City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2019)
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Election dates |
Filing deadline: January 2, 2019 |
Primary election: February 19, 2019 General election: April 2, 2019 |
Election stats |
Offices up: Mayor and city council |
Total seats up: 21 (click here for mayoral elections) |
Election type: Nonpartisan |
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019 |
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held general elections for mayor and all 20 seats on the common council on April 2, 2019. A primary was scheduled for February 19, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was January 2, 2019.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Common Council
General election
Madison Common Council | |
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Office | Candidates |
District 1 |
Barbara Harrington-McKinney (i) |
District 2 |
Patrick Heck James White |
District 3 |
Michael Cerro Lindsay Lemmer |
District 4 |
Michael Verveer (i) |
District 5 |
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff (i) |
District 6 |
Marsha Rummel (i) |
District 7 |
Badri Lankella Donna Moreland |
District 8 |
Matthew Mitnick Avra Reddy |
District 9 |
Paul Skidmore (i) |
District 10 |
Zachary Henak Kristin Johnson |
District 11 |
Arvina Martin (i) |
District 12 |
Syed Abbas Diane Farsetta |
District 13 |
Tag Evers David Hoffert |
District 14 |
Sheri Carter (i) |
District 15 |
Grant Foster Angela Jenkins |
District 16 |
Michael Tierney (i) |
District 17 |
Samba Baldeh (i) James Creighton Mitchell Jr. |
District 18 |
Rebecca Kemble (i) |
District 19 |
Keith Furman (i) Allison Martinson |
District 20 |
Christian Albouras Erica Janisch |
Primary election
Madison Common Council | |
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Office | Candidates |
District 3 |
Michael Cerro Lindsay Lemmer Jared Schumacker |
District 12 |
Syed Abbas Diane Farsetta Lydia Maurer James Stansfield Mark-Anthony Whitaker |
District 13 |
Tag Evers David Hoffert Justin Kirchen Lee Lazar |
District 15 |
Grant Foster Angela Jenkins Justin Williams |
- Note: District 12 candidate James Stansfield unofficially withdrew his nomination. His name still appeared on the ballot.[1]
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Past elections
2017
Madison Common Council
District 1
☑ Barbara Harrington-McKinney (i)
☐ David Handowski
District 2
☑ Ledell Zellers (i)
District 3
☑ Amanda Hall (i)
District 4
☑ Michael Verveer (i)
District 5
☑ Shiva Bidar-Sielaff (i)
District 6
☑ Marsha Rummel (i)
District 7
☑ Steve King (i)
District 8
☑ Zach Wood (i)
☐ John Terry Jr.
District 9
☑ Paul Skidmore (i)
District 10
☑ Maurice Cheeks (i)
☐ Steve Fitzsimmons
District 11
Incumbent Tim Gruber did not run for re-election.[2]
☐ Bradley Campbell
☑ Arvina Martin
District 12
☑ Larry Palm (i)
District 13
☑ Sara Eskrich (i)
District 14
☑ Sheri Carter (i)
☐ Jose Rea
District 15
☑ David Ahrens (i)
District 16
☑ Denise DeMarb (i)
District 17
☑ Samba Baldeh (i)
District 18
☑ Rebecca Kemble (i)
District 19
☑ Mark Clear (i)
District 20
☑ Matthew Phair (i)
2015
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About the city
- See also: Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, and is the capital city of Wisconsin. As of 2010, its population was 233,209.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Madison uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic Data for Madison, Wisconsin | ||
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Madison | Wisconsin | |
Population | 233,209 | 5,686,986 |
Land area (sq mi) | 79 | 54,167 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 78.6% | 85.4% |
Black/African American | 7% | 6.4% |
Asian | 9% | 2.8% |
Native American | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
Two or more | 3.5% | 2.4% |
Hispanic/Latino | 7% | 6.8% |
Bildung | ||
High school graduation rate | 95.5% | 92.2% |
College graduation rate | 57.9% | 30.1% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $65,332 | $61,747 |
Persons below poverty level | 16.9% | 11.3% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
State profile
- See also: Wisconsin and Wisconsin elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Wisconsin voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, one U.S. senator from Wisconsin was a Democrat and the other was a Republican.
- Five of Wisconsin's eight U.S. representatives were Republicans and three were Democrats.
State executives
- Democrats held five of Wisconsin's 11 state executive offices. The other six offices were nonpartisan.
- Wisconsin's governor was Democrat Tony Evers.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Wisconsin State Senate with a 19-14 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Wisconsin State Assembly with a 63-35 majority.
Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2024
Two years of Democratic trifectas • Ten years of Republican trifectas
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Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Senate | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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Demographic data for Wisconsin | ||
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Wisconsin | U.S. | |
Total population: | 5,767,891 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 54,158 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 86.5% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 6.3% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 2.5% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 2.1% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 6.3% | 17.1% |
Bildung | ||
High school graduation rate: | 91% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 27.8% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $53,357 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 15% | 11.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Wisconsin. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Twenty-three of 72 Wisconsin counties—32 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
Adams County, Wisconsin | 21.92% | 8.73% | 18.35% | ||||
Buffalo County, Wisconsin | 21.82% | 2.93% | 14.66% | ||||
Columbia County, Wisconsin | 2.14% | 13.58% | 15.26% | ||||
Crawford County, Wisconsin | 5.40% | 19.98% | 27.03% | ||||
Door County, Wisconsin | 3.22% | 6.99% | 17.33% | ||||
Dunn County, Wisconsin | 11.09% | 4.97% | 14.95% | ||||
Forest County, Wisconsin | 26.58% | 5.44% | 15.16% | ||||
Grant County, Wisconsin | 9.43% | 13.77% | 23.88% | ||||
Jackson County, Wisconsin | 11.74% | 15.01% | 21.84% | ||||
Juneau County, Wisconsin | 26.05% | 7.03% | 9.00% | ||||
Kenosha County, Wisconsin | 0.31% | 12.23% | 18.06% | ||||
Lafayette County, Wisconsin | 8.99% | 15.37% | 22.32% | ||||
Lincoln County, Wisconsin | 20.60% | 0.71% | 12.48% | ||||
Marquette County, Wisconsin | 24.09% | 0.27% | 5.28% | ||||
Pepin County, Wisconsin | 23.08% | 2.22% | 12.89% | ||||
Price County, Wisconsin | 25.00% | 0.04% | 13.40% | ||||
Racine County, Wisconsin | 4.28% | 3.54% | 7.41% | ||||
Richland County, Wisconsin | 5.50% | 16.13% | 20.63% | ||||
Sauk County, Wisconsin | 0.35% | 18.47% | 23.04% | ||||
Sawyer County, Wisconsin | 18.41% | 0.49% | 6.23% | ||||
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin | 12.64% | 14.08% | 26.39% | ||||
Vernon County, Wisconsin | 4.43% | 14.73% | 22.00% | ||||
Winnebago County, Wisconsin | 7.34% | 3.73% | 11.66% |
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Wisconsin with 47.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Wisconsin cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Wisconsin supported Republicans slightly more than Democratic candidates, 50.0 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election from 2000 to 2012 before voting for Trump in 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Wisconsin. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 43 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 36 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.6 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 56 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 12.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 63 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 19.4 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District ' | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 49.45% | 49.55% | R+0.1 | 40.19% | 55.31% | R+15.1 | R |
2 | 45.06% | 53.88% | R+8.8 | 35.98% | 58.55% | R+22.6 | R |
3 | 46.37% | 52.37% | R+6 | 39.25% | 54.77% | R+15.5 | R |
4 | 47.96% | 51.02% | R+3.1 | 42.82% | 51.96% | R+9.1 | R |
5 | 45.84% | 53.01% | R+7.2 | 35.60% | 58.94% | R+23.3 | R |
6 | 44.15% | 54.75% | R+10.6 | 30.90% | 64.34% | R+33.4 | R |
7 | 57.11% | 41.73% | D+15.4 | 55.20% | 39.20% | D+16 | D |
8 | 86.53% | 12.79% | D+73.7 | 82.43% | 14.14% | D+68.3 | D |
9 | 74.69% | 24.42% | D+50.3 | 71.60% | 23.86% | D+47.7 | D |
10 | 89.76% | 9.63% | D+80.1 | 89.09% | 8.09% | D+81 | D |
11 | 86.92% | 12.62% | D+74.3 | 85.40% | 12.20% | D+73.2 | D |
12 | 80.00% | 19.52% | D+60.5 | 79.28% | 17.84% | D+61.4 | D |
13 | 41.61% | 57.43% | R+15.8 | 46.60% | 48.01% | R+1.4 | R |
14 | 42.53% | 56.71% | R+14.2 | 49.36% | 45.05% | D+4.3 | R |
15 | 44.86% | 54.03% | R+9.2 | 43.63% | 50.53% | R+6.9 | R |
16 | 90.18% | 8.97% | D+81.2 | 88.16% | 8.20% | D+80 | D |
17 | 86.03% | 13.52% | D+72.5 | 85.53% | 11.96% | D+73.6 | D |
18 | 89.18% | 10.15% | D+79 | 87.03% | 9.71% | D+77.3 | D |
19 | 69.95% | 28.13% | D+41.8 | 72.67% | 20.16% | D+52.5 | D |
20 | 58.37% | 40.39% | D+18 | 55.33% | 39.27% | D+16.1 | D |
21 | 47.93% | 51.07% | R+3.1 | 44.81% | 50.06% | R+5.3 | R |
22 | 42.44% | 56.73% | R+14.3 | 35.41% | 60.15% | R+24.7 | R |
23 | 34.62% | 64.61% | R+30 | 50.43% | 44.81% | D+5.6 | R |
24 | 43.05% | 56.18% | R+13.1 | 45.71% | 49.32% | R+3.6 | R |
25 | 46.93% | 51.76% | R+4.8 | 35.85% | 58.74% | R+22.9 | R |
26 | 45.64% | 53.35% | R+7.7 | 38.91% | 55.22% | R+16.3 | R |
27 | 45.07% | 53.89% | R+8.8 | 40.39% | 54.00% | R+13.6 | R |
28 | 43.68% | 54.77% | R+11.1 | 32.63% | 61.90% | R+29.3 | R |
29 | 48.16% | 50.05% | R+1.9 | 38.58% | 54.01% | R+15.4 | R |
30 | 46.24% | 52.24% | R+6 | 42.51% | 50.44% | R+7.9 | R |
31 | 46.56% | 52.48% | R+5.9 | 40.68% | 53.70% | R+13 | R |
32 | 41.42% | 57.37% | R+15.9 | 34.97% | 59.41% | R+24.4 | R |
33 | 39.95% | 58.97% | R+19 | 35.54% | 59.27% | R+23.7 | R |
34 | 44.59% | 54.39% | R+9.8 | 35.28% | 60.34% | R+25.1 | R |
35 | 46.89% | 52.10% | R+5.2 | 34.68% | 60.52% | R+25.8 | R |
36 | 46.49% | 52.48% | R+6 | 32.07% | 64.35% | R+32.3 | R |
37 | 45.97% | 52.93% | R+7 | 39.87% | 54.26% | R+14.4 | R |
38 | 41.66% | 57.48% | R+15.8 | 38.23% | 56.78% | R+18.5 | R |
39 | 42.12% | 56.85% | R+14.7 | 32.76% | 62.11% | R+29.4 | R |
40 | 45.04% | 53.94% | R+8.9 | 32.61% | 62.85% | R+30.2 | R |
41 | 48.58% | 50.35% | R+1.8 | 36.02% | 59.60% | R+23.6 | R |
42 | 51.09% | 48.03% | D+3.1 | 40.26% | 54.51% | R+14.3 | R |
43 | 58.46% | 40.22% | D+18.2 | 50.24% | 43.54% | D+6.7 | D |
44 | 63.57% | 35.53% | D+28 | 55.44% | 38.62% | D+16.8 | D |
45 | 63.99% | 34.88% | D+29.1 | 52.83% | 41.86% | D+11 | D |
46 | 63.63% | 35.46% | D+28.2 | 61.74% | 32.95% | D+28.8 | D |
47 | 71.05% | 27.83% | D+43.2 | 71.89% | 23.13% | D+48.8 | D |
48 | 77.21% | 21.61% | D+55.6 | 76.06% | 19.26% | D+56.8 | D |
49 | 56.34% | 42.26% | D+14.1 | 42.01% | 51.26% | R+9.3 | R |
50 | 54.10% | 44.84% | D+9.3 | 38.35% | 57.05% | R+18.7 | R |
51 | 59.12% | 39.77% | D+19.4 | 48.42% | 46.59% | D+1.8 | R |
52 | 45.04% | 53.91% | R+8.9 | 38.03% | 56.66% | R+18.6 | R |
53 | 43.36% | 55.55% | R+12.2 | 34.18% | 60.93% | R+26.7 | R |
54 | 57.39% | 41.08% | D+16.3 | 49.16% | 44.12% | D+5 | D |
55 | 47.32% | 51.08% | R+3.8 | 41.80% | 51.70% | R+9.9 | R |
56 | 43.05% | 55.69% | R+12.6 | 37.98% | 56.68% | R+18.7 | R |
57 | 58.41% | 39.31% | D+19.1 | 51.73% | 41.22% | D+10.5 | D |
58 | 31.25% | 67.77% | R+36.5 | 28.43% | 66.52% | R+38.1 | R |
59 | 31.24% | 67.73% | R+36.5 | 25.52% | 69.73% | R+44.2 | R |
60 | 31.82% | 67.23% | R+35.4 | 32.35% | 62.53% | R+30.2 | R |
61 | 44.42% | 54.59% | R+10.2 | 36.49% | 58.50% | R+22 | R |
62 | 45.73% | 53.46% | R+7.7 | 41.17% | 54.02% | R+12.9 | R |
63 | 42.73% | 56.47% | R+13.7 | 37.80% | 57.26% | R+19.5 | R |
64 | 58.84% | 40.05% | D+18.8 | 52.63% | 42.23% | D+10.4 | D |
65 | 67.06% | 31.78% | D+35.3 | 57.76% | 36.48% | D+21.3 | D |
66 | 75.23% | 23.77% | D+51.5 | 68.34% | 26.50% | D+41.8 | D |
67 | 48.07% | 50.75% | R+2.7 | 36.41% | 58.15% | R+21.7 | R |
68 | 51.24% | 47.56% | D+3.7 | 40.11% | 54.44% | R+14.3 | R |
69 | 43.65% | 55.15% | R+11.5 | 34.08% | 60.83% | R+26.8 | R |
70 | 48.55% | 50.09% | R+1.5 | 36.82% | 57.83% | R+21 | R |
71 | 57.55% | 41.03% | D+16.5 | 50.34% | 43.28% | D+7.1 | D |
72 | 48.68% | 50.09% | R+1.4 | 36.95% | 58.55% | R+21.6 | R |
73 | 60.93% | 37.66% | D+23.3 | 47.53% | 47.49% | D+0 | D |
74 | 57.74% | 40.88% | D+16.9 | 46.22% | 49.38% | R+3.2 | D |
75 | 47.55% | 51.22% | R+3.7 | 34.53% | 60.84% | R+26.3 | R |
76 | 81.64% | 15.70% | D+65.9 | 82.30% | 11.34% | D+71 | D |
77 | 82.23% | 16.20% | D+66 | 83.80% | 11.48% | D+72.3 | D |
78 | 71.91% | 26.85% | D+45.1 | 75.62% | 19.47% | D+56.2 | D |
79 | 60.89% | 38.29% | D+22.6 | 62.65% | 32.43% | D+30.2 | D |
80 | 63.93% | 35.08% | D+28.9 | 62.12% | 32.50% | D+29.6 | D |
81 | 61.46% | 37.67% | D+23.8 | 51.23% | 43.11% | D+8.1 | D |
82 | 43.03% | 56.32% | R+13.3 | 43.69% | 51.79% | R+8.1 | R |
83 | 31.12% | 68.10% | R+37 | 29.71% | 65.91% | R+36.2 | R |
84 | 42.31% | 56.84% | R+14.5 | 41.43% | 53.68% | R+12.3 | R |
85 | 52.04% | 46.78% | D+5.3 | 44.67% | 49.90% | R+5.2 | R |
86 | 43.96% | 55.02% | R+11.1 | 36.19% | 59.18% | R+23 | R |
87 | 44.81% | 53.95% | R+9.1 | 30.93% | 64.82% | R+33.9 | R |
88 | 48.79% | 50.35% | R+1.6 | 43.75% | 50.75% | R+7 | R |
89 | 46.02% | 52.97% | R+6.9 | 32.41% | 63.26% | R+30.9 | R |
90 | 63.31% | 35.13% | D+28.2 | 53.29% | 39.82% | D+13.5 | D |
91 | 60.63% | 37.68% | D+22.9 | 55.95% | 36.72% | D+19.2 | D |
92 | 55.89% | 42.98% | D+12.9 | 40.90% | 54.33% | R+13.4 | R |
93 | 47.10% | 51.80% | R+4.7 | 38.30% | 56.18% | R+17.9 | R |
94 | 51.53% | 47.32% | D+4.2 | 45.50% | 49.03% | R+3.5 | D |
95 | 64.46% | 33.93% | D+30.5 | 58.03% | 34.66% | D+23.4 | D |
96 | 55.57% | 42.95% | D+12.6 | 42.90% | 51.64% | R+8.7 | R |
97 | 39.90% | 59.02% | R+19.1 | 39.37% | 54.43% | R+15.1 | R |
98 | 33.69% | 65.46% | R+31.8 | 35.20% | 59.58% | R+24.4 | R |
99 | 26.70% | 72.64% | R+45.9 | 28.97% | 66.40% | R+37.4 | R |
Total | 52.92% | 45.97% | D+7 | 47.01% | 47.78% | R+0.8 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
See also
Madison, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "James for Common Council on January 8, 2019," accessed February 11, 2019
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Tim Gruber the Only Madison City Council Member Not Running for Re-Election," December 23, 2016
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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