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2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tony Evers won re-election to a second term by a margin of 3.4%, defeating Republican nominee Tim Michels.

2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
Turnout56.7% (Decrease 4.5%)
 
Nominee Tony Evers Tim Michels
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Sara Rodriguez Roger Roth
Popular vote 1,358,774 1,268,535
Percentage 51.15% 47.75%
Evers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Michels:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data
Governor before election

Tony Evers
Democratic

Elected Governor

Tony Evers
Democratic

As Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes ran for the U.S. Senate in the concurrent election, a new Democratic running mate, state assemblywoman Sara Rodriguez, was nominated in the partisan primary. Barnes was the second lieutenant governor not to run with the incumbent governor since the state constitution was amended in 1967. The partisan primary was held on August 9, 2022, with businessman Tim Michels defeating former lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch in the Republican primary. State senator Roger Roth received the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.

This election result was the first since 2006 in which a Democrat in Wisconsin won with an outright majority of the vote, the first since 1990 in which the winner was from the same party as the incumbent president, and the first since 1962 in which Wisconsin voted for a Democratic governor at the same time the party held the presidency. This was also the first gubernatorial election in the state since 1998 in which the winning candidate was of a different party than the winner of the concurrent U.S. Senate election.

Evers's victory was labeled a slight upset, as Evers was initially elected back in 2018 by a meager 1.1%, despite 2018 being considered a much more favorable year for Democrats than 2022. In addition, many polls showed Michels in the lead in the weeks leading up to the election. According to Ron Brownstein of CNN in 2023, Evers won independent voters by 6–7 percentage points, which contributed to Michels's defeat.[1]

Evers did substantially better than Mandela Barnes did against incumbent senator Ron Johnson in suburban areas of the state in this election as well as compared to his initial election in 2018, chiefly in the "WOW" counties of Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington that form a ring around the north and west of Milwaukee, performing in line with Biden's 2020 margins. On the flip side, Michels did better in most rural areas than former governor Scott Walker had in 2018, winning the counties of Crawford, Grant, and Richland, three counties that Evers had previously won four years earlier. Michels also flipped the county of Kenosha. One exception to the trend toward Republicans in rural areas was Door County, which flipped to Evers after having voted for Walker in 2018. Notably, Evers carried the 3rd congressional district, which Republican Derrick Van Orden concurrently won after losing in 2020 to then-Representative Ron Kind; Evers also came within 0.2% of carrying the 1st congressional district.

Democratic primary

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Governor

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Nominee

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Disqualified

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Endorsements

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Tony Evers
Organizations
Labor unions

Results

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Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Evers (incumbent) 491,656 100.0%
Total votes 491,656 100.0%

Lieutenant governor

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Peng Her, CEO of Hmong Institute[14]
Withdrawn
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Sara Rodriguez
Statewide officials
State legislators
Party officials
Local officials

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Peng
Her 		Sara
Rodriguez 		Undecided
Change Research (D)[A] July 1–7, 2022 560 (LV) ± 4.6% 8% 25% 62%

Results

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Results by county:
  Rodriguez
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sara Rodriguez 354,260 76.50%
Democratic Peng Her 108,766 23.49%
Democratic Angela Kennedy (write-in) 39 0.01%
Total votes 463,065 100.0

Republican primary

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Governor

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Former lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch finished second in the primary.

Nominee

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Eliminated in primary
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Disqualified
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Withdrawn
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Rebecca Kleefisch
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Federal officials
State officials
State legislators
Sheriffs
  • 39 county sheriffs[49]
Local officials
  • 101 local officials[50]
Individuals
Organizations
Tim Michels
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Statewide officials
Organizations
Kevin Nicholson (withdrew)
Individuals
Organizations
  • Wisconsin Family Action PAC[65]
Timothy Ramthun
Federal officials
Individuals
Declined to endorse
Organizations

Polling

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Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Eric
Hovde 		Rebecca
Kleefisch 		Tim
Michels 		Kevin
Nicholson 		Tim
Ramthun 		Jonathan
Wichmann 		Other Undecided
Trafalgar Group (R) Aug 6–8, 2022 1,092 (LV) ± 2.9% – 43% 44% 3% 8% – 3%[b] –
Emerson College Aug 3–5, 2022 900 (LV) ± 3.2% – 36% 34% 6% 8% – 2%[c] 14%
NMB Research (R)[B] Jul 16–18, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% – 35% 43% – – – 3% 19%
Jul 5, 2022 Nicholson suspends his campaign
Marquette University Jun 14–20, 2022 359 (LV) ± 6.3% – 26% 27% 10% 3% – 2%[d] 32%
Public Policy Polling (D)[C] May 9–10, 2022 675 (LV) ± 3.8% – 26% 27% 9% 6% – 3% 29%
Marquette University Apr 19–24, 2022 413 (LV) ± 5.6% – 32% – 10% 4% – 3% 47%
Remington Research Group (R)[D] Mar 31 – Apr 2, 2022 1,207 (LV) ± 2.9% 4% 42% – 29% – – – 26%
Marquette University Archived March 2, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Feb 22–27, 2022 353 (LV) ± 5.8% – 30% – 8% 5% – 1% 56%
WPA Intelligence (R) Jan 18, 2022 – (LV) – 3% 59% – 8% – – – –
The Tarrance Group (R)[E] Jan 10–13, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% – 65% – 12% – – – 23%
– 61% – 8% – 5% 2% 24%

Results

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Results by county:
  Michels
  •   30-40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Kleefisch
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Michels 326,969 47.18%
Republican Rebecca Kleefisch 291,384 42.05%
Republican Timothy Ramthun 41,639 6.01%
Republican Kevin Nicholson (withdrawn) 24,884 3.59%
Republican Adam Fischer 8,139 1.17%
Total votes 693,015 100.0%

Lieutenant governor

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn
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Endorsements

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Will Martin
Local officials
Patrick Testin
State senators
State assemblymembers
Organizations
  • Wisconsin Right to Life (co-endorsed with Varnam)[76]
  • Wisconsin Young Republicans[60]
David Varnam
Organizations
  • Wisconsin Family Action PAC[77]
  • Wisconsin Right to Life (co-endorsed with Testin)[76]
Jonathan Wichmann
Federal officials
Organizations
  • Stand for Health Freedom[79]
Declined to endorse
Organizations

Results

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Results by county:
  Roth
  •   10-20%
  •   20-30%
  •   30-40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Testin
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Werner
  •   20–30%
  Wichmann
  •   10–20%
  Yudes
  •   20–30%
  Varnam
  •   10–20%
  •   40–50%
Lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Roth 178,972 30.16%
Republican Patrick Testin 109,374 18.43%
Republican Cindy Werner 80,953 13.64%
Republican Jonathan Wichmann 79,166 13.34%
Republican Will Martin 54,790 9.23%
Republican Kyle Yudes 32,051 5.40%
Republican David C. Varnam 30,640 5.16%
Republican David D. King 27,443 4.63%
Total votes 593,389 100.0%

Independents

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Candidates

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Withdrawn

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  • Joan Ellis Beglinger, retired nurse and hospital administrator[80] (remained on ballot; endorsed Michels)[81]
    • Running mate: N/A[e]
  • Jess Hisel, engineer and Air Force veteran[82]
    • Running mate: N/A[f]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[83] Tossup June 8, 2022
Inside Elections[84] Tossup March 4, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[85] Lean R (flip) November 7, 2022
Politico[86] Tossup April 1, 2022
RCP[87] Tossup June 1, 2022
Fox News[88] Tossup May 12, 2022
538[89] Tossup October 7, 2022
Elections Daily[90] Lean R (flip) November 7, 2022

Endorsements

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Tony Evers (D)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. senators[93]
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators[98]
Local officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers
Tim Michels (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations

Polling

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Aggregate polls
Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Tony
Evers (D) 		Tim
Michels (R) 		Joan Ellis
Beglinger (I) 		Undecided
[g] 		Margin
RealClearPolitics September 20 – November 1, 2022 November 1, 2022 48.2% 48.4% – 3.4% Michels +0.2
FiveThirtyEight August 15 – November 2, 2022 November 2, 2022 47.5% 48.9% 2.2% 1.4% Michels +1.4
Average 47.9% 48.7% – 3.4% Michels +0.8
Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tony
Evers (D) 		Tim
Michels (R) 		Joan Ellis
Beglinger (I) 		Other Undecided
Civiqs November 4–7, 2022 739 (LV) ± 3.7% 51% 48% – 1%[h] 1%
Research Co. November 4–6, 2022 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 48% 48% – – 4%
Data for Progress (D) November 2–5, 2022 1,504 (LV) ± 2.0% 48% 50% 2% – –
The Trafalgar Group (R) November 2–4, 2022 1,095 (LV) ± 2.9% 48% 50% 1% – 2%
Marquette University October 24 – November 1, 2022 802 (RV) ± 4.6% 44% 45% 5% 3%[i] 3%
679 (LV) ± 4.8% 48% 48% 2% – 1%
Siena College October 27–31, 2022 655 (LV) ± 4.8% 47% 45% – 2%[j] 6%
Fox News October 26–30, 2022 1,000 (RV) ± 3.0% 46% 47% – 3%[k] 4%
Wick Insights October 26–30, 2022 1,089 (LV) ± 3.2% 47% 48% – 2%[l] 4%
Emerson College October 27–29, 2022 1,000 (LV) ± 3.0% 47% 48% 2% <1%[m] 3%
48% 49% 2% 1%[n] –
Patriot Polling October 20–23, 2022 801 (LV) – 46% 50% – 4%
Data for Progress (D) October 14–22, 2022 1,376 (LV) ± 3.0% 48% 49% 1% – 2%
CNN/SSRS October 13–17, 2022 905 (RV) ± 4.2% 50% 46% – 4%[o] –
714 (LV) ± 4.5% 50% 48% – 1%[p] –
Marquette University October 3–9, 2022 801 (RV) ± 4.3% 46% 41% 7% 2%[q] 3%
652 (LV) ± 4.8% 47% 46% 4% 2%[r] 1%
YouGov/CBS News October 3–7, 2022 1,138 (RV) ± 3.7% 50% 50% – 0% 0%
Public Policy Polling (D) September 26–27, 2022 574 (V) – 48% 46% – – 5%
Fox News September 22–26, 2022 1,012 (RV) ± 3.0% 47% 47% – 2%[s] 4%
Fabrazio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) September 18–25, 2022 1399 (LV) ± 4.4% 47% 50% – – 3%
Data for Progress (D) September 20–23, 2022 999 (LV) ± 3.0% 47% 48% 2% – 3%
The Trafalgar Group (R) September 15–19, 2022 1087 (LV) ± 2.9% 47% 48% – 2% 3%
Emerson College September 16–18, 2022 860 (LV) ± 3.27% 45% 43% 4% 1% 7%
Big Data Poll (R) September 17–18, 2022 852 (LV) ± 3.4% 42% 42% 14%
Siena College September 14–15, 2022 651 (LV) ± 4.5% 49% 44% – 2%[t] 5%
Civiqs September 10–13, 2022 780 (LV) ± 3.7% 49% 48% – 2% 3%
Marquette University September 6–11, 2022 801 (RV) ± 4.3% 44% 43% 8% 1% 4%
632 (LV) ± 4.9% 47% 44% 5% 0% 3%
September 4, 2022 Beglinger withdraws from the race
The Trafalgar Group (R) August 22–25, 2022 1,091 (LV) ± 2.9% 48% 48% – 2% 3%
OnMessage Inc. (R)[F] August 22–24, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 48% 48% – – 4%
Fox News August 12–16, 2022 1,006 (RV) ± 3.0% 49% 46% – 1% 3%
Marquette University August 10–15, 2022 811 (RV) ± 4.2% 45% 43% 7% 0% 5%
713 (LV) ± 4.5% 46% 44% 5% 0% 5%
Marquette University June 14–20, 2022 803 (RV) ± 4.3% 48% 41% – 2% 9%
Hypothetical polling
Tony Evers vs. Rebecca Kleefisch
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tony
Evers (D) 		Rebecca
Kleefisch (R) 		Other Undecided
Marquette University June 14–20, 2022 803 (RV) ± 4.3% 47% 43% 1% 8%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies August 20–24, 2021 730 (RV) ± 3.6% 39% 38% 3% 14%
718 (LV) ± 3.7% 41% 41% 3% 12%
Change Research (D)[G] March 25–27, 2021 1,723 (LV) ± 2.6% 48% 43% – –
Tony Evers vs. Tim Ramthun
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tony
Evers (D) 		Tim
Ramthun (R) 		Other Undecided
Marquette University June 14–20, 2022 803 (RV) ± 4.3% 51% 34% 2% 12%
Tony Evers vs. Kevin Nicholson
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tony
Evers (D) 		Kevin
Nicholson (R) 		Other Undecided
Marquette University June 14–20, 2022 803 (RV) ± 4.3% 48% 40% 1% 9%
Tony Evers vs. Jonathan Wichmann
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tony
Evers (D) 		Jonathan
Wichmann (R) 		Other Undecided
Redfield & Wilton Strategies August 20–24, 2021 730 (RV) ± 3.6% 41% 34% 5% 14%
718 (LV) ± 3.7% 43% 36% 4% 12%
Tony Evers vs. generic Republican
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tony
Evers (D) 		Generic
Republican 		Undecided
Cygnal (R) July 6–8, 2021 640 (LV) ± 3.9% 47% 48% 6%
Public Policy Polling (D) Archived August 12, 2021, at the Wayback Machine[A] February 8–9, 2021 937 (V) ± 3.2% 45% 44% 11%

Debates

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2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial general election debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:

 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn

Tony Evers Tim Michels
1 Oct. 14, 2022 WBAY-TV Jill Geisler YouTube P P

Results

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Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2022[129][130]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
1,358,774 51.15% +1.61%
Republican
1,268,535 47.75% −0.69%
Independent
  • Joan Ellis Beglinger (withdrawn)
  • N/A
 27,198 1.02% N/A
Write-in 1,983 0.08% +0.04%
Total votes 2,656,490 100.0% -0.63%
Turnout 2,668,891 56.7%
Registered electors 3,760,845
Democratic hold

By county

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By county
Evers
Democratic 		Michels
Republican 		Others Margin County Total
County # % # % # % # % #
Adams 3,860 38.96% 5,856 59.10% 192 1.94% 1,996 20.15% 9,908
Ashland 4,034 57.51% 2,905 41.41% 76 1.08% 1,129 16.09% 7,015
Barron 7,552 37.51% 12,246 60.83% 335 1.66% 4,694 23.31% 20,133
Bayfield 5,367 57.77% 3,843 41.36% 81 0.87% 1,524 16.40% 9,291
Brown 53,887 47.18% 58,986 51.65% 1,332 1.17% 5,099 4.46% 114,205
Buffalo 2,391 38.95% 3,638 59.27% 109 1.78% 1,247 20.32% 6,138
Burnett 2,964 36.40% 5,061 62.16% 117 1.44% 2,097 25.76% 8,142
Calumet 9,935 39.70% 14,828 59.25% 262 1.05% 4,893 19.55% 25,025
Chippewa 11,994 41.07% 16,792 57.50% 415 1.42% 4,798 16.43% 29,201
Clark 3,797 32.48% 7,690 65.77% 205 1.75% 3,893 33.30% 11,692
Columbia 14,168 51.57% 13,008 47.34% 300 1.09% 1,160 4.22% 27,476
Crawford 3,429 48.94% 3,486 49.76% 91 1.30% 57 0.81% 7,006
Dane 236,577 78.59% 62,300 20.70% 2,156 0.72% 174,277 57.89% 301,033
Dodge 13,240 33.88% 25,428 65.06% 414 1.06% 12,188 31.19% 39,082
Door 8,984 51.92% 8,145 47.07% 176 1.02% 839 4.85% 17,305
Douglas 10,606 56.90% 7,823 41.97% 210 1.13% 2,783 14.93% 18,639
Dunn 8,299 45.02% 9,899 53.70% 237 1.29% 1,600 8.68% 18,435
Eau Claire 28,063 57.91% 19,856 40.97% 542 1.12% 8,207 16.94% 48,461
Florence 655 26.02% 1,838 73.02% 24 0.95% 1,183 47.00% 2,517
Fond du Lac 16,598 35.53% 29,642 63.45% 478 1.02% 13,044 27.92% 46,718
Forest 1,452 34.65% 2,670 63.72% 68 1.62% 1,218 29.07% 4,190
Grant 9,234 45.95% 10,594 52.72% 266 1.32% 1,360 6.77% 20,094
Green 9,603 54.77% 7,681 43.81% 248 1.41% 1,922 10.96% 17,532
Green Lake 2,746 31.51% 5,864 67.29% 104 1.19% 3,118 35.78% 8,714
Iowa 6,837 58.55% 4,717 40.39% 124 1.06% 2,120 18.15% 11,678
Iron 1,259 38.62% 1,964 60.25% 37 1.13% 705 21.63% 3,260
Jackson 3,505 43.82% 4,375 54.69% 119 1.49% 870 10.88% 7,999
Jefferson 16,765 43.28% 21,488 55.48% 479 1.24% 4,723 12.19% 38,732
Juneau 4,048 37.70% 6,516 60.68% 174 1.62% 2,468 22.98% 10,738
Kenosha 32,176 48.70% 33,068 50.05% 829 1.25% 892 1.35% 66,073
Kewaunee 3,529 35.67% 6,229 62.96% 135 1.36% 2,700 27.29% 9,893
La Crosse 32,119 58.22% 22,325 40.47% 725 1.31% 9,794 17.75% 55,169
Lafayette 3,005 45.75% 3,498 53.25% 66 1.00% 493 7.50% 6,569
Langlade 2,958 32.74% 5,966 66.03% 111 1.23% 3,008 33.29% 9,035
Lincoln 5,226 38.56% 8,084 59.65% 242 1.79% 2,858 21.09% 13,552
Manitowoc 13,937 38.67% 21,573 59.86% 528 1.47% 7,636 21.19% 36,038
Marathon 25,163 40.74% 35,860 58.05% 747 1.21% 10,697 17.32% 61,770
Marinette 6,110 32.95% 12,164 65.61% 267 1.44% 6,054 32.65% 18,541
Marquette 2,697 36.75% 4,549 61.99% 92 1.25% 1,852 25.24% 7,338
Menominee 979 78.63% 254 20.40% 12 0.96% 725 58.23% 1,245
Milwaukee 246,073 70.94% 97,471 28.10% 3,345 0.96% 148,602 42.84% 346,889
Monroe 6,931 39.97% 10,153 58.55% 257 1.48% 3,222 18.58% 17,341
Oconto 5,910 30.25% 13,363 68.40% 264 1.35% 7,453 38.15% 19,537
Oneida 8,667 42.84% 11,297 55.84% 266 1.31% 2,630 13.00% 20,230
Outagamie 39,572 45.96% 45,601 52.96% 929 1.08% 6,029 7.00% 86,102
Ozaukee 23,104 44.12% 28,827 55.05% 436 0.83% 5,723 10.93% 52,367
Pepin 1,280 38.66% 1,990 60.10% 41 1.24% 710 21.44% 3,311
Pierce 7,967 44.19% 9,779 54.24% 283 1.57% 1,812 10.05% 18,029
Polk 7,587 37.11% 12,548 61.37% 310 1.52% 4,961 24.27% 20,445
Portage 17,947 53.29% 15,361 45.61% 373 1.11% 2,586 7.68% 33,681
Price 2,596 36.76% 4,369 61.87% 97 1.37% 1,773 25.11% 7,062
Racine 38,241 46.91% 42,359 51.96% 928 1.14% 4,118 5.05% 81,528
Richland 3,354 47.86% 3,562 50.83% 92 1.31% 208 2.97% 7,008
Rock 37,755 57.84% 26,722 40.94% 799 1.22% 11,033 16.90% 65,276
Rusk 2,180 34.13% 4,120 64.51% 87 1.36% 1,940 30.37% 6,387
Sauk 15,285 52.78% 13,348 46.09% 327 1.13% 1,937 6.69% 28,960
Sawyer 3,734 43.59% 4,735 55.28% 97 1.13% 1,001 11.69% 8,566
Shawano 5,853 32.63% 11,875 66.20% 209 1.17% 6,022 33.57% 17,937
Sheboygan 22,325 41.60% 30,679 57.17% 657 1.22% 8,354 15.57% 53,661
St. Croix 18,516 42.04% 24,968 56.70% 555 1.26% 6,452 14.65% 44,039
Taylor 2,262 25.99% 6,296 72.35% 144 1.65% 4,034 46.36% 8,702
Trempealeau 5,281 43.11% 6,813 55.62% 155 1.27% 1,532 12.51% 12,249
Vernon 6,597 49.97% 6,409 48.55% 195 1.48% 188 1.42% 13,201
Vilas 5,088 38.49% 7,983 60.39% 149 1.13% 2,895 21.90% 13,220
Walworth 18,569 40.43% 26,700 58.14% 657 1.43% 8,131 17.70% 45,926
Washburn 3,198 38.29% 5,032 60.26% 121 1.45% 1,834 21.96% 8,351
Washington 22,698 30.66% 50,749 68.55% 582 0.79% 28,051 37.89% 74,029
Waukesha 88,564 39.43% 134,212 59.76% 1,827 0.81% 45,648 20.32% 224,603
Waupaca 7,990 34.40% 14,939 64.32% 298 1.28% 6,949 29.92% 23,227
Waushara 3,766 33.21% 7,459 65.78% 115 1.01% 3,693 32.57% 11,340
Winnebago 36,512 48.87% 37,242 49.85% 958 1.28% 730 0.98% 74,712
Wood 13,624 41.29% 18,865 57.18% 503 1.52% 5,241 15.89% 32,992
Totals 1,358,774 51.15% 1,268,535 47.75% 29,181 1.10% 90,239 3.40% 2,656,490
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

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Evers won 3 of 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[131]

District Evers Michels Representative
1st 49.3% 49.5% Bryan Steil
2nd 74% 26% Mark Pocan
3rd 50% 49% Ron Kind (117th Congress)
Derrick Van Orden (118th Congress)
4th 77% 21% Gwen Moore
5th 39% 61% Scott L. Fitzgerald
6th 42% 57% Glenn Grothman
7th 40% 58% Tom Tiffany
8th 43% 56% Mike Gallagher

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Fischer with 3%
  3. ^ Fischer and "Someone else" with 2%
  4. ^ "Someone else" with 2%; Fischer with 0%
  5. ^ Beglinger withdrew prior to announcing a running mate
  6. ^ Hisel withdrew prior to announcing a running mate
  7. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  8. ^ "Someone else" with 1%
  9. ^ "Refused" with 3%
  10. ^ "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
  11. ^ "Other" with 2%; "Wouldn't vote" with 1%
  12. ^ "Someone else" with 2%
  13. ^ "Someone else" with <1%
  14. ^ "Someone else" with 1%
  15. ^ "Neither" with 3%; "Other" with 1%
  16. ^ "Neither" with 1%
  17. ^ "Other" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%
  18. ^ "Other" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%
  19. ^ "Wouldn't vote" with 1%;"Other" with 1%
  20. ^ "Another candidate" with 1%, "Not going to vote" with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by 314 Action Fund, which supports Rodriguez for lieutenant governor
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by Sunrise in America Political Fund, which supports Michels
  3. ^ This poll was sponsored by Milwaukee Works, a local 501(c)(4)
  4. ^ This poll was sponsored by Fight for Wisconsin, which supports Nicholson
  5. ^ This poll was sponsored by Rebecca Kleefisch's campaign
  6. ^ This poll was sponsored by School Choice Wisconsin Action
  7. ^ This poll was sponsored by Tom Nelson's campaign

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