2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election

2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election

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Nominee Josh Kaul Brad Schimel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,305,902 1,288,712
Percentage 49.41% 48.76%

County results
Kaul:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Schimel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election

Brad Schimel
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Josh Kaul
Democratic

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, 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.

  1. ^ DeFour, Matthew (May 14, 2016). "Glenn Grothman cites transgender bathroom legal battle as sign of 'moral decline'". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Beck, Molly (November 7, 2018). "Josh Kaul declares victory over Brad Schimel in attorney general's race". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.