Milwaukee County

Welcome to Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.

Our County

Milwaukee County's mission is to provide high-quality, responsive services that enhance self-sufficiency, personal safety, economic opportunity and quality of life for its entire people.

Residents

Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.

Businesses

Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.

News & Events

Find information about things to do and happenings in Milwaukee County.

Election Commission

Fostering Trust in the Democratic Process

County Clerk>
Election Commission

County Clerk

George L. Christenson

Courthouse - Room 105

(414) 278-4067

Elections Director

Julietta Henry

Courthouse - Room G10

(414) 278-4060

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For Voting Information in Your Community

Election Commissioners Appointed by County Executive Chris Abele: Nancy Penn, Chair, Tim Posnanski and Rick Baas

MyVote Wisconsin

You can register to vote, check your registration status, find your polling place, see what's on your ballot, request an absentee ballot and check provisional ballot status by visiting My Vote.

Wisconsin Elections Commission

The Wisconsin Elections Commission administers Wisconsin's election laws. For information visit Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Voter Photo ID Required

A photo ID is required to receive a ballot in all special and regular elections in Wisconsin. This includes voters at polling places and many absentee voters. For information visit Bring It to the Ballot.

Free ID & Identification Card Petition Process (IDPP)

You can obtain a free State of Wisconsin ID card or document that can be used for voting, even without a birth certificate or other documentation. The document is valid for 180 days. Information is available at the WI DMV or call (844) 588-1069.

County Candidates Fall 2018

2018 Fall General Election Early Absentee Voting Information

Upcoming Elections

Election Day Voting Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

2018 Election Dates

Fall General - Tuesday, November 6

September 24 - First day for in-person absentee voting
October 17 - Last day to register to vote by mail
November 1 - Last day to request absentee ballots by mail
November 2 - Last day to register to vote at City Hall - 5 p.m. deadline

To get text alerts about elections, text "MKE VOTE" to 468311. Message and data rates may apply.

2019 Election Dates

Spring Primary - Tuesday, February 19

Spring Election - Tuesday, April 2

2020 Election Dates

Spring Primary - Tuesday, February 18

Spring Election - Tuesday, April 7

Fall Primary - Tuesday, August 11

Fall General - Tuesday, November 3

Current Elected Officials

County
City of Milwaukee
State
Federal

MILWAUKEE COUNTY OFFICES	Years of Term	Spring or Fall	CURRENT INCUMBENT	Party	Election
County Executive	4	Spring	Chris Abele	Non	2020
County Clerk	4	Fall	George L. Christenson	Dem	2020
County Comptroller	4	Spring	Scott Manske	Non	2020
County Treasurer	4	Fall	David Cullen	Dem	2020
Register of Deeds	4	Fall	John La Fave	Dem	2020
Clerk of Circuit Court	4	Fall	John Barrett	Dem	2018
County Sheriff - Acting	4	Fall	Richard R. Schmidt	Dem	2018
County Supervisor District 1	2	Spring	Theodore Lipscomb, Sr.	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 2	2	Spring	Sequanna Taylor	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 3	2	Spring	Sheldon Wasserman	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 4	2	Spring	Marina Dimitrijevic	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 5	2	Spring	Marcelia Nicholson	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 6	2	Spring	Jim Luigi Schmitt	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 7	2	Spring	Felesia A. Martin	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 8	2	Spring	Steven Shea	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 9	2	Spring	Patti Logsdon	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 10	2	Spring	Supreme Moore Omokunde	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 11	2	Spring	Dan Sebring	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 12	2	Spring	Sylvia Ortiz-Velez	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 13	2	Spring	Willie Johnson, Jr.	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 14	2	Spring	Jason Haas	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 15	2	Spring	Eddie Cullen	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 16	2	Spring	John F. Weishan, Jr.	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 17	2	Spring	Tony Staskunas	Non	2018
County Supervisor District 18	2	Spring	Deanna Alexander	Non	2018

CITY OF MILWAUKEE OFFICES	Years of Term	Spring or Fall	CURRENT INCUMBENT	Party	Election
Mayor	4	Spring	Tom Barrett	Non	2020
City Attorney	4	Spring	Grant Langley	Non	2020
City Treasurer	4	Spring	Spencer Coggs	Non	2020
Comptroller	4	Spring	Martin Matson	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 1	4	Spring	Ashanti Hamilton	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 2	4	Spring	Cavalier Johnson	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 3	4	Spring	Nik Kovac	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 4	4	Spring	Robert Bauman	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 5	4	Spring	James Bohl, Jr.	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 6	4	Spring	Milele Coggs	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 7	4	Spring	Khalif Rainey	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 8	4	Spring	Robert Donovan	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 9	4	Spring	Chantia Lewis	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 10	4	Spring	Michael Murphy	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 11	4	Spring	Mark Borkowski	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 12	4	Spring	Jose' G. Perez	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 13	4	Spring	Terry Witkowski	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 14	4	Spring	Tony Zielinski	Non	2020
Common Council Member District 15	4	Spring	Russell W. Stamper II	Non	2020
Board of School Director District 1	4	Spring	Mark Sain	Non	2019
Board of School Director District 2	4	Spring	Wendell J. Harris, Sr.	Non	2019
Board of School Director District 3	4	Spring	Michael Bonds	Non	2019
Board of School Director District 4	4	Spring	Annie Woodward	Non	2021
Board of School Director District 5	4	Spring	Larry Miller	Non	2021
Board of School Director District 6	4	Spring	Tony Baez	Non	2021
Board of School Director District 7	4	Spring	Paula Phillips	Non	2021
Board of School Director District 8	4	Spring	Carol Voss	Non	2019
Board of School Director At-Large	4	Spring	Terrence Falk	Non	2019
Municipal Judge Branch 1	4	Spring	Valarie Hill	Non	2021
Municipal Judge Branch 2	4	Spring	Derek Mosley	Non	2019
Municipal Judge Branch 3	4	Spring	Phil Chavez	Non	2019

WISCONSIN STATE OFFICES	Years of Term	Spring or Fall	CURRENT INCUMBENT	Party	Election
Governor	4	Fall	Scott Walker	Rep	2018
Lieutenant Governor	4	Fall	Rebecca Kleefisch	Rep	2018
Attorney General	4	Fall	Brad Schimel	Rep	2018
Secretary of State	4	Fall	Doug LaFollette	Dem	2018
State Treasurer	4	Fall	Matt Adamczyk	Rep	2018
State Superintendent of Public Instruction	4	Spring	Tony Evers	Non	2021
State Senator District 3	4	Fall	Tim Carpenter	Dem	2018
State Senator District 4	4	Fall	Lena Taylor	Dem	2020
State Senator District 5	4	Fall	Leah Vukmir	Rep	2018
State Senator District 6	4	Fall	LaTonya Johnson	Dem	2020
State Senator District 7	4	Fall	Chris Larson	Dem	2018
State Senator District 8	4	Fall	Alberta Darling	Rep	2020
State Senator District 28	4	Fall	Dave Craig	Rep	2020
Representative to the Assembly District 7	2	Fall	Daniel Riemer	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 8	2	Fall	JoCasta Zamarripa	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 9	2	Fall	Josh Zepnick	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 10	2	Fall	David Bowen	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 11	2	Fall	Jason Fields	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 12	2	Fall	Frederick Kessler	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 13	2	Fall	Rob Hutton	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 14	2	Fall	Dale Kooyenga	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 15	2	Fall	Joe Sanfelippo	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 16	2	Fall	Leon Young	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 17	2	Fall	David Crowley	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 18	2	Fall	Evan Goyke	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 19	2	Fall	Jonathon Brostoff	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 20	2	Fall	Christine Sinicki	Dem	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 21	2	Fall	Jessie Rodriguez	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 22	2	Fall	Janel Brandtjen	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 23	2	Fall	Jim Ott	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 24	2	Fall	Daniel Knodl	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 82	2	Fall	Ken Skowronski	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 83	2	Fall	Chuck Wichgers	Rep	2018
Representative to the Assembly District 84	2	Fall	Mike Kuglitsch	Rep	2018
District Attorney	4	Fall	John Chisholm	Dem	2020
Supreme Court Justices:
Chief Justice	10	Spring	Patience Roggensack	Non	2023
Associate Justice	10	Spring	Shirley Abrahamson	Non	2019
Associate Justice	10	Spring	Ann Walsh Bradley	Non	2025
Associate Justice	10	Spring	Rebecca Bradley	Non	2026
Associate Justice	10	Spring	Michael Gableman	Non	2018
Associate Justice	10	Spring	Daniel Kelly	Non	2020
Associate Justice	10	Spring	Annette Ziegler	Non	2027
Circuit Court Justices:
Branch 5, 14, 25 ,34, 44, 45	6	Spring	Various	Non	2022
Branch 1, 4, 9, 10, 13, 18, 19, 21, 33, 35, 36, 47	6	Spring	Various	Non	2023
Branch 8, 17, 20, 23, 28, 38, 39, 43	6	Spring	Various	Non	2018
Branch 11, 26	6	Spring	Various	Non	2019
Branch 7, 24, 27, 32, 40, 41	6	Spring	Various	Non	2020
Branch 2, 3, 6, 12, 15, 16, 22, 29, 30, 37, 42, 46	6	Spring	Various	Non	2021
Court of Appeals:
District 1	6	Spring	William Brash	Non	2023
	6	Spring	Kitty K. Brennan	Non	2021
	6	Spring	Timothy Dugan	Non	2018
	6	Spring	Joan Kessler	Non	2022

FEDERAL OFFICES	Years of Term	Spring or Fall	CURRENT INCUMBENT	Party	Election
President / Vice President	4	Fall	Donald Trump / Mike Pence	Rep	2020
U.S. Congress District 1	2	Fall	Paul Ryan	Rep	2018
U. S. Congress District 4	2	Fall	Gwen Moore	Dem	2018
U. S. Congress District 5	2	Fall	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	Rep	2018
U. S. Congress District 6	2	Fall	Glenn Grothman	Rep	2018
U. S. Senator	6	Fall	Ron Johnson	Rep	2022
U. S. Senator	6	Fall	Tammy Baldwin	Dem	2018

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Established in 1835, Milwaukee County is home to more than 950,000 residents and is the hub of the 37th largest regional economy in the United States.
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