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 Republican Governor Scott Walker sought re-election to a third term, and was challenged by

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candidate and then-

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, as well as

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

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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 J.B. Pritzker.

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

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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

= * Matt Flynn, former chair of the

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, retired partner at Quarles & Brady and candidate for

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Mike McCabe Mike McCabe (born May 23, 1960) is a political reform activist in Wisconsin. He worked for 15 years as executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and founded Blue Jean Nation, a nonpartisan group that describes itself as "commoners work ...

, former executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and candidate for the State Assembly in 1998 * Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and nominee for lieutenant governor in

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* Josh Pade, lawyer *

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, former state representative and candidate for

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* Paul Soglin, Mayor of

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and nominee for

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* Kathleen Vinehout, state senator and candidate for

=Withdrew

= * Mike Crute, liberal talk radio broadcaster (endorsed

) * Michele Doolan, businesswoman (endorsed Matt Flynn) * 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

) * Jeff Rumbaugh, disability rights activist. (endorsed Mike McCabe) * Dana Wachs, state representative (still on ballot; endorsed

)

=Declined

= * Chris Abele,

Executive * Mark Bakken, businessman * Peter Barca,

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

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, former U.S. Representative and nominee for

in 2010 and 2012. *

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District Attorney (endorsed Matt Flynn) * Kevin Conroy, president and CEO of

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

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, minority leader of the

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, former state representative and candidate for governor in

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, U.S. Representative *

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, Kenosha County executive *

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, Dane County executive *

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, U.S. representative * Jennifer Shilling, Democratic leader of the State Senate

Endorsements

Polling

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

Results

Lieutenant governor

Mandela Barnes, 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

= * Mandela Barnes, 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

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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

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, and

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

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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 Democrat

, 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 recount 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

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Josh Kaul who had defeated incumbent Brad Schimel. 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 ”

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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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=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

External links