The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state,

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to the state's U.S. House seats, and various other elections. Incumbent

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Governor Scott Walker sought re-election to a third term, and was challenged by Democratic candidate and then- Superintendent of Public Instruction

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, as well as

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Phil Anderson and independent Maggie Turnbull. Evers, along with his running mate

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, managed to defeat Walker and Lieutenant Governor

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in a closely fought and widely watched race, ending unified Republican control of the state. The result was considered "too close to call" on election night, with Walker and Evers being separated by a mere few hundred votes for much of the night as counties reported their results. Shortly after midnight on November 7, Milwaukee County reported around 46,000 late absentee ballots. From those late ballots, Evers received 38,674 votes, or 84% of the total, and Walker 7,181, giving Evers a narrow lead. The race was called for him shortly after. Wisconsin was the only state in the 2018 gubernatorial election cycle to elect a Democratic governor while voting more Republican than the national average. With a margin of 1.1%, this election was also the second-closest race of the 2018 gubernatorial election cycle, behind only the election in Florida. Walker was one of two Republican incumbent governors to be defeated for re-election in 2018, the other being

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in neighboring

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, who had lost decisively to

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Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

=Nominated

= * Scott Walker, incumbent

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Robert Meyer, businessman and candidate for mayor of Sun Prairie in 2007

Endorsements

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

=Nominated

= *

, incumbent lieutenant governor

Results

Democratic primary

Governor

The primary election for the Democratic nomination featured a crowded field of candidates. The race was ultimately won by

with around 40% of the vote.

Candidates

=Nominated

= *

, Wisconsin state superintendent of public instruction

=Eliminated in primary

= *

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, former chair of the

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, retired partner at

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and candidate for

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in 1986 * Mike McCabe, former executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and candidate for the State Assembly in 1998 *

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, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012 * Josh Pade, lawyer *

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, former state representative and candidate for WI-02 in 2012 *

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, Mayor of

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and nominee for WI-02 in 1996 *

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, state senator and candidate for

in 2012

=Withdrew

= * Mike Crute, liberal talk radio broadcaster (endorsed Mike McCabe) * Michele Doolan, businesswoman (endorsed

) * Andy Gronik, businessman (still on ballot; endorsed

) * Bob Harlow, candidate for

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in 2016 (endorsed Matt Flynn) * Kurt Kober, businessman (running for lieutenant governor) * Jeff Rumbaugh, disability rights activist. (endorsed Mike McCabe) * Dana Wachs, state representative (still on ballot; endorsed

)

=Declined

= *

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, Milwaukee County

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* Mark Bakken, businessman *

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, state representative and former U.S. Representative * Tom Barrett, Mayor of

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, former U.S. Representative and nominee for

in 2010 and 2012. * John T. Chisholm, Milwaukee County District Attorney (endorsed Matt Flynn) * Kevin Conroy, president and CEO of

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* Timothy Cullen, former state senator * Katherine Gehl, former president and CEO of Gehl Foods *

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, minority leader of the State Assembly * Brett Hulsey, former state representative and candidate for governor in 2014 *

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, U.S. Representative * James Kreuser,

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executive * Joe Parisi,

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, U.S. representative *

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, Democratic leader of the

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Endorsements

Polling

An asterisk (*) denotes that a candidate withdrew before the primary but remains on the ballot.

Results

Lieutenant governor

, a former state representative from

, defeated opponent Kurt Kober by a 2 to 1 margin for the nomination, becoming the first

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to be nominated by a major party for a Wisconsin gubernatorial ticket.

Candidates

=Nominated

= *

, former state representative, and candidate for state senate in 2016

=Eliminated in primary

= * Kurt Kober, businessman

Results

Libertarian convention

Governor

Nominee

* Phil Anderson, chairman of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party and Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016

Endorsements

Lieutenant Governor

Nominee

* Patrick Baird, U.S. Navy veteran

Green Party primary

Governor

Candidates

=Nominated

= * Michael White

=Withdrew

= * Nick De Leon, pastor (endorsed Matt Flynn)

Results

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

=Nominated

= * Tiffany Anderson

Results

Independent candidates

Governor

* Maggie Turnbull, astrobiologist

Lieutenant governor

* Wil Losch, Turnbull's running mate

General election

Despite the fact that Scott Walker had won three prior races for Governor in 2010, 2012, and 2014 by fairly comfortable margins, his bid for a third term was complicated by rising unpopularity due to his policies concerning public education and infrastructure. Walker also faced backlash for a deal his administration made with Taiwanese company

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in 2017 to create jobs in the state in exchange for around $4.5 billion in taxpayer subsidies. In 2018, the deal resulted in around $90 million of funding for roads being diverted to a stretch of I-94 that was set to be near a future Foxconn plant from the rest of state. The poor condition of many roads around the state as well as the lack of work being done to redo them prompted a campaign where

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were being labeled as “Scott”-holes. Walker's approval ratings were hobbled further by the unpopularity of

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in Wisconsin. Walker himself sounded the alarm on this several times in early 2018 after Democrats won two special elections to the

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in typically Republican districts and an election to the

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. In April 2018, Walker warned that Wisconsin was “at risk of a

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wave“ in November. The Walker campaign generally focused on promoting the popular parts of his record, such as a freeze on tuition at public universities and record low unemployment. The result was expected to be close, with a record $93 million spent on the race by the two major campaigns and special interest groups from in and out of the state. In the end, Walker was ultimately defeated by

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, who garnered a slightly more than 1% margin of victory, as Democrats swept every statewide race up for election.

Predictions

Polling

;with Kelda Roys ;with Matt Flynn ;with Mike McCabe ;with Mahlon Mitchell ;with Josh Pade ;with Paul Soglin ;with Kathleen Vinehout ;with Andy Gronik ;with Dana Wachs

Results

Evers won the election by a 1.09% margin.

Results by county

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style="text-align:left;", Grant , , 9,665 , , 49.32% , 9,502 , 48.49% , 430 , 2.19% , 163 , 0.83% , 19,597 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Green , , 9,378 , , 54.87% , 7,333 , 42.91% , 379 , 2.22% , 2,045 , 11.97% , 17,090 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Green Lake , 2,633 , 32.17% , , 5,411 , , 66.12% , 140 , 1.71% , 2,778 , 33.94% , 8,184 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Iowa , , 6,674 , , 59.72% , 4,289 , 38.38% , 213 , 1.91% , 2,385 , 21.34% , 11,176 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Iron , 1,264 , 40.88% , , 1,785 , , 57.73% , 43 , 1.39% , 521 , 16.85% , 3,092 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Jackson , 3,713 , 46.32% , , 4,129 , , 51.51% , 174 , 2.17% , 416 , 5.19% , 8,016 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Jefferson , 16,018 , 41.98% , , 21,475 , , 56.28% , 664 , 1.74% , 5,457 , 14.30% , 38,157 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Juneau , 4,247 , 41.92% , , 5,689 , , 56.15% , 195 , 1.92% , 1,442 , 14.23% , 10,131 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Kenosha , , 34,481 , , 50.65% , 31,512 , 46.29% , 2,081 , 3.06% , 2,969 , 4.36% , 68,074 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Kewaunee , 3,572 , 37.60% , , 5,792 , , 60.97% , 135 , 1.42% , 2,220 , 23.37% , 9,499 , - ! style="text-align:left;", La Crosse , , 32,103 , , 56.24% , 23,537 , 41.23% , 1,441 , 2.52% , 8,566 , 15.01% , 57,081 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Lafayette , 3,135 , 47.76% , , 3,324 , , 50.64% , 105 , 1.60% , 189 , 2.88% , 6,564 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Langlade , 2,825 , 30.49% , , 5,712 , , 61.65% , 728 , 7.86% , 2,887 , 31.16% , 9,265 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Lincoln , 5,335 , 39.49% , , 7,865 , , 58.22% , 310 , 2.29% , 2,530 , 18.73% , 13,510 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Manitowoc , 13,513 , 38.00% , , 21,360 , , 60.07% , 683 , 1.92% , 7,847 , 22.07% , 35,556 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Marathon , 24,057 , 38.71% , , 36,886 , , 59.36% , 1,201 , 1.93% , 12,829 , 20.64% , 62,144 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Marinette , 6,193 , 35.58% , , 10,916 , , 62.72% , 296 , 1.70% , 4,723 , 27.14% , 17,405 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Marquette , 2,911 , 40.46% , , 4,143 , , 57.58% , 141 , 1.96% , 1,232 , 17.12% , 7,195 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Menominee , , 866 , , 76.50% , 233 , 20.58% , 33 , 2.92% , 633 , 55.92% , 1,132 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee , , 262,124 , , 66.55% , 124,055 , 31.50% , 7,698 , 1.95% , 138,069 , 35.05% , 393,877 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Monroe , 6,969 , 41.48% , , 9,464 , , 56.34% , 366 , 2.18% , 2,495 , 14.85% , 16,799 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Oconto , 5,858 , 33.30% , , 11,490 , , 65.32% , 243 , 1.38% , 5,632 , 32.02% , 17,591 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Oneida , 7,850 , 40.05% , , 11,248 , , 57.39% , 502 , 2.56% , 3,398 , 17.34% , 19,600 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Outagamie , 36,290 , 43.51% , , 45,359 , , 54.38% , 1,765 , 2.12% , 9,069 , 10.87% , 83,414 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Ozaukee , 18,394 , 35.94% , , 32,069 , , 62.66% , 713 , 1.39% , 13,675 , 26.72% , 51,176 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Pepin , 1,333 , 42.52% , , 1,745 , , 55.66% , 57 , 1.82% , 412 , 13.14% , 3,135 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Pierce , 8,193 , 46.81% , , 8,740 , , 49.94% , 568 , 3.25% , 547 , 3.13% , 17,501 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Polk , 7,333 , 39.42% , , 10,866 , , 58.41% , 404 , 2.17% , 3,533 , 18.99% , 18,603 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Portage , , 18,007 , , 51.64% , 15,958 , 45.76% , 906 , 2.60% , 2,049 , 5.88% , 34,871 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Price , 2,585 , 38.70% , , 3,996 , , 59.83% , 98 , 1.47% , 1,411 , 21.13% , 6,679 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Racine , 40,498 , 46.45% , , 44,770 , , 51.35% , 1,922 , 2.20% , 4,272 , 4.90% , 87,190 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Richland , , 3,623 , , 51.37% , 3,285 , 46.58% , 145 , 2.06% , 338 , 4.79% , 7,053 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Rock , , 39,680 , , 58.04% , 26,904 , 39.35% , 1,782 , 2.61% , 12,776 , 18.69% , 68,366 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Rusk , 2,184 , 35.81% , , 3,797 , , 62.26% , 118 , 1.93% , 169 , 14.47% , 6,099 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Sauk , , 15,630 , , 54.02% , 12,615 , 43.60% , 687 , 2.37% , 3,015 , 10.42% , 28,932 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Sawyer , 3,484 , 42.50% , , 4,542 , , 55.41% , 171 , 2.09% , 1,058 , 12.91% , 8,197 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Shawano , 6,121 , 34.01% , , 11,478 , , 63.77% , 401 , 2.23% , 5,357 , 29.76% , 18,000 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Sheboygan , 20,801 , 39.07% , , 31,520 , , 59.20% , 926 , 1.74% , 10,719 , 20.13% , 53,247 , - ! style="text-align:left;", St. Croix , 16,690 , 41.65% , , 22,108 , , 55.17% , 1,272 , 3.17% , 5,418 , 13.52% , 40,070 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Taylor , 2,269 , 28.05% , , 5,690 , , 70.35% , 129 , 1.59% , 3,421 , 42.30% , 8,088 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Trempealeau , 5,393 , 44.01% , , 6,623 , , 54.04% , 239 , 1.95% , 1,230 , 10.04% , 12,255 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Vernon , , 6,550 , , 50.13% , 6,276 , 48.03% , 240 , 1.84% , 274 , 2.10% , 13,066 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Vilas , 4,510 , 36.03% , , 7,814 , , 62.42% , 195 , 1.56% , 3,304 , 26.39% , 12,519 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Walworth , 17,394 , 38.26% , , 27,088 , , 59.59% , 977 , 2.15% , 9,694 , 21.32% , 45,459 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Washburn , 3,292 , 41.59% , , 4,461 , , 56.35% , 163 , 2.06% , 1,169 , 14.77% , 7,916 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Washington , 18,703 , 26.51% , , 50,958 , , 72.23% , 884 , 1.25% , 32,255 , 45.72% , 70,545 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Waukesha , 72,131 , 32.52% , , 146,699 , , 66.14% , 2,977 , 1.34% , 74,568 , 33.62% , 221,807 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Waupaca , 8,143 , 36.23% , , 13,909 , , 61.89% , 421 , 1.87% , 5,766 , 25.66% , 22,473 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Waushara , 3,742 , 35.21% , , 6,719 , , 63.21% , 168 , 1.58% , 2,977 , 28.01% , 10,629 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Winnebago , 35,610 , 47.01% , , 38,368 , , 50.65% , 1,775 , 2.34% , 2,758 , 3.64% , 75,753 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Wood , 13,638 , 41.23% , , 18,871 , , 57.04% , 572 , 1.73% , 5,233 , 15.82% , 33,081 , - ! style="text-align:left;", Totals , 1,324,307 , 49.54% , 1,295,080 , 48.44% , 53,921 , 2.02% , 29,227 , 1.09% , 2,673,308

Aftermath

Despite the close result, Scott Walker was unable to request a

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due to a law he had signed himself two years prior, which requires the margin of difference to be within 1%.

Lame duck legislative session

Early in December 2018, a special legislative session was called by Walker to pass a series of bills to limit the powers of Governor-elect Evers, as well as incoming Democratic

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who had

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incumbent

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. Other bills being considered included restrictions on early voting and the passage of

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work requirements, which Walker had previously held off on due to the election. A similar law restricting early voting that was passed several years prior had been ruled as unconstitutional. The bills were widely denounced by Democrats and others as a “power grab.” Congresswoman Gwen Moore described the move as a “coup” that “hijacked the voters’ will.” Walker and other Republicans meanwhile argued that the bills were necessary ” checks on power” and that they did not actually strip any real powers from the executive. Lawsuits were filed by Evers and various

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almost immediately after Walker signed the bills into law.

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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

=Nominated

=Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

=Nominated

Results

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

=Nominated

=Eliminated in primary

=Withdrew

=Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

=Nominated

=Eliminated in primary

Results

Libertarian convention

Governor

Nominee

Endorsements

Lieutenant Governor

Nominee

Green Party primary

Governor

Candidates

=Nominated

=Withdrew

Results

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

=Nominated

Results

Independent candidates

Governor

Lieutenant governor

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Results by county

Aftermath

Lame duck legislative session

See also

Notes

References

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