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Wisconsin governor election history

Every Wisconsin governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Democratic 4
  • Republican 4
D+30R+30D+15R+151998: R+21.019982002: D+3.720022006: D+7.420062010: R+5.820102014: R+5.720142018: D+1.120182022: D+3.42022
Wisconsin governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Tony Evers Democratic Tim Michels 3.4 2,656,490
2018 flip Tony Evers Democratic Scott Walker 1.1 2,673,308
2014 Scott Walker Republican Mary Burke 5.7 2,410,314
2012 special Scott Walker Republican Thomas M. Barrett 6.8 2,516,065
2010 flip Scott Walker Republican Thomas M. Barrett 5.8 2,160,832
2006 Jim Doyle Democratic Mark A. Green 7.4 2,161,700
2002 flip Jim Doyle Democratic Scott McCallum 3.7 1,775,349
1998 Tommy Thompson Republican Ed Garvey 21.0 1,756,014

Wisconsin Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Wisconsin governor election?

Tony Evers won in 2022 by 3.4 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Wisconsin governor race?

In 2022, when Tony Evers won.

When did a Republican last win a Wisconsin governor race?

In 2014, when Scott Walker won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.