The 2022 Wisconsin fall general election is scheduled in the U.S. state of

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for November 8, 2022. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices are up for election, as well as one of Wisconsin's

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seats, Wisconsin's eight seats in the

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, the seventeen odd-numbered seats in the Wisconsin State Senate, and all 99 seats in the

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. The 2022 Wisconsin fall primary is scheduled for August 9, 2022. The candidate registration deadline for the 2022 Fall election is June 1, 2022. The 2022 Wisconsin spring election was held April 5, 2022. Three seats of the

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were up in this election, as well as various nonpartisan local and judicial offices, including a special election for mayor of Milwaukee. The 2022 spring primary was held February 15, 2022. The Constitution of Wisconsin requires that

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occur in the first legislative session following the United States census; thus, the 2022 Spring elections were the first to take place under new aldermanic districts, and the 2022 Fall elections will be the first to take place under new congressional and legislative maps, reflecting the results of the

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Federal

U.S. Senate

Incumbent Republican

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will seek reelection to a third six-year term in 2022. Eight Democrats have so far registered to run in the election: Mandela Barnes, Gillian Battino, Chantia Lewis,

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, Adam Murphy, Tom Nelson, and Peter Peckarsky.

U.S. House

The 2022 elections in Wisconsin will elect Wisconsin's delegation to the

for the

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. Wisconsin has eight congressional districts, of which five are represented by Republicans and three are represented by Democrats. So far only one incumbent,

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, has indicated he plans to run for reelection in 2022. These will be the first congressional elections in Wisconsin under new districts, reflecting the

State

Executive

All of Wisconsin's partisan executive offices are up for election in November 2022 with partisan primaries to be held in August.

Governor

Incumbent Democratic

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Tony Evers, first elected in

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, will seek reelection to a second four-year term. So far, three Republicans, Kevin Nicholson, Timothy Ramthun, and Rebecca Kleefisch have declared their candidacy.

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, first elected in 2018, is not running for re-election. On July 20, 2021, Barnes announced he would instead run for United States Senate. Declared Democratic candidates are state representatives David Bowen and

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. Republican candidates include state senate president ''pro tempore''

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, Lancaster mayor David Varnam along with David King and Ben Voelkel. State senator

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dropped out of the Democratic primary race in December 2021.

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul, first elected in

, will seek reelection to a second four-year term. Two Republican candidates have declared their candidacy: former state representative Adam Jarchow and Fond du Lac County district attorney Eric Toney. University of Wisconsin Law School professor Ryan Owens withdrew from the race on October 5, 2021, citing "false attacks against him" and a "disgusting" political climate.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State

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, first elected in 1974, announced on March 17, 2022, that he would seek reelection to an 11th four-year term. Dmitry Becker, Jay Schroeder, and State Representative Amy Loudenbeck have announced that they will seek the Republican nomination for the office to challenge La Follette.

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer

, first elected in 2018, is not running for re-election. On April 14, 2021, Godlewski announced she would instead run for United States Senate. West Allis Alderman Angelito Tenorio announced his candidacy for State Treasurer as a Democrat on July 15th, 2021.

Legislature

State Senate

The 17 odd-numbered districts out of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate are up for election in 2022. In total, Republicans currently hold 11 of these seats, while Democrats hold 6. This will be the first election of the State Senate under new districts, reflecting the

State Assembly

All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly are up for election in 2022. This will be the first election of the Assembly under new districts, reflecting the

Judiciary

State Court of Appeals

Three seats on the

were up for election in April 2022. * In District II, Judge Lori Kornblum, appointed by Governor Tony Evers in 2021, was defeated by Waukesha County circuit judge Maria S. Lazar. * In District III, Judge Thomas Hruz, appointed by Governor Scott Walker in 2014, was unopposed seeking a second six-year term. * In District IV, Judge

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, first elected in 2010, was unopposed seeking a third six-year term.

State Circuit Courts

Forty six of the state's 257 circuit court seats will be up for election in April 2022. Nine of those seats are contested. One of the contested seats, in Vilas County, was newly created from a 2020 act of the Wisconsin Legislature. Three other newly-created seats, in Adams, Eau Claire, and Vilas counties, had only one candidate running. Only three incumbent judges are facing a contested re-election. * In Iowa County, incumbent district attorney Matt Allen faces former municipal judge Rhonda Hazen for the judicial seat being vacated by Judge Margaret M. Koehler. * In Kewaunee County, county corporation counsel Jeffrey R. Wisnicky faces Brown County assistant district attorney Kimberly A. Hardtke for the judicial seat being vacated by Judge Keith A. Mehn. Attorney John Peterson was eliminated in the February primary. * In Marathon County, county supervisor William A. Harris faces attorney Rick Cveykus for the judicial seat being vacated by Judge Gregory Huber. * In Oconto County, incumbent judge Jay Conley faces incumbent district attorney Edward Burke. * In Portage County, incumbent district attorney Louis J. Molepske faces defense attorney Stephen W. Sawyer for the judicial seat being vacated by Judge Robert J. Shannon. * In Sauk County, incumbent judge Michael Screnock faces attorney Blake J. Duren. * In Vilas County, Milwaukee County assistant district attorney Meg O’Marro faces attorney Daniel Overby for a newly created judicial seat. * In Winnebago County Branch 3, court commissioner Lisa Krueger faces attorney Bryan Keberlein for the judicial seat being vacated by Judge Barbara Hart Key. * In Winnebago County Branch 4, incumbent judge LaKeisha Haase faces attorney Mike Gibbs.

Local elections

Milwaukee

* A special election for

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was held concurrent with the Spring general election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mayor Tom Barrett. Acting mayor and former city council president

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defeated former city councilmember Bob Donovan. Johnson became the first African American to be elected mayor of Milwaukee. City councilmember

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, Milwaukee County sheriff Earnell Lucas, entrepreneur Michael Sampson, community advocate Nick McVey, and teacher Sheila Conley-Patterson were eliminated in the February primary. State representative

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had filed to run, but dropped out of the race on December 23, 2021.

Waukesha

* Shawn Reilly was re-elected to a third term as mayor of

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. He was a Republican who quit the party over the

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References

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