2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

See also: 2018 United States gubernatorial elections

The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state, elections 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 Democratic candidate and then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, as well as Libertarian Phil Anderson and independent Maggie Turnbull. Evers, along with his running mate Mandela Barnes, managed to defeat Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch in a closely fought and widely watched race, ending unified Republican control of the state.

2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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Turnout	61.2% ( 6.7%)
Nominee Tony Evers Scott Walker Party Democratic Republican Running mate Mandela Barnes Rebecca Kleefisch Popular vote 1,324,307 1,295,080 Percentage 49.5% 48.4%
County results Evers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Walker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election Scott Walker Republican Elected Governor Tony Evers Democratic

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.^[1]

Wisconsin was the only state in the 2018 gubernatorial election cycle to elect a Democratic governor while voting more Republican than the national average.^[a] 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 Bruce Rauner in neighboring Illinois, who had lost decisively to J.B. Pritzker.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Nominated

• Scott Walker, incumbent governor^[2][3][4]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Meyer, businessman and candidate for mayor of Sun Prairie in 2007^[5]

Endorsements

Scott Walker

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, president of the United States^[6]
• Mike Pence, vice president of the United States^[7]

Statewide officials

• Tommy Thompson, former governor of Wisconsin^[8]

Organizations

• Associated Builders and Contractors^[9]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[10]

Results

Republican primary results^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Walker (incumbent)	417,619	91.6%
	Republican	Robert Meyer	38,347	8.4%
Total votes			455,966	100.0%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Nominated

• Rebecca Kleefisch, incumbent lieutenant governor^[12]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rebecca Kleefisch (incumbent)	407,420	100.00%
Total votes			407,420	100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

The primary election for the Democratic nomination featured a crowded field of candidates. The race was ultimately won by Tony Evers with around 40% of the vote.

Candidates

Nominated

• Tony Evers, Wisconsin state superintendent of public instruction^[13][14][15]

Eliminated in primary

• Matt Flynn, former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, retired partner at Quarles & Brady and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1986^[16]
• Mike McCabe, former executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and candidate for the State Assembly in 1998^[17][18][19]
• Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012^[20]
• Josh Pade, lawyer^[21]
• Kelda Roys, former state representative and candidate for WI-02 in 2012^[22]
• Paul Soglin, Mayor of Madison and nominee for WI-02 in 1996^[23][24][25]
• Kathleen Vinehout, state senator and candidate for governor in 2012^{[26][27][28][17][29][30]}

Withdrew

• Mike Crute, liberal talk radio broadcaster^[31] (endorsed Mike McCabe)
• Michele Doolan, businesswoman^[32] (endorsed Matt Flynn)
• Andy Gronik, businessman^[33][34] (still on ballot; endorsed Kelda Roys)
• Bob Harlow, candidate for CA-18 in 2016^[35] (endorsed Matt Flynn)
• Kurt Kober, businessman^[36][37][16] (running for lieutenant governor)
• Jeff Rumbaugh, disability rights activist.^[31] (endorsed Mike McCabe)
• Dana Wachs, state representative^[38] (still on ballot; endorsed Tony Evers)

Declined

• Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive^[39][40][41]
• Mark Bakken, businessman^[28][42]
• Peter Barca, state representative and former U.S. Representative^[26][43]
• Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee, former U.S. Representative and nominee for governor in 2010 and 2012.^[44][45]
• John T. Chisholm, Milwaukee County District Attorney (endorsed Matt Flynn)^[46][47]
• Kevin Conroy, president and CEO of Exact Sciences^[48][49]
• Timothy Cullen, former state senator^[50]
• Katherine Gehl, former president and CEO of Gehl Foods^[27][51]
• Gordon Hintz, minority leader of the State Assembly^[28][17]
• Brett Hulsey, former state representative and candidate for governor in 2014^[52][16][53]
• Ron Kind, U.S. Representative^{[48][54][55][56][57]}
• James Kreuser, Kenosha County executive^[26][28]
• Joe Parisi, Dane County executive^[58]
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative^[59]
• Jennifer Shilling, Democratic leader of the State Senate^[48][27][60]

Endorsements

Tony Evers

U.S. senators

• Herb Kohl, Wisconsin (former)^[61]
• Russ Feingold, Wisconsin (former)^[62]

U.S. representatives

• Steve Kagen, Wisconsin's 8th congressional district (former)^[63]
• Dave Obey, Wisconsin's 7th congressional district (former)

State officials

• Barbara Lawton, former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin^[64]

State legislators

• Dana Wachs, state representative^[65]
• Mark Miller, state senator^[63]
• John Lehman, former state senator^[63]
• Sondy Pope, state representative^[63]
• Bob Turner, former state representative^[63]
• Spencer Black, former state representative^[63]
• Mandy Wright, former state representative^[63]
• Fred Clark, former state representative^[63]
• Calvin Potter, former state senator^[63]

Municipal elected officials

• Susan J. M. Bauman, former mayor of Madison^[66]
• Joel Skornicka, former mayor of Madison^[66]

Labor unions

• Wisconsin Postal Workers Union^[67]

Matt Flynn

State elected officials

• Tony Earl, former governor of Wisconsin

County elected officials

• John T. Chisholm, district attorney of Milwaukee County^[47]
• John La Fave, register of deeds of Milwaukee County and former state representative^[47]

Individuals

• Ernesto Chacon, president of the Federation for Civic Action^[68]
• James Santelle, former United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin^[68]
• Edward J. Zore, chairman of Northwestern Mutual^[68]

Mike McCabe

Individuals

• Tim Canova, candidate for Florida's 23rd congressional district (Independent)

Mahlon Mitchell

U.S. Senators

• Kamala Harris, U.S. senator from California^[69]

U.S. Representatives

• Gwen Moore, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district^[70]

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998^[71]
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139^[72]
• Service Employees International Union Wisconsin State Council
• Wisconsin State AFL–CIO^[73]
• AFSCME Council 32^[74]

Kelda Roys

U.S. senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. senator

National organizations

• EMILY's List
• Feminist Majority
• NARAL Pro-Choice America,^[75]
• National Organization for Women
• Women's March Wisconsin
• #VoteProChoice

State legislators

• Jessica King, state senator (former)
• Nick Milroy, state representative
• Christine Sinicki, state representative
• Amanda Stuck, state representative
• Lisa Subeck, state representative
• JoCasta Zamarripa, state representative

Individuals

• Andy Gronik, businessman^[76]
• Chelsea Handler, actor and comedian
• Bon Iver, American indie folk band
• Bradley Whitford, actor, best known from The West Wing
• Jane Lynch, actor and comedian
• Sarah Silverman, actor and comedian

Dana Wachs (withdrew)

U.S. representatives

• Dave Obey, 7th congressional district (former)^[61]

State legislators

• LaTonya Johnson, state senator
• Christine Sinicki, state representative^[77]
• Nick Milroy, state representative^[78]
• Dianne Hesselbein, state representative^[79]
• Tod Ohnstad, state representative^[80]
• Steve Doyle, state representative
• Jill Billings, state representative
• Jonathan Brostoff, state representative
• Mark Spreitzer, state representative
• Dave Considine, state representative
• Lisa Subeck, state representative

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tony Evers	Matt Flynn	Andy Gronik*	Mike McCabe	Mahlon Mitchell	Josh Pade	Kelda Roys	Paul Soglin	Kathleen Vinehout	Dana Wachs*	Other	Undecided
Emerson College	July 26–28, 2018	282	± 6.3%	30%	5%	–	5%	5%	–	7%	5%	10%	–	–	33%
Marist College	July 15–19, 2018	466	± 5.3%	25%	3%	2%	7%	3%	1%	3%	6%	7%	2%	<1%	41%
Marquette University 2020-03-05 at the Wayback Machine	July 11–15, 2018	305	± 6.6%	31%	5%	–	3%	6%	0%	3%	4%	6%	–	0%	38%
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	278	± 6.4%	25%	7%	4%	7%	4%	1%	2%	7%	5%	2%	1%	34%
FM3 Research (D-Soglin)	March 16–19, 2018	601	± 4.0%	30%	6%	2%	4%	6%	–	3%	17%	12%	3%	–	16%
Marquette University	February 25 – March 1, 2018	318	± 7.1%	18%	7%	3%	6%	4%	–	0%	9%	5%	4%	1%	44%
Public Policy Polling (D-Evers)	January 8–10, 2018	747	± 3.6%	29%	5%	2%	5%	5%	–	2%	10%	11%	4%	–	28%

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

Results

 

Results by county:

  Evers—50–60%

  Evers—40–50%

  Evers—30–40%

  Mitchell—30–40%

  Vinehout—30–40%

  Vinehout—40–50%

  Vinehout—50–60%

Democratic primary results^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Evers	224,502	41.8%
	Democratic	Mahlon Mitchell	88,077	16.4%
	Democratic	Kelda Roys	68,952	12.8%
	Democratic	Kathleen Vinehout	43,975	8.2%
	Democratic	Mike McCabe	39,745	7.4%
	Democratic	Matt Flynn	31,539	5.9%
	Democratic	Paul Soglin	28,128	5.2%
	Democratic	Josh Pade	1,929	0.4%
	Democratic	Others	10,872	2.0%
Total votes			537,719	100.0%

Lieutenant governor

Mandela Barnes, a former state representative from Milwaukee, defeated opponent Kurt Kober by a 2 to 1 margin for the nomination, becoming the first African American 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^[81][82][83]

Eliminated in primary

• Kurt Kober, businessman^[84]

Results

 

Results by county:

  Barnes—70–80%

  Barnes—60–70%

  Barnes—50–60%

  Kober—60–70%

Democratic primary results^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mandela Barnes	326,051	68.0%
	Democratic	Kurt Kober	153,698	32.0%
Total votes			479,749	100.0%

Libertarian convention

Governor

Nominee

• Phil Anderson, chairman of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party and Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016^[85]

Endorsements

Phil Anderson

State officials

• William Weld, former governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997)^[86]

Lieutenant Governor

Nominee

• Patrick Baird, U.S. Navy veteran^[87]

Green Party primary

Governor

Candidates

Nominated

• Michael White

Withdrew

• Nick De Leon, pastor (endorsed Matt Flynn)^[88]

Results

Green primary results ^[89]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Michael White	817	95.8%
	Green	Others	36	4.2%
Total votes			853	100.0%

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

Nominated

• Tiffany Anderson

Results

Green primary results ^[89]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Tiffany Anderson	793	98.0%
	Green	Others	16	2.0%
Total votes			809	100.0%

Independent candidates

Governor

• Maggie Turnbull, astrobiologist^[90]

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^[91] and infrastructure. Walker also faced backlash for a deal his administration made with Taiwanese company Foxconn in 2017 to create jobs in the state in exchange for around $4.5 billion in taxpayer subsidies.^[92] 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.^[93] The poor condition of many roads around the state^[94] as well as the lack of work being done to redo them prompted a campaign where potholes were being labeled as “Scott”-holes.^[95]

Walker's approval ratings were hobbled further by the unpopularity of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump in Wisconsin.^[96] Walker himself sounded the alarm on this several times in early 2018 after Democrats won two special elections to the Wisconsin State Senate in typically Republican districts^[97][98] and an election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In April 2018, Walker warned that Wisconsin was “at risk of a blue wave“ in November.^[99] 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.^[100]

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.^[101] In the end, Walker was ultimately defeated by Democrat Tony Evers, who garnered a slightly more than 1% margin of victory, as Democrats swept every statewide race up for election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[102]	Tossup	October 26, 2018
The Washington Post^[103]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight^[104]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report^[105]	Tossup	November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[106]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics^[107]	Tossup	November 4, 2018
Daily Kos^[108]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Fox News^[109]^[b]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Politico^[110]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Governing^[111]	Tossup	November 5, 2018

Notes

1. Democrats won the popular vote in Wisconsin by 1.1 points, and won it 3.1 points nationally.
2. The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Tony Evers (D)	Phil Anderson (L)	Other	Undecided
Research Co.	November 1–3, 2018	450	± 4.6%	44%	45%	–	3%	9%
Emerson College	October 29–31, 2018	604	± 4.1%	46%	51%	–	2%	1%
Marquette University	October 24–28, 2018	1,154 LV	± 3.2%	47%	47%	3%	–	0%
		1,400 RV	± 3.0%	47%	44%	5%	–	2%
Ipsos	October 12–18, 2018	1,193	± 3.0%	45%	48%	–	2%	5%
Marquette University	October 3–7, 2018	799 LV	± 3.9%	47%	46%	5%	–	1%
		1,000 RV	± 3.6%	47%	43%	7%	–	2%
Marist College	September 30 – October 3, 2018	571 LV	± 4.8%	42%	50%	3%	2%^[112]	3%
				43%	53%	–	1%	3%
		781 RV	± 4.1%	42%	49%	3%	3%^[113]	4%
				43%	52%	–	1%	3%
Ipsos	September 14–24, 2018	1,109	± 3.0%	43%	50%	–	3%	4%
Marquette University	September 12–16, 2018	614 LV	± 4.4%	44%	49%	6%	–	1%
		800 RV	± 4.0%	43%	47%	7%	–	2%
Public Policy Polling (D-High Ground Action Fund)	September 4–5, 2018	726	± 4.0%	45%	49%	–	–	6%
Suffolk University 2018-11-07 at the Wayback Machine	August 18–24, 2018	500	± 4.4%	44%	46%	2%	1%^[114]	7%
Marquette University	August 15–19, 2018	601 LV	± 4.5%	46%	46%	6%	–	2%
		800 RV	± 4.0%	46%	44%	7%	–	3%
Public Policy Polling	August 15–16, 2018	596	± 4.0%	44%	49%	–	–	7%
Emerson College	July 26–28, 2018	632	± 4.2%	41%	48%	–	5%	7%
Marist College	July 15–19, 2018	906	± 3.8%	41%	54%	–	<1%	5%
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	800	± 4.0%	48%	44%	–	–	5%
Public Policy Polling (D-Evers)	May 9–10, 2018	644	± 3.9%	45%	49%	–	–	6%

Hypothetical polling

with Kelda Roys

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Kelda Roys (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	800	± 4.0%	48%	40%	7%

with Matt Flynn

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Matt Flynn (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	400	± 5.6%	46%	42%	10%

with Mike McCabe

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Mike McCabe (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	400	± 5.6%	44%	42%	9%

with Mahlon Mitchell

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Mahlon Mitchell (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	400	± 5.6%	45%	41%	11%

with Josh Pade

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Josh Pade (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	400	± 5.6%	49%	36%	11%

with Paul Soglin

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Paul Soglin (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	400	± 5.6%	48%	39%	8%

with Kathleen Vinehout

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Kathleen Vinehout (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	400	± 5.6%	48%	39%	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Generic Democrat	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 17–18, 2017	1,116	± 2.9%	43%	48%	8%

with Andy Gronik

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Andy Gronik (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	400	± 5.6%	46%	41%	11%

with Dana Wachs

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Walker (R)	Dana Wachs (D)	Undecided
Marquette University	June 13–17, 2018	400	± 5.6%	49%	38%	9%

Results

 

Results by municipality

Evers

•      40-50%
•      50-60%
•      60-70%
•      70-80%
•      80-90%
•      90-100%

Tie

•      

Walker

•      40-50%
•      50-60%
•      60-70%
•      70-80%
•      80-90%
•      90-100%
  No Vote

  •      

Evers won the election by a 1.09% margin.^[115]

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2018^[116]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tony Evers	1,324,307	49.54%	+2.95%
	Republican	Scott Walker (incumbent)	1,295,080	48.44%	-3.82%
	Libertarian	Phil Anderson	20,225	0.76%	—
	Independent	Maggie Turnbull	18,884	0.71%	—
	Green	Michael White	11,087	0.41%	—
	Independent	Arnie Enz	2,745	0.10%	—
	Write-in		980	0.04%	—
Plurality			29,227	1.09%	-4.58%
Total votes			2,673,308	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

	Evers Democratic		Walker Republican		Others		Margin		County Total^[117]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
Adams	3,892	41.89%	5,209	56.07%	190	2.04%	1,317	14.08%	9,291
Ashland	4,168	60.23%	2,584	37.34%	168	2.43%	1,584	22.89%	6,920
Barron	7,623	41.05%	10,655	57.38%	290	1.56%	3,032	16.33%	18,568
Bayfield	5,152	58.57%	3,458	39.31%	187	2.13%	1,694	19.26%	8,797
Brown	51,724	44.72%	61,424	53.10%	2,521	2.18%	9,700	8.39%	115,669
Buffalo	2,385	39.91%	3,463	57.95%	128	2.14%	1,078	18.04%	5,976
Burnett	2,742	36.14%	4,664	61.47%	182	2.40%	1,922	25.33%	7,588
Calumet	8,992	37.94%	14,313	60.38%	398	1.68%	5,321	22.45%	23,703
Chippewa	11,739	42.26%	15,499	55.80%	537	1.93%	3,760	13.54%	27,775
Clark	4,015	34.28%	7,469	63.76%	230	1.96%	3,454	29.49%	11,714
Columbia	14,124	52.25%	12,363	45.73%	547	2.02%	1,761	6.51%	27,034
Crawford	3,354	50.79%	3,117	47.20%	133	2.01%	237	3.59%	6,604
Dane	220,052	74.69%	69,206	23.49%	5,365	1.82%	150,846	51.20%	294,623
Dodge	13,552	35.84%	23,516	62.20%	742	1.96%	9,964	26.35%	37,810
Door	8,151	48.01%	8,536	50.27%	292	1.72%	385	2.27%	16,979
Douglas	11,034	58.82%	7,251	38.65%	474	2.53%	3,783	20.17%	18,759
Dunn	8,667	46.96%	9,255	50.14%	535	2.90%	588	3.19%	18,457
Eau Claire	26,768	54.82%	20,855	42.71%	1,210	2.48%	5,913	12.11%	48,833
Florence	643	29.48%	1,503	68.91%	35	1.60%	860	39.43%	2,181
Fond du Lac	16,439	36.38%	27,941	61.84%	806	1.78%	11,502	25.45%	45,186
Forest	1,486	37.32%	2,421	60.80%	75	1.88%	935	23.48%	3,982
Grant	9,665	49.32%	9,502	48.49%	430	2.19%	163	0.83%	19,597
Green	9,378	54.87%	7,333	42.91%	379	2.22%	2,045	11.97%	17,090
Green Lake	2,633	32.17%	5,411	66.12%	140	1.71%	2,778	33.94%	8,184
Iowa	6,674	59.72%	4,289	38.38%	213	1.91%	2,385	21.34%	11,176
Iron	1,264	40.88%	1,785	57.73%	43	1.39%	521	16.85%	3,092
Jackson	3,713	46.32%	4,129	51.51%	174	2.17%	416	5.19%	8,016
Jefferson	16,018	41.98%	21,475	56.28%	664	1.74%	5,457	14.30%	38,157
Juneau	4,247	41.92%	5,689	56.15%	195	1.92%	1,442	14.23%	10,131
Kenosha	34,481	50.65%	31,512	46.29%	2,081	3.06%	2,969	4.36%	68,074
Kewaunee	3,572	37.60%	5,792	60.97%	135	1.42%	2,220	23.37%	9,499
La Crosse	32,103	56.24%	23,537	41.23%	1,441	2.52%	8,566	15.01%	57,081
Lafayette	3,135	47.76%	3,324	50.64%	105	1.60%	189	2.88%	6,564
Langlade	2,825	30.49%	5,712	61.65%	728	7.86%	2,887	31.16%	9,265
Lincoln	5,335	39.49%	7,865	58.22%	310	2.29%	2,530	18.73%	13,510
Manitowoc	13,513	38.00%	21,360	60.07%	683	1.92%	7,847	22.07%	35,556
Marathon	24,057	38.71%	36,886	59.36%	1,201	1.93%	12,829	20.64%	62,144
Marinette	6,193	35.58%	10,916	62.72%	296	1.70%	4,723	27.14%	17,405
Marquette	2,911	40.46%	4,143	57.58%	141	1.96%	1,232	17.12%	7,195
Menominee	866	76.50%	233	20.58%	33	2.92%	633	55.92%	1,132
Milwaukee	262,124	66.55%	124,055	31.50%	7,698	1.95%	138,069	35.05%	393,877
Monroe	6,969	41.48%	9,464	56.34%	366	2.18%	2,495	14.85%	16,799
Oconto	5,858	33.30%	11,490	65.32%	243	1.38%	5,632	32.02%	17,591
Oneida	7,850	40.05%	11,248	57.39%	502	2.56%	3,398	17.34%	19,600
Outagamie	36,290	43.51%	45,359	54.38%	1,765	2.12%	9,069	10.87%	83,414
Ozaukee	18,394	35.94%	32,069	62.66%	713	1.39%	13,675	26.72%	51,176
Pepin	1,333	42.52%	1,745	55.66%	57	1.82%	412	13.14%	3,135
Pierce	8,193	46.81%	8,740	49.94%	568	3.25%	547	3.13%	17,501
Polk	7,333	39.42%	10,866	58.41%	404	2.17%	3,533	18.99%	18,603
Portage	18,007	51.64%	15,958	45.76%	906	2.60%	2,049	5.88%	34,871
Price	2,585	38.70%	3,996	59.83%	98	1.47%	1,411	21.13%	6,679
Racine	40,498	46.45%	44,770	51.35%	1,922	2.20%	4,272	4.90%	87,190
Richland	3,623	51.37%	3,285	46.58%	145	2.06%	338	4.79%	7,053
Rock	39,680	58.04%	26,904	39.35%	1,782	2.61%	12,776	18.69%	68,366
Rusk	2,184	35.81%	3,797	62.26%	118	1.93%	169	14.47%	6,099
Sauk	15,630	54.02%	12,615	43.60%	687	2.37%	3,015	10.42%	28,932
Sawyer	3,484	42.50%	4,542	55.41%	171	2.09%	1,058	12.91%	8,197
Shawano	6,121	34.01%	11,478	63.77%	401	2.23%	5,357	29.76%	18,000
Sheboygan	20,801	39.07%	31,520	59.20%	926	1.74%	10,719	20.13%	53,247
St. Croix	16,690	41.65%	22,108	55.17%	1,272	3.17%	5,418	13.52%	40,070
Taylor	2,269	28.05%	5,690	70.35%	129	1.59%	3,421	42.30%	8,088
Trempealeau	5,393	44.01%	6,623	54.04%	239	1.95%	1,230	10.04%	12,255
Vernon	6,550	50.13%	6,276	48.03%	240	1.84%	274	2.10%	13,066
Vilas	4,510	36.03%	7,814	62.42%	195	1.56%	3,304	26.39%	12,519
Walworth	17,394	38.26%	27,088	59.59%	977	2.15%	9,694	21.32%	45,459
Washburn	3,292	41.59%	4,461	56.35%	163	2.06%	1,169	14.77%	7,916
Washington	18,703	26.51%	50,958	72.23%	884	1.25%	32,255	45.72%	70,545
Waukesha	72,131	32.52%	146,699	66.14%	2,977	1.34%	74,568	33.62%	221,807
Waupaca	8,143	36.23%	13,909	61.89%	421	1.87%	5,766	25.66%	22,473
Waushara	3,742	35.21%	6,719	63.21%	168	1.58%	2,977	28.01%	10,629
Winnebago	35,610	47.01%	38,368	50.65%	1,775	2.34%	2,758	3.64%	75,753
Wood	13,638	41.23%	18,871	57.04%	572	1.73%	5,233	15.82%	33,081
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%.^[118]

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 State attorney general Josh Kaul who had defeated incumbent Brad Schimel.^[119]

Other bills being considered included restrictions on early voting and the passage of Medicaid work requirements, which Walker had previously held off on due to the election.^[120] A similar law restricting early voting that was passed several years prior had been ruled as unconstitutional.^[121]

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.” ^[122] 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.^[123] Lawsuits were filed by Evers and various labor unions almost immediately after Walker signed the bills into law.^[124]

See also

• 2018 Wisconsin elections
• 2018 United States gubernatorial elections
• 2018 United States elections

Notes

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