2026 results · Wisconsin · Wisconsin Secretary of State
JoCasta Zamarripa, the Democrat, is elected Wisconsin Secretary of State, a Democratic hold
Donald Trump carried Wisconsin by 0.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 5.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| JoCasta ZamarripaDemocrat | 1,337,683 | 50.6% | |
| Jay SchroederRepublican | 1,205,462 | 45.6% | |
| Pete KarasGreen | 99,715 | 3.8% | |
| 2 others | 46 | no votes counted |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 94% counted.
About 94% of the expected vote counted2,642,906 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:02 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 5.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 77% as many votes as in 2024, from 85% in Bayfield County to 72% in Grant County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.21).
Kenosha County moved most: R+6.2 for president in 2024, D+3.8 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
Dane County added 14,390 net votes for Schroeder against the 2024 margin
Across the 72 counties compared, the margin moved by 161,618 votes toward Zamarripa: 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.
- Dane County+14,390 Schroeder
- Waukesha County+13,982 Zamarripa
- Brown County+10,058 Zamarripa
- Milwaukee County+8,917 Schroeder
- Outagamie County+8,219 Zamarripa
- Kenosha County+8,164 Zamarripa
- Washington County+7,738 Zamarripa
- Racine County+6,409 Zamarripa
3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Zamarripa this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Winnebago CountyR+4.7D+2.2
- Kenosha CountyR+6.2D+3.8
- Sauk CountyR+1.7D+1.8
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.