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2024 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2024 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

| country = Wisconsin

| type = primary

| ongoing = Yes

| previous_election = 2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election = 2028 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

| next_year = 2028

| election_date = April 2, 2024

| outgoing_members = RI

| elected_members = WY

| votes_for_election = 41 Republican National Convention delegates

| map_caption = {{col-begin}}

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Trump

{{legend|#6778D7|60 – 70%}}

{{legend|#4156CD|70 – 80%}}

{{legend|#3343A2|80 – 90%}}

{{legend|#243179|>90%}}

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| image1 = TrumpPortrait.jpg

| candidate1 = Donald Trump

| color1 = 283681

| home_state1 = Florida

| popular_vote1 = 477,103

| percentage1 = 78.97%

| delegate_count1 = 41

| image2 = Nikki Haley (53299447738) (cropped).jpg

| candidate2 = Nikki Haley
(withdrawn)

| color2 = FE6100

| home_state2 = South Carolina

| popular_vote2 = 76,841

| percentage2 = 12.72%

| delegate_count2 = 0

| map = {{switcher |250px|County results |250px|Congressional district results}}

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{{Elections in Wisconsin sidebar}}

The 2024 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 41 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2023 |title=Wisconsin Republican Presidential Nominating Process|url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P24/WI-R#0319|access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=thegreenpapers.com}}

Campaign

=Debate=

{{further|2024 Republican Party presidential debates and forums#August 23, 2023 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}

The first Republican primary debate was held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2023. It was hosted by Fox News and Rumble, and was moderated Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. The debate featured eight candidates: Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott. The debate focused on issues relating to the crisis at the border with Mexico, the economy, abortion, and foreign policy.{{Cite news |last1=Layne |first1=Nathan |last2=Ax |first2=Joseph |date=August 24, 2023|title=With Trump absent, Republican rivals trade attacks at first 2024 debate|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-absence-desantis-seen-punching-bag-first-republican-debate-2023-08-23/ |access-date=August 24, 2023}}

Candidates

Uninstructed Delegates was also an option on the primary ballot.

Endorsements

{{main|Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)|list=

State legislators

  • John Gard, District 89 (1993–2007) and District 88 (1987–1993){{Cite web |date=July 5, 2023 |title=DeSantis Plans Wisconsin Fundraisers |url=https://www.wispolitics.com/2023/desantis-plans-wisconsin-fundraisers/ |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=WisPolitics}}
  • Duey Stroebel, District 20 (2015–present){{Cite web |last=Chasmar |first=Jessica |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Wisconsin Republicans Say Voters 'Doubting Trump's Ability to Win' After Poll Shows DeSantis Blowout |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wisconsin-republicans-say-voters-doubting-trumps-ability-win-poll-shows-desantis-blowout |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Fox News}}

}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Tim Scott (withdrawn)|list=

U.S. Representatives

  • Reid Ribble, WI-08 (2011–2017){{cite web |last1=Ribble |first1=Reid |title=Tim Scott is my choice but on substance DeSantis wasn't bad last night. |url=https://twitter.com/repribble/status/1661703189689692162?s=46 |publisher=Twitter |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=25 May 2023}}

}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Nikki Haley (withdrawn)|list=

U.S. Representative

  • Paul Ryan, {{ushr|WI|1|WI-01}} (1999–2019); Speaker of the House (2015–2019); Republican nominee for Vice President in 2012{{Cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2023/12/01/steve-scalise-unpacks-the-house-gop-00129540?cid=hptb_primary_0 |title=Playbook: Steve Scalise unpacks the House GOP |website=Politico |date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |last1=Lizza |first1=Ryan |last2=Daniels |first2=Eugene |last3=Bade |first3=Rachael |authorlink1=Ryan Lizza|authorlink3=Rachael Bade|quote=SPOTTED during a flight from Canada to D.C. on Tuesday morning: former Speaker PAUL RYAN attempting to persuade Rep. MIKE GALLAGHER (R-Wis.) via text message to endorse Haley’s presidential bid. [. . .] Said a Gallagher spokesperson, "As Congressman Gallagher has repeatedly said, he has no intention to endorse any candidate at this time."}}

State legislators

  • Devin LeMahieu, Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate (2021–present) from the 9th district (2015–present) {{Cite web |title=Wisconsin Senate leader Devin LeMahieu backs Nikki Haley over Trump in Republican primary |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/06/devin-lemahieu-backs-nikki-haley-over-trump-in-republican-primary/71827646007/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}

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{{Endorsements box|title=Donald Trump|list=

U.S. Representatives

  • Scott Fitzgerald, WI-05 (2021–present){{cite news |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Aaron |last2=Mejía |first2=Elena |last3=Radcliffe |first3=Mary |last4=Burton |first4=Cooper |last5=Groskopf |first5=Christopher |last6=Newman |first6=Alex |last7=Mangan |first7=Andrew |last8=Sweedler |first8=Maya |date=April 24, 2023 |title=Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-endorsements/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419062253/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-endorsements/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023 |work=FiveThirtyEight}}
  • Derrick Van Orden, WI-03 (2023–present)

Notable individual

  • Tim Michels, Michels Corporation co-owner, nominee for Senate in 2004 and governor in 2022{{cite web|last=Davis|first=D.L.|date=August 12, 2022|title=Once on the fence, Michels reconsiders and endorses Donald Trump in 2024 bid|url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/12/tim-michels/once-fence-michels-reconsiders-and-endorses-donald/|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=PolitiFact}}

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{{Endorsements box|title=Declined to endorse|list=

U.S. senators

  • Ron Johnson, (2011–present){{cite web |title=Sen. Ron Johnson backing Trump if 2024 GOP nominee |url=https://news.yahoo.com/sen-ron-johnson-backing-trump-235211770.html |publisher=Yahoo! News |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=24 April 2023}}

U.S. Representative

  • Tom Tiffany, WI-07 (2020–present){{cite web |last1=Andrea |first1=Lawrence |title=Ron DeSantis to visit Wisconsin in May for Republican fundraiser, continue book tour |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/04/ron-desantis-to-visit-wisconsin-in-may-for-republican-fundraiser/70082005007/ |publisher=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=4 April 2023}}

Statewide officials

  • Scott Walker (2011–2019); candidate for president in 2016{{cite web|last=Gomez|first=Henry|date=February 17, 2023|title=Scott Walker says Ron DeSantis is in a 'better' spot to take on Trump than he was|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-scott-walker-trump-rcna70899|access-date=January 23, 2024|website=NBC News}}

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File:2024 United States presidential election Republican primary Wisconsin Senate endorsements.svg.
{{Legend|#a8002a|Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)}}{{Legend|#fe6100|Endorsed Nikki Haley (1) (withdrawn)}}{{Legend|#f48882|No endorsement (20)}}]]

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Results

{{2024WIRep}}

Polling

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!Source of poll
aggregation

!Dates
administered

!Dates
updated

! Nikki
Haley

! Donald
Trump

! Other/
Undecided{{Efn|Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.|name=|group=}}

! Margin

270ToWin[https://www.270towin.com/2024-republican-nomination/wisconsin-primary 270ToWin]

| February 7, 2024

| February 15, 2024

| 22.5%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |71.5%

| 6.0%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Trump +49.0

FiveThirtyEight[https://web.archive.org/web/20230629025426/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/wisconsin/ FiveThirtyEight]

| through February 4, 2024

| February 15, 2024

| 21.1%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |70.9%

| 8.0%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Trump +49.8

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! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name=key|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
of error

! Doug
Burgum

! Chris
Christie

! Ron
DeSantis

! Nikki
Haley

! Asa
Hutchinson

! Mike
Pence

! Vivek
Ramaswamy

! Tim
Scott

! Donald
Trump

!Other

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling (D)[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/clarke-trump-dominate-with-wisconsin-republicans/ Public Policy Polling (D)]

|Dec 11–12, 2023

|503 (LV)

|± 4.4%

|–

|5%

|16%

|15%

|–

|–

|4%

|–

|{{party shading/Republican}}|54%

|–

|6%

Morning Consult[https://pro.morningconsult.com/analyst-reports/2024-state-level-republican-primary-polling Morning Consult]

|Nov 1–30, 2023

|720 (LV)

|–

|1%

|2%

|17%

|13%

|1%

|–

|6%

|2%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|56%

|–

|2%

Marquette University Law School[https://law.marquette.edu/poll/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MLSP76PressRelease.pdf Marquette University Law School]

| data-sort-value="2023-06-13" |October 26 – November 2, 2023

|402 (RV)

|± 6.8%

|1%

|1%

|18%

|11%

|0%

|6%

|3%

|1%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|38%

|0%{{efn|Larry Elder with 0%}}

|24%

Morning Consult

|Oct 1–31, 2023

|713 (LV)

|–

|0%

|3%

|15%

|12%

|1%

|4%

|9%

|3%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|52%

|–

|1%

Morning Consult

|Sep 1–30, 2023

|665 (LV)

|–

|–

|2%

|16%

|9%

|1%

|7%

|11%

|2%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|50%

|0%{{efn|Will Hurd with 0%}}

|2%

Morning Consult

|Aug 1–31, 2023

|681 (LV)

|–

|–

|3%

|16%

|6%

|2%

|8%

|11%

|5%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|50%

|0%{{efn|Will Hurd with 0%}}

|–

Morning Consult

|July 1–31, 2023

|707 (LV)

|–

|0%

|2%

|25%

|5%

|1%

|8%

|8%

|4%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|46%

|1%{{efn|Will Hurd with 1%; Francis Suarez with 0%}}

|–

Morning Consult

|June 1–30, 2023

|666 (LV)

|–

|–

|2%

|24%

|3%

|0%

|7%

|6%

|7%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|51%

|1%{{efn|Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott with 0%}}

|–

Marquette Law School[https://law.marquette.edu/poll/ Marquette Law School]

| data-sort-value="2023-06-13" |June 8–13, 2023

|419 (RV)

|± 6.5%

|0%

|1%

|30%

|3%

|0%

|6%

|3%

|5%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|31%

|0%{{efn|Larry Elder with <0.5%}}

|21%

rowspan="2"|Public Policy Polling[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/wisconsin-republicans-prefer-clarke-trump/ Public Policy Polling]

|rowspan="2"| June 5–6, 2023

|rowspan="2"| 507 (LV)

|rowspan="2"| ± 4.4%

|–

|–

|25%

|5%

|–

|8%

|2%

|5%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|41%

|–

|14%

–

|–

|39%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|{{party shading/Republican}}|43%

|–

|18%

Morning Consult

|May 1–31, 2023

|728 (LV)

|–

|–

|–

|24%

|4%

|0%

|8%

|5%

|3%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|52%

|4%{{efn|Liz Cheney with 3%; Kristi Noem with 1%; Glenn Youngkin with 0%}}

|–

Morning Consult

|Apr 1–30, 2023

|771 (LV)

|–

|–

|–

|31%

|4%

|0%

|9%

|2%

|2%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|45%

|5%{{efn|Liz Cheney with 4%; Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin with 0%}}

|2%

Morning Consult

|Mar 1–31, 2023

|722 (LV)

|–

|–

|–

|35%

|6%

|–

|9%

|1%

|2%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|43%

|4%{{efn|Liz Cheney with 2%; Mike Pompeo and Greg Abbott with 1%; Kristi Noem and Glenn Youngkin with 0%}}

|–

Morning Consult

|Feb 1–28, 2023

|626 (LV)

|–

|–

|–

|34%

|4%

|–

|9%

|0%

|1%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|44%

|7%{{efn|Liz Cheney with 4%; Ted Cruz, Mike Pompeo, and Greg Abbott with 1%; Kristi Noem and Glenn Youngkin with 0%}}

|1%

Morning Consult

|Jan 1–31, 2023

|897 (LV)

|–

|–

|–

|32%

|2%

|–

|11%

|–

|2%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|42%

|10%{{efn|Ted Cruz and Liz Cheney with 4%; Mike Pompeo and Greg Abbott with 1%; Kristi Noem and Glenn Youngkin with 0%}}

|1%

Morning Consult

|Dec 1–31, 2022

|558 (LV)

|–

|–

|–

|36%

|4%

|–

|9%

|–

|1%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|40%

|8%{{efn|Ted Cruz with 4%; Liz Cheney with 3%; Kristi Noem with 1%; Mike Pompeo and Greg Abbott with 0%}}

|2%

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{2024 Republican primaries}}

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Category:Wisconsin Republican primaries