2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election


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. Voting rights attorney and former federal prosecutor Josh Kaul, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated Schimel in the general election. Terry Larson, the Constitution Party nominee, also garnered around 2% of the vote, greater than the vote difference between Schimel and Kaul.

Republican primary

Incumbent Attorney General Brad Schimel ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Attorney Josh Kaul won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Constitution primary

Terry Larson won the Constitution Party nomination unopposed.

General election

Results

Kaul won the election by a 0.65% margin.

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Schimel won five of eight congressional districts.
DistrictSchimelKaulRepresentative
55%43%Paul Ryan
30%69%Mark Pocan
48%50%Ron Kind
24%74%Gwen Moore
62%37%Jim Sensenbrenner
57%41%Glenn Grothman
57%41%Sean Duffy
56%42%Mike Gallagher