2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election
2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election
County results Congressional district results Kaul: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Schimel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
The 2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Wisconsin .
Republican incumbent Brad Schimel , first elected in 2014, ran for re-election to a second term.[ 1] Voting rights attorney and former federal prosecutor Josh Kaul , the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated Schimel in the general election.[ 2] Terry Larson, the Constitution Party nominee, also garnered around 2% of the vote, greater than the vote difference between Schimel and Kaul.
Republican primary
Incumbent Attorney General Brad Schimel ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[ 3]
Democratic primary
Attorney Josh Kaul won the Democratic nomination unopposed.[ 4]
Constitution primary
Terry Larson won the Constitution Party nomination unopposed.[ 5]
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Brad Schimel (R)
Josh Kaul (D)
Undecided
Marquette University [ 6]
October 24–28, 2018
1,154 LV
± 3.2%
47%
45%
8%
1,400 RV
± 3.0%
45%
43%
12%
Marquette University [ 7]
October 3–7, 2018
799 LV
± 3.9%
47%
43%
10%
1,000 RV
± 3.6%
45%
41%
14%
Marquette University [ 8]
September 12–16, 2018
614 LV
± 4.4%
48%
41%
11%
800 RV
± 4.0%
47%
40%
13%
Results
Kaul won the election by a 0.65% margin.[ 9] [ 10]
By congressional district
Despite losing the state, Schimel won five of eight congressional districts.[ 11]
See also
References
^ DeFour, Matthew (May 14, 2016). "Glenn Grothman cites transgender bathroom legal battle as sign of 'moral decline' " . Racine Journal Times . Retrieved November 4, 2016 .
^ Beck, Molly (November 7, 2018). "Josh Kaul declares victory over Brad Schimel in attorney general's race" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
^ "WI Attorney General – R Primary" . Our Campaigns . September 4, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021 .
^ "WI Attorney General – D Primary" . Our Campaigns . September 4, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021 .
^ "Terry Larson" . Ballotpedia . Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 .
^ Marquette University
^ Marquette University
^ Marquette University
^ "WI Attorney General" . Our Campaigns . December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2021 .
^ "2018 Attorney General General Election Results" . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections . Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021 .
^ "DRA 2020" . Daves Redistricting . Retrieved August 18, 2024 .
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