2026 results · Wisconsin · Wisconsin Attorney General
Josh Kaul, the Democrat, is elected Wisconsin Attorney General, a Democratic hold
Donald Trump carried Wisconsin by 0.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 10.1-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh KaulDemocrat | 1,450,696 | 54.6% | |
| Eric ToneyRepublican | 1,204,176 | 45.4% | |
| Write-in | 45 | no votes counted |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 94% counted.
About 94% of the expected vote counted2,654,917 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:52 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:12 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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What moved most
Scroll through Wisconsin, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 72 counties compared moved 10.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 78% as many votes as in 2024, from 85% in Dane County to 71% in Grant County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.
Eau Claire County moved most: D+10.6 for president in 2024, D+25.0 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Waukesha County added 22,477 net votes for Kaul against the 2024 margin, 8% of the statewide change
Across the 72 counties compared, the margin moved by 275,917 votes toward Kaul: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Waukesha County+22,477 Kaul
- Brown County+15,060 Kaul
- Outagamie County+11,719 Kaul
- Washington County+10,483 Kaul
- Kenosha County+10,457 Kaul
- Racine County+9,632 Kaul
- Winnebago County+9,048 Kaul
- Marathon County+8,447 Kaul
10 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Kaul this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Brown CountyR+7.5D+3.4
- Outagamie CountyR+10.2D+0.4
- Racine CountyR+6.2D+3.7
- Winnebago CountyR+4.7D+6.3
- Kenosha CountyR+6.2D+7.2
- Sauk CountyR+1.7D+8.8
- Columbia CountyR+4.6D+5.5
- Vernon CountyR+7.8D+4.0
- Crawford CountyR+13.8D+2.0
- Richland CountyR+13.1D+0.7
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Wisconsin’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Wisconsin’s ballot
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The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 4 of Wisconsin's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 6–2, now 4–4
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.