2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer election

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Election
November 6, 2018
 
Candidate Sarah Godlewski Travis Hartwig
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,324,110 1,216,811
Percentage 50.9% 46.8%
Godlewski:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hartwig:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Treasurer before election

Matt Adamczyk
Republican

Elected Treasurer

Sarah Godlewski
Democratic

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The 2018 Wisconsin Secretary of State election' was held on November 6, 2018, and saw Democratic nominee Sarah Godlewski defeat Republican nominee Travis Hartwig. Incumbent Republican Matt Adamczyk (first elected in 2014) had not sought re-election.

Background

The election was held coinciding with other fall elections in Wisconsin.

Earlier in the year, a referendum had been held on whether or not to abolish the State Treasurer office, a move that Wisconsin voters rejected by a margin of more than 20 percent.[1] Incumbent Republican Matt Adamczyk, first elected in 2014, chose not to run for reelection.

Primaries

Democratic

Sarah Godlewski defeated Dawn Marie Sass (a former occupant of the office of state treasurer) and Cynthia Kaump in the Democratic primary]][2] in the Democratic primary

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Godlewski 201,031 43.46
Democratic Dawn Marie Sass 148,362 32.07
Democratic Cynthia Kaump 112,255 24.27
Write-in 965 0.21
Total votes 462,613 100

Republican

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Travis Hartwig 261,139 72.12
Republican Jill Millies 100,153 27.66
Write-in 793 0.22
Total votes 362,085 100

Libertarian

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Libertarian primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 140 100
Total votes 140 100

Green

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Green primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 86 100
Total votes 86 100

Constitution

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer Constitution primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Constitution Andrew Zuelke 350 97.72
Write-in 10 2.78
Total votes 310 100


General election

2018 Wisconsin State Treasurer election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Godlewski 1,324,110 50.9
Republican Travis Hartwig 1,216,811 46.8
Constitution Andrew Zuelke 59,570 2.2
Write-in 1,471 0.1
Total votes 2,601,962 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "Voters by a wide margin keep Wisconsin's 170 year old state treasurer's office". journal sentinel. April 4, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dawn Marie Sass". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Wisconsin Election Commission Elections Results Report Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 5:00:00 AM" (PDF). Wisconsin Board of Elections. 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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