2019 Wisconsin elections

Turnout in the April 2 election was 27% of the voting age population.{{cite web |title=Voter turnout hit 34% for Wisconsin Supreme Court race, 71% of ballots were cast absentee |url=https://fox6now.com/2020/04/14/voter-turnout-hit-34-for-wisconsin-supreme-court-race-71-of-ballots-were-cast-absentee/ |website=FOX6Now.com |publisher=WITI |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en |date=14 April 2020}}

A special election was held to fill the 64th district seat of the Wisconsin State Assembly. The seat was vacated by former Wisconsin Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca who had been appointed to the cabinet of Governor Tony Evers. At the time of the election, the 64th Assembly district contained the northern half of the city of Kenosha, along with suburban areas of southeastern Racine County. It is considered a safe democratic seat.

The primary for this seat was held at the spring general election on April 2. Democrat Tip McGuire defeated Gina Walkington and Spencer Zimmerman for the Democratic nomination while Mark Stalker won the Republican nomination unopposed.{{cite web |title=WEC Canvass Reporting System Canvass Results for 2019 Spring Election - 4/2/2019 5:00:00 AM |url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Canvass%20Results-Spring%20Election%20and%20Assm%2064%20Primary.pdf |website=elections.wi.gov |publisher=Wisconsin Elections Commission |access-date=14 April 2020}} The special general election was then held April 30, and McGuire defeated Stalker 62.35% to 37.56%.{{cite web |title=WEC Canvass Reporting System Canvass Results for Rep Assembly District 64 Special Election - 4/30/2019 5:00:00 AM |url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Assembly%2064%20Special%20Election-Canvass%20Results%20report.pdf |website=elections.wi.gov |publisher=Wisconsin Elections Commission |access-date=14 April 2020}}

Judicial elections were held in 2019.

{{main|2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court election}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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| candidate = Brian Hagedorn

|votes = 606,414

|percentage = 50.22%

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| candidate = Lisa Neubauer

|votes = 600,433

|percentage = 49.72%

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|votes = 722

|percentage = 0.06%

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|votes = 1,207,569

|percentage = 100.0%

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Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2019. All three were uncontested.

• Judge Mark Gundrum was unopposed seeking re-election to a second full term in District II.
• Judge Lisa K. Stark was unopposed seeking re-election to a second full term in District III.
• In District IV, administrative law judge Jennifer E. Nashold was unopposed in the election to succeed retiring judge Paul Lundsten.

Twenty nine of the state's 249 circuit court seats were up for election in 2019. Only three of those seats were contested. Only one incumbent was defeated for re-election—Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Andrew A. Jones, who had been appointed a year earlier by Governor Scott Walker to fill the vacancy created by Judge Rebecca Dallet's elevation to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

{{Main|2019 Green Bay mayoral election}}

• A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Green Bay concurrent with the Spring election. Democratic former state representative Eric Genrich defeated small business owner Patrick Buckley. Four-term Republican incumbent mayor Jim Schmitt was not a candidate for re-election.{{cite news|url= https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/04/02/green-bay-mayoral-race-eric-genrich-easily-defeats-patrick-buckley/3245290002/ |title= Eric Genrich defeats Patrick Buckley to become Green Bay's first new mayor in 16 years |date= April 2, 2019 |last= BeMiller |first= Haley |access-date= May 18, 2020 |newspaper= Green Bay Press-Gazette }}

{{Main|2019 Madison mayoral election}}

• A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Madison concurrent with the Spring election. Seven-term incumbent mayor Paul Soglin was defeated by former city councilmember Satya Rhodes-Conway.{{cite news|url= https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/satya-rhodes-conway-trounces-paul-soglin-to-become-madison-s/article_8aaafa28-8578-5cff-8503-b5901056c6eb.html |title= Satya Rhodes-Conway trounces Paul Soglin to become Madison's mayor |date= April 3, 2019 |last= Mosiman |first= Dean |newspaper= Wisconsin State Journal |access-date= May 18, 2020 }}

• A regularly scheduled county executive election was held in Outagamie County concurrent with the spring election. Democratic incumbent executive Tom Nelson was reelected without opposition.{{cite report|url= https://www.outagamie.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=64958 |title= Outagamie County 2019 Spring Election |publisher= Office of the Clerk of Outagamie County, Wisconsin |date= April 9, 2019 |page= 2 |accessdate= February 17, 2021 }}

• A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Racine concurrent with the Spring election. Incumbent mayor Cory Mason won his first full term, defeating a write-in campaign by city councilmember Sandy Weidner. Mason had previously won a special election to fill the remainder of the term of Mayor John Dickert, who had resigned.{{cite news|url= https://journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/city-of-racine-incumbents-re-elected-except-in-th-district/article_de1963c7-d0fc-5a37-a046-aa5b8e53f30b.html |title= City of Racine incumbents re-elected except in 5th District |newspaper= Racine Journal Times |date= April 2, 2019 |access-date= April 24, 2020 |last=Lieffring |first=Christina }}

• A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Oshkosh concurrent with the Spring election. Incumbent mayor Steve Cummings was defeated by city councilmember and deputy mayor Lori Palmeri.{{cite news|url= https://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/04/02/oshkosh-mayor-election-2019-lori-palmeri-defeats-steve-cummings/3334357002/ |title= Lori Palmeri defeats incumbent Steve Cummings in Oshkosh mayoral race |first= Nathaniel |last= Shuda |newspaper= Oshkosh Northwestern |date= April 2, 2019 |accessdate= December 7, 2022 }}

• There were 60 local education-funding referendums on the ballot in the 2019 election, at a total value of approximately $1.2 billion. 45 of those referendums passed, awarding the school districts approximately $783 million in additional funding.{{cite news|url = https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2019/04/10/wisconsin-voters-approve-majority-school-spending-referendums/3410972002/ |title= Wisconsin voters again improve spending increase for schools, but some large building projects rejected |last= Cannon |first= Margaret |newspaper= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date= April 10, 2019 |access-date= April 25, 2020}}

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