2025 Wisconsin elections

The 2025 Wisconsin Spring Election is scheduled to be held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 1, 2025. Statewide contests on the ballot will include a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and an election for Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin. The election will also feature several other local and judicial elections.^[1]

2025 Wisconsin elections

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The 2025 Wisconsin Spring Primary will be held February 18, 2025. The filing deadline to appear on the ballot for this election is January 1, 2025.

State offices

Executive

Superintendent of Public Instruction

A regularly-scheduled election for Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin will be on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 1, 2025. The incumbent superintendent Jill Underly, first elected in 2021, is running for a second four-year term.^[2]

Judicial

State Supreme Court

Main article: 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

A regularly-scheduled Wisconsin Supreme Court election will be on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 1, 2025, for a ten-year term on the court. The incumbent judge, Ann Walsh Bradley, first elected in 1995, is not running for re-election.^[1]

State Court of Appeals

At least three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals will be on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 1, 2025.^{[note 1]}

• In District II, incumbent judge Mark Gundrum has not indicated if he will seek a third six-year term. He was appointed to the court by Governor Scott Walker in 2011 and won election in 2013 and 2019 without opposition.
• In District III, incumbent judge Lisa K. Stark has not indicated if she will seek a third six-year term. She was elected without opposition in 2013 and re-elected without opposition in 2019. After winning her first election, she was appointed to begin her term early due to a vacancy.
• In District IV, incumbent judge Jennifer E. Nashold has not indicated if she will seek a second six-year term. She was first elected without opposition in 2019.

State circuit courts

At least twenty seven of the state's 261 circuit court seats will be on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 1, 2025.^{[note 2]}

Circuit	Branch	Incumbent		Notes	Other candidates
		Name	Entered office
Brown	3	Tammy Jo Hock	2012	Appointed by Scott Walker
	7	Timothy A. Hinkfuss	2007
Dane	16	Rhonda L. Lanford	2013
Dodge	3	Joseph G. Sciascia	2013
Jefferson	1	William V. Gruber	2018	Appointed by Scott Walker
	2	Theresa Beck	2024	Appointed by Tony Evers
La Crosse	1	Ramona A. Gonzalez	1995
	2	Elliott Levine	2007
	4	Scott L. Horne	2007
Lafayette		Jenna Gill	2024	Appointed by Tony Evers
Lincoln	2	Robert Russell	2013
Manitowoc	1	Mark R. Rohrer	2013
Marinette	2	James A. Morrison	2012	Appointed by Scott Walker
Marquette		Chad A. Hendee	2019
Milwaukee	11	David C. Swanson	2013
	26	William S. Pocan	2006	Appointed by Jim Doyle
	36	Laura A. Crivello	2018	Appointed by Scott Walker
	40	Danielle L. Shelton	2019
	41	Lena Taylor	2024	Appointed by Tony Evers
Monroe	1	Todd L. Ziegler	2007
Ozaukee	2	Steve Cain	2019
Racine	7	Jon E. Fredrickson	2018	Appointed by Scott Walker
Rock	1	Karl R. Hanson	2018	Appointed by Scott Walker
	2	Derrick A. Grubb	2018	Appointed by Scott Walker
St. Croix	2	Edward F. Vlack III	2001	Appointed by Scott Walker
Waukesha	1	Michael O. Bohren	2000	Appointed by Tommy Thompson	Scott Wagner[3] Dan Rieck[4]
	6	Brad D. Schimel	2018	Appointed by Scott Walker	Zach Wittchow[5]

Local offices

Dane County

• There will be a regularly scheduled county executive election in Dane County, Wisconsin, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 1, 2025. The incumbent will be determined in the 2024 special election.

Sheboygan County

• There will be a regularly scheduled mayoral election in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 1, 2025. The incumbent mayor Ryan Sorenson, first elected in 2021, has not yet indicated if he will run for re-election.

See also

• Elections in Wisconsin
• Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
• Bilingual elections requirement for Wisconsin (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)^[6]
• Political party strength in Wisconsin

Notes

1. There could also be an election in District I if a vacancy occurs in that district before December 1, 2024, but only one seat per district can be on the ballot per year, so the district II, III, and IV elections are locked.
2. Additional circuit judge seats could be on the ballot for any vacancies which occur before December 1, 2024.

References

1. "Justice Ann Walsh Bradley won't seek reelection in '25, when liberal majority will be on the line". WisPolitics.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
2. "Underly campaign: Announces re-election campaign". WisPolitics. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
3. "Wagner campaign: Scott Wagner launches campaign for Waukesha Circuit Court, Branch 01". WisPolitics. May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
4. "Rieck campaign: Waukesha County Court Commissioner announces run for Judge". WisPolitics. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
5. "Wittchow campaign: Waukesha County Prosecutor announces campaign for judge". WisPolitics. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
6. "Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials—2015", Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203, Federal Register, December 5, 2016, retrieved October 13, 2020, A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016

External links

• Wisconsin Elections Commission
• Wisconsin at Ballotpedia
• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Wisconsin", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Wisconsin: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Wisconsin". September 7, 2017. (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)