elected

State offices elected are Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, Districts I and IV, and Circuit Court Judge.  See Offices to be Elected attachment below for a list of offices and current officeholders.

Constitutional Amendment

At the April 3 Spring Election, voters will be asked to vote on the question: “Elimination of state treasurer. Shall sections 1 and 3 of article VI and sections 7 and 8 of article X of the constitution be amended, and section 17 of article XIV of the constitution be created, to eliminate the office of state treasurer from the constitution and to replace the state treasurer with the lieutenant governor as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands?”

For more information about this question, see the attachments below: Constitutional Amendment 2017 Joint Resolution 7.pdf and Explanatory statement of referendum question 03.01.2018.pdf. 

Candidates

The Elections Commission has certified lists of candidates for the Spring Primary and the Spring Election. See the Candidates on Primary Ballot and the Candidates on Ballot for Election-PrePrimary attachments below.

Spring Election: April 4, 2017

Click here for official election results.

State offices elected were State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge (Districts 1, 2 and 4), and Circuit Court Judge. 

See Candidates on the Ballot  attachment for the names of the state candidates.

Spring Primary: February 21, 2017 -- Results

The Wisconsin Elections Commission does not collect unofficial Election Night results. Local results will be  available on Wisconsin county clerks' websites.  You may also visit the websites of Wisconsin newspapers and television and radio stations for unofficial results.

See Offices to be Elected attachment below for complete list of offices and officeholders.

This General Election was held Tuesday, November 8, 2016 for President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, even-numbered Wisconsin State Senate seats, all Wisconsin Assembly seats, and all District Attorneys.  Official results are posted here.

Presidential Electors met at noon on Monday, December 19, at the State Capitol. Watch on Wisconsin Eye.

View attachments below for lists of candidates and referenda on the ballot, registered write-in candidates, and polling places.

The Partisan Primary was Tuesday, August 9, 2016.

Offices on the ballot were U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, even-numbered Wisconsin State Senate seats, all Wisconsin Assembly seats, and all District Attorneys. Independent candidates names do not appear on the Partisan Primary ballot, but will be on the ballot in November.

Certified results of the Partisan Primary are available here.

For information about all candidates on the ballot in August, please see attachments below.  

The Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary was held April 5, 2016.

For a list of candidates, click on the "Candidates on Ballot" attachment below.

The deadline for filing nomination papers and other paperwork to get on the ballot was January 5, 2016.

For a spreadsheet of all the election contests and candidates that will be on the ballot in Wisconsin, click on All Contests and Candidates April 2016.xlsx, below.

The Spring Primary was held Tuesday, February 16, 2016.

There was a statewide primary for Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Official results of the Spring Election have now been certified.

State offices elected April 7, 2015 include Justice of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals Judge (District I and III), and Circuit Court Judge.  There was also a Constitutional Amendment on Election of the Chief Justice.

Spring Primary: Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Click here for official primary results.

Candidate Contact Information

To assist groups and individuals who wish to contact candidates for office, the G.A.B. has prepared an easy-to-use spreadsheet containing addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of candidates for the February 17 Spring Primary.  The spreadsheet is attached below (2015 Spring Candidates Contact Information.xlsx).  This information is found on the candidates' GAB-1 registration forms, which are available on the Campaign Finance Information System website.

Deadlines for Getting on the Ballot

The first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2014.  The deadline to file nomination papers and other ballot access documents is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Click here for more information about getting on the ballot.

Notification of Non-Candidacy (GAB-163)

A list of incumbent officials who have filed a Notification of Non-Candidacy indicating that they will not seek reelection at the 2015 Spring Election will be attached below.  The list will be updated as notices are filed.  The deadline for filing is Friday, December 26, 2014. 

Disclaimer: The Voter Photo ID Law is in effect as of April 2015. The documents in this communication may contain outdated information on the Voter Photo ID Law.

The Government Accountability Board has certified official results of the November 4, 2014 General Election. Official results are available here.

Statewide Transporation Fund Referendum Approved

Voters approved a statewide referendum about creation of a Transportation Fund on the ballot.  . Click here for an explanation of the referendum.

Lists of Candidates and Referendum Questions

The most current lists of Candidates on the Ballot, Registered Write-in Candidates and referendum questions (2014 General Referendums) are attached below. The Excel spreadsheet below contains a list of all candidates for the 2014 General Election, with contact information based on their campaign committees and declaration of candidacy forms. Approved write-in candidates will not appear on the ballot but their votes will be tallied and listed separately on the canvass. 

Offices to be Elected

This election is for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Representative in Congress, State Senator (odd-numbered districts) Representatives to the Assembly (all districts).  County offices up for election are Sheriff, Clerk of Circuit Court and Coroner (where applicable).

Reporting Units and Polling Places

Attached below are three spreadsheets containing information about reporting units and polling places that may be helpful to news media covering the election and other interested groups who may be tracking election results.