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Wisconsin, Attorney General

Attorney Josh Kaul (D) defeated incumbent Brad Schimel (R) and Terry Larson (Constitution Party) in the November 6, 2018, general election for Wisconsin Attorney General.

Schimel was first elected in 2014 by a margin of 6 percentage points. Of the ten preceding attorney general elections, a Republican candidate won four—including Schimel in 2014—and a Democratic candidate won six. At the time of the 2018 election, the most recent Democratic candidate to win an attorney general election in Wisconsin was Peg Lautenschlager in 2002. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) carried the state by a margin of 1 percentage point.

Kaul's victory, alongside Tony Evers' (D) victory in the gubernatorial election and Douglas La Follette's (D) victory in the Secretary of State election, created a Democratic triplex in Wisconsin. At the time of the election, Wisconsin had been under divided triplex control since Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen (R) took office in 2007, breaking a Democratic triplex.

Polls

Wisconsin Attorney General, 2018

Poll Poll sponsor Kaul (D) Schimel (R)Undecided/OtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
Marquette Law School
(October 24-28, 2018)
N/A 45%47%9%+/-3.21,154
Marquette Law School
(October 3-7, 2018)
N/A 43%47%11%+/-3.9799
Marquette Law School
(September 12-16, 2018)
N/A 41%48%10%+/-4.4614


Election history

2014

Attorney General of Wisconsin, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Schimel 51.5% 1,211,388
Democratic Susan Happ 45.4% 1,066,866
Libertarian Thomas Nelson 3% 70,951
Nonpartisan Scattering 0% 1,120
Total Votes 2,350,325
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board


2010

On November 2, 2010, J.B. Van Hollen won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Wisconsin. He defeated Scott Hassett (D) in the general election.

Attorney General of Wisconsin, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJ.B. Van Hollen Incumbent 57.8% 1,220,791
Democratic Scott Hassett 42.1% 890,080
- Scattering 0.1% 1,614
Total Votes 2,112,485
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

2006

On November 7, 2006, J.B. Van Hollen won election to the office of Attorney General of Wisconsin. He defeated Kathleen Falk (D) in the general election.

Attorney General of Wisconsin, 2006

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJ.B. Van Hollen 50.2% 1,065,453
Democratic Kathleen Falk 49.7% 1,056,594
- Scattering 0.1% 2,420
Total Votes 2,124,467
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

2002

On November 5, 2002, Peggy A. Lautenschlager won election to the office of Attorney General of Wisconsin. She defeated Vince Biskupic (R) in the general election.

Attorney General of Wisconsin, 2002

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy A. Lautenschlager 51.6% 882,945
Republican Vince Biskupic 48.3% 826,862
- Scattering 0.1% 1,488
Total Votes 1,711,295
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

Demographics

Demographic data for Wisconsin

WisconsinU.S.
Total population:5,767,891316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):54,1583,531,905
Gender
Female:50.3%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:86.5%73.6%
Black/African American:6.3%12.6%
Asian:2.5%5.1%
Native American:0.9%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.3%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.8%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,357$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Wisconsin.

As of July 2017, Wisconsin had a population of approximately 5,800,000 people, with its three largest cities being Milwaukee (pop. est. 600,000), Madison (pop. est. 250,000), and Green Bay (pop. est. 110,000).