2022 Wisconsin Secretary of State election

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2022 Wisconsin Secretary of State election

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Nominee Doug La Follette Amy Loudenbeck
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,268,748 1,261,306
Percentage 48.3% 48.0%

La Follette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Loudenbeck:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data

Secretary of State before election

Doug La Follette
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Doug La Follette
Democratic

The 2022 Wisconsin Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette won re-election to an unprecedented 12th term in the office, narrowly defeating Republican state legislator Amy Loudenbeck. With a margin of 0.29%, this was the closest secretary of state race of the 2022 election cycle.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Alexia Sabor
Statewide officials

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Doug
La Follette
Alexia
Sabor
Undecided
Change Research (D)[A] July 1–7, 2022 560 (LV) ± 4.6% 42% 9% 43%

Results

Primary results by county:
  La Follette
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug La Follette (incumbent) 300,773 63.63%
Democratic Alexia Sabor 171,954 36.37%
Total votes 472,727 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Daniel Schmidtka[5]
  • Jay Schroeder, nominee for secretary of state in 2018[6]

Withdrew before primary

  • Dmitry Becker[5] (endorsed Loudenbeck) [7]

Endorsements

Amy Loudenbeck
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Jay Schroeder
State legislators
Declined to endorse

Results

Primary results by county:
  Loudenbeck
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Schroeder
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amy Loudenbeck 264,940 46.32%
Republican Jay Schroeder 228,191 39.90%
Republican Justin Daniel Schmidtka 78,846 13.78%
Total votes 571,977 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Neil Harmon 769 100.0%
Total votes 769 100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Tossup November 3, 2022
Elections Daily[18] Lean R (flip) November 7, 2022

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Doug
La Follette (D)
Amy
Loudenbeck (R)
Other Undecided
CNN/SSRS October 13–17, 2022 905 (RV) ± 4.2% 47% 46% 6%[b] 1%
714 (LV) ± 4.5% 49% 48% 2%[c] 1%

Results

2022 Wisconsin Secretary of State election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Doug La Follette (incumbent) 1,268,748 48.30% -4.44%
Republican Amy Loudenbeck 1,261,306 48.01% +0.83%
Libertarian Neil Harmon 54,413 2.07% N/A
Green Sharyl R. McFarland 41,532 1.58% N/A
Write-in 944 0.04% -0.04%
Plurality 7,442 0.28% -5.16%
Total votes 2,626,943 100.0% -1.87%
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Neither" with 4%; "Other" with 2%
  3. ^ "Neither" with 1%; "Other" with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by 314 Action Fund

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Shawn (March 17, 2022). "Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette to seek reelection in 2022". www.wpr.org. Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Democrat Alexia Sabor to challenge Secretary of State Doug La Follette". www.jsonline.com. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sabor Campaign: Barbara Lawton endorses Alexia Sabor for Wisconsin Secretary of State". www.wispolitics.com. Wispolitics.com. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "2022 State and Federal Official Results". Wisconsin Elections Commission.
  5. ^ a b c d White, Laurel (December 1, 2021). "GOP lawmaker Amy Loudenbeck launches secretary of state campaign, calls for office to take control of elections". www.wpr.org. Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jay Schroeder Announcement of Candidacy" (PDF). www.wispolitics.com. Wispolitics.com. November 16, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Becker, Dmitry. "Dmitry Becker for Secretary of State". Dmitry Becker for Secretary of State. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "Loudenbeck campaign: Support grows stronger as primary nears, McCallum, Steil and Bancel endorse". Wispolitics.com. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Loudenbeck campaign: Support for Loudenbeck for Secretary of State continues to grow". www.wispolitics.com. Wispolitics.com. May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Loudenbeck Campaign: Announces legislative endorsements". www.wispolitics.com. Wispolitics.com. January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  11. ^ Becker, Dmitry. "Dmitry Becker for Secretary of State". Dmitry Becker for Secretary of State. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "Loudenbeck campaign: Statement on Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police endorsement". Wispolitics.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Loudenbeck Campaign: Receives endorsement of Grocers for Secretary of State". www.wispolitics.com. Wispolitics.com. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "Wisconsin Young Republicans: Announce election endorsements". May 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Schroeder campaign: Receives huge endorsement from fellow patriot for SOS". www.wispolitics.com. Wispolitics.com. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  16. ^ Leischner, Mike (May 22, 2022). "No Endorsement From State Republicans in Governor's Race". www.wtaq.com. WTAQ. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  17. ^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  18. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

External links

Official campaign websites